InstallationΒΆ

Starcraft and BWAPI

  1. Install and update Starcraft to patch 1.16.1 (not 1.18). The 1.16.1 patch can be downloaded here, and a guide for setting up simultateous 1.16.1 and 1.18 installs can be found here.
  2. Download and install BWAPI 4.2.0

BWAPI-Lua

  1. Download the BWAPI-Lua .dll for the version of Lua you want to use and move it to Starcraft/bwapi-data/AI (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft\bwapi-data\AI).
  2. You will also need to make sure that you have a compatible Lua .dll in your Starcraft folder or somewhere in your PATH (for Lua 5.1, it should be named lua51.dll). If you are unsure if you have this, you should download it from here and put it in your Starcraft folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft).
  3. Edit Starcraft/bwapi-data/bwapi.ini and change the line ai = bwapi-data/AI/ExampleAIModule.dll to point to the BWAPI-Lua dll you just installed (e.g. ai = bwapi-data/AI/Lua51AIModule.dll)

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