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Patch 1.5.0 - probably no more modding

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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 04:22:48
July 25 2012 03:30 GMT
#1
I've tested some time ago patch 1.5.0 "Arcade Beta", and it's not just an interface patch. It reworks game client with new streaming system, that check EVERY ingame file, including renamed and overlaped files.

You can just change brightness of SC2 logo in the Battle.Net UI, bring modified texture file back to MPQ-archive and it will redownload again. There are no more way to add custom backgrounds for Battle.Net, no more Stronger Team Color mod, no more BroodWar sounds, etc etc.

I will be glad, if it's wrong and there will be a way to add new backgrounds and new resources into game without modifying original resources or any other way to customize some ingame stuff.

But with patch 1.5.0 after game launcher it will lock modified file (renamed or not, no matter) and start redownload it.

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^ same happens with any modified file. Also method with creating new enGB.sc2assets or base.sc2assets, created in "LibertyMulti.sc2mod" folder, no longer works.

As you can see, if file was broken or modified (for example you're deleted one DDS-texture file), instead of redownloading 2 gb sized MPQ-file, it skips entire file (that is unmodified) and starts redownload only modified part of MPQ file (at screenshot it starts redownload from 272 mb to 295 mb, and not all 295 mb from zero)

You can test it now, launch SC2 Arcade Beta 1.5.0, open any MPQ file, go to Texture folder (inside MPQ file) and just change small DDS-texture (change brightness or saturation for example, modify it in any way) and bring it back to MPQ-file, where you get it from. After launcher it will redownload file and lock modified one. Same system was implemented in Diablo 3 game client, where you can't change ingame language via renaming files (like koKR to enGB), because with that it will redownload files too. Glad they added Global Play function, that will be in HotS too.

But...

But there are a good side of that game client revamp. PROBABLY less cheaters, maphackers, drophackers and other heretics. I don't know how their cheats works, but probably (I'm just guessing) some of them used same ways to alter game resources, like Stronger Team Color mod/BW sounds/Bnet backgrounds/etc. So after patch 1.5.0 come out, probably many cheats and hacks will be broken too.

P.S.

Again, here are just my assumptions based on small tests in Arcade-Beta 1.5.0. I will be VERY glad, if I'm wrong and it will be still possible to do some ingame customization.
Chargelot
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
2275 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 03:34:55
July 25 2012 03:33 GMT
#2
I wonder if this will also have any real anti-hacking utility.
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emichaelnd86
Profile Joined July 2011
United States39 Posts
July 25 2012 03:33 GMT
#3
Such a shame if this is really how it will be.
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OMGaZERGling
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada44 Posts
July 25 2012 03:36 GMT
#4
DAMN YOU BLIZZARD
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NKexquisite
Profile Joined January 2009
United States911 Posts
July 25 2012 03:37 GMT
#5
Probably a step in the right direction though
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BlackPanther
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States872 Posts
July 25 2012 03:41 GMT
#6
If it prevents hacking, then this is fantastic.
Netsky
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1155 Posts
July 25 2012 03:41 GMT
#7
Diablo 3 has the same protection. I tried to swap the MPQ/assets file the same way I would with SC2 (pre-1.5 of course) to play Korean sounds and performs the check on game start up and downloads the correct file.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
July 25 2012 03:41 GMT
#8
I can see both sides of the coin for this I wish some of these features like background skins, units sounds and strong colors were already prebuilt in though.
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PauseBreak
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States270 Posts
July 25 2012 03:42 GMT
#9
Good, I'm glad Blizzard has decided to truely fix the problem instead of just banning thousands of players.
Pronkers
Profile Joined April 2011
Australia13 Posts
July 25 2012 03:42 GMT
#10
Yep, punishing their legit paying customers yet still letting pirates pirate and hackers hack.

Sounds like blizzard.
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
July 25 2012 03:42 GMT
#11
Good call by Blizzard.

Now is the perfect opportunity to ask Blizzard for features such as Stronger Team Colors, to be an option in-game.

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AndAgain
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2621 Posts
July 25 2012 03:43 GMT
#12
At least Orb casts will be watchable for me.
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Diamond
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States10796 Posts
July 25 2012 03:43 GMT
#13
"We support and love the color mod!"

Kills it without a replacement. Solid logic.
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desarrisc
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Canada226 Posts
July 25 2012 03:46 GMT
#14
So does this block hacking or no? Has anyone got the opportunity to test this?
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
July 25 2012 03:46 GMT
#15
Nooooo! My Nova background with those sweet curves T_T It made playing terran so much worth it. How could you do this to me Blizzard!
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
July 25 2012 03:53 GMT
#16
Blizz needs to allow or add Stronger Team Colors.
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Noocta
Profile Joined June 2010
France12578 Posts
July 25 2012 03:55 GMT
#17
They're doing in to make these kind of mod thing buyable in the future probably.
You know them.
" I'm not gonna fight you. I'm gonna kick your ass ! "
paintfive
Profile Joined September 2011
785 Posts
July 25 2012 03:55 GMT
#18
Can't blizz do mini-patches often to make hack mackers have to update their code everyday?
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 03:58:20
July 25 2012 03:56 GMT
#19
On July 25 2012 12:55 paintfive wrote:
Can't blizz do mini-patches often to make hack mackers have to update their code everyday?

They did their work better. Now it checks all time, if something changed. Diablo 3 and Arcade-Beta 1.5.0 is are very good examples of that system.

They're doing in to make these kind of mod thing buyable in the future probably.
You know them.

Mapmarket is a first step in that direction
Ksquared
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1748 Posts
July 25 2012 03:58 GMT
#20
I'm going to miss STC. </3
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