This is Brad's original distribution program with a few extra features added to it. Version 1.21 has no code changes except what was necessary to converted it to work in MS Visual C++ 6.0. In version 1.22, I added prompting so that it asks before overwriting existing *.dst files, an option not to remove comments before scrambling, and an option that allows you to add a text message to the scrambled file. Most importantly, you can now select robots with long filenames by using file open/save dialogs common to Win9x.

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I've added a 'Remove' button so that you can remove any matches that you don't want, and also made some fixes to how each match data is saved. As I mentioned before, you can't run a contest with it yet, but you can run several matches automatically (and if you have 2 robots per match, the results file will display their scores nicely). Click the title above or here to download it. It's approximately 18KB in size. I've also updated the readme.txt somewhat. (Nov. 22/02)

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This program was created to be used with Robot Battle v1.33. It automatically runs up to 16 matches for you. All you must do is enter the robots filenames and click start. You can also save and reload your matches. And now RBC uses the RESULTS.TXT instead of making BMP files. This version has some fixes and improvements (eg: it'll now run robots with long filenames).

(Note - You'll need VBRUN300.DLL to run the above program (it should be in your Windows\System directory if you have it). If you need it you can download it from the Robot Battle ftp site by clicking here - [229,745 bytes] Then just unzip it to your Windows\System folder, or to the same folder where you unzipped the 3D X's and O's game.)

You can also download the previous version if the above beta version gives you trouble (this one uses BMP files for its results):

Robot Battle Controller V1.2b - [297,618 bytes]
(vbrun300.dll is included in this zip file)

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In the old days, to program robots for Robot Battle people just used Notepad. But with todays advanced robots, creating a robot with Notepad just isn't practical. Instead, I've created an editor specifically designed to help you build your robots. Click the above link to go to the Ardus web page, where you can get more information about this editor and also download the program.

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