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Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
March 10 2009 01:31 GMT
#1
Someone previously mentioned that some people still play Starcraft on the shareware. This got me curious so I downloaded, and installed the demo.

I was surprised that there are still like 10-15 people that still play Shareware. It seems like they are a tight nit community.

If you are curious, check this out?
http://sware.weebly.com/

I don't know but , I feel pretty sad about it. I wish I had CD keys to give to these guys.

*****
x89titan
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Philippines1130 Posts
March 10 2009 01:36 GMT
#2
tell them about iccup.
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul, when at the cross the Savior made me whole
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-10 01:44:35
March 10 2009 01:37 GMT
#3
On March 10 2009 10:36 x89titan wrote:
tell them about iccup.

I think some of them already know about it. One told me he uses the shareware to practice T vs. T? That still doesn't make sense since the shareware is on 1.08 I think.
fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
March 10 2009 01:38 GMT
#4
On March 10 2009 10:37 Mickey wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 10 2009 10:36 x89titan wrote:
tell them about iccup.

I think some of them already know about it. I one told me he uses the shareware to practice T vs. T? That still doesn't make sense since the shareware is on 1.08 I think.

Makes sense because shareware players can only play T so hardcore players of shareware must be TvT pros.
Peace~
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
March 10 2009 01:41 GMT
#5
lol... I remember playing the shareware once. You can only pick T and play on one map, and it's on 1.08 so the costs of a bunch of things are different. Funny that people are still on that.
rsvp
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States2266 Posts
March 10 2009 01:48 GMT
#6
I played shareware for a year before buying BW lol

Shareware is actually on 1.01. There are so many bugs at that can be exploited (but considered cheating) such as CC sliding and flying scv that are pretty funny.

There have been many mods and hacks made for shareware so that you can play other maps, including UMS, and even as zerg.
Sonu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada577 Posts
March 10 2009 01:49 GMT
#7
OMG HAHAHAHHHAHAHAAH SDFAASDJKLFASKLDFJASDF

seriously just go buy it.
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TryThis
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada1522 Posts
March 10 2009 02:07 GMT
#8
On March 10 2009 10:49 Sonu wrote:
OMG HAHAHAHHHAHAHAAH SDFAASDJKLFASKLDFJASDF

seriously just go buy it.


yeah really i mean....ten bucks
Dwell
RebirthOfLeGenD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
USA5860 Posts
March 10 2009 02:23 GMT
#9
lol you guys miss one of the main reasons for shareware people I think. I played shareware for a little while a few years back, they have some of the most INSANE mods on there. I can't even remember them all, but its basically like UMS on crack half the time. Marines that can fly, hydras that shoot reaver shots with tank range, its hilarious. It makes you wonder what boxer would do with those units.

They actually made a crazy mod that literally creates the entire Zerg race from what I am guessing is a completely modded Terran race or something? I remember it being funny because they couldn't mod the overlord movement properly so the ovies would twitch move instead of hover move, pretty entertaining. but yeah, it is a small interesting community :D

I think the modding is more dominant there because the creators of the software have free reign, Blizzard moderates that very little, hence why its 1.08, so they never have to patch their software and can keep making even more badass fixes. I wonder if they made the Protoss race modded yet? Been a few years, probably have it by now :D

With that said, ANYONE WANT TO PLAY SOME MODCRAFT?
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dataXploit
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada81 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-10 02:27:57
March 10 2009 02:25 GMT
#10
lol. I lost my original, so i downloaded sc. They should get a pirated version of sc and play on iccup (at least). Works fine for me. hard to get on b.net though.
18zotbob
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
45 Posts
March 10 2009 02:28 GMT
#11
I had no idea shareware existed? anyways shareware=demo?
ambit!ous1
Profile Joined September 2007
United States3662 Posts
March 10 2009 02:34 GMT
#12
On March 10 2009 11:28 18zotbob wrote:
I had no idea shareware existed? anyways shareware=demo?

yea me too never knew this existed
Bisu[Shield] / ♔ SoYeon
Artosis *
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States2140 Posts
March 10 2009 02:49 GMT
#13
it feels like one of those bad movies where you find a caveman still alive in modern day, and hes scared by things like the tv and lawnmower.
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GhostKorean
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States2330 Posts
March 10 2009 03:13 GMT
#14
Whoa they have a 2009 tournament
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
March 10 2009 03:25 GMT
#15
On March 10 2009 11:49 Artosis wrote:
it feels like one of those bad movies where you find a caveman still alive in modern day, and hes scared by things like the tv and lawnmower.


the plot twist is when instead of being introduced into society he rejects humanity and lives out his days in his cave
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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
March 10 2009 03:35 GMT
#16
Yes finally a place to practice TvT hardcore. No TvT dodging freaks over there.
Dave[9]
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
United States2365 Posts
March 10 2009 03:40 GMT
#17
dude i watched some of those national geographic youtube videos they had on that and they were incredibly interesting.

I didn't know they did such extensive testing on progamers attributing to brain function and whatnot.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=104154&currentpage=316#6317
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
March 10 2009 03:54 GMT
#18
I love that WCG special. I have the whole thing in a .wmv somewhere on my comp.
Jyvblamo
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada13788 Posts
March 10 2009 03:57 GMT
#19
I used to play shareware for the mods. Zerg was completely available with a mod, and there were crazy things like Long Range Mod where static defense and tanks had infinite range, and everything else had its range doubled.
Steelflight-Rx
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1389 Posts
March 10 2009 04:53 GMT
#20
Two years ago I decided not to bring starcraft to school (freshman year).. about halfway through I discovered the shareware demo, so I downloaded it. Theres actually an intro campaign mission that doesn't appear in the real game..

As far as multiplayer goes, you could only play terran on one blizzard map (a truly horrible map too, not even lost temple or hunters).. and if you downloaded some sort of hack you could play BGH and zerg, but if anyone joined the game without the hack the whole thing would crash..

Theres really no good reason to play this instead of the real one. I mean honestly what the fuck are these guys still doing... If they can afford internet they can afford $10 to buy the game
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