3 ms·
DCSS is just a much simpler game than Nethack, so a bot would likely do well.
by pmoriarty 4y ago
DCSS is just a much simpler game than Nethack, so a bot would likely do well.
- vintermann 4y agoIt's questionable if it's simpler (notwithstanding all the things they've cut from dcss over the years). The main obstacle for bots is that to win nethack you need to know lots of things you're unlikely to find out by trial and error. Like how eating a lizard corpse can prevent stoning from a cockatrice's hissing, or hallucination can prevent a Lich's touch of death, how you can apply a towel to wipe your face if you've been blinded by a thrown cream pie etc. Know all the tricks, and the game becomes much easier. You need a lot of knowledge to win DCSS, too, but it's more about wise use of limited resources, playing the hand you're dealt, and the dangers of various locations. It's much harder to codify as spoilers, but you will learn by trial and error.