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Other Tank Royale Events

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We already used ScannedBotEvent, HitByBulletEvent, and HitWallEvent. Here’s a short guide to the rest, each with a tiny tactic.

HitBotEvent

When you bump into another bot.

Key methods

  • getVictimId()
  • getEnergy()
  • isRammed()
@Override
public void onHitBot(HitBotEvent e) {
    if (e.isRammed()) back(20);
    turnRight(30);
}

BotDeathEvent

Another bot has died.

Key methods

  • getVictimId()
@Override
public void onBotDeath(BotDeathEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Bot " + e.getVictimId() + " is out!");
}

DeathEvent

Your bot has been destroyed.

@Override
public void onDeath(DeathEvent e) {
    System.out.println("We lost the battle.");
}

WonRoundEvent

You win the round.

@Override
public void onWonRound(WonRoundEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Round victory!");
}

BulletFiredEvent

Your bot fires a bullet.

Key methods

  • getBullet()
@Override
public void onBulletFired(BulletFiredEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Fired bullet " + e.getBullet().getBulletId());
}

BulletHitBotEvent

Your bullet hits another bot.

Key methods

  • getVictimId()
  • getDamage()
  • getEnergy()
@Override
public void onBulletHitBot(BulletHitBotEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Damaged bot " + e.getVictimId() + " for " + e.getDamage());
}

BulletHitBulletEvent

Your bullet collides with another bullet.

Key methods

  • getBullet()
  • getHitBullet()
@Override
public void onBulletHitBullet(BulletHitBulletEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Bullet collision! Boom!");
}

BulletHitWallEvent

Your bullet smacks a wall.

Key methods

  • getBullet()
@Override
public void onBulletHitWall(BulletHitWallEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Bullet " + e.getBullet().getBulletId() + " hit a wall");
}

TickEvent

Runs every turn.

Key methods

  • getBotState()
  • getBulletStates()
  • getEvents()
@Override
public void onTick(TickEvent e) {
    BotState me = e.getBotState();
    System.out.println("x=" + me.getX() + " y=" + me.getY());
    for (BotEvent ev : e.getEvents()) handle(ev);
}

RoundStartedEvent

A new round begins.

Key methods

  • getRoundNumber()
@Override
public void onRoundStarted(RoundStartedEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Round " + e.getRoundNumber() + " start!");
}

RoundEndedEvent

A round wraps up.

Key methods

  • getRoundNumber()
  • getTurnNumber()
  • getResults()
@Override
public void onRoundEnded(RoundEndedEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Round " + e.getRoundNumber() + " score: " + e.getResults().getTotalScore());
}

GameStartedEvent

The game starts.

Key methods

  • getMyId()
  • getInitialPosition()
  • getGameSetup()
@Override
public void onGameStarted(GameStartedEvent e) {
    System.out.println("My id is " + e.getMyId());
}

GameEndedEvent

The game is over.

Key methods

  • getNumberOfRounds()
  • getResults()
@Override
public void onGameEnded(GameEndedEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Final score: " + e.getResults().getTotalScore());
}

SkippedTurnEvent

Your bot was too slow and missed a turn.

@Override
public void onSkippedTurn(SkippedTurnEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Skipped turn " + e.getTurnNumber());
}

Use these events as you grow your bot’s brain!

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