Awesome Broodwar Resources

Table of Contents

• AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  • APIs and Wrappers
  • Bots
  • Terrain Analysis
  • Utility Libraries
• Competitions
• Mapping and Modding
  • Archive Management
  • Map Editors
  • Map Triggers (Use Map Settings)
• Replays
• Uncategorized

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AI (Artificial Intelligence)

• ai_debug_1161: A aiscript debug plugin for BW 1.16.1 via C++ (and a bit of python/shell).
• aise: A BW aiscript extension plugin written in Rust.
• sc-docker: StarCraft 1.16.1 docker image set up for AI vs AI fights.
• StarCraft AI Wiki: A Wiki for all things StarCraft AI.

APIs and Wrappers

• BWAPI: The BroodWar API, used to create AI that can play Brood War through C++.
• BWMirror: A Java wrapper for BWAPI.
• BW Web API A Typescript wrapper of Brood War Remastered API.
• JBWAPI: A more up-to-date Java wrapper for BWAPI.
• TorchCraft: A bridge between Torch and StarCraft.
• TorchCraftAI: An AI platform for Torchcraft.

Archive Management

• Ladislav Zezula's Website: Home of MPQ and CASC archive editors which are formats used by Blizzard.
  • CascLib: C/C++ library for CASC archive manipulation.
  • StormLib: C/C++ library for MPQ archive manipulation.

Bots

• AIUR: Artificial Intelligence Using Randomness. An older C++ bot that plays Protoss.
• Arrakhammer: Zerg bot forked from Steamhammer.
• Ecgberht: A Terran bot written in Java using BWAPI4J.
• Iron: A relatively strong Terran bot.
• LetaBot: A Terran bot forked from UAlbertaBot that uses build orders found on TeamLiquid.
• Locutus: A C++ Protoss bot forked from Steamhammer.
• McRave: A general C++ bot.
• Overkill: A C++ Zerg bot.
• PurpleWave: A Zerg bot written in Scala.
• Stardust: A relatively strong and recent C++ Protoss bot.
• Steamhammer: Primarily a C++ Zerg bot forked from UAlbertaBot.
• Stone: A SCV rushing bot that depends on BWEM.
• UAlbertaBot: A decent bot developed by Dave Churchill out of the University of Alberta, written in C++.
• ZZZKBot: C++ Zerg bot.

Competitions

• AIIDE: AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment.
• AIST A human style structure (double elimination BO3 / BO5) annual AI tournament.
• IEEE CoG: The IEEE Conference on Games.
• ShieldBattery: ShieldBattery is a community-run platform for competitive StarCraft: Remastered, featuring ranked matchmaking, full-featured chat, centralized map hosting, and more!
  • Website
• SSCAIT: Student StarCraft AI Tournament, AI community open to more than just students.
  • SSCAIT Discord

Mapping and Modding

• ShadowFlare's Realm: Various modding tools and libraries, including MPQ, GRP, and more. Some include source code.
• SirStanels Build order builder A utility utilizing freya spirits json build order builder to create custom map files for build order practice.
• Staredit.net: Mapping and modding community forum and map/mod/tool hosting.
  • Staredit.net Discord
• UEDAIP: Major overhaul of the original Starcraft campaigns with gameplay improvements and new story elements.

Map Editors

• Chkdraft: A C++ map editor based on ScmDraft 2 which contains distinct modules for map and chk manipulation that can be utilized by other projects.
• ChkForge: A C++ map editor primarily backed by Chkdraft, OpenBW, and Qt.
• ScmDraft 2 - Stormcoast Fortress: ScmDraft 2 homepage with some modding tools and resources.

Map Triggers (Use Map Settings)

• EUD Editor: A GUI for doing complex actions in triggers that would require the use of EUD (Extended Unit Deaths). Written in VB.
• EUD Editor 3: The successor to EUD Editor which also works for StarCraft: Remastered. Written in VB.NET.
• euddraft: Tool/frontend for eudplib used to compile the language into a map.
  • eudplib: A programming language library based on EUD (Extended Unit Death) triggers, similar to Python syntax.
• LangUMS: Programming language and compiler for StarCraft: Brood War triggers, similar to C syntax.
• LIT: Lua Interpreted Triggers - Another triggering language based on Lua.
• Oreo Triggers: Oreo is another triggering language that compiles to map triggers, based on PHP.
• SC-REPL: SC-REPL provides command line interface and text UI based application framework on StarCraft I UMS maps, built on euddraft.
• TrigEditPlus: A triggering plugin for ScmDraft 2.
• YATAPI: Yet Another Triggering API - as the name states, based on Python.

Replays

• BWChart: A StarCraft Brood War replay analyzer.
• BW-Replay-Utility: A project from Y2Kid/janev94 to both extract replay stats and describe the raw replay file format.
• OpenBW Online Replay Viewer: An online replay viewer backed by OpenBW compiled to Javascript.
• RepMastered: A game, event, player and map database, replay sharing and analyzer site. It handles both "modern" (starting from 1.18) and "legacy" (pre 1.18) replays.
• SCRChart: A spiritual successor to BWChart. Only analyzes and organizes replays.
• StarData: A 365GB replay dataset for AI training (65646 games).

Terrain Analysis

• BWEM: BroodWar Easy Map - A much faster terrain analyzer than BWTA.
• BWTA: BroodWar Terrain Analyzer written in C++, depends on BWAPI and some geometry libraries. (obsolete)
• BWTA2: The successor to BWTA.
• StarDraft: A C++ StarCraft map visualizer.

Utility Libraries

• Animosity: An SCR graphics converter writen in Rust.
• ASS: Agent StarCraft Simulator - A Java based combat simulation library.
• BWEB: BroodWar Easy Builder is a building placement manager written in C++ that depends on BWEM.
• FAP: An AI combat simulation library.
• PyMS: A Brood War Modding Suite written in Python.

Uncategorized

• OpenBW: An open source port of StarCraft: Brood War 1.16.1 written in C++.
  • Website
• mtl: A BW plugin written in Rust.