- Core War
- Benchmarks
A benchmark is a collection of warriors which a Core War program under development can be optimised against. A good benchmark normally has a similar balance to the hill, with the results pinpointing any weaknesses in the warrior being tested.
WilFiz or the White Army benchmarks are recommended when optimizing for the 94 hills and David Moore's 88 benchmark when optimizing for the 88 hill.
WilFiz
Christian Schmidt created the 12 warrior WilFiz benchmark in 2002 to represent the actual strength of the hills:
- The WilFiz Benchmark page
- wilfiz.zip, download the WilFiz benchmark
- 94 warrior WilFiz ratings
- 88 warrior WilFiz ratings
- p-warrior WilFiz ratings
The White Army
The White Army is a 20 warrior 94 benchmark which was created by John Metcalf in 2002 to match the balance of strategies on the hill. The White Army was used in the final round of the SS2002 Corewar Tournament:
- ssr5bm.zip, download the White Army benchmark
- 94 warrior White Army ratings
- p-warrior White Army ratings
Moore 88
David Moore assembled a preliminary 88 benchmark of 20 warriors in 1998, noting a couple of weaknesses (a few warriors are not q^2 aware and certain strategies are absent, e.g. paper-launched imps):
- moore88.zip, download the Moore 88 benchmark
- 88 warrior Moore 88 ratings
WilMoo
David Moore and John Wilkinson put together the 12 warrior WilMoo benchmark in 1998 to represent a diverse a set of strategies:
- The WilMoo Benchmark page
- wilmoo.zip, download the WilMoo benchmark
- 94 warrior WilMoo ratings
- p-warrior WilMoo ratings
WilBez
The WilBez advanced benchmark is a group of 13 warriors put together for more experienced players by John Wilkinson and Beppe Bezzi in 1996:
- wilbez.zip, download the WilBez advanced benchmark
- 94 warrior WilBez ratings
- p-warrior WilBez ratings
Wilkies
John Wilkinson created the Wilkies benchmark in 1996 as a small group of 12 warriors for beginners to test their warriors against:
- JKW's Beginner's Benchmark page
- wilkies.zip, download the Wilkies beginner's benchmark
- 94 warrior Wilkies ratings
- p-warrior Wilkies ratings
Metcalf's Tiny Benchmark
- tinybm04.zip, download the 2004 tiny benchmark
- tinybm04.zip, download the 2002 tiny benchmark
- tiny warrior ratings using the 2004 benchmark
- tiny warrior ratings using the 2002 benchmark
Franz's Tiny Benchmark
- tinyfran.zip, Download Franz's tiny evolver benchmark
- tiny warrior ratings
Metcalf's Nano Benchmark
A 50 warrior benchmark for the nano hill was created in 2007, with a balance similar to the hill:
- nanobm07.zip, download the nano benchmark
- yacena07.zip, download in Yace format
- nano warrior ratings