Pathfinding Showdown – printf’s Sneaky Probe

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Pathfinding Showdown – Printf’s Sneaky Probe

Printf, the infamous Protoss cannon rusher, is back with a cheesy new plan. But to pull it off, his probe needs to sneak past enemy lines and reach a proxy location fast. No warpgates. No blink. Just brains and good routing.

Your mission: program the probe’s movement logic to reach a beacon with maximum efficiency — and no shortcuts.

Time is critical—delay the rush, and Printf’s legacy goes up in flames (and memes).

Challenges

Challenge 1: Reach each predefined beacon location using your own pathfinding algorithm.
Challenge 2: Same task — but now with enemy units on the map. Reach the goal without getting caught.

How to Start

Click here to get the repo:
Join via GitHub Classroom

Once you’ve accepted the assignment, GitHub will generate your own private repo.

Go to your repo, click the green <> Code button, and copy the HTTPS link.

Then clone it and run it locally:

The bot shell, ready to run
A solution.py file where your logic lives
A score.py that tells you how efficient you were

Then just clone your repo, run the bot, and start testing:

git clone https://github.com/your-github/your-repo-name
cd your-repo-name
python run.py

Objective

Navigate Printf’s probe to the beacon located at one of the following positions:

Area 1 – [35.27, 140.06]
Area 2 – [47.20, 108.33]
Area 3 – [107.07, 112.04]
Area 4 – [137.66, 136.96]
Area 5 – [134.84, 69.69]
Area 6 – [84.90, 109.94]

Rules

No unit.move() or unit.attack_move()
- You must pathfind step-by-step using your own logic.
No hardcoded waypoints
- Use map analysis or dynamic navigation.
No cheese
- SC2’s built-in pathing = forbidden.

Scoring

A score.json file is generated automatically when your bot finishes a run.
It includes your total path distance, direct line distance, and calculated efficiency (1.0 = perfect).

Once you’ve got your result, copy/paste them in the thread:

🧪 Pathfinding Score – @yourname
Efficiency: 0.873
Path Length: 93.2
Direct Distance: 81.7

Switch to Challenge 2

To enable Challenge 2 (enemy units present), change the map in config.py:

DEFAULT_MAP = "LightShade_Pathing_1"

Pathfinding Showdown – printf’s Sneaky Probe