CodinGame - Fun Replays

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If you’re here, you might be interested in how I made my fun replays for the CodeBusters contest, if you haven’t read about that, then feel free to do so.

If you haven’t seen my replays yet, then you should watch them at the bottom of this page.

Let’s talk code!

I have added comments throughout the code blocks that explain what the following code does.

Replay 1

Most of the code was just math for getting the movement working. It shouldn’t be too difficult to understand.

For the lyrics, I decided to save the data in an object which made it easy for me to pick which game step and which buster would say what. The format I decided to go with was "turn:id" : "message".

The options for this replay were:

ghosts=49
seed=1
busters=5

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//CHOREOGRAPHY
let step = 0;
let lyrics = {
	"50:0":"We", "50:1":"Ain't", "50:2":"Afraid", "50:3":"Of", "50:4":"No", "50:5":"Ghosts!",
	"51:0":"We", "51:1":"Ain't", "51:2":"Afraid", "51:3":"Of", "51:4":"No", "51:5":"Ghosts!",
	"52:0":"We", "52:1":"Ain't", "52:2":"Afraid", "52:3":"Of", "52:4":"No", "52:5":"Ghosts!",
	"53:0":"We", "53:1":"Ain't", "53:2":"Afraid", "53:3":"Of", "53:4":"No", "53:5":"Ghosts!",
	"54:0":"We", "54:1":"Ain't", "54:2":"Afraid", "54:3":"Of", "54:4":"No", "54:5":"Ghosts!",
	"55:0":"YEAH!!!", "55:1":"YEAH!!!", "55:2":"YEAH!!!", "55:3":"YEAH!!!", "55:4":"YEAH!!!", "55:5":"YEAH!!!", "55:6":"YEAH!!!", "55:7":"YEAH!!!", "55:8":"YEAH!!!", "55:9":"YEAH!!!",
	"56:0":"YEAH!!!", "56:1":"YEAH!!!", "56:2":"YEAH!!!", "56:3":"YEAH!!!", "56:4":"YEAH!!!", "56:5":"YEAH!!!", "56:6":"YEAH!!!", "56:7":"YEAH!!!", "56:8":"YEAH!!!", "56:9":"YEAH!!!",
	"57:5":"We", "57:6":"Ain't", "57:7":"Afraid", "57:8":"Of", "57:9":"No", "57:0":"Ghosts!",
	"58:5":"We", "58:6":"Ain't", "58:7":"Afraid", "58:8":"Of", "58:9":"No", "58:0":"Ghosts!",
	"59:5":"We", "59:6":"Ain't", "59:7":"Afraid", "59:8":"Of", "59:9":"No", "59:0":"Ghosts!",
	"60:5":"We", "60:6":"Ain't", "60:7":"Afraid", "60:8":"Of", "60:9":"No", "60:0":"Ghosts!",
	"61:5":"We", "61:6":"Ain't", "61:7":"Afraid", "61:8":"Of", "61:9":"No", "61:0":"Ghosts!",
	"62:0":"YEAH!!!", "62:1":"YEAH!!!", "62:2":"YEAH!!!", "62:3":"YEAH!!!", "62:4":"YEAH!!!", "62:5":"YEAH!!!", "62:6":"YEAH!!!", "62:7":"YEAH!!!", "62:8":"YEAH!!!", "62:9":"YEAH!!!",
	"63:0":"YEAH!!!", "63:1":"YEAH!!!", "63:2":"YEAH!!!", "63:3":"YEAH!!!", "63:4":"YEAH!!!", "63:5":"YEAH!!!", "63:6":"YEAH!!!", "63:7":"YEAH!!!", "63:8":"YEAH!!!", "63:9":"YEAH!!!",

	// Too much data to paste in here...

