Hi everybody,
I would like to share with you information about my latest and most ambitious project to date... RiD Genesis.
RiD Genesis has been a long-term goal of mine for a while, the two main features of this project are:
- Allow users to design and create their own bots in an easy and intuitive way, without any coding.
- Take a users biometric data, and use that to re-create their playing style.
How will this be done?
Up till release this is still subject to change, however the current plan is to use a 'finite state machine' model, where a bot consists of a set of 'states' and a set of 'actions'. At run-time the bot watches what's happening in-game, recognizes particular 'states' and takes the appropriate 'action' for the scenario it's faced with. This is a more human-like architecture than we were using previously.
That may sound complicated... but in practice, all you'll need to do to create a bot is record yourself play.
How long will you need to record for? The more the better... the more data the bot has the more accurately it can re-produce your playing style. About 45 minutes should provide a good level of detail, but exactly how much is up to you.
A finite state machine for your task will be created automatically, and you will only have to edit that if/when you encounter a scenario that causes your bot to quit (which you will then be able to configure an appropriate action for, to avoid repeats of this problem again in the future), and you'll also be able to manually configure states and actions too.
Will I be able to download and share bots?
Yes, but when using a downloaded bot you will still need to record yourself play, in order to pick up biometric data.
For convenience, we may provide some pre-made bots similar to the old bots (which will become obsolete with this update), but you will be able to create bots for all the things we used to do, and more, with the Genesis platform.
How long will this take?
At this point, I would say early 2014. It's hard to say, with challenge often comes difficulty, and the possibility for delay is there, but at this stage I would say I have got some of the most 'delay-prone' parts out the way. There will be a more detailed release date as the time approaches, but we're still a number of weeks away.
I heard I will be able to use this for other things, not just RuneScape?
You heard right, RiD Genesis is graphics based and there is nothing tying you down to RuneScape. Initial prototypes may be geared toward the RuneScape environment, but you will be able to configure your own settings to enable the bot to function in other environments, games, and repetitive tasks in general.
How much will it cost, and will there be a free version?
This is also still subject to change, but my plan is to make the basic stuff free, and charge for the human input service... So you could make bots for desktop games etc, where there's no need for humanlike input and have the mouse jump around the place... but to utilize your biometric data and tap into the 'human input' capabilities of this bot, you'll need to pay a monthly subscription (there will be three levels, depending on how heavily you plan to use the service).
I would just finally like to thank everyone for their patience during this time, while I put this all together. I understand the anticipation and need for these bots is high, and I will work my utmost to get RiD Genesis ready to go, as soon as possible.
