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So lately I've been really obsessed with reinforcement learning, and finding that DeepMind open-sourced the StarCraft II reinforcement learning environment to the public got me excited.
I'm a big fan of Blizzard games, especially StarCraft II, so I saw the RL environment as a great opportunity to learn and also just have a lot of fun.
After talking to some friends about this, I decided write up an intro tutorial for setting up the environment and training some models.
Prerequisites
- IntelliJ ( or PyCharm)
- Python3
- StarCraft II (even Starter Pack is working)
- GIT
This tutorial is based on Mac environment.
On today's article, we'll run training scripts to solve the CollectMineralShards mini-game using Deep Q-Network.
When we run the training script, you can see the training result like below.
Tutorial Outline
1) Install pysc2
2) Star & Fork pysc2-examples
3) Clone pysc2-examples repository
4) Download mini-games StarCraft II Maps
5) Install Tensorflow, baselines libraries
6) Open the project with IntelliJ ( or PyCharm )
7) Run the training script
8) Run the pre-trained model
Let's start!
1) Install pysc2
First of all, we'll install pysc2 library.
You can just type the commands on the terminal.
(Since we are using python3, you have to type pip3)
pip3 install pysc2
Then you have your pysc2 installed.
2) Star & Fork pysc2-examples
Next, open the Github link below.
It's the most important step! Star my repository ;)
And fork it!
3) Clone pysc2-examples repository
Okay, let's clone the project.
You can clone this repository with this simple command.
git clone https://github.com/chris-chris/pysc2-examples
Then you will see ‘pysc2-examples' directory on your computer.
4) Download mini-games StarCraft II Maps
Before running the training script, we have to download mini-games maps. And save these maps to StarCraft II/Maps directory.
I'm a mac user, and this is my StarCraft II maps location
/Applications/StarCraft II/Maps/mini_games
If you are a Windows user, use can save the maps in StarCraft II/Maps/mini_games directory.
For Linux users, save the maps in ~/StarCraft II/Maps/mini_games directory.
5) Install Tensorflow, baselines libraries
We need some more libraries! We need the Google Tensorflow and OpenAI baselines libraries.
You can install these libraries by typing the commands below.
pip3 install tensorflow
pip3 install baselines
I implemented the reinforcement model using OpenAI's baselines library. Since OpenAI's baselines library depends on Tensorflow we need to install Tensorflow.I think OpenAI's baselines is the most beautiful implementation of Deep Q-Network, which is why i'm using it!
I expect most of you reading this article to already have installed Tensorflow library :)
6) Open the project with IntelliJ ( or PyCharm )
By typing the commands below, the training will be started.
python3 train_mineral_shards.py
Quick note! I strongly recommend that you develop your reinforcement learning on IDE(Integrated Development Environment). This is because I'm going to explain the detail environment variables using Debug mode :) I'm currently running this project on IntelliJ.
Execute IntelliJ or PyCharm. And open the project folder which we cloned.
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And let's set the Project Structure.
Select [File > Project Structure] menu.
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And select Python3 SDK on Module SDK. If you cannot find the SDK, click [New..] button and add your python3 binary.
7) Run the training script
And then, let's run the trainig script.
Right click the train_mineral_shards.py and select [Run 'train_mineral_shards'] menu.
Then you will see the logs on the console while executing StarCraft II.
This is the brief explanation of console logs.
- steps :
The number of commandsthat we sent to marines. - episodes :
The number of gamesthat we played. - mean 100 episode reward : mean rewards of last 100 episodes.
- mean 100 episode min… : mean minerals of last 100 episodes.
- % time spent exploring : The percentage of Exploring (
Exploration & Exploit)
Currently I set the train script to run 20,000,000 steps.
(It takes soooooo much time, so if you want to run on your laptop, I'd recommend you to set the training steps to 500,000 something)
8) Run the pre-trained model
I coded the program to save the trained model to the mineral_shards.pkl file after all the training steps.
act.save('mineral_shards.pkl')
If you want to use this pre-trained model, you can just execute enjoy script :)
Right click the enjoy_mineral_shards.py and select [Run 'enjoy_mineral_shards'] menu.
