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Patch 3.3.0 brings some cool features as well as many bug fixes, all of these features including most beloved Abathur as co-cop commander had their own articles, videos and just small articles before the patch. But one feature wasn't represented enough, and we waited for it since Wings of Liberty. For some of you this feature may be meh and mean not that much, but I think, that small way to customize our ladder games will just make game fresh again, at least 1v1. Maybe not in gameplay manner, but more likely more pleasant for eyes. I'm talking about custom ladder colors.
One more note on why I focusing on word "ladder". First of all, patch 3.3.0 allows to change colors in unranked and/or ranked 1v1 ladder games, so instead of being always red, blue or green, you can have any of 17 colors!.
To configure these colors go to Options -> Gameplay and under "Team Color Intensity" you may find three dropdown menues: your colors, ally colors (2v2, 3v3, 4v4), enemy colors and neutral colors. You should look first at your own colors, because neutral color is rarely seen in game (neutral critters that die from 10 clicks, and left/dead allies/enemies in team games will have that color too). Enemy color was always red, you can change it too, but I think, having enemies as red was always intuitive and easy to recognize (you won't miss that bright red pixel quickly moving to your base out of nowhere).
Right now there is probably bug (or just missed opportunity to change) - you will be always green on minimap, no matter what your color is (your original player color (red or blue in 1v1), alliance color (green by default or your configured one). Enemies will have changed color even on minimap as well.
Another note. Team Color Intensity may change how your color looks, and in some cases the difference is very noticeable. I'll post some screenshots below so you can see it.
Lets talk about YOUR colors, and why you should... no, MUST change your color from default green. Here are reasons, why you must do it:
- Lore connection.Always play as blue Raynor's raiders, red Dominion Terrans or violet Kerrigan Zerg forces! Oh wait, you now can play UED also!
- Make stream more unique. Tie your color with stream overlays or your color theme! Scarlett's pink zergs, blue Zergs of Fenner, golden Protoss warriors of Grubby (or cyan), or lime Zergs of Stephano, or any other famous StarCraft streamer. Or just tie with stream color theme, be it brown or blue overlay and design.
- Make games memorable and unique. Isn't it great to remember, that in X game you beated that sneaky Protoss with gorgeous proxy while playing as pink Zergs? Or when you managed to hold strong allin from opponent while playing as white Terrans?
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my favorite combo so far is teal vs orange
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Obviously gonna play as Yellowzerg  ,
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Might sound weird, but I feel like this will help some people deal with ladder anxiety.
For example, if they make their opponent a funny pink or purple instead of an aggressive red :D
Also good for color blind players.
I love this feature
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that's indeed great news. I shall make me blue and my opponents red.
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On May 18 2016 04:36 [PkF] Wire wrote:
that's indeed great news. I shall make me blue and my opponents red.
Woha almost like me, but I am gonna be Green and my enemy Red always. So I think mine is better =P
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this is the greatest sc2 news i've heard ever i am so happy
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On May 18 2016 05:03 Sogetsu wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2016 04:36 [PkF] Wire wrote:
that's indeed great news. I shall make me blue and my opponents red. Woha almost like me, but I am gonna be Green and my enemy Red always. So I think mine is better =P
so basically you just keep the usual green system ?
I always wanted to use the green/red system -I have an autistic/control freak side that wants things to always be the same- but I disliked how vivid the green was. Blue is my favorite color so I'll be elated to always be blue instead of being a filthy red 50% of the time ^^
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but I disliked how vivid the green was
Try Light Green and Dark green. They are great colors, not much change from previous green, but at same time they make it look more fresh and at same time more comfort for you.
Also standard Green is still darker than Default.
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Damn, so many colors, I'm having trouble making a decision. I was thinking yellow or teal but there are some other options now.
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On May 18 2016 05:24 Existor wrote:Try Light Green and Dark green. They are great colors, not much change from previous green, but at same time they make it look more fresh and at same time more comfort for you. Also standard Green is still darker than Default.
hey can't I like blue ?
