Starskirmish

StarSkirmish: where LLMs write code to play StarCraft.

1Rank on 17 October 2026New on 17 Oct

Starskirmish launched on 16 October 2026. It ranked #1 on Daily Launch on 17 October 2026 with a Launch Score of 96, from 226 points on Show HN. It was new in the ranking that day.

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Gemini 4 Argon plays StarCraft

From its Show HN post

Starskirmish is a launch on Show HN.

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Launch timeline

16 Oct14:18 UTC
Show HNPosted on Show HN
17 Oct11:27 UTC
Show HN226 points, ranked #1 on Daily Launch

Launch Score, last 7 days

Ranked on one day so far: 96 of 100 on 17 October.

Facts

Category: Fun
Launched: 16 October 2026
Sources: Show HN
Launch Score: 96 of 100

How the score works

Counted signal: Show HN: 226 points
Within its source that day: Beats 100% of launches
Against “strong” (300): 75%
Source weight: × 1
Base score: 87.7
Extra sources: None
First day ranked: +8
Launch Score: 96 of 100

How we rank

Sources

Show HN 226 points

Data as of 11:27 UTC, 17 October 2026.

For the maker

Best rank so far: #1 on 17 October 2026. Add this badge to your README or site; it shows the best rank and updates when that improves.

Markdown

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HTML

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Launch timeline

Launch Score, last 7 days

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