Team Pesto SC2 Bot for CMPUT 350 at UAlberta. Built on BasicSC2Bot

This bot works with our fork of Sc2LadderServer which will be used to run the tournament at the end of the term. It should help you set up the build process with the correct version of SC2 API so you can focus on creating your bot.

• CMake
• Starcraft 2 (Windows) (Linux)
• Starcraft 2 Map Packs, The maps we will be using are in the Ladder 2017 Season 1 pack. Read the instructions for how to extract and where to place the maps.

Download and install Visual Studio 2022 if you need it.

:: Clone the project
$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/tuero/BasicSc2Bot.git
$ cd BasicSc2Bot

:: Create build directory.
$ mkdir build
$ cd build

:: Generate VS solution.
$ cmake ../ -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"

:: Build the project using Visual Studio.
$ start BasicSc2Bot.sln

Note: Try opening the SC2 game client before installing. If the game crashes before opening, you may need to change your Share name:

• Open System Preferences
• Click on Sharing
• In the Computer Name textfield, change the default 'Macbook Pro' to a single word name (the exact name shouldn't matter, as long as its not the default name)

To build, you must use the version of clang that comes with MacOS.

:: Clone the project
$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/tuero/BasicSc2Bot.git
$ cd BasicSc2Bot

:: Create build directory.
$ mkdir build
$ cd build

:: Set Apple Clang as the default compiler
export CC=/usr/bin/clang
export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++

:: Generate a Makefile
:: Use 'cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../' if debug info is needed
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../

:: Build
$ make

The Linux version is headless, meaning that you will not be able to see your bot First, download the Linux package. Unzip it to your home directory. The directory should read as /home/<USER>/StarCraftII/.

Rename the Maps directory to lowercase, and place any downloaded maps inside this directory:

$ mv /home/<USER>/StarCraftII/Maps /home/<USER>/StarCraftII/maps

Finally, create a directory (note the added space) which contains a file ExecuteInfo.txt, which lists the executable directory:

$ mkdir "/home/<USER>/StarCraft II"
$ echo "executable = /home/<USER>/StarCraftII/Versions/Base75689/SC2_x64" > "/home/<USER>/StarCraft II/ExecuteInfo.txt"

The Base75689 will need to match the correct version which matches the version you downloaded. To check, navigate to /home/<USER>/StarCraftII/Versions/.

Remember to replace <USER> with the name of your user profile.

In addition to competing against other bots using the Sc2LadderServer, this bot can play against the built-in AI by specifying command line argurments.

You can find the build target under the bin directory. For example,

# Windows
./BasicSc2Bot.exe -c -a zerg -d Hard -m CactusValleyLE.SC2Map

# Mac
./BasicSc2Bot -c -a zerg -d Hard -m CactusValleyLE.SC2Map

will result in the bot playing against the zerg built-in AI on hard difficulty on the map CactusValleyLE.