Feature Request: MCTS Bot

[Meerkov]

Proposal: Similar to BasicBot, but use a smarter algorithm.

Main bullet points for implementation:

• [ ] Duplicate the BasicBot menus (rename: "Advanced Bot [ unstable ]" )
• [ ] Generate list of possible moves to select from based on selected menu parameters
• [ ] Implement scoring function
• [ ] Implement MCTS with UCT
• [ ] Optional: Disable audio/video, and un-throttle core while bot is running.

Note, e.g. that the new scoring function is required. If you wanted to search for a maximize a RAM value, you'd likely want to score a 0xFF as a 1, a 0x80 as a 0.5, and a 0x00 as a 0. This is roughly equivalent to a max() operation, but importantly keeps scoring independent of the status of the other branches.

Reason for proposal: Basic bot is useless for all but the most narrow applications. While MCTS is not appropriate for entire TAS, the hope is that it can search small sections of say 30 frames, while discovering novel tricks.

Weaknesses: MCTS is likely not better at searching for true random events. It is most efficient at searching functions that have a smooth gradient, such as optimizing movement.

[Meerkov]

Example layout (replacing sliders with "always off" "search/random" and "always on" radio buttons)