README

About:

saiph - [Stupid|Silly|Smart|Superior]* AI Playing netHack.

• use a descriptive word beginning with "S".

The project is MIT licensed.

Fetch code:

Given that you're reading this document there's a fair chance you've already downloaded the code, but nevertheless, fetch it with Git here: git clone git://github.com/canidae/saiph.git

Alternative mirror: git clone http://projects.exent.net/saiph.git

Keeping your repo updated:

You should pull regularly with this command: git pull canidae master Replace "canidae" if you used another name for that repo.

Building & running:

If you are running on a public server, you will need to create a file named ".account" in the directory where you run saiph; it must have three lines, consisting of the host name, the dgamelaunch user name, and the password, like so: nethack.alt.org saiph

Furthermore, you will need to pass the -t option to saiph to run on a public server.

Connecting to non-dgamelaunch-based servers, such as the ones that run the /dev/null tournament, will not work. Patches welcome.

You'll also need a terminal that's capable of displaying at least 160x50 characters.

Then build & start the bot: mkdir build cd build cmake .. make ./saiph

People who are working on or have contributed to saiph:

Vidar Wahlberg canidae@exent.net, aka. canidae Stefan O'Rear stefanor@cox.net, aka. sorear Ryan Karl rawrnix@rawrnix.com, aka. rawrmage Patric Mueller bhaak@gmx.net, aka. bhaak Adrien Panhaleux adrien.panhaleux@ens-lyon.fr, aka. DainDwarf Kenny Root kenny@the-b.org, aka. kroot Jeffrey Bosboom doctorsunglasses@dslextreme.com, aka. DrSunglasses