What is fmars?

fmars is a fast simulator for corewars, designed to be easily embedded into optimizers and evolvers.

Why fmars?

Because of its speed. Brief tests have shown it's about 1.75-1.9 times faster than ExMARS, and 3 times as fast as pMARS and Exhaust.

Where can I get it?

You can download fmars here, it is licensed under GPL. Be sure to read README file to avoid nasty surprises. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the build process, a windows binary won't be available in the foreseeable future...