AI_Objective_Overview.md

AI OBJECTIVE OVERVIEW LIST

This is the objective for the initial version of this Zerg AI.

Recommended Read

API recommended read: if you dont mind i recommend to read all of unit, units, position, bot_ai, and the three game_* files to learn what is possible already it will help you :)

Expansion Scheme

• Take natural on 17 supply
• Take 3rd between 30 and 40 supply
• Expand IF 300minerals && no larvae && m_expansions <= 2x enemy_expansions
• Otherwise keep building Drones and/or army
• Build N+2 Queens (N = m_expansions) -> 1 Queen/base + 2 Defensive/Creep queens

Macro Cycle

• Inject Bases when able
• If supply is not enough -> Build more overlords
• Move units, attack command if enough army
• Spread Creep
• Repeat

Overlord Management

• Move original overlord to enemy Natural
• Move 1st created overlord to own Natural
• Make other overlords move between your expansions
• Build Overlords when necessary

Worker Management

• Cap max workers to 75
• Cap max mineral workers to 48 (3 Saturated bases)
• Cap gas workers to 18 (3 Saturated bases)
• Extra Workers x2 -> Generate 2 extra workers when Harassment expected

Army Management

• Generate 1/3 Hydras and 2/3 Roaches
• Timing attacks -> At finishing upgrades or when army is big
• Replenish army in the background while attacking

BASIC BUILD ORDER

• 13 Overlord
• 17 Hatchery
• 18 Gas
• 17 Spawning Pool
• 19 Overlord
• 20 2x Queens
• @Spawning Pool -> 4x Zerglings
• 25 Metabolic boost (Ling speed)
• 30 Take 3rd Exp
• 33 Overlord
• 36 Overlord
• 40 2x Queens -> These are the 2x Extra Queens for defense/creep
• 41 Roach Warren
• @3rdExp 1x Queen

Guidelines from here

• @Roach Warren -> 8x Roach
• @2baseSaturation -> Take 2x Gas
• @2base mineral + 3 gas saturation -> Upgrade main to Lair
• @75% Lair -> 2x Evo Chamber
• @Lair -> Hydralisk Den
• @Lair -> Overseer x 1
• Take 2 additional gases on 8/16 workers in 3rd Exp
• @Evo Chambers -> +1 missile +1 Carpace
• @Hydra den -> Muscular Augments (Hydra upgrade) + Gliar Reconstitution (Roach speed)
• Mass army Following Army Management idea (2:1 Roach:Hydra ratio)
• @+1/+1 -> Take +2/+2
• @3 base mineral + gas saturation -> Infestation Pit
• @Infestation Pit -> Hive
• @Hive -> Take +3/+3

Additional points

• From this point -> 1x Queen when each expansion is finished
• Follow Expansion scheme
• Follow Overlord scheme
• Keep Droning until 3 base saturation
• Timing Attacks -> When +1/+1 upgrade is finished, build army in the background and redo afterwards

Adaptations

• Add 1x Spore Crawler per base if we detect sometype of drop/flying harassment unit
• Add 1-2x Spines per base if we detect sometype of rush

Other ideas

• Try to make walls with evo chambers
• Redo destroyed building (evo chambers/pool/etc)

Late Game Additions

• Get Spire while building infestation pit and transition into broodlords late game (+ Great Spire @Hive)?
• Get Ultralisk Cavern and transition into Ultralisks?
• Composition: 1/2 Hydra, 1/3 Ultra/Broodlord, 1/6 Roach?? idk