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Darwinbots Wiki Manual and new homepage. Hopefully a compendium of knowledge that will be more than a manual.
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== News ==
 
  
A spamming orgy as of late.  IF IT GOES ON (spammer, this means you) I WILL find ways to stop illicit spamming.  Something horrible and mind altering for the spammer.  Like serious head trauma or voodoo dolls.
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<font color=red><b>NEW!</b></font> Our [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]. What bugs you? What do you need help with?
 
 
Version 2.4.A released. See [[FTP]].
 
  
== <font color="blue">New Users Portal</font> ==
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==[[image:bookgreen.jpg]] <font color="blue">News</font>==
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*'''Version 2.4.A released. See [[FTP]].'''
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*A spamming orgy as of late.  IF IT GOES ON (spammer, this means you) I WILL find ways to stop illicit spamming.  Something horrible and mind altering for the spammer.  Like serious head trauma or voodoo dolls.
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*<font color=red><b>NEW!</b></font> Our [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]. What bugs you? What do you need help with?
  
[[Introduction]] - New to Darwinbots? Start here, this should answer all your questions.
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[[Installation Instructions]] - For when installing later versions requires a bit of work
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*'''[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP Downloads] or [[FTP|Wiki Mirror]] Download.'''
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*[[Introduction]] - New to Darwinbots?
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*[[Installation Instructions]] - Installing later versions.
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*[http://forum.darwinbots.com The Forum] - Chat sometime.
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*[[Your First Simulations]] - Getting to know the program
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*[[Robot Tutorial]] - Write your own bots
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*[[Sysvars]] - Current system variable information.
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*[[Troubleshooting]] - What?  Your program crashes?
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*[[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] "What the %$#@?".
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[http://forum.darwinbots.com The Forum] - This is the primary hub of the Darwinbots universe. Feel free to stop in and chat sometime
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[[Your First Simulations]] - Or getting to know the program
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==[[image:bookred.jpg]] <font color="blue">Reference Manual</font>==
  
[[Robot Tutorial]] - Learn to write your own bots
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*[[Robot DNA]] - Not as complicated as it at first seems.
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*[[Simulation Options]] - What do all these sliders mean?
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*[[League | Leagues]] - Learn about the leagues that exist.
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*[[Evolution Sims]] - The pinacle of any ALife program.
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*[[Technical Details]] - Know *exactly* how something works.
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*[[Version History]] - The evolution of Darwinbots itself.
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*[[Other Resources]] - Links to resources you might find useful.
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*[[Programmers Portal | Programmer's portal]]
  
[[Sysvars]] - here are where all of the most current system variable information is located.
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[[Troubleshooting]] - What?  Your program crashes 10 seconds after you start a sim?  That's not right...
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==[[image:bookred.jpg]] <font color="blue">Other</font>==
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Central link pages that don't directly reflect what is currently in the DB program
  
[http://www.darwinbots.com/FTP Downloads, New Installs and Patches]
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*[[Concepts]] - Abstract concepts.
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*[[DeBugging]] - Post up bugs and reference materials here.
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*[[Ideas]] - Interactive work on different ideas.
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*[[Whimsical]] - Stories and etcetera.
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*[[RoundTable]] - DB wikipedians unite in this discussion area.
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*[[C_plus_plus_version|C++ version]] - The C++ port.
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*[[Botsareus's_Vision]] An alternate Version of 2.37.4 tweaked by Botsareus
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[[FTP|Wiki Mirror]] of FTP
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[[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] Frustrated with DB not working for you? Come here to ask, "What the %$#@?".
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==[[image:bookblue.jpg]] <font color="blue">Wiki Help</font> ==
 
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*Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for Wiki usage<br>
== <font color="blue">Reference Manual</font> ==
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*Help with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page&oldid=2360888 Wiki Editing].<br>
 
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*In house DarwinBot [[Help:Contents|Wiki Editing Tips]]<br>
[[Robot DNA]] - Not as complicated as it at first seems.
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*There is now a [[Sandbox]] to play in and practice your Wiki code.<br>
 
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[[Concepts]] - There are some rather abstract concepts that may need explaining
 
 
 
[[Simulation Options]] - What do all these sliders mean?
 
 
 
[[League | Leagues]] - Learn about the leagues that exist.
 
 
 
[[Evolution Sims]] - The pinacle of any ALife program.  It can be a tricky art to master.
 
 
 
[[Technical Details]] - For when you want to know *exactly* how something works.
 
 
 
[[Version History]] - An interesting look at the evolution of Darwinbots itself
 
 
 
[[Other Resources]] - Links to resources you might find useful.
 
 
 
[[Programmers Portal | Programmer's portal]]
 
 
 
== <font color="blue">Other</font> ==
 
These are links to central link pages that don't directly reflect what is currently in the DB program
 
 
 
[[DeBugging]] - Post up bugs and reference materials here.
 
 
 
[[Ideas]] - Posting spot for interactive work on different ideas.
 
 
 
[[Whimsical]] - Stories and etcetera may be posted here.
 
 
 
[[RoundTable]] - DB wikipedians unite. Knights talk to Emperors, Lords talk to Gods. So basically it's a discussion area.
 
 
 
[[C_plus_plus_version|C++ version]] - The discussion location for the C++ port.
 
 
 
[[Botsareus's_Vision]] An alternate Version of 2.37.4 tweaked by Botsareus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== <font color="blue">Wiki Help</font> ==
 
Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for Wiki usage<br>
 
and help with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page&oldid=2360888 Wiki Editing].<br>
 
In house DarwinBot [[Help:Contents|Wiki Editing Tips]]<br>
 
There is now a [[Sandbox]] to play in and practice your Wiki code.<br>
 
  
 
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy Overall WikiPolicy]
 
[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy Overall WikiPolicy]
 
[[WikiManual:Policy]]
 
[[WikiManual:Policy]]

Revision as of 16:49, 1 February 2006

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Darwinbots Wiki Manual and new homepage. Hopefully a compendium of knowledge that will be more than a manual.


Bookgreen.jpg News

  • Version 2.4.A released. See FTP.
  • A spamming orgy as of late. IF IT GOES ON (spammer, this means you) I WILL find ways to stop illicit spamming. Something horrible and mind altering for the spammer. Like serious head trauma or voodoo dolls.
  • NEW! Our Frequently Asked Questions. What bugs you? What do you need help with?

Bookblue.jpg New Users Portal

Bookred.jpg Reference Manual

Bookred.jpg Other

Central link pages that don't directly reflect what is currently in the DB program

Bookblue.jpg Wiki Help

Overall WikiPolicy WikiManual:Policy