Scientists have proven the superiority of the Terran race in StarCraft 2

Two researchers from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh published the results of StarCraft 2 statistical modeling in the Koprulu sector, taking into account the best economic and military strategies for each race.

For each race, two groups of strategies were used: micro and macro. The first provides for the rapid development of the army and immediate pressure on the opponent, and the second - a long-term strategy with a focus on the economy. A mathematical model of the Koprulu sector was compiled, which reflects the average interstellar density and star structure of our Milky Way galaxy ...

Each civilization was placed on a randomly selected star, after which it colonized the next, as close as possible star on the generated map of the Koprulu sector. In case there was already a different race on this star, the battle between them was simulated. The winner according to the results of the general test was considered a race that occupied more than 70% of star systems.
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The result of hundreds of Monte Carlo experiments with different parameters showed that the developers from Blizzard knowingly eat their own bread. The forces of the three races were about the same, and there is no clear leader among them. However, there is news that is pleasant for us: the Terran race still showed a slight advantage over the Zerg and the Protoss when using the strategy of immediate pressure.

The illustration shows 2D projections of maps in three stages of one of hundreds of tests. The colors correspond to the six strategy / race pairs for the micro and macro strategies of the three races. Each rectangle is a projection 80x80 parsec of a cubic segment of space in the Koprulu sector.



Although the results of the research have no scientific value, they can be useful for the gaming industry as evidence that scientific methods and statistical modeling can be used in the development of strategic games.