die4ever/starcraft-2-randomizer

StarCraft 2 Randomizer

StarCraft 2 Balance Patch Randomizer

This is an extension mod that randomizes the stats of units for StarCraft 2 multiplayer. It's like a random balance patch generator! Now you can blame your losses on RNG! See if you can find a seed more balanced than the real game. Works for 1v1, 2v2, FFA, etc. We now also support Crowd Control!

(This used to just be called "Randomizer Mod" but now it's called "Balance Patch Randomizer")

Trailer

How it works

How to play

### How to play:

1. Click on CUSTOM at the top

2. Click on MELEE

3. Choose a map to play on

4. Click on CREATE WITH MOD

5. Search for "Balance Patch Randomizer"

6. Choose the "Balance Patch Randomizer", you'll see in the description it's created by Raymonster aka Die4Ever (this is a good chance to right click on the mod and Bookmark it)

7. Click CREATE LOBBY

8. Optionally choose "Competitive Mode" in the lobby options in the top right.

Options:

Host Settings: (skipped in Competitive Mode)

To reduce the chances of getting something too strong or too weak, there are also bans (if the host chooses to enable them) and picks. Default settings will have bans disabled, and only 1 faction for each race, so you get into the game more quickly. A faction is a randomization of a race, so Terran Faction 1 and Terran Faction 2 will both be based on Terran but have differently randomized stats.

Advanced Options:

Advanced Settings

Bans Screen: (skipped by default)

If the host chooses to enable the bans feature for extra competitiveness, players will ban what faction(s) they think are the strongest, your bans only affect your opponents. Competitive Mode automatically enables this with 1 ban.

Picks Screen: (skipped by default)

Then you will pick which faction you think is the strongest (From whatever wasn't banned if bans are enabled).

You can press F12 any time during the game to see the changes again.

New Competitive Mode

There's also a new Competitive Mode available in the lobby options. This will skip the host's setup screen, default to 3 factions and 1 ban, and go straight to the bans screen.

StarCraft 2 Randomizer Discord https://discord.gg/sUzjZ3RPhw

TL.net Discussion Thread https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/575425-balance-patch-randomizer-mod

starcraft-2-randomizer's Issues

chance to invert gold vs blue minerals, same for gases

dialog to show what was randomized at any time

put some settings in the lobby screen?

more lobby settings for Quick Play mode, Oops All Buffs, Oops All Nerfs, High Variance, Monthly Seed...

Sort list of changes

do I need to crawl the catalog as a tree?

do I need to crawl through references from units to the abilities/effects...

Fix stalemate detection

Probably just run a ticket to deal 1 damage and then heal it back? Spawn some neutral units and kill them?

how to randomize macro mechanics like MULEs, queens, chrono boost?

how to handle MULEs? keep them proportional? but that's not fair compared to the other macro mechanics

sorted list view

since text is localized, sorting is difficult

https://mapster.talv.space/ui-layout/frame-class/clist-box/sorted
https://mapster.talv.space/ui-layout/frame-type/list-box

or maybe I can use
https://github.com/abrahamYG/SC2-IngameDevTools/blob/main/DevToolsIngame.SC2Mod/Script/ItemList.galaxy

randomize max supply and other general things

mineral patch size, geyser gas amount, worker stats, starting workers... starting food? town hall costs and build time?

show unit name for weapons/effects/behaviors

Hive can have negative cost

Hive CostResource[Minerals] changed from 700 to 427

the cost of the hive includes the cost of the lair, so if the hive has a lower value than the lair then you get money back when morphing it

probably can happen to other morphs

also might be possible for spine crawlers and spore crawlers, because their value includes the cost of the drone

Fix/check chances of changing unit stats vs ability stats

I think spells aren't getting randomized as often as they should be

probably just add a chance parameter to each field entry, and default structs to higher chances and regular fields to just 1

bans and picks

generate 3 random factions for each race (with names!)

your opponent can ban 1 of them, then you get to pick from the remaining 2

Make the number of factions and number of bans be optional, maybe up to 7 factions and up to 6 bans

the most competitive game mode would be 7 factions with 3 bans

Fix unbuildable units from old expansions

Like the old mothership core, either make it buildable again or stop randomizing it

whitelist or blacklist properties?

do I need a whitelist or a blacklist for what properties are randomized? randomizing terran speed on creep is pretty silly, or the shield regen for gateways

random chance for acceleration/inhibitor zones on starting locations

idk what this returns past the number of players on the map https://mapster.talv.space/galaxy/reference/player-start-location

maybe this gets the count of them https://mapster.talv.space/galaxy/reference/ai-get-total-start-locs

crowd control effect to spawn banelings on each player

or maybe gift army units to each player? the player with the least supply? least army value+bank?

randomize energy costs for spells

looks like the cost array is a struct

use arrayref and structref

https://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/galaxy-scripting/148197-passing-arrays-as-parameters

typedef int[2] array_int_2;
array_int_2 array; // could be int[2] array; as well

void Test(arrayref<array_int_2> instance) {

void Test(structref<aStruct> data) {

better support for FFA/teams

randomize players differently? support them using different factions?

fix default faction picks

also for AIs

single player campaign

with the Custom Campaign Manager

Summary
Made by 7thAce, the Custom Campaign Manager is a new way to run Custom Starcraft 2 Campaigns. Instead of using the arcade with its limitations on how research works, fixed planet orders, and all those other inconveniences, the Custom Campaign Manager allows you to use the existing Starcraft 2 campaign menus to play modded campaigns!

The program is lightweight, and adding or removing campaign mods only takes a single click and a few seconds.
Installation and Setup:

1. Download the SC2 Custom Campaign Manager from the link below!
2. Extract it wherever you will remember to find it.
3. Run the "SC2 Custom Campaign Manager.exe"
4. If it asks you to update, please do so.
5. If it asks you to find StarCraft II.exe, do that. You can find it by hitting the cog next to the Play button on the Battle.net client and hitting "Show in Explorer", then opening up the StarCraft II folder.

Installing Custom Campaigns:

1. Download a custom campaign.
2. With the Custom Campaign Manager open, drag the ZIPPED FOLDER into the manager.
3. Hit yes to set it to the active campaign. Alternatively, you can select the mod in the appropriate campaign's dropdown menu and hit the "Set to Active Campaign" button
   Download
   You can download the Custom Campaign Manager Here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nNUW1PcQ3qCumqOiabAX9w8wkGoA4gU5?usp=sharing

Warning
A few people have had issues with the mod unzipping the files. We are aware of the issue and are looking into fixing it. It was not an issue that came up in any of our phase 1 testing so it was a bit unexpected. Thank you for your patience!

If you are having issues, please make sure Windows is updated, and your antivirus isn't accidentally flagging the program.

You won't have to do anything when the fix is applied, the updater will get it to you automatically.

If you want to try a manual workaround, extracting the campaign into "Starcraft II/Maps/CustomCampaigns" should circumvent the issue

Randomize health/armor for rocks?

For the lolz