Starcraft AI blog

The entry deadline for CoG 2022 is this Sunday.

CoG has an exciting new map pool. In past years they selected at tournament time a small number of maps from a large pool that included some clunkers. This year they gave that up and chose 9 maps ahead of time (see the tournament rules). The exciting part is that they include BWAPI 1.16.1 versions of the newer maps Eclipse, Neo Sylphid, and Polypoid. Neo Sylphid is available on SCHNAIL, but I think the interesting and popular maps Eclipse and Polypoid are new to the major competitions.

They also included the map Outsider, which is difficult for bots. Most bots should be able to play games, but skills to cope with the blocked-off side bases will be valuable.

Finally, at least a few maps that are modern and familiar to current human players! CoG is always interesting for its map variety, and this year it is better than ever.

Update: I see that the entry deadline has been extended to 19 June. It might be a sign that they’re not getting many entrants. I hope it’s only a typical delay; delays can come from anywhere.