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AIIDE 2023 - what Microwave learned

Microwave is configured to save only the most recent 200 game records. There were 290 rounds, so where all games were played, it dropped data for 90 games. (Steamhammer is configured the same way, though the data it stores is quite different.)


#1 bananabrain

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10Hatch9Pool9gas10%187187
10HatchMain9Pool9Gas20%150152
10HatchTurtleHydra20%6265
11Gas10PoolMuta20%131155
11HatchTurtleHydra10%8686
11HatchTurtleLurker10%113113
11HatchTurtleMuta20%7897
12Hatch10%6767
12HatchTurtle10%130130
12Pool20%2887
12PoolMain10%8585
1HatchMuta_Sparkle50%59143
2HatchLurker20%5153
2HatchLurkerAllIn10%172172
2HatchMuta1718%84199
2HatchMuta_Sparkle20%55128
3Hatch20%5056
3HatchExpo20%122190
3HatchHydraBust70%52170
3HatchHydraExpo10%7070
3HatchLingBust50%58162
3HatchLurker20%72144
3HatchMuta186%4193
3HatchMutaExpo40%68157
3HatchMuta_Sparkle10%9595
3HatchPoolHydra50%57197
4HatchBeforeGas60%34154
4HatchPool10%139139
4HatchPoolHydra40%115198
4PoolHard20%4869
4PoolSoft10%2424
5HatchPool10%6060
5HatchPoolHydra30%49142
5Pool157%19188
6Pool20%47173
7Pool20%92120
7PoolHydraLingRush7D10%123123
8Pool20%117118
8PoolHydraRush8D10%135135
9Hatch9Pool9Gas20%22108
9HatchMain8Pool8Gas10%7676
9Pool30%88126
9PoolExpo20%2799
9PoolGasHatchSpeed8D10%7171
9PoolHatch30%15175
9PoolHatchGasSpeed8D1817%0186
9PoolSpeed70%12183
9PoolSpeedLing30%13125
9PoolSunkHatch20%111182
9PoolSunken20%7396
Overpool30%89136
OverpoolSpeed30%31176
OverpoolSunken20%64151
OverpoolTurtle20%91145
ZvP_10Hatch9Pool60%18129
ZvP_11Hatch10Pool30%83158
ZvZ_Overgas11Pool10%105105
ZvZ_Overgas9Pool10%1010
ZvZ_Overpool11Gas30%16196
ZvZ_OverpoolTurtle10%2323
60 openings2004%
enemygameswins
HeavyRush260%
NakedExpand100%
Proxy20%
SafeExpand1252%
Turtle1612%
Unknown2119%
6 openings2004%


Mutalisks were good—relatively speaking—even though this version of BananaBrain goes heavy on the corsairs. Even the slow-starting 3 hatch muta was more successful than most builds. It’s curious that the highest win rate came when Microwave was unable to figure out what opening BananaBrain was playing. I doubt the cost of scouting is that high. I’m guessing it’s more likely that scouting failed more often when starting positions were distant. That gave Microwave more time to prepare.


#2 stardust

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10Hatch9Pool9gas20%79125
10HatchTurtleHydra10%147147
11Gas10PoolMuta10%181181
12HatchMain10%4949
1HatchMuta_Sparkle10%105105
2HatchHydra10%141141
2HatchLurker20%130171
2HatchMuta30%66103
3HatchHydra10%8080
3HatchHydraBust40%44168
3HatchLingBust20%1693
3HatchMuta30%62170
3HatchMutaExpo20%17104
3HatchMuta_Sparkle10%178178
3HatchPoolExpo20%129149
3HatchPoolHydra10%135135
4HatchBeforeGas40%5177
4HatchPool10%8282
4PoolHard20%1330
4PoolSoft20%45195
5HatchPool10%111111
5HatchPoolHydra80%9119
5PoolSpeed10%118118
7PoolHydraLingRush7D10%126126
8Pool10%6464
9HatchTurtleHydra10%3535
9Pool10%139139
9PoolExpo10%117117
9PoolGasHatchSpeed7D80%2172
9PoolGasHatchSpeed8D10%191191
9PoolHatch20%120179
9PoolSpeed20%102157
9PoolSpeedLing12821%0199
OverpoolLurker10%121121
OverpoolSpeed10%5252
ZvP_10Hatch9Pool40%12173
ZvP_2HatchHydra10%5353
37 openings20014%
enemygameswins
HeavyRush170%
NakedExpand2030%
SafeExpand860%
Turtle280%
Unknown4943%
5 openings20014%


But Stardust was (a little) vulnerable to zerglings. Again, the highest win rate came when Microwave did not know what Stardust was doing.


#3 purplewave

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10Hatch9Pool9gas2157%11195
11HatchTurtleHydra10%66
2HatchLurker10%7171
3HatchHydra10%165165
4PoolSoft10%172172
5Pool333%323
9PoolGasHatchSpeed8D10%3939
9PoolHatchGasSpeed8D16784%0199
9PoolSpeed10%145145
OverpoolTurtle10%9595
ZvP_9Hatch9Pool10%11
ZvZ_Overpool9Gas10%180180
12 openings20077%
enemygameswins
HeavyRush9274%
NakedExpand20%
Unknown10681%
3 openings20077%


PurpleWave just fell over to Microwave’s zerglings. But even here, an Unknown enemy build was good news for Microwave.

