Kiting in RTS Games Using Influence Maps

Authors

  • Alberto Uriarte Drexel University
  • Santiago Ontañón Drexel University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aiide.v8i3.12544

Keywords:

kiting, RTS, real-time, strategy, games, Influence Maps, StarCraft, bot, AI, BWAPI, Nova

Abstract

Influence Maps have been successfully used in controlling the navigation of multiple units. In this paper, we apply the idea to the problem of simulating a kiting behavior (also known as ¨attack and flee'¨) in the context of real-time strategy (RTS) games. We present our approach and evaluate it in the popular RTS game StarCraft, where we analyze the benefits that our approach brings to a StarCraft playing bot.

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Uriarte, A., & Ontañón, S. (2021). Kiting in RTS Games Using Influence Maps. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 8(3), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1609/aiide.v8i3.12544

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2012): AIIDE Workshop Technical Report WS-12-15 (Artificial Intelligence in Adversarial Real-Time Games)

Section

Artificial Intelligence in Adversarial Real-Time Games