Then you can see the pre-trained agent of CollectMineralShards map.
Conclusion
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On this article, I just introduced the way you set your environment and train the model.
Future Tutorials
- Understand the Deep Q-Network algorithm
- Understand the StarCraft II Environment (Observations & Actions)
- The way I developed Deep Q-Network on StarCraft II mini-games.
- Maps
- Resources
- Articles
- Media
- Replays
- Community Sites
Hey there, I was just wondering where exactly in my starcraft files all over my computer to install these files
Posted 2010-02-20I think they have to be in the appropriate folder, there's tutorials out there, but I don't have them off hand.
They're stored in a weird structure right now, which is:
I'm hoping this becomes easier when the map editor is released.
Posted 2010-02-20I put the directory structure listed above in both the
C:Documents and SettingsUSERNAMEApplication DataCahce..
and also in the
C:Documents and SettingsUSERNAMELocal SettingsApplication DataCache..
and neither appears to work.
Posted 2010-02-21Ya htere's also another directory, the My Documents/Starcraft II Beta/Maps/Cache//some file.bin
Posted 2010-02-21same here, not working. How to get autotune fl studio.
Posted 2010-02-25Put in the maps folder and use the LazyLauncher to pick which map you want
Posted 2010-03-05im also having trouble, i have SC2Allin1 and i click add more maps or download mor maps. I download them it directs me to Owner>Downloads>. i try to go to add more files and it isnt where i put it. I have no idea where to put this stupid map file.
Posted 2010-03-12What is the problem? Are you trying to play the maps or watch replays?
For me it worked like a charm to put the maps in C:UsersYOUR NAMEAppDataLocalBlizzard EntertainmentBattle.netCacheDownloadPosted 2010-03-12im trying to add maps and it directs me to that file location. should i create a new file and add it there? or simply look for the right file? i just have no idea where to save this damn map.
Posted 2010-03-12If you just want to play it, just open it with lazylauncher. Doesn't matter where you put it.
Posted 2010-03-12how do i get lazy launcher? i went on a few sites to see where to get it but didnt want to pay to be a member for it.
Posted 2010-03-12On this verry site:
http://sc2.nibbits.com/tools/lazy-launcher/Posted 2010-03-12thanks for the link
Posted 2010-03-14I'm having trouble following this thread
Can somebody please give me step by step instructions on installing new maps?Posted 2010-08-10@skitz - there are two ways to install maps for use with your starcraft 2 client.
[1] you could do it manually. copy and paste the maps to your starcraft 2 user profile directory.
e.g. for windows 7, the directory is at:
c:users[user name]My DocumentsStarcraft IIMaps
or
[2] User [Lazy Launcher]sc2allin1 and Import the maps from a directory (ADD MAPS FROM FOLDER). You can now use these maps for skirmish.
Posted 2010-08-10i have trouble with this to, i followed your steps kenji and it didn't work for the manual way im not sure where to download the lazy launcher.
Posted 2010-08-10thanks kenji
do you happen to know the directory for windows xp though?Posted 2010-08-11@kenjikenken this is NOT LazyLauncher! :P
its sc2allin1 and can be found in the resources area.
This Business Is Binary. You are a 1 or a 0. Alive or Dead.- Play SC2 Offline with StarTCraft Loader: http://adf.ly/M0bMjPosted 2010-08-11@vernam7 - oh sorry. i've been on a zerg killing spree all night so my mind's a bit shaken. yes indeed, this is sc2allin1.
Posted 2010-08-11@skitz - in windows xp, the starcraft 2 user directory should be in your my documents.
by default, the user documents folder is at
c:documents and settingsmy documentsstarcraft IImaps
Posted 2010-08-11I have the full version, working and everything, ecept for the maps, ¿how can i install maps on the full, not the beta?
Posted 2010-08-13have u tried doing the stuff mentioned above?
Posted 2010-08-14Doesn't work..
Posted 2010-08-14insane сложность просто жопа!!!!!!!!!!!вообще нереально компа убить)))))))))))))
Posted 2010-08-15How do you install maps on the full retail version?
Posted 2010-08-15
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