Codex iterated a pure NumPy + cv2 closed-loop heuristic policy for VizDoom D3 Battle. No neural network training,…

Codex iterated a pure NumPy + cv2 closed-loop heuristic policy for VizDoom D3 Battle. No neural network training, no map, no object coordinates, no seed-specific routes. Just screen pixels plus public game variables, roughly the same signal
Ranked #38 on backlist 2026-05-10 (10 May 2026 UTC) · by (Jiayi Weng) ·

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