Dmars – A modern Core Wars toolchain

 (dmars.drpz.xyz)

11 points | by holliplex 4 days ago

2 comments

  • holliplex 4 days ago
    Core Wars is a programming game from the 1980s that is close to my heart. So I wrote a modern parser and runtime for it, aiming for maximal compatibility with pMARS, the canonical implementation. It compiles to webassembly, and you can play with it in your browser.

    Repo: https://github.com/drivasperez/dmars Interactive playground: https://dmars.drpz.xyz/playground

  • bediger4000 4 days ago
    Has anyone run Mythos to get the absolute best "AI" Core Wars warrior?
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    • holliplex 4 days ago
      Actually, yes! Not Mythos, but a team did use LLMs with genetic algorithms to get a best-performing warrior: https://pub.sakana.ai/drq/
    • flir 1 hour ago
      It's a rock-paper-scissors deal. All warriors are beatable.