BotRoss/src/RumbleBot.java

public class RumbleBot extends Bot {

    boolean foundShip = false;
    boolean offByOne = true;
    int currentStepCount = 0;
    int steps = 0;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Bot bot = new RumbleBot(args);
        bot.run();
    }

    protected RumbleBot(String[] args) {
        super(args);
    }

    @Override
    protected char nextMove(View view) throws Exception {
        String data = view.data;
        int width = view.width;
        int height = data.length() / view.width;

        data = data.replace('^', '*');
        data = data.replace('<', '*');
        data = data.replace('>', '*');
        data = data.replace('V', '*');
        System.out.println();

        if (data.contains("*")) {
            int index = data.indexOf('*');
            if (index < width * height / 2 && index % width == 4) {
                return 'f';
            } else if (index < width * height / 2 && !(index > width * height / 2 + 1)) {
                return safeMove(data);
            } else if (index % 5 < 2) {
                return '<';
            } else if (index % 5 > 2) {
                return '>';
            }
            return ' ';
        } else if (steps == 0) {
            currentStepCount += 1;
            if (offByOne) {
                currentStepCount += 1;
            }
            offByOne = !offByOne;
            steps = currentStepCount;
            return '>';
        } else {
            steps -= 1;
            return safeMove(data);
        }
    }

    protected char safeMove(String data) {
        if ("~#X".contains("" + data.charAt(35))) {
            currentStepCount = 2;
            return '>';
        } else {
            return '^';
        }
    }
}