LcrdSnccp: I was thinking this same thing, especially if it was actually hovering around page 2 to keep some of the "masses" out...sometimes these metalopolis games are lagfests....

I'm planning on making a "tips n tricks" video after some more development and could use that as a basis to promote another map. Probably a week away or so away.

ThomasR

764 Posts

January 22 2012 00:57 GMT

#203

Hey Icculus,

I notice a lot of people lag when game loads up due to them alt tabbing and what not. I suppose a way to fix that would be to allow people to realize that if they change their sc2 display mode to "Windowed (Fullscreen)" instead of "Fullscreen" they wouldn't cause the game to lag when they alt tab. Do you think you can add that into the 15 second loading screen so that there may be fewer laggers? Laggers eventually get vote-kicked but that kind of sucks for people who aren't aware of the "Windowed (Fullscreen)" display mode.

Troxle

United States486 Posts

January 22 2012 01:16 GMT

#204

Do you have any idea what's cauding order delays when I play? The game seems to wait a good 2 or 3 seconds before a command is actually recognized. Only happens when I played Peepmode and it was very frustrating to deal with (I was the only one in game experiencing it, but regular maps/ladder I have no issues and game/map size). it was Peepmode Bel'shir beach, don't know if any known bugs are there or not.

IcculusLizard

265 Posts

January 23 2012 05:10 GMT

#205

ThomasR: Are you sure that it really makes a difference if they're alt-tabbed vs windowed?

Troxle: Hmm, Bel'Shir is a bit behind but I'm not aware of any bug that would affect the lag of only one player...that seems to happen to everyone at once when someone is lagging, not just one player. If it happens regularly to you, please let me know...and send a replay.

Emperor_Earth

United States824 Posts

January 24 2012 02:38 GMT

#206

Is there a webpage with the global ratings?

yFot

Sweden41 Posts

January 24 2012 11:00 GMT

#207

Yesterday you got 10 new followers. Spent all night playing theese maps with some friends. Had a blast!

The only thing that people complained about was the fact that when you chose to see the match from a specific players pov, unscouted buildings are still seen - so you can´t really see what information the player really has (sry if mentioned earlier in thread)

Keep up the good work and we will continue to play!

13th Marine

United States344 Posts

January 25 2012 07:22 GMT

#208

Is it intentional that a capitalized "GG" doesn't count as a surrender? Just observed a game and the loser typed in GG while the winner typed in gg afterwards...and the winner was given the loss since the loser's previous GG didn't count as one.

IcculusLizard

265 Posts

January 25 2012 08:32 GMT

#209

13th Marine: You must be mistaken. Typing "gg" or "GG" brings up a confirmation dialog, it doesn't actually surrender. If you click the dialog, then you surrender. So if someone clicked "Yes I surrender", he deserved it

yFot: Thanks for playing! Unfortunately, Blizz doesn't expose fog of war memory for structures...see Help (F12) > Known Bugs (in-game) to see listing of current issues (this is one of them).

Empror_Earth: Bnet does not supply a way of having global rankings and website approaches are clunky at best (they rely on external software or manual upload and are therefore not current). I am currently investigating possibilites for a "Peep Ladder"...Blizz doesn't make such a thing easy, if even possible.

ThomasR

764 Posts

January 26 2012 04:49 GMT

#210

Yea, people with slower comps seem to lag when they alt tab when they're in Fullscreen mode (less lag with Windowed (Fullscreen) it seems)

Cainun

United States2 Posts

January 28 2012 04:36 GMT

#211

On January 26 2012 13:49 ThomasR wrote:
Yea, people with slower comps seem to lag when they alt tab when they're in Fullscreen mode (less lag with Windowed (Fullscreen) it seems)

I can also back this, computer speed doesn't really seem to matter period though. Tabbing out always throws the latency screen up.

Also, did you remove the assorted personal bling and such? I can't seem to access it anymore, I miss my infested terran! :<

IcculusLizard

265 Posts

January 28 2012 07:46 GMT

#212

Cainun: You can get to personal bling from Avatars > Personal Bling or click the money icon in upper-right of faceoff to get to Store.

leveller

Sweden1840 Posts

January 28 2012 08:51 GMT

#213

I boucht a smiley face for my ramp with 30.000 dollars

But I cant see it

do I need any specific graphic settings?

IcculusLizard

265 Posts

January 28 2012 20:09 GMT

#214

leveller: Just tested and although the smiley is a bit dimmer compared to Ultra settings, it works just fine on Low graphics settings. Are you sure you're setting it up correctly from Player Bling window?

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

January 28 2012 21:15 GMT

#215

really nice work on the map

XenoX101

Australia729 Posts

January 29 2012 11:59 GMT

#216

Hey IcculusLizard, I was wondering if theres any chance you could add the new blizzard maps to the PeepMode map pool, Arid Plateau & Entombed Valley, would be great to get some practice on them

. I also think maybe you could add some of the new cool maps in here like TPW's Sacred or Concrete Dreams, and GSL maps like Daybreak and the new Metropolis by Crux, would be a good way to give new maps exposure and let people play on the maps the pro's use

.

Oh and I'm still sometimes having all my avatars greyed out when I want to click to play and there's still plenty of time left to decide who's playing. Also when advanced avatar selection is turned on I think you should keep the "want to play" button seperate to the avatar selection buttons to keep things consistent, and I also have had trouble cancelling my decision to play when I had advanced avatar selection on because of this.

Thanks again for the map! I always use it for my KOTHs :D.

IcculusLizard

265 Posts

January 29 2012 18:50 GMT

#217

XenoX101: Thanks for your comments. I will check out the Avatar greyed-out and inability to cancel issues...I am thinking of overhauling the Avatars interface and adding more avatars, actually. You can cancel your declaration to play by clicking the circle with the line through it from either of the Avatars windows (normal or advanced). Doesn't work last 3 seconds of countdown, though.

I was thinking of updating the map pool...MLG Metalopolis no longer has gold, so I was thinking of making that change, plus adding some maps as you suggest. I like to keep the map pool to around 10, so that means making some choices. Also, I need to request the map files from the creators, and that doesn't always pan out...if you know where I can get my hands on copies of all the maps you mentioned, please let me know.

Freeze967

United States230 Posts

January 29 2012 20:16 GMT

#218

IcculusLizard, thanks so much for making this map. My clan and I use these maps for our practices and it's very nice. Keep updating and making new maps, thanks <3

neobowman

Canada3324 Posts

January 29 2012 21:46 GMT

#219

Do I get VIP for being in ESV map team? =D