No Units, No Hope - StarCraft 2 Archipelago All Campaign Randomizer - Pt 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- This week is going to be a series of stream vods from my Archipelago run, edited down to remove between mission gaps and unchanged missions.
All thumbnails for this series are from the StarCraft II: Shadow Wars comic series
Unedited Vod: • 1 uncut
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NGL, I love these long vids of increasingly deranged Grant!
Agreed
What about the uncut? XD
Grant: "We don't have to kill them, we just have to scare them"
Scv right after: "Ahh, You scared me!"
can you add the time in the video where that happens?
@@FurrySheep9000I made this comment month ago and it's 2hours long video. Ain't no way I remember that bud 😂
@@FurrySheep9000 1:43:35
Probably the coolest part is that the Archipelago randomizer system is built to be a multiworld randomizer, SC2 is just one of the games it supports, and they can be combined into one randomized world. So not only do you have this super cool randomizer, but you can even play it with other people playing other SC2 campaigns, or different games altogether. So performing these objectives could, for instance, send a weapon to Dark Souls 3, or bombs to a Zelda game, and in turn they can send you items too for picking up an item, fighting a boss, or opening a chest. No other RTS games are as yet supported unless you count Factorio, I guess, but the list grows all the time. It's great for if you have no friends that play SC2 but they do play other games, hah.
Also the way you play missions is completely customizable along with all the settings.
NGL I wanna see something like Zero-K with archipelago.
That's crazy
That's absolutely insane, I can only imagine how crazy it would be if they added support for more RTS titles and Grant got a few friends together, each playing through one game while they're all interconnected
@@scrapbotcommander It was very lucky break that Starcraft 2 was able. The issue with archipelago is that there has to be a way for an outside program to interact with the game. A lot of times this is difficult, but Starcraft 2 had the lucky break in that Blizzard released API libraries for AI research which is what was used for AlphaZero. Those libraries were used to communicate with the game and handle all the background stuff needed for Archipelago to run.
Hercules: Zapping enemies with shadow fury
Also Hercules: "EASYYY"
46:32 OK, this interaction made me actually lol
M Grant: - 110 seconds on the BC geez
SCV: -Wohoo, overtime!...
Grant "we don't have to kill them, we just need to scare them"
The Game "Ah! you scared me!"
Oh my god it's jank to hell and back.
All nice upgrades... for a different campaign.
Grant realizes he has the ultimate virophage snipe in the shockwave banshee, completely stops building them and loses a settlement cuz of it
Several hours of stress in a row does things to your ability to play optimally.
@@TheCuriousFan1 Like in Maw of the Void, all he had to do to get everything was just to sit there and Yamato the Mothership once it came into range, then just wait until it came back into range no matter how long it took. He also did not use the shield ability nearly as often as he should have, especially when he was getting hit with psi storms. Granted, it likely would have taken another 20mins to do it that way, but it would have guaranteed full victory, and less damage. But fatigue is one hell of an enemy, and it would have made other missions even harder to play.
"We don't have to kill them we just have to scare them"
SCV: "Ah! You scared me!"
Gotta love well-timed unit responses.
Then with Grant's tired "They can't produce anymore... We did it! We beat them!"
Warhound: "Say it loud and proud, son."
"That's fun."
"Oh, really?"
One of the best parts about randomizers (imo) is seeing what you get to unlock. I really like how you cut out the boring parts but please leave the unlocks in.
I am very excited to watch a solid 7128 seconds of Grant does Games
1:32:20
Also, the best way to describe a signifier is a High Templar with permanent cloaking, and a psi-storm that reduces the target’s armour
5540 seconds, actually
@@АртёмЩукин-я2хfor that specific timestamp? Yes.
