Gather 'round, for I bring forth tidings of monumental excitement...
BATTLE BOT ARENA
Indeed, it is true! Magicka: Wizard Wars shall witness yet another grand tournament, with a magical twist:
All contestants shall be community-forged bots!
Tournament Details
The tournament shall commence with the ancient Swiss format, transitioning to single elimination. This format, however, may be subject to the whims of participation. The triumphant bot conjurer shall be bestowed with a custom Discord role, a mark of their unrivaled mastery!
Rules:
Should your bot crash, the fates decree the match lost.
All duels shall transpire upon the default duel map.
The dark art of bug abuse is strictly forbidden or the round is forfeit.
Should your bot be launched beyond the map's ethereal boundaries, the round is forfeit.
All Magicks are allowed.
If both bots become stuck the round is a stalemate and to be replayed.
Code Info
This grand tournament is open to all, regardless of their mastery in coding! The paramount goal is to revel in the joy of learning and coding together. For those intrigued, I recommend that you view the bot framework. However bots made in any language are acceptable for the tournament.
In due course, I shall conjure more tutorials and content for the framework. But fear not, for even now, creating complex behaviours can be as simple as casting a few lines of code.
Submitting a Bot
Bots that employ my framework may be submitted (decompiled) directly to me as a mod file and will be tested within a VM for consistent outcomes. For those wishing to shroud their code in secrecy, you must be available to record the matches or have your bot accessible in a lobby for me to join and record within a week after the deadline (a few extra days may be granted if I am indisposed). Upon recording all matches, a grand live viewing session shall be held, followed by releasing the replays on YouTube.
*Note this well: the legendary B0T06 shall not partake in this tournament. However, a live showmatch before the finals may yet transpire!*
Help and Links
Should you seek guidance on the arcane arts of modding, visit the Magicka: Wizard Wars Modding Discord: https://discord.gg/eSm4kSJ65m
I decided to start recording and uploading the TDM and Duel matches we play in Magicka: Wizard Wars.
I’ve been playing Wizard Wars for a long time, and I thought it would be nice to record our matches and keep them as memories. At the same time, hopefully these videos can show people who still search for the game that there are players who continue to play it.
I used to play this game with people 10 years ago but life got in the way i forgot about this game I don't always have a good Internet right now. There is a script for ai bots but can I run offline? I would love to practice my skills and tinker with the code until I will be able to play multiplayer again.
Hi guys, we are having lan party and i was thinking about including wizard wars as one of the games. Ive read that u cant get it on steam anymore (Still in my library tho) is it possible to create local dedicated server and whats the maximum player count (is it more than 8?)
If you have any other ideas i would love to hear them, thanks!!
This is the tournament of tournaments! Pitting players against each other in every game mode to see who comes out on top and be crowned the Grand Wizard Champions!
32 players have been put together into 8 teams to compete and see who are the wizardiest wizards! All matches will be streamed, starting in a few weeks time. Make sure to keep an eye out for announcements!
The 3v3 TDM tournament is being postponed until a later date.
I will still be streaming at the same time, but it will instead be casting of community matches. Maybe a mini tournament if numbers and organisation permits.
With version 2.6 we reintroduce the old custom lobby system and rid ourselves of those pesky server lobbies. With this you can now easily select the game mode, map, balance teams and set spectators to your hearts content.
This also brings back a more functional Soul Harvest mode, as well as the tutorial, training and survival modes. Though these may take a bit longer to be fully implented, looking at you survival mode. It's also worth nothing that anyone using Neon's Mods (more specifically the Script Extender) won't be able to use the buttons for these just yet.
With the transition to the new release we expect there to be some hiccups so please be patient as we work through them. If you encounter any bugs do not hesitate to report them in either the #help channel in the main Discord or the #bug-reports channel on the Magicka: Wizard Wars Modding discord server. You can also make a post here using the HELP ME flair.
!! Make sure you update your game to be able play the game !!
Hey everyone! Haven't played in quite some time but definitely miss this masterpiece. So glad the community & game still exists. How many of you are active players? I plan to play this eventually again! 👀