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Thanks to Reddit sleuths, everyone can try the LotV test maps by following instructions here. Note: This is not a beta key, it is simply access to Vs. AI and a Unit Tester. I have no idea how cool with this Blizzard is or is not, use at your own risk. |
Russian Federation4295 Posts
On March 29 2015 03:13 dcemuser wrote:Here's listfile diffs for Legacy of the Void I made last night when the client was released: http://www.curseforge.com/paste/11941/You don't need an installer; it's CASC. They'll probably make one, but it is just fluff that calls the app to install the game. I used some custom tools to generate the listfile diffs, but installing the game is easy. Just go to your Battle.net app's directory. Hold down SHIFT and right-click in an empty space in the directory and go to "Open command window here". In the command prompt, type "battle.net.exe --game= s2_beta --install" without quotes. The SC2 LotV installer will launch as if you had access (obviously you still don't, it just installs the game).
Not works for me, it shows an error that B.net app is maybe outdated but I have the latest one
edit: changed sc2_beta to s2_beta and it worked. ty
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Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game.
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Russian Federation4295 Posts
Woah, sc2 will have 64-bit optimization. Finally
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On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game.
playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen.
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On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen.
Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works.
Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed.
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If it does work, get us some stats on the Adept, please. :D
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On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed.
Yeah, its in the LotV engine (I have the outlines of probes behind buildings, there is a ping section in the ctrl-alt-F stats panel) but you cant use the LotV dependancies yet.
I wonder if someone leaked one of the map files from the beta if you could load it offline like that.
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On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. I have the outlines of probes behind buildings
Can that be disabled ?
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On March 29 2015 04:36 [PkF] Wire wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. I have the outlines of probes behind buildings Can that be disabled ?
There's no option for it but they only show on medium+ graphics
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On March 29 2015 04:40 [LYF] TN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:36 [PkF] Wire wrote:On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. I have the outlines of probes behind buildings Can that be disabled ? There's no option for it but they only show on medium+ graphics
That's great, I don't wish to have this option and I'm already used to play on low. Thanks ! It's kinda annoying it's going to be mandatory on tournament streams but I guess we'll get used to it.
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On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. Yeah, its in the LotV engine (I have the outlines of probes behind buildings, there is a ping section in the ctrl-alt-F stats panel) but you cant use the LotV dependancies yet. I wonder if someone leaked one of the map files from the beta if you could load it offline like that.
Eh, probably don't need to wait that long. I loaded an SC2 map in the Heroes engine by changing dependencies with a hex editor - this shouldn't be too different.
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Are those really that big of an addition?
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On March 29 2015 05:09 doihy wrote:Are those really that big of an addition?
For mappers, yes.
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On March 29 2015 04:49 dcemuser wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. Yeah, its in the LotV engine (I have the outlines of probes behind buildings, there is a ping section in the ctrl-alt-F stats panel) but you cant use the LotV dependancies yet. I wonder if someone leaked one of the map files from the beta if you could load it offline like that. Eh, probably don't need to wait that long. I loaded an SC2 map in the Heroes engine by changing dependencies with a hex editor - this shouldn't be too different.
Okay so, progress. It is loading the tooltips as if they were from LotV - when I mouseover Twilight Council after my changes, it says "Contains upgrades for Zealots, Stalkers, and Adepts." Before changes it just says "Contains upgrades for Zealots and Stalkers."
Now for it to actually load the gamedata xmls properly.
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looking forward to the pro streams to be honest 
unfortunately I am once again not gonna get a beta invite just like that... had to preorder HotS back in early 2013 T_T
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Russian Federation4295 Posts
Stucked at Initializing, and the LotV folder changes size from 5Gb to 6.3gb
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Cx9F8Syl.jpg)
Edit: Oh, it still downloads huge files at background even when bar shows "initializing"
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On March 29 2015 05:45 dcemuser wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:49 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. Yeah, its in the LotV engine (I have the outlines of probes behind buildings, there is a ping section in the ctrl-alt-F stats panel) but you cant use the LotV dependancies yet. I wonder if someone leaked one of the map files from the beta if you could load it offline like that. Eh, probably don't need to wait that long. I loaded an SC2 map in the Heroes engine by changing dependencies with a hex editor - this shouldn't be too different. Okay so, progress. It is loading the tooltips as if they were from LotV - when I mouseover Twilight Council after my changes, it says "Contains upgrades for Zealots, Stalkers, and Adepts." Before changes it just says "Contains upgrades for Zealots and Stalkers." Now for it to actually load the gamedata xmls properly.
Thanks for your efforts! Hype!
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On March 29 2015 05:45 dcemuser wrote:Show nested quote +On March 29 2015 04:49 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:33 [LYF] TN wrote:On March 29 2015 04:18 dcemuser wrote:On March 29 2015 04:13 ivancype wrote:On March 29 2015 04:02 dcemuser wrote:
Lol, it is playable too. Drag and drop a map file onto SC2Switcher.exe or SC2Switcher_64.exe (in Support/Support64 folder of install).
It treats it like you launched the game via the 'Test Map' command of the SC2 Editor and will launch a single-player game. playable like, can we actually play the game? or can we just launch the client? I drag n dropped a campaign map file and i stopped in the log in screen. Campaign maps aren't valid probably. Also, you need to use a map that has hardcoded AI or removed win conditions otherwise you will instantly win. I just downloaded Cloud Kingdom LE and forced Player 2 to be a Computer, testing if that works. Edit: No dice, it is playable, but because the map I used was Heart of the Swarm, it was just your standard Cloud Kingdom LE game. Going to do some hex editing to the map to remove/replace Heart of the Swarm dependencies as needed. Yeah, its in the LotV engine (I have the outlines of probes behind buildings, there is a ping section in the ctrl-alt-F stats panel) but you cant use the LotV dependancies yet. I wonder if someone leaked one of the map files from the beta if you could load it offline like that. Eh, probably don't need to wait that long. I loaded an SC2 map in the Heroes engine by changing dependencies with a hex editor - this shouldn't be too different. Okay so, progress. It is loading the tooltips as if they were from LotV - when I mouseover Twilight Council after my changes, it says "Contains upgrades for Zealots, Stalkers, and Adepts." Before changes it just says "Contains upgrades for Zealots and Stalkers." Now for it to actually load the gamedata xmls properly.
Means the Adept will have some upgrade in the TC btw, which was not something we knew if I recall correctly.
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