For the video (which they ere initially talking about), it’s 7128, as they said (almost two hours - 7200).
what happened with the shadowfury herc is that SCV's & medics can heal from inside of the herc (& marines can stim in a bunker), so units inside of the herc are coded to be able to cast their spells as long as they dont need to be targeted by the player. when they coded that interaction for the herc the DT didnt have shadowfury yet; they didn't code an exception for the two interactions. they (IIRC) have fixed it but arphipelago apparently uses the old herc code
I've been going through all-campaign archipelago randomizers lately too, such an incredibly fun way to play. In the early game you're carefully picking and choosing any mission you think you can complete with your current units or sometimes you're so desperate that you're willing to go into a mission you know you can't win just to grab some bonus objectives to unlock some stuff before you lose. Then in the late game you're crazy OP with everything so you get to really mix and match cool combinations of units and explore beating missions with units you usually wouldn't have at that part of the game
how do you get access to the mods?
So many things to love about this video:
- WoL archipelago was one of my favorite runs of yours, and now there's a full game version! yay!
- the warp prisms raving in Maw of the Void
- Shadow Fury Hercules
- the OMBUDSMAN throwback at 1:32:39
Game: You unlocked vehicle weapons upgrade level 1. Congratulations!!
Mr. Games: Alright! It's mech time! We've already unlocked the cyclone.
Cyclone Lockon damage: Spell type. Not affected by upgrades. (At least I think it's that version.)
46:10 Grant: "That's fun"
BC: *"Oh, really?"*
I just can't 😂😂💀
I've been running this challenge myself right now and would love to see what happens to Grant - let's go! (comments later)
9:40 Yes there's options for extra (multiplayer, NPC) units/BW units and if enabled you can find them. There's also waaaay more upgrades for units than you think. Also also, in addition to units upgrades include: Kerrigan abilities, Kerry levels, Primal Kerry, Spear of Adun abilities/passives, Nova weapons/Abilities/equipment.
15:52 You did ask for *a* unit...
25:10 Some of things you can find are lower resource costs for units and starting resources.
35:40 She has full HP/energy! Mengsk was right - she's completely untrustworthy.
52:20 What an amazing bug - even the adjutant wants to troll Grant!
59:14 That's the line for when the Mothership spawns. It's a line that no one's ever heard because it happens in a cutscene but you're hearing it because cutscenes are disabled.
1:08:05 ROFL 🤣 Did they SF from *inside* the herc?!
1:17:30 It depends on what option you selected upon generating the run. Upgrades can be individual, bundled by unit type, bundled by upgrade type, or bundled all in one (all base stats of all units of a race are upgraded by one level).
1:16:40 Hive mind emulator actually has a lot of value because you can mind control the ultra jacked aberrations
He probably ignored it partly from information overload and partly from habit, he doesn't like to use hive mind emulator because it trivializes most zerg maps. he could have smashed through the viking mission if he had aggressively set hive minds near the settlements and grabbed the spawns over and over.
8:50
It's fine, Grant. It's Archipelago, so I don't doubt the randomiser will happily frontload you with every fire-related thing it can throw at you.
With all the disclaimers, I was expecting this to be a slog of restarts and Grant being super pissed. Brother, you gotta believe in yourself more! The video was fine, and fun to watch.
Happy to see the Archipelago mod return - Grant getting trolled by fire units, fire units and more fire units across the start of the original mod showcase is easily one of my favourite moments (well more like an entire arc than a moment really) across all of Grant's uploaded playthroughs so far.
Thank you for posting this as someone who just doesn’t enjoy watching livestreams
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
We are running low on minerals at this location. Additional mineral supplies have been located nearby.
Thank you Grant for editing these together. I already watched the vods but will check this out as well
Thanks for publishing and editing the VOD Grant!
Also, thanks for unedited version!
Quite the adventure you got!
On today's episode of "how to take as much damage as possible" Giant Grand Games fighting an well made mod and gives his all to entertain his audience. I have to say he did a good job even thou his units might say other.
>Shadow Fury Hercules
Well.. I think we know what the Hercules is going to do in Memes of Liberty
My only disappointment with the vod (and its more myself for not having patience in retrospect) is that in my eagerness to consume more Grant content, i watched the vod on twitch like 2 weeks ago.