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^Stop double posting.
Also, seems really cool change. Good job!
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this is best update in all 6 years of starcraft 2
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This will help me so much, being color blind...... Thanks Blizzard!!
Confused.......how does being able to manually select your team color not possible when you have color blind mode on?
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On May 18 2016 05:06 [PkF] Wire wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2016 05:03 Sogetsu wrote:On May 18 2016 04:36 [PkF] Wire wrote:
that's indeed great news. I shall make me blue and my opponents red. Woha almost like me, but I am gonna be Green and my enemy Red always. So I think mine is better =P so basically you just keep the usual green system ? I always wanted to use the green/red system -I have an autistic/control freak side that wants things to always be the same- but I disliked how vivid the green was. Blue is my favorite color so I'll be elated to always be blue instead of being a filthy red 50% of the time ^^
Nah, for me Terran is Green, then Protoss Blue and Zerg could be Red but I don't like Red... so I played them Orange.
Depending on the race I change the colour but right now I am playing Terran
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On May 18 2016 06:58 GGzerG wrote:
This will help me so much, being color blind...... Thanks Blizzard!!
Confused.......how does being able to manually select your team color not possible when you have color blind mode on?
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Color blind mode colors overriding your preferences/options.
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On May 18 2016 13:21 Existor wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2016 06:58 GGzerG wrote:
This will help me so much, being color blind...... Thanks Blizzard!!
Confused.......how does being able to manually select your team color not possible when you have color blind mode on?
?_? Color blind mode colors overriding your preferences/options.
But with color blind mode you cant change your color to yellow but without you can? How does that make any sense.
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Nice! Always loved playing as the cool different colours in BW.
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On May 18 2016 13:49 GGzerG wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2016 13:21 Existor wrote:On May 18 2016 06:58 GGzerG wrote:
This will help me so much, being color blind...... Thanks Blizzard!!
Confused.......how does being able to manually select your team color not possible when you have color blind mode on?
?_? Color blind mode colors overriding your preferences/options. But with color blind mode you cant change your color to yellow but without you can? How does that make any sense.
Well, because color blind mode just changes your color to blue - orange?
Actually I see no reason to use color blind mode from now, because we can manually set colors to blue-orange.
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On May 18 2016 15:53 Existor wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2016 13:49 GGzerG wrote:On May 18 2016 13:21 Existor wrote:On May 18 2016 06:58 GGzerG wrote:
This will help me so much, being color blind...... Thanks Blizzard!!
Confused.......how does being able to manually select your team color not possible when you have color blind mode on?
?_? Color blind mode colors overriding your preferences/options. But with color blind mode you cant change your color to yellow but without you can? How does that make any sense. Well, because color blind mode just changes your color to blue - orange? Actually I see no reason to use color blind mode from now, because we can manually set colors to blue-orange.
Oh ok thanks.
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but on minimap im always green ;(
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On May 18 2016 16:24 TedBurtle wrote:
but on minimap im always green ;(
Probably an old thing that they left unfixed. Still strange change, also we can't change color of minerals on map for unknown reason
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On May 19 2016 00:00 Existor wrote:Probably an old thing that they left unfixed. Still strange change, also we can't change color of minerals on map for unknown reason
I'm actually glad it stayed that way, i mainly used team colors since WoL for the mini map and for the green/red instead of blue/red. On lots of dark map seeing a blue spot of an ennemy dropping was pretty hard, and even the default red wasnt vivid enough (although we havent had red color themed maps in a while).
