This just happened to me. I played 3 4v4 games and it was fine, but in my 1v1 game there was no minimap which made it VERY hard to try to send units around the map as I had to use my mouse to scroll over to the other player's base. I was in the bottom left in blistering sands and if I clicked to the top right it would send me back to my base :\

Drayne

Canada239 Posts

May 22 2010 09:36 GMT

#22

It happens to me all the time also, i simply CANT watch a replay with a working minimap and ingame works half the time, whorst part is when i click on the black minimap to direct on myself it drags me waaaay down in the corner of the map making it impossible to see OR use to minimap at all.

p.s; i made a map on US called Tyranny, a 2player melee map, go check it out and tell me what you think! thanks

Fiel

United States587 Posts

May 22 2010 15:59 GMT

#23

I think the problem is with Starcraft and not anything you guys are doing. I can see the minimaps just fine on previous versions of Starcraft, just not on the newer version's replays.

FeLonius

61 Posts

May 22 2010 16:06 GMT

#24

I can see the minimap in game, but it's always black in replays.

Elerosse

3 Posts

May 22 2010 16:33 GMT

#25

yea, on my 3rd game had the same problem...then all my replays now have black minimap screen...

tertle

Australia328 Posts

May 22 2010 16:34 GMT

#26

Don't alt tab when loading

Replay black map seems to be unavoidable though...

firebound12

Canada274 Posts

May 22 2010 18:18 GMT

#27

On May 23 2010 00:59 Fiel wrote:
I think the problem is with Starcraft and not anything you guys are doing. I can see the minimaps just fine on previous versions of Starcraft, just not on the newer version's replays.

On May 23 2010 01:34 tertle wrote:
Don't alt tab when loading

Replay black map seems to be unavoidable though...

I agree with Fiel, I didn't do anything strange like alt-tabbing when loading

For now, it feels very random.

bakedace

United States672 Posts

May 23 2010 00:35 GMT

#28

this is happening to all my replays from patch 13

ZomgTossRush

United States1041 Posts

May 23 2010 00:39 GMT

#29

This is like hardcore mode. Hope bnet fixes these little bugs fast.

Tozar

United States245 Posts

May 24 2010 18:04 GMT

#30

Wow, just played the most frustrating game I've ever played. I didn't play all weekend so I've been playing people on a lower skill level than me and I get into this match without a minimap. I'm trying to do Blink micro while scrolling across the map to find my Stalkers. I thought it would be finally over once I got my shrine up, but then he dropped me and targeted my shrine right before I finished as I helplessly tried to select my army and give them minimap commands. ;_;

Blizzard please fix now!!

RageKage-KAD

United States10 Posts

May 25 2010 12:46 GMT

#31

This just happened to me. Had never happened during a game before. Made playing very difficult, won in a base race though.

KinosJourney2

Sweden1811 Posts

May 25 2010 12:48 GMT

#32

Try changing it to Fullscreen(windowed mode) and then ALT+tabbing out of game then opening it up again. it fixes the black mini-map for me.

RageKage-KAD

United States10 Posts

May 25 2010 12:51 GMT

#33

... what is this "fullscreen" and "windowed mode" you speak of. I think I remember knowing how to do something like that for another game I played, but it eludes me. Will try the alt- tabing if it happens again, thanks.

Latham

9560 Posts

May 25 2010 12:52 GMT

#34

As others have already stated, it happens to me in replays. In game everything is fine.

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

May 25 2010 12:53 GMT

#35

On May 25 2010 21:51 RageKage-KAD wrote:
... what is this "fullscreen" and "windowed mode" you speak of. I think I remember knowing how to do something like that for another game I played, but it eludes me. Will try the alt- tabing if it happens again, thanks.

Check under options in game.

Kratisto

United States199 Posts

May 25 2010 14:54 GMT

#36

I got this in my last placement. Not only is it completely black, but clicking on it always sends you to the same corner of the map, so it's not functional in the least.

Functor

United States3 Posts

May 25 2010 15:21 GMT

#37

Since Patch 13, I have no minimap in replays if I launch them from within SC2. But if I start the replay from outside SC2 (associate .SC2Replay files with SC2.exe or SC2Switcher), I have a minimap and it's fine.

Thankfully it has never affected me in-game so far.

QueueQueue

Canada1000 Posts

May 25 2010 15:24 GMT

#38

I've had this happen in replays a few times. Never during a game though.

Azuremen

United States71 Posts

May 25 2010 15:25 GMT

#39

I've only encountered this in replays so far, but now I am a bit concerned about having it show up in my games as well...

But Fullscreen Windowed mode Alt-Tabbing fixes it?