KGB had an exploitable behavior where it could end up producing nothing but raiders. :( That's mostly what it did this game.

The version of ZKGBAI that was used in Orfelius games is the prototype of the next stage in robot evolution - it's not released in compiled form yet.

ZKGBAI figuring out actual type counters would be great, but approaches are still unclear.

how2compile:

eclipse mode

1) obtain zkgbai
2) obtain Eclipse
3) import ZKGBAI into Eclipse from the folder where you extracted it into
4) export as JAR file, call it SkirmishAI.jar, replace one you have currently.

ant mode

1) obtain zkgbai
2) obtain ant
3) lauch cmd.exe and cd to the folder where you extracted the source
4) invoke "ant dist"
5) copy products into your AI folder.

idea mode

1) obtain zkgbai
2) obtain IntelliJ IDEA
3) import the project into IDEA
4) compile a JAR file and use it to replace the current one.

Note: optimality of solar empire generation not guaranteed for developement builds. Most of these also require Java, but i don't think you'll get away with installing any of the build tools without Java.

By "java" he means jdk btw. For IDEA open the project file first, right-click "build.xml" from the main directory and select "Add as Ant Build File" all the way at the bottom. Then you have to set up the jdk to use under File->Project Structure. To compile it, the rightmost panel shows you the build options, select 'dist' and hit the green arrow button at the top. Then copy the dist folder from the main directory into your KGB folder under spring.

You just need to select the directory itself and hit ok. :P

You need to point it to the JDK (java development kit), not the JRE (java run time environment).

I don't think JDK is shipped as part of a normal java installation.

Yes, that link looks correct, but I don't think it should reside in a "jre-<something>" folder in any case.

Which approach you are using where it cannot find JDK? Afaik Eclipse shouldn't even launch without it.

Unfortunately i have precisely zero experience with that but maybe aeonios can help more.

Or you can try ant or eclipse.

this came as first google result and i think it's valid except that you have to pick ant buildfile or existing project instead of an archive.