Ah man my friend and I have been begging for this -- We loved archipelago WoL. Thank you so much
I sure hope nothing goes wrong
Me too
when grant mentions tank on train mission is a meme during my randomizer run i had the Draken laser drill that made it a meme the trains would not even exit the tunnel lmao
These videos are legit so good Grant! Big fan of this format!!
I greatly enjoyed this series of streams, I'm very happy to see the VODs saved
Thanks for your videos and all the good vibes you put out. Your videos always come out shortly after I get off work and have become part of my nightly relaxing and decompressing before bed.
Co-Op Archipelago would be a hell of an adventure.
i have been waiting for this to come out, i can't wait to see the next bits
This is good. I enjoyed it live time to enjoy it again.
Holy shit, I didn't know Archipelago had the trilogy in the system.
This campaign is jank [the good kind] incarnate.
I love it
I really enjoy the format of this video.
I know you worry about it, but watching you power through to a glorious eventual victory was fun as hell. Hope you're having a nice holiday(?)! :)
Please upload the perpetual randomizer. It is very interesting and enjoyable AND funny !
if im not mistaken i believe he has uploaded that before
yeah, he did perpetual randomizer 2 months ago
Full campaign archipelago randomizer. Oh boy, this will be a fun one.
00:00 Intro
03:00 Mission 1
15:40 Mission 2
17:30 Mission 3
26:00 Mission 4
44:30 Mission 5
1:11:14 Mission 6 (attempt 2)
1:15:00 Mission 7
The final rip-field generator (and the 2nd to last one) have no detection near them once those 3 canons north are cleared. They can be taken with DT with 0 danger.
The central generator (which is usually camped by 2 carriers) can also be taken by DTs without issue.
Oh baby, ive been waiting for this one
First anti-air siegetank-medevecs, now shadowfury herculeses - why is it that transport ships get the funniest wild synergies in these mods :D
Grant, you always make me laugh. Thanks for all you do. :)
Iirc the Cyclone's Lock On behaves like Widow Mines - only one Cyclone will Lock On to a particular enemy, unless you manually order the rest to target that same enemy.
In any case, thanks Grant for uploading these. Always wanted to try the Archipelago randomiser, but could never figure out how to get it to work.
Good luck to anyone trying to make sense of this timeline in a linear narrative.
1:01:05
Grant: That's pretty good
SCV: Yup!
I think Grant should flex Archipelago more. Maybe play simultaneously with Jay or someone, try to help each other beat their respective randomized campaigns!
The archipelago randomizer is also setup to allow multiplayer coop randomizer runs where everybody can be playing entirely different games
33:29 ravens....
Getting visions of uthermal's ravens only troll games.
Randomized deathless would be so chaotic 😆
Too far into a long stream to realize at the time, but every three cyclones on the last mission could have been one BC, which while it sucks without upgrades, at least has the benefit of not being able to be hit by the brood lords. BC/banshee was always the best way to get that mission done.
Yay Grant uploaded randomiser!
Can't help but wonder if this last mission wouldn't have been about a million times easier if Grant stuck with his BC guns. Bad as the BC is, I think the cyclone is worse as a front-line unit. At least the BC has good anti-muta guns and immunity to brood lords.
I feel like...and I understand Grant played for along time and was tired and probably forgot, but during Haven's Fall... wouldnt it have been easier to mass Marine and stutter step? Even without upgrades and stim, a massive ball of marines can mow down alot. Could even pair them with Tanks/Warhound/Cyclone
I don't think he had marines
Nah, Shadow Fury Hercules is perfectly lore accurate.
grant is super nice
and newer swears
It's raining outside and we get 4 hours of Grant in the last 2 days, how convenient 😂
Bloody lucky to get Banshee that early. I got mine one mission before the end.
Did you know that we are runnning low on minerals at this location, and that there have been additional mineral supplies located nearby?