URGENCY EDIT : holy **** its only for yourself, the opponents color does change on the mini map, looks like im gonna have to stick with red default for ennemies (-_-')
Now as a random player what i really want is being able to have custom color per race  i can't predict which one i'm gonna play and i like my teal protoss but i also wanna play black terran 
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oops fail edit, seriously since they changed it i mix those up all the time with the quote button
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On May 19 2016 00:27 ArtyK wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2016 00:00 Existor wrote:On May 18 2016 16:24 TedBurtle wrote:
but on minimap im always green ;( Probably an old thing that they left unfixed. Still strange change, also we can't change color of minerals on map for unknown reason I'm actually glad it stayed that way, i mainly used team colors since WoL for the mini map and for the green/red instead of blue/red. On lots of dark map seeing a blue spot of an ennemy dropping was pretty hard, and even the default red wasnt vivid enough (although we havent had red color themed maps in a while). URGENCY EDIT : holy **** its only for yourself, the opponents color does change on the mini map, looks like im gonna have to stick with red default for ennemies (-_-') Now as a random player what i really want is being able to have custom color per race i can't predict which one i'm gonna play and i like my teal protoss but i also wanna play black terran
Um, you sure what about you're talking?
We're talking about YOUR OWN color on minimap, which is always green. Enemy color on minimap varies from his color, and all players will have it red by default, because noticing those GIANT RED PIXELS, going towards your base is easiest, than catching for dark blue pixels on dark map. I already said about that in 1st post and seems you even didn't read it.
URGENCY EDIT : holy **** its only for yourself, the opponents color does change on the mini map, looks like im gonna have to stick with red default for ennemies (-_-')
So don't change it? We're all hyped mainly for ability to set YOUR color. You finally may have one of 17 different colors, instead of three (blue / red / green).
Now as a random player what i really want is being able to have custom color per race i can't predict which one i'm gonna play and i like my teal protoss but i also wanna play black terran
No problem here. It remembers your last window in options so you can easily change it on start of your game.
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On May 19 2016 02:02 Existor wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2016 00:27 ArtyK wrote:On May 19 2016 00:00 Existor wrote:On May 18 2016 16:24 TedBurtle wrote:
but on minimap im always green ;( Probably an old thing that they left unfixed. Still strange change, also we can't change color of minerals on map for unknown reason I'm actually glad it stayed that way, i mainly used team colors since WoL for the mini map and for the green/red instead of blue/red. On lots of dark map seeing a blue spot of an ennemy dropping was pretty hard, and even the default red wasnt vivid enough (although we havent had red color themed maps in a while). URGENCY EDIT : holy **** its only for yourself, the opponents color does change on the mini map, looks like im gonna have to stick with red default for ennemies (-_-') Now as a random player what i really want is being able to have custom color per race i can't predict which one i'm gonna play and i like my teal protoss but i also wanna play black terran Um, you sure what about you're talking? We're talking about YOUR OWN color on minimap, which is always green. Enemy color on minimap varies from his color, and all players will have it red by default, because noticing those GIANT RED PIXELS, going towards your base is easiest, than catching for dark blue pixels on dark map. I already said about that in 1st post and seems you even didn't read it. Show nested quote +URGENCY EDIT : holy **** its only for yourself, the opponents color does change on the mini map, looks like im gonna have to stick with red default for ennemies (-_-') So don't change it? We're all hyped mainly for ability to set YOUR color. You finally may have one of 17 different colors, instead of three (blue / red / green). Show nested quote +Now as a random player what i really want is being able to have custom color per race i can't predict which one i'm gonna play and i like my teal protoss but i also wanna play black terran No problem here. It remembers your last window in options so you can easily change it on start of your game.
Great everyone wants to tweak their options at the start of each game...
I think you're the one who missunderstood btw, i was clearly talking about the mini map and saying if i want my opponent to be white for example, it will appear white on the mini map instead of red while my color will be green regardless.
What i wanted was for him to be whatever color i want but STILL red on the mini map which isnt the case anymore.
And yes ive read the entire post beforehand, calm yourself.
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This is great, I've been quickly tired of always playing blue/red vs red/blue.
Will there be an option which pick random colours for both players like on BW ?
