I was testing it against Multiply4 while making the genes for stealing the eye and shoot commands, so I know it worked in DB 2.43.1i.
And just tested it in version k and it still works... multiply starts of killing a few but it doesn't take long before all the alge are safe from it...
What version did you run, and where the test alge and multiply the only bots present ?
If theres other bots, like alge minimalis, then it'll also steal that conspec and loose the one from multiply.
(So if you're making a league bot with these genes remember not to steal the alges conspec)
And the test alge isn't tailored to any bots, it should addapt to any amount of eyes and shoots below the amount it has, and it only costs one more cycle to steal the conspecs for each time you double the amount of eyes/shoots available.
I'm also probaly going to add the other refvars at some point, so I wouldn't recommend those
It also occured to me theres a downside to the way slim evo is doing it... it only allows 10 different bots to use the conspec.
And the only way I can think of to mimic thisgene is by adjusting the amount of genes wich would take too many cycles and would require a lot of SG'fieing, especialy if using this on another bot.
But using thisgene does have a small chance of overlapping with other bots, especialy if you're making a SB, and theres the virus issue...
And using robage added with a key can be inacurate, you either need a large buffer wich will especialy leave you exposed during the eraly cycles of a league fight, or a tight buffer with the risk of killing your own.
So far the one used by slim evo is the most stable, but you won't reconize bots that are attacking alies.
Still nothing rock solid for league fights, not that I can think of anything myself.