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1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
In preparation for StarCraft: Remastered, SC:BW will be receiving its first official patch since January 21, 2009—almost 8 years ago. This patch mostly contains bug fixes and added functionality, with only 2 changes to unit bugs.
These changes should have little or no effect on gameplays, since SC:R will allegedly be compatible with BW 1.16.
Patch Will Happen 3/30 US Time. More details soon?
StarCraft v1.18a Patch Notes
StarCraft and Brood War will now be completely FREE.
Specific Changes & Improvements
* Please “Run as Admin” during patching; it is required by modern operating systems and your first client run will migrate saves to avoid issues from Windows system admin changes
- Added windowed fullscreen or windowed mode; use Alt+Enter to switch between
- Added UTF-8 support
- Added Keybind options
- Added cursor clamping in game while windowed; unclamped in menus
- Added Popular Maps to streamline finding games or game types
- Added options to display actions per minute
- Added Observer mode
- Added opponent information when joining a game lobby
- Added autosaving for replays
- Added in game timer option
- Added UPnP support
- Improved gameplay responsiveness during multiplayer by increasing turn rate to match LAN speeds over Battle.net
- Improved UI layout in Battle.net sections
- Improved behavior of available lobbies within the Join game section
- Improved compatibility with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
- Improved anticheat
- Improved installation and patching performance
- Native support for Fish
Bug Fixes
- Fixed palette issues to correct rainbow water, 80s Kerrigan, and other graphic glitches
- Fixed problems with LAN game discovery
- Fixed IME support and other text artifacts in Battle.net menus
- LAN and Legacy Battle.net fixes
- Valkyries will fire missiles regardless of population size
- Dragoons will not freeze and require a Stop order before accepting new orders
Known Issues
- Mac is not supported this patch, but is in progress
- The profile section is currently unavailable
With Blizzard keen to improve BW functionality and play experience, what other features, add-ons, or bugs do you think Blizzard should add to the game?
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ALLEYCAT BLUES51500 Posts
Valkyries will fire missiles regardless of population size
Dragoons will not freeze and require a Stop order before accepting new orders
there will be riots
Also screen size is wider waiting for Fana to complain.
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>Valkyries will fire missiles regardless of population size
>no balance change
pick one
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Never thought I'd see the day this'd happen.
Damn
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Japan11790 Posts
I am quietly optimistic. Please don't screw up
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Key binding options?! That could screw up the balance at the highest level some what, but I don't care, it means I might be able to enjoy playing again! PogChamp
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On March 26 2017 14:25 BLinD-RawR wrote:Show nested quote +Valkyries will fire missiles regardless of population size
Dragoons will not freeze and require a Stop order before accepting new orders there will be riots Also screen size is wider waiting for Fana to complain.
I hope they fixed the stop order issue for every unit and not just the dragoon.
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Please help, drowning in my own jizz
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Im very excited for the keybind options, this way I can play sc2 and bw at the same time.
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How are they just gonna skip 1.17?
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the keybind options will honestly help so much for accessibility
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There isn't a single thing in those patch notes I don't love.
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What does uPnP support mean? Would this affect hosting games?
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On March 26 2017 14:39 Ribbon wrote:
What does uPnP support mean? Would this affect hosting games?
yea it should fix those issues that required people to fuck with their router settings to play online
"One solution for NAT traversal, called the Internet Gateway Device Protocol (IGD Protocol), is implemented via UPnP. Many routers and firewalls expose themselves as Internet Gateway Devices, allowing any local UPnP control point to perform a variety of actions, including retrieving the external IP address of the device, enumerate existing port mappings, and add or remove port mappings. By adding a port mapping, a UPnP controller behind the IGD can enable traversal of the IGD from an external address to an internal client."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play#NAT_traversal
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On March 26 2017 14:37 lestye wrote:
How are they just gonna skip 1.17?
Same as Windows 9. They do this to emphasise how huge the changes are.
So I guess this is goodbye to ICCUP? Smart of them to include fish, but it seems like iccup will be a thing of the past. Upnp support is great. Will feel really strange to play on official b.net servers, let's hope their anti-hack is actually any good.
It honestly feels like they actually read the rumour threads and listened to what fans wanted. Can't believe this is something blizz is doing in 2017.
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On March 26 2017 14:39 Die4Ever wrote:Show nested quote +On March 26 2017 14:39 Ribbon wrote:
What does uPnP support mean? Would this affect hosting games? yea it should fix those issues that required people to fuck with their router settings to play online
That's massive for me. Not being able to mess with my apartment's router is the reason I stopped playing BW.
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Keybinds fuck yeah. I wonder how the people who were saying that ''pressing bad keybinds is a skill'' feel now that regular BW has it.
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United States1225 Posts
This is going to open up the game to so many new players, myself included. So hype to dust off the macro and finally learn how to play!
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MatchMaking sounds good to me.
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On March 26 2017 14:47 peanuts wrote:
This is going to open up the game to so many new players, myself included. So hype to dust off the macro and finally learn how to play!
What kept you before? OS compatibility?
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