Windows 10 setup

Create a virtual environment to install this optimizer

• Install python 3.8 or later.
  • Link: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Create game_param_tuner folder on your c or other drive. I will use my d drive. Use your windows explorer to create a folder. It would look like this.
  d:\game_param_tuner
• Download this repo, see at the top right.
  • Code->Download ZIP or this.
• Put the downloaded file Lakas-main.zip into the game_param_tuner folder.
• Run powershell as administrator.
  • In the search box at lower left of window, type powershell and select Run as administrator. You should see this.
    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
• Change to game_param_tuner folder.
  PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> cd d:\game_param_tuner
• Check the contents of the current folder by typing dir.
  PS D:\game_param_tuner> dir
  You should see this.

      Directory: D:\game_param_tuner


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----        12/10/2020  11:30 pm       16287737 Lakas-main.zip

• Unzip the file
  PS D:\game_param_tuner> Expand-Archive Lakas-main.zip .\
• Type dir to see the folder Lakas-main
PS D:\game_param_tuner> dir
  You should see this.

      Directory: D:\game_param_tuner


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-----        13/10/2020   2:05 pm                Lakas-main
-a----        12/10/2020  11:30 pm       16287737 Lakas-main.zip

• Change to folder Lakas-main.
  PS D:\game_param_tuner> cd Lakas-main

• Check the version of your installed python.
  PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> python --version
  This is what I have.
  Python 3.8.5

• Create virtual environment on myvenv.
  PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> python -m venv myvenv

• Activate the virtual environment.

  • Modify the restriction first.
    PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
    Then type A
  • Activate it.
    PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> .\myvenv\scripts\activate
    The prompt changes and would look like this.
    (myvenv) PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main>

• Install requirements.txt
  (myvenv) PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> pip install -r requirements.txt
  Wait for it to finish.
  (myvenv) PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main>

  If there are issues with pip install -r requirements.txt, install the requirements individually.

  • pip install nevergrad
  • pip install hiplot
  • pip install psutil

This setup is done. You can now optimize a param of an engine. Example,
(myvenv) PS D:\game_param_tuner\Lakas-main> python lakas.py --optimizer oneplusone ...