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Article #242249Re: Starcraft "bots"?
From: Grok vL
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:34
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:34
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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. Grok Valhalla Legends Web: http://www.valhallalegends.com Battle.Net: use-bncs02.battle.net Channel: Clan [vL]
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