Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives (NERO)

Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives (NERO)


Release
Version: 
2.0
Released: 
15 August 2007

Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives, or NERO for short, is a unique computer game that lets you play with adapting intelligent agents hands-on. Evolve your own robot army by tuning their artificial brains for challenging tasks, then pit them against your friends' teams in online competitions! New features in NERO 2.0 include an interactive game mode called territory capture, as well as a new user interface and more extensive training tools.

NERO is a result of an academic research project in artificial intelligence, based on the rtNEAT algorithm. It is also a platform for future research on intelligent agent technology. The NERO project is run by the Neural Networks Group of the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.


Genre:Strategy, Children / Educational, Real-time
Game theme:Futuristic, Science-fiction
Game features:Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Online, AI
Game modes:Skirmish
Graphic:3D
License:Closed
Payment:Free

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luojie-dune's picture

NERO is dead, there's OpenNERO http://code.google.com/p/opennero

NERO is dead, there's OpenNERO http://code.google.com/p/opennero

Curly Brace's picture

Thanks. Actually, I knew

Thanks. Actually, I knew about OpenNero, but I just forgot to add it to database. Still, I think we can keep Nero too (at least for some time).

sixsixfive's picture

why not simply rename this to

why not simply rename this to opennero?

luojie-dune's picture

Imo, because they switched Engine and seems lots of changes.

Imo, because they switched Engine and seems lots of changes.

sixsixfive's picture

yeah, but nero is now

yeah, but nero is now officially abandoned, i don't think we need dead games here.

luojie-dune's picture

Forget it, as so many commercial games died as well. I just saw-

Forget it, as so many commercial games died as well. I just saw- Soldier of Fortune.

As they are not changed, I assumed none of those old titile working

sixsixfive's picture

SOF did not die, it was

SOF did not die, it was completed and don't forget it is a commercial/tripleA-title. And No, SOF is working and you can still buy it.

http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Fortune-Linux-Pc/dp/B00004TBBY
http://www.swanson.ukfsn.org/loki/

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