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I think you're the one who missunderstood btw, i was clearly talking about the mini map and saying if i want my opponent to be white for example, it will appear white on the mini map instead of red while my color will be green regardless.
What i wanted was for him to be whatever color i want but STILL red on the mini map which isnt the case anymore.
Reverse of Blizzard bug with always being green, but for enemy? Well, I'll vote for that. But if they didn't manage to change our green color since wol, I don't think we will be able to have it on enemy player, at least untill starcraft 3.
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On May 19 2016 03:54 Existor wrote:Show nested quote +I think you're the one who missunderstood btw, i was clearly talking about the mini map and saying if i want my opponent to be white for example, it will appear white on the mini map instead of red while my color will be green regardless.
What i wanted was for him to be whatever color i want but STILL red on the mini map which isnt the case anymore. Reverse of Blizzard bug with always being green, but for enemy? Well, I'll vote for that. But if they didn't manage to change our green color since wol, I don't think we will be able to have it on enemy player, at least untill starcraft 3.
Yeah i'm not counting on it :p
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plz keep mini maps color as green and red， would like to use teal protoss and face red army, also grean and red on the mini map
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I just hope tournaments stop forcing Red vs Blue!
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On May 19 2016 05:16 YSMS wrote:
plz keep mini maps color as green and red， would like to use teal protoss and face red army, also grean and red on the mini map
Actually what you may have now:
YOU
- any color in game
- always green on minimap
ENEMY
- any color in game
- any color on minimap
So it's just better to set enemy to Default red and keep it forever, there is nothing bad with it. That new color change option is mainly good for YOU, and probably for allies, since I'm tired of seeing them yellow. In Dawn of War 2 my allies were teal always, in DoW1 they were blue (and in some other RTS games also)
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I'm having a blast playing White Terran. White looks really good.
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On May 19 2016 06:35 Incognoto wrote:
I'm having a blast playing White Terran. White looks really good.
Black looks awesome on Terran too but its bad on toss and zerg, more brownish than black imo
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On May 19 2016 06:39 ArtyK wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2016 06:35 Incognoto wrote:
I'm having a blast playing White Terran. White looks really good. Black looks awesome on Terran too but its bad on toss and zerg, more brownish than black imo
Well there are other awesome colors on Zergs. Light Green zergs are like lime zergs, also violet / purple zergs are awesome, also brown / orange / dark grey colors make them look like Feral Zergs, i.e. without team color and with just brown "wild" colors.
Btw I love orange zergs with color intensity at 1, gives some nostalgic feelings about first missions from HOTS, which were actually good.
On protoss all colors look meh, except maybe their original colors: brown / golden, blue / teal. Also Dark Green turns Protoss into Tal'Darims from WOL, I loved that color, it was something between green and teal.
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On May 19 2016 03:26 Glioburd wrote:
Will there be an option which pick random colours for both players like on BW ?
Oh please, I would LOVE this option, when I was a kid I would actually leave games until I got the color I wanted (usually Red or Green), and having the "roll the dice" option with colors would bring quite a few memories back.
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On May 19 2016 06:39 ArtyK wrote:Show nested quote +On May 19 2016 06:35 Incognoto wrote:
I'm having a blast playing White Terran. White looks really good. Black looks awesome on Terran too but its bad on toss and zerg, more brownish than black imo
ohhhh black terran, why didn't i think of that?
zerg units are brown and protoss units are gold
so black and brown looks brownish, so does black and gold
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Updated and added screenshots for all races
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Hi guys, what am I doing wrong, my custom color doesn't work . It is default as usual...."sad"
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On May 22 2016 06:46 foxtrot_uniform wrote:
Hi guys, what am I doing wrong, my custom color doesn't work . It is default as usual...."sad"
Theres a hotkey to change colors from default to custom on the fly ingame, i changed it so i don't remember which one it is but you can still do it by pressing one of the buttons next to the mini map ingame, below the ping and map terrain button
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cheers buddy, thank you!!!
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