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Patch 1.18 PTR Update

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ruypture
Profile Joined May 2014
United States367 Posts
April 06 2017 00:20 GMT
#1
Link : https://us.battle.net/forums/en/starcraft/topic/20753916555

Details on the update:

Specific Changes & Improvements

The Mac *Beta*
Updated the background image for Chat Channels
Filter by Game Type available in the Join Game screen
Increased the password length allowance
FPS cap set to 200
Text size has been reduced in several panels to better utilize space
Up to 256 messages are saved per Chat session, and are displayed in grey text when navigating back to the Chat Channel
Chat colors are now unique based on source type: whisper is pink, channel is dark blue, info is yellow, emote is orange, join channel is green, old messages are grey
Message prefixes, such as Usernames, in the chat log appear as a darker color than their message
Players can respond to a whisper in both the UI menus and the Game Client with the command ‘/r’
Attempting to reset the hotkeys will prompt the user with a confirmation panel
Game information no longer covers multiple lines
Private and Replay icons now appear beside the player count
Expanded crash report logging to improve troubleshooting



Bug Fixes

Fixed various crashes
Fixed mouse speed in windowed mode
Fixed an issue with players disconnecting after inputting Korean characters
Navigation buttons and hotkeys have returned to parity with 1.16 values
Map downloads getting stuck in game lobby



Known Issues

UTF-8 is not supported in Chat Channels; work is required to update the legacy chat system
Hotkey configurations still undergoing iteration
Group selection hotkeys 6 and 8 are not functional on AZERTY keyboards; being fixed for next build
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DemigodcelpH
Profile Joined August 2011
1138 Posts
April 06 2017 00:22 GMT
#2
Updated the background image for Chat Channels


Good news.
Jeremy_Sc2
Profile Joined December 2015
4 Posts
April 06 2017 00:23 GMT
#3
Latency seems better but not in patch notes.
ruypture
Profile Joined May 2014
United States367 Posts
April 06 2017 00:32 GMT
#4
On April 06 2017 09:23 Jeremy_Sc2 wrote:
Latency seems better but not in patch notes.

think that was changed a couple days ago
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starithm
Profile Blog Joined July 2013
United States118 Posts
April 06 2017 00:43 GMT
#5
Wow, they fixed a lot of stuff already. Nice!
http://www.twitch.tv/starithm
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-06 01:25:56
April 06 2017 01:05 GMT
#6
New Battle.net background. Seems homely and reminiscent of the old background

[image loading]

The pixelation issues in windowed fullscreen were also fixed for me. The game looks like classic BW or 1.18 fullscreen.
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Ruken
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States858 Posts
April 06 2017 01:27 GMT
#7
On April 06 2017 10:05 eviltomahawk wrote:
New Battle.net background. Seems homely and reminiscent of the old background

[image loading]


Now just move the channel/friends list a little to the right, center the chat box, and move the join / create / channel buttons to the left side
MIK Terran
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
April 06 2017 01:32 GMT
#8
Also, new Join Games filter options

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
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Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
April 06 2017 01:33 GMT
#9
Map downloading is SUPER fast now.
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Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4341 Posts
April 06 2017 01:33 GMT
#10
Good to hear!
So wait? I'm bad? =(
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5457 Posts
April 06 2017 01:36 GMT
#11
Nice background graphic!
CobaltBlu
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States919 Posts
April 06 2017 01:36 GMT
#12
It's a big improvement!
probelife66
Profile Joined March 2017
142 Posts
April 06 2017 01:37 GMT
#13
Awesome!
Diminished
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
28 Posts
April 06 2017 01:41 GMT
#14
Couldn't find this in the notes, but it looks like you can move slots (in the same group) in the pre-game lobby again! Time to go splurge on some UMS!
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The_Red_Viper
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
19533 Posts
April 06 2017 01:42 GMT
#15
Is there a way i can change my language settings? I messed that up
IU | Sohyang || There is no God and we are his prophets | For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” | Ignorance is the parent of fear |
B-royal
Profile Joined May 2015
Belgium1330 Posts
April 06 2017 01:45 GMT
#16
On April 06 2017 10:27 Ruken wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 06 2017 10:05 eviltomahawk wrote:
New Battle.net background. Seems homely and reminiscent of the old background

[image loading]


Now just move the channel/friends list a little to the right, center the chat box, and move the join / create / channel buttons to the left side


Nice to see our voices are being heard. Also what he said :D
new BW-player (~E rank fish) twitch.tv/crispydrone || What plays 500 games a season but can't get better? => http://imgur.com/a/pLzf9 <= ||
StarscreamG1
Profile Joined February 2011
Portugal1653 Posts
April 06 2017 01:45 GMT
#17
I Love This Game.
iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4383 Posts
April 06 2017 01:53 GMT
#18
Great changes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvoI6gvQs
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
April 06 2017 01:57 GMT
#19
There's a new graphics option called "Bilinear Filtering"

I'm not sure if it was there before. I think it wasn't. Default is for it to be turned on, and the game looks like old BW that way. Turning it off makes the game look pixelated in Windowed Fullscreen like in the last version of 1.18.
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10012 Posts
April 06 2017 01:59 GMT
#20
great patch
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