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Tech buildings should be delayed as much as possible #162

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
eg, If I want 6 banelings at 5:45, there is no reason to waste a drone on a 
baneling nest until I have enough resource to simultaneously morph 6 banelings 
upon completion.

Even though this is obvious, the algorithm took 2 hours to realise this.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jon...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2010 at 3:22

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I guess this is just a general rule to keep a drone mining until a building is 
required. I am getting build orders where idle buildings like Extractors and 
Roach Warrens get built but don't get used for the next 60 seconds.

Original comment by jon...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2010 at 6:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I think that this is just a result of how Evolution Chamber works.  It starts 
by generating random builds.  It rates each build depending on things like time 
and minerals used.  It then takes the builds with the highest rating, combines 
them to form new builds, then rates those builds.  It keeps repeating this 
process until you tell it to stop. :)

So there may be times when it produces a "WTF" build, but you never know when 
it might come up with something really good.

Original comment by mike.angstadt on 2 Dec 2010 at 2:34