	"199:0":"Codin Game",
	"199:1":"Ghost Busters",
	"199:2":"[CG]jupoulton",
	"199:3":"Break Dancers",
	"199:4":"Codin Game",
	"199:5":"Ghost Busters",
	"199:6":"[CG]jupoulton",
	"199:7":"Husenap",
	"199:8":"By:",
	"199:9":"Made",
};
//PART 1
let radius = 13000;
let startAngle = 1.5 * Math.PI;
//PART 2
let stun = 0;
let stunCircle = 0;
//PART 3
let ghostsToBust = [47, 48, 37, 38, 17, 18, 7, 8, 27, 28];

while(true){
	//TODO: Read input like you normally would

	//Loops through the busters and coordinates them
	for(let buster of busters){
		// Get the lyric for the current buster

		let message = lyrics[[step, buster.id].join(":")];
		if(message===undefined)message="";

		// Go through the different parts of the choreography one by one
		if(step < 100){
			// === FIRST PART ===
			// This is the herding part where the busters go out to the
			// edges and herd the ghosts towards the center. But it also
			// includes the part where the busters run around in a circle
			// and do the stun train.

			// Here is the condition for the stun train, notice the continue;
			if(radius == 2600 && stun<=0){
				print("STUN", (buster.id+1)%10, message);
				continue;
			}

			// Herding
			let targetPoint = new Point(
				8000 + radius*Math.cos(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5)),
				4500 + radius*Math.sin(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5))
			);
			targetPoint.round();
			print("MOVE", targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y, message);
		}else if(step < 150){
			// === SECOND PART ===
			// This is when the busters stun each other one at a time which
			// gives a cool circular wave motion.

			if(stunCircle == buster.id){
				print("STUN", (buster.id+1)%10, message);
			}else{
				print("MOVE", buster.x, buster.y, message);
			}
		}else if(step < 152){
			// This is the small part where the busters go in to the center
			// to get in range for busting the ghosts

			radius = 1400;
			let targetPoint = new Point(
				8000 + radius*Math.cos(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5)),
				4500 + radius*Math.sin(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5))
			);
			targetPoint.round();
			print("MOVE", targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y, message);
		}else if(step < 155){
			// This is the busting part itself, hardcoded to pick only ghosts
			// with the stamina 3, thus the short length of this part.

			print("BUST", ghostsToBust[buster.id], message);
		}else if(step < 194){
			// This is the part where the busters run around in a circle and
			// thank the CG team.

			let targetPoint = new Point(
				8000 + radius*Math.cos(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5)),
				4500 + radius*Math.sin(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5))
			);
			targetPoint.round();
			print("MOVE", targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y, message);
		}else if(step < 195){
			// GHOST RELEASERS!

			print("RELEASE", message);
		}else{
			// This is the finale where the busters position themselves in a pentagon.

			let targetPoint = new Point(
				8000 + (radius + 700*(buster.id%2))*Math.cos(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5)),
				4500 + (radius + 700*(buster.id%2))*Math.sin(startAngle - buster.id*(Math.PI/5))
			);
			targetPoint.round();
			print("MOVE", targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y, message);
		}
	}

	// These conditions are for changing global variables for all the busters
	if(step < 100){
		// === FIRST PART ===

		if(radius > 2600){
			radius -= 200;
		}else{
			if(stun<=0){
				stun = 19;
			}else{
				stun--;
				startAngle += 0.04*Math.PI;
			}
		}
	}else if(step < 150){
		// === SECOND PART ===
		stunCircle = (stunCircle+9)%10;
	}else if(step < 155){
		//Leaving this empty just to wait for the next part
	}else if(step < 195){
		if(radius < 3000)radius += 200;
		startAngle += 0.04*Math.PI;
	}else{
		startAngle = Math.PI * 11/10;
	}
}

Replay 2

After the first replay, I realised that the way I had picked to save the lyrics data was way too slow to work with. It was good because it gave me a lot of freedom, but if I wanted to do this again, I had to change it.

