Just comment here and it'll add you to the roster. I may have to wipe said roster during development, the "alpha" part isn't exaggeration :)

Bot Status

March 29 Bot up and running.

How to do things

The bot will post a battle every 6-8 hours in /r/eternalbattleground - if you've signed up here, you can participate. The new attack syntax is:

> attack #1 at A2 with infantry

The #1 indicates the battle you want to participate in (to allow for more than one). It's optional; if you leave it out the bot will try to guess.

The A2 indicates where on the battle board you want to put your troop. If you're team 0 you can only put them on the left half of the battlefield, if you're on team 1 you can only put them on the right.

And of course infantry indicates the troop type to place. You'll have three troops per battle: one infantry, one cavalry, and one ranged. At any time you can message the bot with status and it'll tell you what forces you have available.

What's not there yet

Anything but fighting. The fighting isn't even happening in a region yet. (You don't have to lead your troops to the battle. They are already there.) No codewords, either, but the bot will accept PMed commands so if you want to disguise your troop types feel free.

The teams are '0' and '1' for right now. Cool names will come later.

I'll try to stop having to delete and re-post this thing, but no guarantees.

Ongoing work

March 29: I've already begun porting over the Region code from old Chromabot. Should there be interest, I'll continue doing so.

Just comment here and it'll add you to the roster. I may have to wipe said roster during development, the "alpha" part isn't exaggeration :)

Bot Status

Jul 9, 12:42 Eastern: Up! I've got a traceback for the previous crash and have enacted a fix.

How to do things

The bot will post a battle every 6-8 hours in /r/eternalbattleground - if you've signed up here, you can participate. The new attack syntax is:

> attack #1 at A2 with infantry

The #1 indicates the battle you want to participate in (to allow for more than one). It's optional; if you leave it out the bot will try to guess.

The A2 indicates where on the battle board you want to put your troop. If you're team 0 you can only put them on the left half of the battlefield, if you're on team 1 you can only put them on the right.

And of course infantry indicates the troop type to place. You'll have three troops per battle: one infantry, one cavalry, and one ranged. At any time you can message the bot with status and it'll tell you what forces you have available.

What's not there yet

Anything but fighting. The fighting isn't even happening in a region yet. (You don't have to lead your troops to the battle. They are already there.) No codewords, either, but the bot will accept PMed commands so if you want to disguise your troop types feel free.

The teams are '0' and '1' for right now. Cool names will come later.

I'll try to stop having to delete and re-post this thing, but no guarantees.

New stuff implemented since the start of the beta

• September 20: Gave everyone currently in the test 12 more troops. Bot should now never reply inline; only PM.

• July 31: Fixed an issue where troops would lose fights they ought to win. CIRC now rules supreme! (September 15: No, really this time)

• July 15: Added unlimited defections. Use the defect command to switch sides.

It's been forever, and you just got here. No worry, there's all the time in the world.

Today you lose, tomorrow you win, but the war is never over.

One day, the frost giants will cross the Bifrost and usher in the end of all things.

Until then, you practice.

Are the end times near? Better keep fighting as though they are, just in case. Post here to join!

Your life itself was taken by war, and war is nowhere near done with you.

The forces of the end of the world muster, and only you and your deceased comrades can fight back. Post here, and be counted among the defenders!

It all seems so different now, now that you're dead. What does color matter, now that all colors are gone from the world? What were you even fighting for?

Glory. Honor. Victory.

The Valkyries have selected you for these qualities. Post here, and be welcome among them!

An axe to the head, a laser to the heart, the cause doesn't matter. One way or another, you were slain heroically on the field of battle. You did not die in vain, however: you displayed such skill and power as to be chosen by the Valkyries themselves.

Comment here to accept their summons, and from thenceforth train yourselves to prepare for Ragnarok!

Edit: Recruitment has moved here!