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Orek
Profile Joined February 2012
1665 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-07 06:31:21
July 10 2012 23:42 GMT
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[G]Health Bar Color


Summary of the topic in images

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I'm not sure if knowing this helps you play SC2 any better, but I had been wondering about the relationship between unit health and health bar color for a long time. So, I did a little research on it. After trying with several different units, I found that color transitions happened around 86%,57%, and 29%. Those numbers looked very random at first. Then, I realized that those were 6/7, 4/7, and 2/7 respectively. WIth this hypothesis in mind, I tried with more units from each race. Results were in agreement. Therefore, I concluded that multiples of 1/7 are used for color transition points. Images above basically explain everything.

Once I found the rule, I could simply calculate all color transition points for all units. So I did. Health for protoss units are without shield.
Unit Color Transition Point(Exact health)
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Unit Color Transition Point(Rounded to the first integer health you actually see on screen)
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Also, buildings seem to follow the same rule.
Building Color Transition Point(Rounded to the first integer health you actually see on screen)
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Terran buildings catch fire at a point where color bar is in orange, NOT red. When health gets lower than 1/3 of maximum health, buildings start to lose health.
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Well, not the most exciting topic, but I hope this helps for something.

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sc2pal
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland624 Posts
July 10 2012 23:44 GMT
#2
as weird as it sounds i found it useful thank you
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United States25552 Posts
July 10 2012 23:52 GMT
#3
This is a thoughful and comprehensive guide. Well-written and useful. I learned something new!
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snively
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States1159 Posts
July 11 2012 00:08 GMT
#4
cool cool. not something that will change anybodys game but something good to know
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zhurai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States5660 Posts
July 11 2012 00:22 GMT
#5
Terran buildings catch fire at a point where color bar is in orange, NOT red. When health gets lower than 1/3 of maximum health, buildings start to lose health.

man that's strange why they decided to make it like that ~~
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Fencar
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States2694 Posts
July 11 2012 00:41 GMT
#6
Very cool! Thanks for making this. It should make it easier to see how much HP our units have, or at least guess.
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thurst0n
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States611 Posts
July 11 2012 03:12 GMT
#7
Thank you for finding this. I didnt even notice the slight difference in the red/yellow/orange colors. I thought there were only 4 colors total haha!
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WolfBro
Profile Joined December 2011
United States59 Posts
July 11 2012 04:21 GMT
#8
I found it useful. And bonus, pretty colors!

Thanks.
steelcurtain09
Profile Joined October 2011
United States87 Posts
July 11 2012 04:37 GMT
#9
This is actually kinda helpful. I originally thought it was at 25%, 50%, and 75%. But there are a few errors there. Drones are 40 HP, not 50. And zerglings are 35 HP, not 25
Orek
Profile Joined February 2012
1665 Posts
July 11 2012 05:54 GMT
#10
On July 11 2012 13:37 steelcurtain09 wrote:
This is actually kinda helpful. I originally thought it was at 25%, 50%, and 75%. But there are a few errors there. Drones are 40 HP, not 50. And zerglings are 35 HP, not 25


Thank you for pointing out. Drone & Zergling health fixed.
Chrono000
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Korea (South)358 Posts
August 24 2012 14:28 GMT
#11
damn you are a nerd. its a good thing.
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