Starcore V2
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Description: The Starcore AI packs were first introduced at a time when stock building wasn't about taking advantage of glitches to be more efficient. Some knew the techniques and many didn't. Starcore wanted to level the playing field. Needless to say, these packs helped to change that.

Starcore V2 built upon Starcore V1 with more teams and more types of bots available. This version started the trend of people offering bots and teams to show off best of breed. People liked putting forward their best efforts to compete against and show others various building techniques. Starcore would review the submitted bots, tightening, rebuilding and theming as needed (always coordinating with the bot builders). Then he would apply his expertise in AIing the bots.

Innovations included 20 teams of 6 bots per team making it the largest pack of its time with many guest robots and full guest teams built by other leading veterans of the RA2 community. The Starcore V2 pack also helped bring back Rejected after he emailed Starcore with suggestions on how to improve Alien Queen. This is where Mechanical Waterbug got its start.

Credits:
v2.0 Thanks go to:
  • Disturbed for his 6-bot per AI team code, without which this expansion would not have been possible
  • Rejected and Eyce for all their support, advice, design and review chat sessions
  • Everyone that suported the BeetleWeight category and submitted bots for the BeetleWars (toAst, Pheud, Eyce, Minion)
  • Darkrat for his really cool themed in-game selection screen
  • Rejected for the equally cool splash screen


Credit where credit is due (Bot designs in order of their appearance):

  • None Shall Pass based on Toxic Avenger by Pheud
  • Lethal Force based on TANK by ACAMS
  • The Troll based on Bob by Pheud
  • Wolf in Sheep's Clothing based on Blue Streak 2 by toAst
  • Baa Baa Black Sheep based on Black Hole by Artitan
  • Mini-Hunter based on Whatever 1.5 by toAst
  • Gravitic Mine based on Snowball by Pheud
  • Tidalwave based on designs by Shlotkin and Clutch
  • Zombie based on Pok-n-Split by ACAMS
  • Ghoul based on Shovelnose by toAst
  • Black Knight based on earlier Sanitizer by ACAMS
  • Leviathan based on Leviathan from Rejected


The advent of new contributed 6-bot themed teams:

  • Rust Factory (Reckless Infiltrator, Acrid, Clockwork Hydra, Expendable Automation, Offensive Sentry, Mechanical Waterbug) by Rejected
  • Grandpa's Shed (Particle Man, Bucket of Nails, Old Rusty Lawn Mower, Old Tin Can, Tiny Tetanus, Shedenator) by Clutch
  • ACAMS Cleaning Service (Duster, Sweeper, Street Sweeper, Wisk Broom, Sanitizer, Sterilizer) by ACAMS
  • Spam! Spam! Spam! (Click Me!, Win! Win! WIN!, The Spaminator, Viagra-R-Us, Lose Weight!, Ultimate Spammer) by Diablo
  • 1337 5P33|<3R5 (Uber-1337, n00b, 1337 Speek, IBK-Idiot Behind Keyboard, Lil' 1337, 133+  5P34K Original) by Eyce

Posted by: Starcore September 06, 2014, 10:02:16 PM

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