Steamhammer was also successful with zerglings (I’ll post its data when I get to it), but nothing like this successful. I expect that, true to its name, Microwave has superior zergling micro. Though maybe it’s just more aggressive?


#4 steamhammer

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10HatchMain9Pool9Gas633%141153
10HatchTurtleHydra333%174178
12Hatch10%145145
12Pool1242%91180
12PoolMain10%7272
1HatchMuta_Sparkle1644%94164
3Hatch1060%183198
3HatchExpo20%3259
3HatchLingBust10%4040
3HatchPoolHydra10%130130
4PoolHard425%5262
4PoolSoft20%67165
5Pool333%97136
5PoolSpeed825%4383
6Pool10%1010
7Pool10%195195
9HatchMain8Pool8Gas10%7373
9PoolHatchGasSpeed8D2259%35199
9PoolSpeed2941%11196
OverpoolSpeed4939%0187
ZvZ_Overgas11Pool333%57103
ZvZ_Overpool11Gas10%88
ZvZ_Overpool9Gas2339%1182
23 openings20040%
enemygameswins
HeavyRush12534%
NakedExpand1070%
Turtle4132%
Unknown2467%
4 openings20040%


A lot of openings are roughly equal. I suspect that some of the ones that scored 0 would have also been roughly equal if they’d been tried more times.


#5 mcrave

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10Hatch9Pool9gas10%157157
11Gas10PoolMuta10%9696
12Hatch10%179179
12HatchMain10%164164
12HatchTurtle150%1121
12Pool10%150150
2HatchHydra10%6666
2HatchLurker10%6969
2HatchLurkerAllIn20%15119
2HatchMuta10%9898
3Hatch10%7878
3HatchExpo10%1414
3HatchHydra20%171188
3HatchHydra_BHG10%140140
3HatchLingBust10%133133
3HatchPoolHydra20%163191
4HatchBeforeGas10%3636
4HatchPoolHydra10%139139
4PoolHard80%7130
4PoolSoft70%43168
5HatchPool10%183183
5HatchPoolHydra10%33
5Pool50%56149
6Pool10%156156
7Pool10%103103
7PoolHydraLingRush7D20%17151
9PoolGasHatchSpeed7D10%193193
9PoolHatchGasSpeed8D12618%0199
9PoolSunken30%88147
OverpoolSpeed10%5151
OverpoolSunken10%190190
OverpoolTurtle10%5959
ZvP_10Hatch9Pool20%115181
ZvP_2HatchHydra20%57153
ZvZ_Overgas9Pool10%8787
ZvZ_Overpool11Gas10%6060
36 openings20012%
enemygameswins
FastRush30%
HeavyRush17111%
NakedExpand20%
Turtle1527%
Unknown90%
5 openings20012%


So: Good with zerglings, not so good with mutalisks. Microwave knows how to defend its bases with two spore colonies each, in the standard pro way, but apparently that’s not enough to survive against McRave.


#7 dragon

openinggameswinsfirstlast
10HatchTurtleHydra10%8282
11HatchTurtleMuta425%72142
12Hatch1644%45158
1HatchMuta_Sparkle10%4040
3HatchExpo250%178179
3HatchHydraBust10%3737
3HatchLurker10%123123
3HatchMutaExpo250%187188
3HatchMuta_Sparkle2475%160199
5HatchPool3751%2192
5HatchPoolHydra9657%0195
5PoolSpeed10%9797
7PoolHydraLingRush7D30%43100
7PoolHydraRush7D20%119131
8Pool10%169169
8PoolHydraRush8D10%2424
9PoolExpo10%8484
9PoolGasHatchSpeed8D10%108108
9PoolSpeed10%77
9PoolSunken10%6464
ZvP_9Hatch9Pool10%125125
ZvZ_Overgas11Pool10%106106
ZvZ_Overgas9Pool10%175175
23 openings20051%
enemygameswins
Factory17848%
HeavyRush250%
SafeExpand786%
Unknown989%
WorkerRush425%
5 openings20051%


The two top builds are 5 hatcheries before spawning pool. Compare Dragon’s table for Microwave, which says that opening with mass vultures was best. The vultures must have often come before Microwave could defend itself.


#8 ualbertabot

openinggameswinsfirstlast
11Gas10PoolLurker450%92111
11HatchTurtleHydra4865%0191
12PoolMain10%181181
3HatchPoolHydra10%109109
5HatchPool10%9494
6Pool2560%142197
7PoolHydraRush7D250%166167
9Hatch9Pool9Gas10%188188
9HatchTurtleHydra10%175175
9Pool4161%10189
9PoolGasHatchSpeed7D2255%12169
9PoolGasHatchSpeed8D2277%16199
9PoolHatch10%5858
9PoolSunken10%165165
ZvP_2HatchHydra2658%25193
ZvZ_OverpoolTurtle333%45133
16 openings20060%
enemygameswins
Factory5100%
FastRush3969%
HeavyRush11850%
NakedExpand6100%
Unknown3269%
5 openings20060%

#9 infestedartosis

openinggameswinsfirstlast
5Pool7294%0199
9PoolSpeedLing12098%3198
9PoolSunken888%55196
3 openings20096%
enemygameswins
HeavyRush8390%
NakedExpand80100%
Unknown37100%
3 openings20096%

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