WCSReplay files now contain additional game information and statistics for data analysis. (Stay tuned for further instructions on how to utilize this data in an upcoming blog post on the StarCraft II Community Site.)
Blizzard has just released an article detailing some of those enhancements, mainly for replay analysis tools.
Whether you play StarCraft II from home or on a stage in front of thousands of people, replays can be powerful tools for improving your game. Replay analysis has proven so integral to the competitive StarCraft II experience over the years that replay analysis tools such as SC2Gears and GGTracker have become very popular within the community. These tools are incredibly helpful for measuring a vast array of your stats, and using that information to hone your game expertise. With this in mind, we worked hard to improve on the amount and types of data included in StarCraft II replay files so that you can get even more in-depth with your replay analysis.
Starting with Patch 2.0.8, replay files will contain much more information, and we'd like to share some of those details with you today. In order to do this, we collaborated with the fine folks behind GGTracker to put together a preview for just a few of the awesome game stats and performance metrics that can now be pulled from our new-and-improved replay files.
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As a final note, we're thrilled to announce that we've open-sourced our Python s2protocol project to help give budding data miners a leg up in writing their own analysis tools. We’re very excited to see what you can do with it, and how your hard work will help community-driven analysis tools continue to improve.
The information we've shared with you today merely scratches the surface in terms of what's possible for the future of StarCraft II replays. We're going to continue to expand and improve on replay files going forward, so be sure to keep a close eye on your favorite analysis tools to stay up to date with all the latest improvements. If you’re looking to start analyzing your games on a higher level, GGTracker and SC2Gears are ready for your patch 2.0.8 replays today.
Starting with Patch 2.0.8, replay files will contain much more information, and we'd like to share some of those details with you today. In order to do this, we collaborated with the fine folks behind GGTracker to put together a preview for just a few of the awesome game stats and performance metrics that can now be pulled from our new-and-improved replay files.
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As a final note, we're thrilled to announce that we've open-sourced our Python s2protocol project to help give budding data miners a leg up in writing their own analysis tools. We’re very excited to see what you can do with it, and how your hard work will help community-driven analysis tools continue to improve.
The information we've shared with you today merely scratches the surface in terms of what's possible for the future of StarCraft II replays. We're going to continue to expand and improve on replay files going forward, so be sure to keep a close eye on your favorite analysis tools to stay up to date with all the latest improvements. If you’re looking to start analyzing your games on a higher level, GGTracker and SC2Gears are ready for your patch 2.0.8 replays today.
More is discussed in the article, such as some of the specific replay information features that have been added.
https://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/9669862/StarCraft_II_Patch_208_Replay_File_Enhancements-5_7_2013
