smbot/config.lua

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local preset = rawget(_G, 'preset')
preset = preset ~= nil and preset ~= '' and preset or 'ars'
local defaults = {
-- read-only modes:
playable_mode = false,
playback_mode = false,
-- controlling in-game mechanics:
starting_world = 1, -- set to 0 to randomize the world every epoch.
starting_level = 1, -- set to 0 to randomize the level every epoch.
start_big = false,
starting_lives = 0,
min_time = 100,
max_time = 300,
timer_loser = 1/2, -- decrement the timer when mario is slacking off.
-- rewards:
decrement_reward = false, -- bad idea, encourages mario to run into goombas.
score_multiplier = 1, -- how much the ingame score influences our rewards.
-- network initialization:
init_zeros = false, -- instead of random normal noise.
-- network inputs (connections):
time_inputs = true, -- insert binary inputs of a frame counter.
-- network layers:
hidden = false, -- use a hidden layer with ReLU/GELU activation.
hidden_size = 128,
layernorm = false, -- use a LayerNorm layer after said activation.
reduce_tiles = false,
bias_out = true,
-- network evaluation (sampling joypad):
frameskip = 4,
-- true greedy epsilon has both deterministic and det_epsilon set.
deterministic = false, -- use argmax on outputs instead of random sampling.
det_epsilon = false, -- take random actions with probability eps.
-- evolution strategy and non-rate hyperparemeters:
es = 'ars',
ars_lips = false, -- for ARS.
epoch_top_trials = 9999, -- for ARS.
-- sampling:
deviation = 1.0,
unperturbed_trial = true, -- perform an extra trial without any noise.
-- this is good for logging, so i'd recommend it.
epoch_trials = 50,
graycode = false, -- for ARS.
negate_trials = true, -- try pairs of normal and negated noise directions.
-- AKA antithetic sampling. note that this doubles the number of trials.
min_refresh = 0.1, -- for SNES.
-- epoch-related rates:
base_rate = 1.0, -- param_rate, sigma_rate, and covar_rate will base on this
-- if you don't specify them individually.
param_decay = 0.0,
sigma_decay = 0.0, -- for SNES, xNES.
momentum = 0.0, -- for ARS.
}
local presets = require("presets")
for _, cfg in pairs(presets) do
local parent = defaults
if cfg.parent ~= nil then
parent = presets[cfg.parent]
assert(parent, "no such parent preset: "..tostring(cfg.parent))
end
setmetatable(cfg, {__index=parent})
end
local cfg = presets[preset]
assert(cfg, "invalid preset: "..tostring(preset))
-- TODO: so, uhh..
-- what happens when playback_mode is true but unperturbed_trial is false?
if cfg.es == 'ars' then
if cfg.param_rate == nil then cfg.param_rate = cfg.base_rate end
else
if cfg.param_rate == nil then cfg.param_rate = 1.0 end
end
if cfg.sigma_rate == nil then cfg.sigma_rate = cfg.base_rate end
if cfg.covar_rate == nil then cfg.covar_rate = cfg.sigma_rate end
local parent = getmetatable(cfg).__index
setmetatable(cfg, {
__index = function(t, n)
if parent ~= nil and parent[n] ~= nil then return parent[n] end
if n == 'name' then return nil end
if n == 'log_fn' then return nil end
if n == 'params_fn' then return nil end
if n == 'stats_fn' then return nil end
error("cannot use undeclared config '" .. tostring(n) .. "'", 2)
end
})
cfg.epoch_top_trials = math.min(cfg.epoch_trials, cfg.epoch_top_trials)
cfg.eps_start = 1.0 * cfg.frameskip / 64
cfg.eps_stop = 0.1 * cfg.eps_start
cfg.eps_frames = 1000000
cfg.enable_overlay = cfg.playable_mode
cfg.enable_network = not cfg.playable_mode
assert(not cfg.ars_lips or cfg.unperturbed_trial,
"cfg.unperturbed_trial must be true to use cfg.ars_lips")
assert(not cfg.ars_lips or cfg.negate_trials,
"cfg.negate_trials must be true to use cfg.ars_lips")
assert(not (cfg.es == 'snes' and cfg.negate_trials),
"cfg.negate_trials is not yet compatible with SNES")
return cfg