First NetHack bot ascension
What it is
The BotHack NetHack bot wins the game for the first time with no cheats or human intervention, in a run lasting about 3.5 hours. The description links the source code and the dumplog.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Linked as the canonical video of the first fully automatic NetHack bot ascension in threads on NetHack and game-playing AI.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2015, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“Video of the winning game”
Video of the first NetHack bot ascension
fjarlq, 2015-02 · Recommendation · in “First NetHack bot ascension”
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Topics: nethack, bothack, game ai, roguelike, ascension
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