Mr Games, Archipelago is a lot of fun!
Part 1, 2h 😂 thank you Grant !
I'm pretty sure he got Marines unlocked for a while now.
Ah yes, I love seeing my favourite content creator slowly losing his sanity 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Grant styled on that cannon at 1:02:20
45:02 Yeah, I had to use Nova's pulse grenade to kill Blightbringer and the eradicators. At least she had blink and I had BCs to breeze through the rest of the mission.
47:50 Either that was updated or ATX batteries lets the BCs fire on the move, because my BCs could do so (unless targeted onto something out of range).
I don't mind VODs at all, just kinda wish we could see chat to see what you're reacting to.
But I do understand if anything bad happened in chat, it will show here too and is more work to include chat in the vod
yeah, that'd be nice. I watch other streamer VODs and then they respond to someone in chat and I am like "what did they write?"
That Hercules
I must admit I see game is multiplayer oriented and does not have flashy and OP stuff. At the same time I would like to se stuff more grounded. These demons give me fantasy vibes in a futuristic universe.
1:43:39 we just have to scare them.
AH you scared me
the banshee didnt fall out of use in multiplayer bc Blizzard balanced them to no longer be instantly game-ending, they fell off because they added the Liberator to the game which is way better at what the banshee does, does it safely with nearly or more than twice the range, costs about the same AND can be reactored
edit: oh yeah and it has an AA attack. its not useful, but its interesting to note that the tech lab banshee was decided to be too strong & any amount of them must be hard-countered by a single AA fly, but the far superior reactor liberator which can't be countered by ground units at all must also be able to win some air fights. just to give an idea of how Blizzard feels about race balancing (they dont)
these longer videos take me multiple attempts to finish because of work but i love them nontheless
Archipelago has an issue, it gets less interesting the further you progress since eventually it becomes just normal missions.
eyyy, an actual archive stream on archives, what did you do to the real Grant? ^^ (That being said, I personally really enjoy long form content, perferably unedited)
Let the pain begin.
Let the entertainment top.
me when i just got towards the end of the archipelago vods on twitch 🙂
I wanna see an Archipelago variation where both you and the enemy start with nothing and get some upgrades as you progress
Hell, its about time
That last mission, Havens Fall, battlecruisers were likely the correct but boring answer, glad we got to see grant suffer with whatever random version of cyclones were in this mod.
Edit: Oh nvm, he roleplayed as the overmind instead :D
Did you know, we are running low on minerals at this location, but additional mineral supplies have been located nearby ?
I've never seen you use those DTs you get for home base defense. A handful left over there would kill any drops.
I guess we are gonna have Zero Hour with Siege tank eventually? xD
havens fall focusing hivemind emulators is actually really fun
you build like 5 emulators at each settlement then just hang around as you build an army of zerg
Oh my GOD it's HUGE
Unlocked Marine: WoL is now completable
oh boi do I love cyclone spam
Thanks for great video! Just installed that randomizer, how can I open missions grid UI? 1:10
Nevermind, it's the "Starcraft 2 Launcher" tab in Archipelago client
With 85 missions, the empty slot should have been where the player starts, with a choice, instead of no choice at all.
That's a configurable option available to the player. In general you can customize the mission order a lot, mixing and matching the campaigns as you see fit.
I jad a idea for haven. We could build hivemind emulator on the colonies before zerg comes to infest it. Like that we could still a bunch of zerg air every turn.
SC2 has Archipelago Randomizer while SC1 didn't, because it would take reverse engineering the source code to make it happen
On the colonist mission, yamatos would have 1-shot broodlords and BC barely care about mutas.
Id love to play a lore accurate mod for unit strength. where marines cant do shit to a BC, where toss armor is much stronger, etc etc.
I haven't even fucking caught up to the WoL one oh god.
YES!
edit: SCRATCH THAT UNCUT IT IS!
Yes.
I played it myself and it is amazing