Steamhammer on BWAPI 4.4.0
I finally have Steamhammer working locally with BWAPI 4.4.0. I didn’t have much trouble with it this time, on my second try, though I worked slowly.
I want to make a few minor code changes and run tests. I expect it won’t take long. If everything continues to look good, I’ll release Steamhammer 3.3 before long. Its play will be little changed.
Then it will be time to prepare for the annual SSCAIT tournament. (I write it that way even though the T already stands for Tournament. It seems clearer than “SSCAI tournament”.) The current version is essentially the AIIDE version, and the updates seem to have been worth 50 to 100 elo points, a substantial jump. But I did introduce a serious new bug: Steamhammer now often builds hatcheries beside the base it wants to take next, rather than at the base—sometimes several hatcheries. Then, since it hasn’t taken the base, it doesn’t mine there. It’s a terrible weakness, and fixing it has to be the first step.
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Else it is important to beat the direct competition here and find answers fast enough, because there aren´t that many games against each opponent.
I would say, that SH needs better pathfinding: For mutalisk harassment. So that retreats (or reinforcement for an attacked natural from a third expansion) don´t end catastrophic. To surround enemies...
We´ll also see if anyone can beat Stardust there.
Monster is close, but should stay defensive with its hydralisks (especially if it lost its sunkens and tries to follow Stardust after a close defense) and concentrate on denying Stardust expansions with mutalisks. Or Queen Ensnare, Defiler Dark Swarm... Stardust, at least for now, lacks late game units and only attacks expansions sporadically. Don`t engage these terrifying dragoons too much.
Terran needs to place the tanks on the cliffs consistently (or behind a wall), not where Stardust can reach them easily. If you mass enough tanks, this is game over just with goons and zealots.
Protoss can also play defensively and only engage, when you have a high number of shuttles and reavers. Stardust doesn´t build that stuff. Just don´t fight all the time and lose your army, because Stardust is stronger in dragoon fights. Or wait behind a choke point. Everyone wants to fight all the time...
All races may expand with shuttles, dropships or overlords to bypass the strong contain. Stardust ignores expansions mostly.
Stardust might (and probably will) also get stronger for SSCAIT, but even if its Elo runs away now, there are clear weaknesses to exploit. Think that defensiveness, BUT bypassing the contain, is the key for now.
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