massim-2018-1.2

bump version to 1.2

massim-2018-1.1

• protocol
  • changed xml structure of items to attributes
• eismassim
  • upgraded to EIS 0.6.0
  • fix: added percepts that were missing
  • entity type is now set to the name of the role when the info is received
• scenario
  • made auction duration dynamic
  • added some more sample configurations

massim-2018-1.0

First package for the Multi-Agent Contest 2018. Changes from last year:

* scenario
  * changed goal: get the highest score!
  * major additions
    * added wells to generate score points with
    * added build/dismantle actions to build/dismantle wells
    * roles now have a new skill attribute determining the efficiency of build, dismantle and gather actions
    * roles now have a new vision attribute describing an agent's vision radius
    * roles now have values for maximum speed, battery, load, vision and skill to support the
    * new upgrade system! each agent can upgrade its speed, battery, load, vision and skill
  * minor revisions
    * entities (and wells) are now only visible in an agent's vision radius
    * currency renamed to massium
      * used to build wells or upgrade agents
    * removed blackouts
  * item-related
    * shops do not sell items any more
      * added new trade action to sell assembled items in shops
    * tools have been removed, assembly now requires the presence of roles instead
    * assembled items require at most one instance of each part
  * removed actions
    * post_job
      * nobody used it anyway
    * skip (redundant)
  * under the hood changes
    * simulation instance generation has been simplified
    * resource nodes are more common
    * resource nodes use skill system to determine when they yield a resource
    * volume of assembled items does not depend on required parts anymore
    * simplified job generation

massim-2017-1.7

* monitor
  * added replay mechanism
* scenario
  * added the 2 missing tournament maps
  * added config files for the new maps
* server
  * added some more log output

massim-2017-1.6

* scenario
  * added measure to prevent empty jobs
  * fixed issue where agents could be trapped in some parts of the map
  * changed cellSize to Integer
* monitor
  * added rendering of agents' routes

massim-2017-1.5

• scenario
  • added percepts for map center, cellSize and proximity
• monitor
  • fixed display of stored items
  • added a third team color
  • added display of action parameters
• eismassim
  • improved entity re/connection
  • added the new percepts
• server
  • fixed a bug where actions could go missing on extremely slow hardware
  • refactored the scenario generation

massim-2017- 1.4

• protocol
  • added the agent's name to sim-start
  • fixed sim-end message not being deserialized
  • XML request-action messages now organized for better readability
• eismassim
  • added percept for agent's name
  • fixed abort action deemed not being supported
  • fixed a bug where an EISEntity could create multiple listening threads
  • added method for checking an entity's connection to a server to the environment interface
  • starting the environment now also starts its main thread, which will cause it to try to connect its entities with a massim server if they are not connected
• monitor
  • selection of multiple agents in the same location now cycles through all of them
  • zoom to new location on map change#
• scenario
  • fixed tools not being listed in storages after being stored
  • items of completed jobs are now mostly fed back into random shops
• server
  • will now only parse as many agents from team config as required and make up its own names if too few agents are configured

massim-2017-1.3

massim-2017- 1.3

* scenario:
  * blackouts added (charging stations may not work for a couple of steps)
  * assembly assistants are now sorted by their number (i.e. first by length of their name, then lexicographically) when determining the order in which to remove their items
  * fixed missions' rewards being higher than lowestBid
  * adapted configuration for 28 agents
  * fixed a severe bug when abort action was used
* monitor: limit number of displayed jobs and fix displayed items in shops
* protocol: added min/max lat and lon to sim-start percept
* eismassim: removed obsolete missionId parameter from mission percepts

massim-2017-1.2

* changed xml format of tools in roles and item-requirements
* added tools to sim-start message
* fixed a possible memory leak that could occur if some agents would not connect
* added a special testing mode for simple (non-assembly) jobs (set difficultyMin/Max and missionDifficultyMax to 0)
* changed "item" percept to "hasItem" for carried items (eismassim)
* added missing facility percept (eismassim)

massim-2017-1.1

* improved job generation (replaced temporary one)
* fixed a bug where assembled items could (or would) have volume 0
* fixed a bug where missions were not added to the percept