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Article #242252Re: Starcraft "bots"?
From: av.-. 3onl
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:18
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:18
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"Grok[vL]" <nos...@email.net> wrote in message news:069D93356F53F12E.D59B1BE15237837D.F8BA08864D7C182E@lp.airnews.net... > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:21:46 -0600, "Everett Hickey" <lit...@ev1.net> > wrote: > > >I've heard that there are "bots" that are able to take on the role of an > >opponent in starcraft, acting like another copy of the game on the network. > > > >I've been playing around with the packet structure used in connecting to > >battlenet, and am considering making a sort of "battle manager" that turns > >the game from a realistic battlefield scenario into something more like a > >piece of military software - helping you organize your men, etc. Anyone > >know if work like this has already been done? > > > >note: due to the... err... nature.. of this product, I'm not likely to > >distribute a working copy of it (if I do it) unless it's set to announce > >what it is in-game. This is meant more as a project on battlefield > >management and low-level AI, and using it competitively wouldn't be > >particularly fair (unless the other person was doing the same). > > > > If you are that talented, visit us on Battle.net. What you are > describing has been done. How arrogant you are, if your skill in that game is as big as your mouth, visit us in hell. .-. > > Grok > Valhalla Legends > Web: http://www.valhallalegends.com > Battle.Net: use-bncs02.battle.net > Channel: Clan [vL]
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