Wednesday, August 23, 2006

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There has been much speculation recently that StarCraft 2 may now be in development as Blizzard has posted job openings for level designers for 3D RTS games. This is likely either StarCraft 2 or Warcraft IV.

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Blizzard has just released a fairly significant StarCraft and Brood War patch, 1.14.

Feature Changes
- European ladder now affiliated with WGTour (http://www.wgtour.com/blizz.php).
See http://www.battle.net/scladder/ for additional information about the new
European ladder.
- Ladder games disabled for all other regions.
- For Top vs. Bottom games, the default chat filter is now 'Chat To Allies'.
- In-game chat messages now show the speaker's name in his/her team color.
- Users can now use the mouse wheel to scroll chat and selection boxes in
Windows 98 (or later) and Macintosh OS X.
- Screen shots now use a time/date stamp; they are no longer limited to 100.
- Improved version numbering system.
- The high-color application icon from the Macintosh version is now used on PC.
- Small corrections to the Lost Temple and Dire Straits maps.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed Hatchery cancellation crash bug.
- Fixed crash that can occur when SCVs are repairing a unit boarding a Dropship.
- Fixed crash when Mac users very quickly cancel connection to Battle.net.
- Fixed a scoring bug that gave Zerg unit points for building cancellation.
- Users can now take screen shots on Macintosh OS X.
- Updated Battle.net account creation information text.
- Logging onto an account closed for a Battle.net Terms of Service violation
will now say the account is closed, rather than 'invalid password'.
- Fixed bug preventing Portuguese StarCraft clients from receiving patches from
Battle.net. Portuguese users must still patch to this level manually, but
subsequent patches can be obtained automatically from Battle.net.
- No longer displays control characters in Battle.net's map description pane.
- Color codes and control codes are no longer allowed in chat messages.
- Fixed a crash in StarEdit when attempting to save modified Blizzard maps.
- Fixed undesired text wrapping in Spanish and Portuguese Battle.net screens.
- Fixed a rare crash in multiplayer games.

Exploits
- Fixed the Nydus Canal cancellation bug that allowed creating a mobile exit.
- Fixed two exploits that allowed players to gain minerals very quickly.
- Fixed exploit with Arbiter that allowed Zerg buildings to become cloaked.
- Fixed exploit that allowed units to kill themselves instantly.
- Fixed exploit that allowed Command Center infestation without a Queen.
- Fixed exploit that allowed Command Center infestation from a distance.
- Fixed exploit that allowed players to float Zerg Drones over obstacles.
- Fixed exploit that allowed worker units to mine at a distance.
- Fixed exploit that allowed Terran buildings to lift off while training units.
- Fixed exploit that allowed SCVs to repair Protoss buildings.
- Fixed exploit that allowed SCVs to detach Larvae from Hatcheries.
- Fixed exploit that allowed morphing Terran and Protoss buildings.
- Fixed exploit that allowed buildings to be stacked on top of each other.
- Playing against illegally named players on Battle.net no longer results in a
disconnect game result.

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This is what happens when talent, fandom, and massive amounts of free time collide. Starcraft.org has a photo of someone's Starcraft-themed Oragami art. Dozens of painstakingly detailed units are shown off, from the Protoss Carrier to the Zerg Hydralisk.

Link: StarCraft Origami

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Which is your favorite StarCraft hero? [5541 votes total]

Zeratul (1436) 26%
Tassadar (545) 10%
Kerrigan (828) 15%
Raynor (967) 17%
Mengsk (43) 1%
Duran (188) 3%
Fenix (840) 15%
Stukov (199) 4%
Duke (179) 3%
Artanis (316) 6%

Zeratul was the favorite by far, but perhaps that has something to do with his being first on the list. Who knows? Anyway, a new poll is up.

We plan on revamping the site and getting its content and files completely back up to date soon pending content submissions.

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Blizzard announces that it's moving next-gen, and that Ghost may not be coming with it.

StarCraft: Ghost has hit yet another crossroad, as franchise creator and project overseer Blizzard has announced that it "will indefinitely postpone production" on the game as the company shifts its focus to new next-gen systems. The good news is that Blizzard hasn't yet given up the Ghost -- the company explains in its announcement that it is evaluating the potential of StarCraft: Ghost as a next-gen title, and indicates that if the game goes that route, it will utilize the additional console power for a more impressive game than was originally conceived. The bad news, of course, is that this leaves little chance of seeing the current-gen StarCraft: Ghost version continued to release, and it promises an even longer (or eternal, if worse comes to worst) wait for StarCraft fans.

Links: Read More

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There's an intriguing video on Google Video purporting to show StarCraft 2. The video looks awesome, but is likely a fake.

Update: It is just a mod for Command and Conquer Generals. Still looks amazing.

Links: Google Video

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A new StarCraft game has been announced, but not quite the one that everyone has been looking forward to. Fantasy Flight Games is creating a board game based on StarCraft.

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We now have a new splash intro at on the main page of the site, courtesy of Brian Baker, aka Nairb. The new splash is far superior to the old flash splash, which had links which were difficult to click for some.

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Carl's Guides has a new StarCraft guide that walks you through the missions. Unlike many guides, these serve to help you tactically. Currently, only Zerg and Protoss guides are up, but Terran guides are in the works.

Links: Carl's Guides | StarCraft Guide

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YTMND has another top 10 ytmnd about StarCraft entitled Worlds of Starcraft.

You might be asking yourself, "Self, what is the point of this?" There isn't one.

And yes, this post is a copy of the previous one.

Links: YTMND Main Site | What a 'ytmnd' is | Worlds of StarCraft

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