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DDraw Fix by Aqrit

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xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-08-12 08:13:01
December 12 2015 03:27 GMT
#1
This DLL was originally intended for WarCraft 2, however due to similarities, it also works for StarCraft: Brood War.

This .dll fixes the graphical bugs in the Battle.net interface, so you can now play as if you're on Windows XP!

Instructions: Copy ddraw.dll to your StarCraft folder and play!

DOES NOT WORK ON OFFICIAL BATTLE.NET SERVERS


>> Download latest (0.04, Jan 2) <<


Old versions:
Download(0.01): http://bitpatch.com/downloads/war2_ddraw_test.zip
Download(0.02): http://bitpatch.com/downloads/war2_ddraw_test2.zip
Download(0.03): http://bitpatch.com/downloads/war2_ddraw_test3.zip

Source Code(>0.04): https://github.com/aqrit/war2_ddraw/

Author: Aqrit @ BitPatch

0.02 Changelog:
- Fixed blurry fonts

0.04 Changelog:
- Fixed screenshots in Battle.net menus
- Improved lag during gameplay
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
Bakuryu
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany1065 Posts
December 12 2015 03:30 GMT
#2
sound all nice and dandy but what is it supposed to fix?
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
December 12 2015 03:32 GMT
#3
On December 12 2015 12:30 Bakuryu wrote:
sound all nice and dandy but what is it supposed to fix?

On December 12 2015 12:27 xboi209 wrote:
You can now play as if you're on Windows XP!

http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 18:08:40
December 12 2015 03:39 GMT
#4
This is great and nice, thanks for efforts.

But can you tell much more what you mean by "if you're on Windows XP"? If I have Win7 where my BW runs normal perfectly will this thing affect it? Or is it designed for Win 8 & 10 and later I believe to solve compatibility issues?

EDIT:
Wow, this thing is so beautiful, not only chat rank icons fixed but even fonts get nicer. mca needs to implement it (maybe update that ddraw fix) to mca64launcher.

BUT one really BAD thing that affects in game, as someone below mentioned, there is slow down in game, it feels unnatural and hard to control or micro. I hope this can be fixed or thought what causes it. It is really similar to lag when running on w-mode. What interesting is menu where you choose singler player/custom game/maps etc. slides faster than usual.
sunbeams are never made like me...
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
December 12 2015 03:45 GMT
#5
On December 12 2015 12:39 outscar wrote:
This is great and nice, thanks for efforts.

But can you tell much more what you mean by "if you're on Windows XP"? If I have Win7 where my BW runs normal perfectly will this thing affect it? Or is it designed for Win 8 & 10 and later I believe to solve compatibility issues?

It doesn't run "perfectly" without workarounds like killing explorer.exe. It fixes all graphical-related bugs in bnet menus that have been introduced since Windows Vista basically.
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
skern49
Profile Joined January 2014
28 Posts
December 12 2015 03:59 GMT
#6
Is this compatible with mca64launcher and/or wLauncher?
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
December 12 2015 04:10 GMT
#7
On December 12 2015 12:59 skern49 wrote:
Is this compatible with mca64launcher and/or wLauncher?


my question too!
Broodwar for life!
Probemicro
Profile Joined February 2014
3708 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 04:25:38
December 12 2015 04:20 GMT
#8
so the graphical bug in win10 is finally fixed with this?
Cele
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Germany4016 Posts
December 12 2015 04:54 GMT
#9
so, i tested it real quick. What happened for me was: the game took quite long to load and it really slowed my game down a lot. Wasn't playable anymore and i tested it with an AI, so it wasn't just a bad connection.

I use Win 7, and launched via MCA Launcher. i did have the MCA DDRAW Emulation box checked. Hope this helps, but ask me in skype if you are interested in details.
Broodwar for life!
mca64Launcher_
Profile Joined June 2015
Poland629 Posts
December 12 2015 06:55 GMT
#10
it works on my Win 10

mca64Launcher_
Profile Joined June 2015
Poland629 Posts
December 12 2015 07:10 GMT
#11
this guy called aqrit is just fuckin awesome!
Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3174 Posts
December 12 2015 08:05 GMT
#12
AWESOME!!!

IT IS WORKING!!!

FINALLY I CAN PLAY FULLSCREEN!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 16:18:37
December 12 2015 16:09 GMT
#13
On December 12 2015 13:54 Cele wrote:
so, i tested it real quick. What happened for me was: the game took quite long to load and it really slowed my game down a lot. Wasn't playable anymore and i tested it with an AI, so it wasn't just a bad connection.

I use Win 7, and launched via MCA Launcher. i did have the MCA DDRAW Emulation box checked. Hope this helps, but ask me in skype if you are interested in details.

Have you tried disabling CPU Throttling?

DDraw Emulation option isn't necessary if you're using this dll

On December 12 2015 12:59 skern49 wrote:
Is this compatible with mca64launcher and/or wLauncher?

Launchers don't care if you have this DLL in your SC folder
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
Keniji
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Netherlands2569 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 16:45:35
December 12 2015 16:41 GMT
#14
WARNING: This DirectDraw proxy dll will trip Battle.nets ANTI-CHEAT defenses.
It is intended for use on custom pvpgn servers only (where allowed).


Will there be any issues with wdetector or the iccup anti hack?
StylishVODs
Profile Joined December 2005
Sweden5331 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 16:50:58
December 12 2015 16:45 GMT
#15
Thankyu !

According to Reach, he is the fastest learner he has ever seen. He start bw only like 2/3 years ago. Infact, his bw history knowledge is so limited, he didn't even know what the map Guillotine was.
xboi209
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1173 Posts
December 12 2015 17:14 GMT
#16
On December 13 2015 01:41 Keniji wrote:
Show nested quote +
WARNING: This DirectDraw proxy dll will trip Battle.nets ANTI-CHEAT defenses.
It is intended for use on custom pvpgn servers only (where allowed).


Will there be any issues with wdetector or the iccup anti hack?

I've tested it with ICCup's antihack and it was fine. I'm not sure about wDetector but I'm think it should be good too
http://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
December 12 2015 17:20 GMT
#17
On December 12 2015 15:55 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
it works on my Win 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rBqdRtiSqQ

this music is SO aggressive for what you're showing lol
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
shakigami
Profile Joined November 2013
220 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-12-12 18:53:46
December 12 2015 18:48 GMT
#18
i cant log into 4 battlenet default servers
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
December 12 2015 18:54 GMT
#19
On December 12 2015 15:55 mca64Launcher_ wrote:
it works on my Win 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rBqdRtiSqQ


Wow, Slipknot sounds WAY worse live than their album versions.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
skern49
Profile Joined January 2014
28 Posts
December 12 2015 22:40 GMT
#20
Is this designed to fix the supposed lag inherent in Windows 7? Or is just for graphical purposes?
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