What is this you ask? BWAIWar III is the aftermath of several coders obsession to build the best Ai vs. Ai script. What began in late 2004 with only 2 participants watching their creations duke it out live over Bnet, has now evolved into a BWAI ritual. The event itself is significant in that it would eventually evolve into what is known as Entropy AI! While Racine and bajadulce's original AI scripts battled it out under the fog-of-war with no non-cheating scripts existing of any value to compare or test against, they are now somewhat outdated. The original scripts have paved the way though for others to examine, modify, and guide them towards their own creations.
With each new war, new blood arrives. They have analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of past competitors as well as have been afforded the luxury of a strong database of example scripts. BWAIWar II saw the emergence of CounterZerg, a deadly no-frillls knockout punch! The sheer magnitude of Ashara's Protoss script now emerges as the master script of the BWAI War III tournament.
While BWAIWar III is officially over and no future event is tentatively scheduled, the contest is a perpetual challenge accessible to anyone who has ever toyed or had an inkling to rewrite Scraft's custom Ai scripts. By attempting this, you will discover an intense head-to-head arena as only SCraft 1v1 can deliver. Without lag, without any care about how well you can micro/macro etc. Only your creativity and what YOU think would make the best computer vs. computer opponent. Build a script from scratch or modify an existing proven winner; sit back and watch your creation decimate the competition!
Have fun, good luck, and let the tournament never end!
Download: BWAIWar3_Final.zip includes all mixed matches + Official BWAIWar3 Tournament Replays + Ai script database.
How do I enter? Just announce somewhere in this forum what you would like to participate in (Standard/Give_money Race vs. etc.). Your name will be added in the appropriate section/s
Who do we send our scripts to? Piouy_qwert has very generously offered to act as mediator and "keeper of the scripts" You will send a PM to him with your script and your name will be marked off as received. Or you can simply post it in this forum if you don't care whether ppl can pre-test vs. your creation. Send script as an attachment or just post the script in .txt form. Script can be in the form of SCAIEdit or PyMsAi. Please make sure your script is error free etc. You also might want to hold off on this until all replays have been determined.
Why replays? Got a life? Got a better idea? 3x20 minute games = 1 hour... you do the math. I am open to "suggestions", but I doubt there is a better way. Ya it kinda sucks, but don't take this thing so serious.. jeez wtf! Don't get me started . EDIT: Just did the math. For the non-cheating section there are: (not counting race vs. race replays!) 171 PvT replays 216 PvZ replays
What happens next? Upon deadline, contest ends. No further scripts will be accepted and all received scripts are posted in second post as well as sealed w/ the "edit by" stamp. The mixed aiscript.bin's are compiled, tested and results posted. the results can then be reviewed by users compiling their own files. BWAIWarIII loader is then created to promote further contests and as a means for others to easily view or play against these Ai's.
What if I don't finish by the deadline? Obviously building an Ai to beat an existing one on a set of pre-made replay is considerably easier than those that have posted their scripts under the fog-of-war. However, this Ai vs. Ai contest never ends. It has been ongoing since 2004 and newcomers are always a welcome sight. This time will be different and post contest scripts will not be part of BWAIWarIII. Post war rebuttals are encouraged to be posted in forums, but will not make it into the official statistics.
Thanks to everyone that participated in this! Great job! If you would like to update your script or have a rematch/rebuttal feel free to post it. Let the Tournament never end!
* ALL SCRIPTS NOW POSTED IN 2nd POST
Fixes:
v1.3-1.3d Added Archon_Wing Terran vs. Zerg scripts. Fixed a few non-working buttons. fixes BajaPT vs AvanceZ. fixes RacineT vs BlizzardP
version 1.2 fixes: adds Peppe's Protoss script
Version 1.1 fixes: * fixed incorrect baja_pt_ashara_z files * fixed incorrect racine_pt_ashara_z files * added improved menus to AiMix3mpq.exe for better replay list. * removed faulty network.tbl that slipped into Aimix3mpq.exe
BWAIWar III, Let the bloody tradition continue!
You will send a PM to him with your script and your name will be marked off as received. Or you can simply post it in this forum if you don't care whether ppl can pre-test vs. your creation. Send script as an attachment or just post the script in .txt form. Script can be in the form of SCAIEdit or PyMsAi. Please make sure your script is error free etc. You also might want to hold off on this until all replays have been determined.
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