Using a python ‘front-end’ to connect to the Meteor server, I can develop an AI using python AI libraries. Use simple:rest to create a REST API from existing Meteor methods. simple:rest does not seem to work, because of timeouts. Next attempt: python-meteor!

Rules

• Every 5 minutes the round end
• 42 rounds are played
• Gaining the most victory points it the goal
• Regions claimed by a single nation will be automatically assigned to the claimer
• Weapons are enabled

AI can:

• Send resources and technology
• Create victory points
• Create weapons
• Claim regions
• Shoot at regions
• Move to regions
• Know where other fleets are
• Know which regions are owned by other nations
• Complete events? Only if the base game is balanced

Dummy players will:

• Always move to a resource, if they can. The highest value resource is chosen with Antihydrogen being more valuable than Helium-III. In case of a tie, the closest is chosen. In case of still a tie, one is chosen at random
• If they can’t move to a resource, claim an unclaimed region. If they can’t claim a region, issue no region order
• Never trade
• Always convert available resources to victory points. Don’t take into account possible future gains in terms of credits income or resources gathered

Set up

• One AI player
• 8 dummy players
• Let the AI player rotate through nations
• Try with 8 dummy players to see if there are large imbalances in nation starting resources
• If they AI player manages to outperform the dummy players, use the latest iteration of the AI instead of 1 of the dummy players