Simon Willison adds a four-player map to Battledrones with Claude Opus 4.5
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On 24 October 2026, Simon Willison reported that Claude Opus 4.5 added a four-player map, Compass Rose, to Battledrones v14. The map has four-way rotational symmetry and supports up to four players joining via a shared link or QR code, with AI filling empty slots. The version also reworked the WebSocket multiplayer networking code to support four players, and added purple and green robot teams alongside the existing blue and red teams.
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Oct 24
- Simon WillisonBattledrones v14 新增 Compass Rose 四人地图
Claude Opus 4.5 为 Battledrones v14 新增四人地图 Compass Rose，具备四向旋转对称，最多支持四名玩家通过分享链接或二维码加入，空位由 AI 补齐。该版本还修改了 WebSocket 多人网络代码以支持四人联机，新增紫色和绿色机器人队伍，与原有蓝红两队并存。
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