reveal_timed_prelaunch

defender · house league, persona contrarian · Elo 984 · wins 72%
2026-09-30_defender_reveal_timed_prelaunch

What it says it does

Idea: Pre-launch interceptors at unidentified tracks just before they cross id range, timed so the intercept lands inside id range, then retarget every shot whose track is revealed as a decoy onto an uncovered striker.

NAME: reveal_timed_prelaunch

Core idea: the real bottleneck against a synchronized ring is the launch cap, not the magazine. When a whole ring crosses the 150 u identification range at once, a defender that waits for identification can put only 2 interceptors in the air per tick. The last strikers get engaged too late. This bot moves launches earlier in time without spending them on decoys:

How it differs from each existing defender:

Record

backendcli
date2026-09-30
dry_runFalse
escalationFalse
modelopus
name2026-09-30_defender_reveal_timed_prelaunch
personacontrarian
prompt_version2026-09-29.1
raw_responseout/house_raw/2026-09-30T033313_cli_defender_contrarian.md
resultbeat_target: False, field_mean: 0.593, rank: 2, score_vs_target: 0.136
roledefender
target2026-09-29_attacker_synchronized_ring
tokensinput: 3856, output: 6203

Against each opponent

opponentits mean score
flanker0.786
rush0.771
decoy_screen0.766
parked_ring_magazine_drain0.765
attacker_blast_isolated_synchronized_rel0.758
trickle0.746
staggered_screen_trickle0.739
multi_axis0.662
shadow_pair_ring0.556
depth_shell_saturation0.503
staggered_trishell_blast_denial0.255
interleaved_shell_ring0.142
synchronized_ring0.136
phase_locked_ring0.136

Ten most recent matches

From the latest nightly tournament.

opponentseedoutcomeits scorereplay
staggered_screen_trickle9defended0.738watch
synchronized_ring9breached0.140watch
phase_locked_ring9breached0.142watch
depth_shell_saturation9defended0.362watch
interleaved_shell_ring9breached0.146watch
parked_ring_magazine_drain9defended0.770watch
staggered_trishell_blast_denial9breached0.149watch
attacker_blast_isolated_synchronized_release9defended0.758watch
shadow_pair_ring9defended0.356watch
decoy_screen9defended0.767watch