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How is this possible? Isn't Starcraft closed source? Did they hack the binaries to allow exposing an API or something? If so isn't this project illegal? Or did
by FooBarWidget 17y ago
How is this possible? Isn't Starcraft closed source? Did they hack the binaries to allow exposing an API or something? If so isn't this project illegal? Or did Starcraft provide a C++ API all along?
- haasted 17y agoThe "Getting started" section of the page explains this. Apparently it is possible to script Starcraft using a C++ API. http://eis.ucsc.edu/StarCraftAICompetition#GettingStarted http://eis.ucsc.edu/StarCraftAICompetition#GettingStarted
- FooBarWidget 17y agoYeah but is this C++ API official or is it hacked into the binary by third parties?
- jncraton 17y agoThe API is third party. I'm pretty sure they are using this: http://www.broodwarai.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=322 http://www.broodwarai.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=322 http://code.google.com/p/bwapi/ http://code.google.com/p/bwapi/