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On December 16 2011 10:07 diophan wrote:Thanks for programming this--it's very slick and saves me having a bunch of pieces of paper taped to my screen while I'm learning zerg after playing terran  One suggestion that I would love though--make it so there's an option to automatically select a build of your choice after selecting your opponent's race. I imagine many people play like this--they do one build many times over again in the same matchup. Also, is there a way to tell it what your race is so you don't have to select it each time? Again, thanks!
I originally planned to use the selected build option, and is likely something I will add. Permanent self-race selection is also a good idea.
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Wow this is some pretty cool Stuff! Thank you for putting this out! really fantastic, keep it up!
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this is sick man, ive been using your build order notebook for a long time now, mad props
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I have a problem where i can open it but when i do it closes and goes on my task bar. It's now pretty much useless so could you help fix my problem? I'm using windows 7 and I've already deleted the folder in "my documents"
Thanks
EDIT: Nvm i fixed it. had to delete the entire scrapbook folder then redownload
Noobalopse
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Wow, neat creation! Although I don't like the fact that there could be a crutch for players to rest upon when playing ladder games, or even online tournament games. However, I believe that the application of this tool is very practical, and I support that 100%.
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Update 2.5: + Show Spoiler +2.5
New: Added the ability to import sharecodes manually via an icon above the Script textbox.
New: Added an option to remember your own race for the in-game build selection window.
New: Added a reset button to the in-game build selection window.
Fix: Fixed sc2bo:// protocol importing.
Fix: The unique ID of a build will be changed when changes are made to the build.
Fix: The position of the main window will no longer persist between sessions. This
should fix the issue that caused people to have to delete their config to load
the application.
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this is very practical and useful.
id love to open this on another window next time i ladder
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helped me a ton  can only recommend it. It's especially useful if you want to offrace/switch races (like me) to help you get those builds down.
keep up the effort veritas! very good job
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Okay I apologize if I'm missing something stupid, but the "Remember my race" button is greyed out. I tried toggling all the options. I also deleted the config and started over but still the same result.
EDIT: I tried changing the RememberRace flag in the .xml file to true but that doesn't do anything and I don't see any option in the .xml file that sets what my race is.
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This is kinda neat, but this kind of stuff will get you in trouble. You can never just follow a cook book of build orders to the letter. What if you are being 6 pooled? The list on your screen then turns completely useless. ALso it creates tunnel vision to players that are not experienced with competition gaming or playing vs other people. Using this for practice is fine, but you cant use this program in real time when playing vs someone.
Grinding games gives you a lot more than any written instructions can ever give you. Learn the basic BO, and then drop the written instructions and practice it vs real people.
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On December 31 2011 08:01 ishyishy wrote:
This is kinda neat, but this kind of stuff will get you in trouble. You can never just follow a cook book of build orders to the letter. What if you are being 6 pooled? The list on your screen then turns completely useless. ALso it creates tunnel vision to players that are not experienced with competition gaming or playing vs other people. Using this for practice is fine, but you cant use this program in real time when playing vs someone.
Grinding games gives you a lot more than any written instructions can ever give you. Learn the basic BO, and then drop the written instructions and practice it vs real people.
I've been using this to write general notes to myself like 5:00 3rd Queen, 6:00 2nd Gas, 7:00 Evo, 8:00 Lair. I think it's pretty helpful to use it like that. Obviously if someone allins I'm going to deviate.
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On December 31 2011 07:57 diophan wrote:
Okay I apologize if I'm missing something stupid, but the "Remember my race" button is greyed out. I tried toggling all the options. I also deleted the config and started over but still the same result.
EDIT: I tried changing the RememberRace flag in the .xml file to true but that doesn't do anything and I don't see any option in the .xml file that sets what my race is.
Well that was a bit herp derp of me. Updated.
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Ironic piece of software, lower league people will use this, but it doesn't even matter cos the rest of their game is still awful after the first 3mins of their BO, and proper level people most likely wont be using this anyway.
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On December 31 2011 22:28 discobaas wrote:
Ironic piece of software, lower league people will use this, but it doesn't even matter cos the rest of their game is still awful after the first 3mins of their BO, and proper level people most likely wont be using this anyway.
You have to know your opening to even think about mid or late game. It's very useful to remember basic BO, so dont complain
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2.5.2: Late night coding derp. Remember Race now actually does something.
On December 31 2011 22:28 discobaas wrote:
Ironic piece of software, lower league people will use this, but it doesn't even matter cos the rest of their game is still awful after the first 3mins of their BO, and proper level people most likely wont be using this anyway.
