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[BW] Remaking Brood War in HD is not a bad idea. - Page 2

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Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
February 06 2014 16:27 GMT
#21
Would be amazing for a spectator client, sadly never gonna happen.
Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
February 06 2014 20:18 GMT
#22
Blizzard would never allow this. They aren't the same about the game studio they used to be.
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
February 06 2014 20:58 GMT
#23
On February 07 2014 01:27 Thrill wrote:
Would be amazing for a spectator client, sadly never gonna happen.

Obs mode and the resolution changer plugin = spectator client.
Red classic | A butterfly dreamed he was Zhuangzi | 4.5k, heading to 5k as support!
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
February 07 2014 01:11 GMT
#24
do it Blizzard, we want this :>
Broodwar for life!
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-08 09:27:35
February 08 2014 09:26 GMT
#25
On February 06 2014 18:58 vOdToasT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2014 18:21 Birdie wrote:
-Increased pixel density.
-Player screen resolution kept the same.

These are at odds with each other, you have to do one or the other. If you mean keep the same amount of map shown, while having more resolution, then that requires remaking all of the sprites, and also would mean having access to and understanding of the code. We don't have access to the code, they probably don't have anyone who still knows the code, and neither Blizzard nor us really has the time or ability or desire to do that.

On the other hand, watching replays in HD is fun and I do it quite often, and I sometimes cast in 16 too, as does Sonic (although he does it oddly).


Gearbox is remaking Homeworld in HD. They didn't make the game originally, but they read the code, understood it, and then started working.

"Not understanding the code" is not an excuse. It's right there, they can devote a week or two to reading it. If they wanted to do it, they could.

http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tough-times-on-the-road-to-starcraft
http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-starcraft-path-finding-hack

Read those 2 articles and think about how shitty SC's source code is. Now think about how worse the compiled files are
Sure anyone can reverse engineer SC for a few weeks to do this but it isn't worth it imo when there's lots of other things that needs to be fixed first
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5498 Posts
March 26 2017 13:38 GMT
#26
CALLED IT!
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
March 27 2017 00:40 GMT
#27
On February 06 2014 09:55 Endymion wrote:
HD BW, fish compatibility, built in antihack and matchmaking.. only catch is they only allow fighting spirit (;


Endymostradamus
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5498 Posts
March 29 2017 06:57 GMT
#28
On March 27 2017 09:40 ninazerg wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2014 09:55 Endymion wrote:
HD BW, fish compatibility, built in antihack and matchmaking.. only catch is they only allow fighting spirit (;


Endymostradamus



-Replay - spectator resolution slider (Replays can be watched in many different resolutions - the ability to zoom in and out.)
-More replay functionality (Completely optional!)
-Game mechanics would stay entirely the same.
-Backwards compatability to any non-HD version of BW.
-Some of the private servers such as ICCUP and FISH available under de facto settings and an anti-hack program built-in as well.


Hey it seems I did a pretty good job guessing too.
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
.Aar
Profile Joined September 2010
2177 Posts
March 29 2017 16:21 GMT
#29
Hahaha you must feel great now. Take that, naysayers!
now run into the setting sun, and suffer, but don't mess up your hair.
castleeMg
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Canada786 Posts
March 29 2017 18:12 GMT
#30
are you a wizard?
AKA: castle[eMg]@USEast/ iCCup
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
March 29 2017 21:37 GMT
#31
On March 30 2017 03:12 castleeMg wrote:
are you a wizard?


I actually had a conversation with 2pacalypse- in 2014 where I said that BW getting updated graphics would make people come back and he said changing the graphics was a dumb idea
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5498 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-03-29 22:10:35
March 29 2017 22:09 GMT
#32
On March 30 2017 03:12 castleeMg wrote:
are you a wizard?

Maybe a Blizzard employee read my blog (Probably not)?

I think it's just the logical thing to do if you wanted to remaster Brood War and please as many hardcore fans, this is exactly how you would do it, Blizzard talked to the community so they ended thinking along the same lines as myself.
http://i45.tinypic.com/9j2cdc.jpg Let it be so!
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7180 Posts
April 23 2017 11:47 GMT
#33
I'm not involved in the Brood War world anymore. Are they still playing tournaments and stuff in Korea? And are they gonna switch to HD if so?
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
RomeD
Profile Joined September 2017
16 Posts
November 22 2017 07:31 GMT
#34
thezanursic you are the man. Great post. So glad that we got what we wanted and they are still working on improving the game. If Blizz keep optimizing the client / networking, and implement 2v2 Matchmaking. I will be good with Starcraft for another 20 years.
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
November 22 2017 08:00 GMT
#35
This will never happen. Keep dreaming, kiddo.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Jae Zedong
Profile Joined September 2016
407 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-22 10:33:40
November 22 2017 10:32 GMT
#36
On February 06 2014 11:32 BigFan wrote:
While your list isn't bad by any means, cmon, might as well escape the fantasy into reality. It's not going to happen lol.

On February 07 2014 01:27 Thrill wrote:
never gonna happen.

On February 07 2014 05:18 Esoterikk wrote:
Blizzard would never allow this.


I'll never understand what prompts people to post stuff like this every time a bold idea shows up.

I'd understand expressing doubt, but gleefully shooting down the idea with conviction essentially implying that OP is dumb for even suggesting it? And then being proven wrong.

What is gained by it?
Tyrant.
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