Difficulty settings for All-in-1

• Can the creator explain what the 3 difficulty settings(easy,medium,hard) mean for the AI when launched from the All-in-1 launcher?

  I've noticed that when playing against 'Hard' it gets the double mineral bonus (+10 instead of +5) ? Is there another difference?

  PS: As I would like to play against a challanging but realistic AI, I would want it to be as good as possible but NOT cheating!

  So I tried to change the mineral bonus variable in the .Galaxy file, to "0" but to no effect? If set to Hard, in game the AI still gets +10!

  (Sorry for the cross post, I've added a similar comment on the main tool page)

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  Mblue

  Anonymous
  213.123.216.xxx

  

• this is what vernam7 said to similar Q:
  

  if you insist so much that you edit the difficulty by your self, then select the medium and Before pressing the "launch" button go to sc2 program directory locate and edit the aidiff.galaxy.

  your changes will remain there untill you choose an other difficulty or restart the tool.

  i said in the past wait for my AI editor ;-)

  as i said in previous post

  for those previously asking:

  this is the settings that starcrack team recommend for the 3 levels.
  for more explanation you need to ask in the AI forum ;-)

  EASY

  const int zerg_open = -1;
  const int terran_open = -1;
  const int protoss_open = -1;
  const int c_difficulty = 2;
  const int c_mineralBonus = 1;
  const string c_maphack = "false";

  MEDIUM

  const int zerg_open = -1;
  const int terran_open = -1;
  const int protoss_open = -1;
  const int c_difficulty = 0;
  const int c_mineralBonus = 1;
  const string c_maphack = "false";

  HARD

  const int zerg_open = -1;
  const int terran_open = -1;
  const int protoss_open = -1;
  const int c_difficulty = 0;
  const int c_mineralBonus = 2;
  const string c_maphack = "true";

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  terran58 6

  Captain

  

• Thanks for the quick reply! I havent noticed this file before!

  looking at it now, the "c_difficulty", which I am assuming controls the 'logic' of the AI seams to be the same for Medium and Hard??

  IE, the only difference between Medium and Hard is that Hard cheats ???? ( maphack and 2x minerals)

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  Mblue

  Anonymous
  213.123.216.xxx

  

• Btw I just checked, my "AIDifficulty.galaxy"
  is much shorter than this:

  const int zerg_open = -1;
  const int terran_open = -1;
  const int protoss_open = -1;
  const int c_difficulty = 0;
  const int c_mineralBonus = 1;
  const string c_maphack = "false";

  There is no EASY/MEDIUM/HARD??
  its under SC2ALLin1/ai/scai/AIDifficulty.galaxy
  (everything is how the default 7.9.9 default install put it)

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  Mblue

  Anonymous
  213.123.216.xxx

  

• (when i said I havent noticed the file before, I meant the settings, not the file itself, as I've said I have edited the mineralBonus to no effect before )

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  Mblue

  Anonymous
  213.123.216.xxx

  

• 1 const int zerg_open = -1;
  2 const int terran_open = -1;
  3 const int protoss_open = -1;
  4 const int c_difficulty = 0;
  5 const int c_mineralBonus = 1;
  6 const string c_maphack = "false";

  you must edit 1-6 to make it EASY/MEDIUM/HARD by yourself

  leave 1,2,3
  just edit 4,5,6 as examples for EASY/MEDIUM/HARD

  PS
  

  I see! So the key is to edit that file while the tool is already running?

  
  yes,exactly

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  terran58 6

  Captain

  

• I see! So the key is to edit that file while the tool is already running?

  Right? Thats why it didn't change it when I edited it before the game, and then launched the Tool and the game.

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  Posted 2010-04-30
  Mblue

  Anonymous
  87.80.90.xxx

  

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