Having the build on your screen for reference instead of having to look elsewhere and messing up your flow is incredibly useful. Consequently I've now mastered all the of builds I use and am now master league.
Obviously if you have shit mechanics you likely won't do well after the build finishes, but mechanics get better with time and at lower leagues something that even remotely resembles a well executed build will win you the game.
It's meant to be a learning aid until you've mastered what you're practicing. It is not meant to turn the game into StarCraft II: Guitar Hero for the rest of your life.
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Wow man thank you so much. This is sooo nice to have. I really learn builds well. This will guide you to solid build orders if you put in the time! Thanky ou soososososo much!
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great stuff! love it!
one issue:
is anyone having problems where you constantly have to keep closing and opening the scrapbook to make changes?
whether it be changing the font or updating the build order, i keep getting this error. closing and re-opening fixes this, but it is annoying as hell 
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/s6sNo.png)
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On January 06 2012 05:37 Golgotha wrote:great stuff! love it! one issue: is anyone having problems where you constantly have to keep closing and opening the scrapbook to make changes? whether it be changing the font or updating the build order, i keep getting this error. closing and re-opening fixes this, but it is annoying as hell
What version of windows are you running?
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Hey, nice tool!
What do I have to do so that I get an overlay while playing YABOT?
Btw I have also above mentioned error, Windows 7 Professional in English is running!
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THANKS SO MUCH!!!
I had been looking for something to make an easy cheat-sheet print out for build orders and this was an almost perfect solution!!!
Here are a couple 'brochure-type' BO Cheat Sheets I was messing around with...
I made a blank layout to print using MS Publisher:
![[image loading]](http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz179/someday0i0will0stop/th_terran-cheatsheet-blank.jpg)
Then I saved it as a .jpg or .png to drag onto the desktop builder as a background:
![[image loading]](http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz179/someday0i0will0stop/th_zerg-cheatsheet-buildorder.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz179/someday0i0will0stop/th_testspeedlingbuild.png)
Few side-notes:
(for wallpaper
-Is there a readme file or help that I can't find that lists the syntax in order to format font? (like * for bold, # italic, does it apply to the entire line only, is there a way to make a single word bold? etc...)
-Also, if I want to put {terran} {zerg} or {protoss} in the build order script area, the icon comes out much smaller than the building/unit/upgrade icons, is there a way to specify the size within the BO script, like {terran.50} = terran logo @ 50x50?
-You have zerg specialty upgrades (pneumatized caprice, burrow, ulktralisk plating), however protoss is missing twilight upgrades blink & charge, {protoss_upgrade_blink}? It could be because these are not just upgrades, but also an ability... as it seems you are missing abilities - while all of them may not be useful, the icon for chronoboost & spawn larva, etc would be useful as well as the abilities that are also upgrades like blink, stim, etc.
-Would be nice to choose a default background/template [like the 'brochure'-type blanks I made above & a couple other choices] OR drag & drop your own background
-Would also be nice to have a way to specify the size of the 'canvas' in the wallpaper designer in the area where it is currently shown, maybe an option/button to stretch wallpaper to the new canvas size & a basic selection tool (free or rectangular) w/ the usual basic options (crop, cut, copy, paste).
-Also might want to consider adding a "print" or "save & print" next to the "save" button, in order to shrink/stretch the image to fit on a page, and possibly show some sort of print preview --- this would be like an option to provide either 'save as wallpaper/overlay' OR 'print as cheet-sheat'.
(for scrapbook/script)
-Maybe integrate some of the ideas from and/or team up with creator of sc2builds.com?
-the 'steps' tab shows a graphic layout of the build similar to your overlay, but it includes the (ideal) timings as well (a feature someone previously mentioned that they would like...
-the "encoding" tab displays YABOT (single or multiplayer code) AND plain text... it would be nice to allow SC2scrapbook to also be able to import multiple formats from pages & BO databanks like this and be able to export in multiple formats as well.
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I get this error at times upon trying to update a build, usually I think the wallpaper designer is open at the same time - this might have something to do with the error?? Also, if I run the program as an administrator, I usually can't drag & drop a picture for the wallpaper background.
Running:
Windows 7 64-bit (SP1) w/ 8GB DDR3
AMD 790FX chipset (MSI model MS-7577)
CPU: Phenom II X4 965
GPUs: 2x 5770HD (crossxfire)
Again, thanks for this little utility! has been extremely helpful!!
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![[image loading]](http://s825.photobucket.com/albums/zz179/someday0i0will0stop/?action=view¤t=zerg-cheatsheet-buildorder.jpg)
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