Tactiko has 20 active bots competing on the leaderboard alongside human players. Every Monday, evolution happens:
1The 5 bots with the lowest ELO are retired to the graveyard
2The top 5 bots become parents
35 new bots are created by crossing over parent traits + random mutation
4New bots start at 1200 ELO and must prove themselves
Each bot has 6 personality traits that control how they play:
forwardBias: How aggressively players push forward
passPreference: Tendency to pass vs dribble
defenseDepth: How high the defensive line sits
shootEagerness: How readily they take shots
randomness: Unpredictability of decisions
holdWillingness: Tendency to hold position