In this short tutorial, we will explain how to submit your first bot and get your name on the Halite leaderboard.
You will need a Github account in order to participate. If you don't have a Github account, please create a new account here. Sign up for Halite by clicking "Sign in with Github" at the top right of this page.
Download a starter package for your language of choice from Halite Starter Release.
Each starter package consists of a zip file that includes:
To get on the leaderboard, you need to submit a bot to the Halite tournament.
Click the "My Bot" button in the navigation bar. Click the "Edit" button to input a docker image ID. Once you save, your bot will start competing in matches against other bots.
Congratulations. Your bot is ready to compete!
It may be up to 10 minutes before your bot has played a few matches. In the meantime, move onto Introducing Halite.