The new format was an object which contained arrays that were accessible through the buster id, like this {"id":[data]}. Now, I had to shorten the lyrics data A LOT, because 20kb for a short replay is way too much, so here’s what I did: "id":[ [startTurn, endTurn, "message"] ]

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let lyrics = {
	"0":[
		[59, 65, "For"],
		[66, 75, "All"],
		[80, 85, "My"],
		[86, 92, "Let"],

		[107, 109, "GulJahn"],

		[190, 200, "Thank You All"],
	],
	"1":[
		[58, 65, "Me"],
		[67, 75, "The"],
		[79, 85, "Replay's"],
		[87, 92, "Us"],

		[99, 101, "SamSi"],
		[179, 181, "JasperV"],

		[188, 200, "Husenap"],
	],
	// The same goes here, too much to paste, not important...
	"9":[
		[59, 65, "Come"],
		[66, 75, "Chat"],
		[80, 85, "Re Tweeted"],
		[86, 92, "Thank:"],

		[147, 149, "Eagle Dawn"],

		[195, 200, "Words"],
	]
};
// I introduced a new order variable, this let me choose what order
// the busters would stand in, for example: red, yellow, red, yellow...
let order = "0516273849";
let center = new Point(8000, 4500);

// I now stored the part conditions in an object so I could change
// them in one place instead of going through the ifs and changing numbers
let parts = {};

// Each part with its condition and variables

//HORISNAKE
parts["HORISNAKE"] = () => turn < 50;
let xOff = 0;
let snakeAngle = 0;
let ballAngle = 0;
let ballRadius = 4000;
//LINES
parts["LINES"] = () => turn < 92;
let lineAngle = 0;
//HEART
parts["HEART"] = () => turn < 200;
let heartAngle = 0;
let heartSize = 200;

while (true) {
	//TODO: Read input like you normally would

	//Loops through the busters and coordinates them
	for(let buster of busters){
		// This gets the message for the current buster by accessing
		// the new format I used for the lyrics.

		let batch = lyrics[buster.id];
		let message = "";
		for(let lyric of batch){
			if(turn >= lyric[0] && turn <= lyric[1]){
				message = lyric[2];
				break;
			}
		}

		let id = order.indexOf(buster.id);

		if(parts["HORISNAKE"]()){
			// This is the first part with the Horizontal Snake or sine wave
			// that then turns into a rotating pentagon.

			if(xOff + 1000*id >= 12000){
				let radius = id%2!=0?ballRadius-2000:ballRadius;
				let target = new Point(
					center.x + radius*Math.cos(ballAngle + id*(Math.PI/5)),
					center.y + radius*Math.sin(ballAngle + id*(Math.PI/5))
				);
				target.round();
				print("MOVE", target.x, target.y, message);
			}else{
				let target = new Point(
					xOff + 1000*id,
					4500 + Math.sin(snakeAngle+id)*1000
				);
				target.round();
				print("MOVE", target.x, target.y, message);
			}
		}else if(parts["LINES"]()){
			// This is the part with the two horizontal lines that move up
			// and down while displaying the text I wanted them to say.

			let angle = id%2==0? lineAngle : lineAngle+Math.PI;
			let target = new Point(
				3500 + 1000*id - Math.sin(angle)*500 + (id%2==0?500:-500),
				center.y + Math.cos(angle)*2000
			);
			target.round();
			print("MOVE", target.x, target.y, message);
		}else if(parts["HEART"]()){
			// This last part is the heart where I thank as many people as I
			// could fit in there.

			let t = heartAngle + id*(Math.PI/5);
			let target = new Point(
				center.x + heartSize*(16*Math.pow(Math.sin(t), 3)),
				center.y - heartSize*(13*Math.cos(t)-5*Math.cos(2*t)-2*Math.cos(3*t)-Math.cos(4*t))
			);
			target.round();
			print("MOVE", target.x, target.y, message);
		}
	}

	// These conditions are for changing global variables for all the busters.
	// You can see that I change the order variable twice here, it shows how
	// easy it now is to change the order that I want the busters to stand in.
	if(parts["HORISNAKE"]()){
		snakeAngle += 0.2*Math.PI;
		if(turn > 10)
			xOff += 500;
		if(turn > 13)
			ballAngle += 0.1*Math.PI;
	}else if(parts["LINES"]()){
		if(turn > 60)
			lineAngle += 0.1*Math.PI;
	}else if(parts["HEART"]()){
		if(turn==92)order = "2349876501";
		heartAngle += 0.025*Math.PI;
		if(turn>182){
			heartAngle = 0;
			order = "0123498765";
			heartSize = 250;
		}
	}
}

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