Starcraft 2 - Patches

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Patch 1.1.0

General

* The Standard (US) and Standard for Lefties (US) hotkey configurations are now available in all regions.
* A new game clock has been added. Players can now instantly see how long they've been in their current mission or match. This feature can be turned on or off in the Gameplay Options menu.
* A new Quick Save option is now available for the single-player campaign. Players can now quickly save their mission progress by pressing Ctrl + Q.
* A new System Panel has been added. Players can now view their local time and FPS while in game by mousing over the Menu (F10) button in the upper-left hand corner of the game screen. Laptop users can also view Wi-Fi signal strength and battery levels.
* Sight granted by death reveal no longer lifts Fog of War. Units revealed in this manner are not targetable.
* (Mac only) Moved StarCraft II data files and settings from the Documents folder into the Application Support folder.
* Support for NVIDIA 3D Vision has been added. To experience StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty in 3D on your desktop or notebook, you will need 3D Vision. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com/Starcraft3D

Balance Changes

* PROTOSS
o Zealot
+ Build time increased from 33 to 38.
+ Warp Gate cooldown increased from 23 to 28.

* TERRAN
o Battlecruiser
+ Ground damage decreased from 10 to 8.
o Bunker
+ Build time increased from 30 to 35.
o Reaper
+ Build time increased from 40 to 45.
o Siege Tank
+ Siege mode damage changed from 50 to 35 (+15 armored).
+ Upgrade damage changed from +5 to +3 (+2 armored).

* ZERG
o Ultralisk
+ Ram ability removed. Ultralisk will now use normal attack against buildings.
+ Damage decreased from 15 (+25 armored) to 15 (+20 armored).

* Maps
o Desert Oasis
+ Destructible Rocks have been added to make natural expansions easier to protect.
+ Center Xel'Naga Tower area has been narrowed.

StarCraft II Editor Improvements

* Added new requirement types: Odd, Divide, Mod, Multiply.
* Added a chance field to effect data.
* Added support for the Slider dialog control type.
* Added a trigger to deal damage from a unit.
* Added a trigger event response to provide the amount a player or unit property changes.
* Added a trigger event when an effect executes.
* New Trigger Editor functions:
o Save Data Conversation State Value (Action).
o Load Data Conversation State Value (Action).
o Players On Team (returns Player Group associated with teams in game lobby).
o Unit Owner Changes (Event).
o Old Unit Owner (returns player ID in response to Unit Owner Changes).
o New Unit Owner (returns player ID in response to Unit Owner Changes).
* XP, Level, and Bounty unit properties can now be modified by triggers.
* Banks now save/restore XP, learned abilities, and items.
* Message Window now includes a time stamp for each message.
* An actor event is now dispatched when a missile cannot hit its target.
* When loading documents with Battle.net-only dependencies, you will now be prompted to log in and download the dependency data, rather than failing to load.
* Game variants now automatically use the default melee variants for new maps, without requiring manual generation. This will not take effect for maps created prior to this patch.
* The Custom game variant is no longer automatically included when other non-default variants are defined.
* Increased the maximum recharge vital rate for heal effects.

Bug Fixes

* Battle.net
o Chat windows no longer vanish when exiting a multiplayer map or campaign mission.
o Fixed an issue where players would still receive toasts when their status was set to busy.

* Custom Games
o Default race in a game lobby is now properly set to Random.
o Players can now configure the lobby for 1v5 matches.
o The search functionality for map searches has been improved.
o Lobby hosts will now receive a toast when an invited player declines an invitation.
o Custom game lobbies will now remember the game mode chosen under a category.
o Fixed an issue where changing the category to "Custom" would default the teams to 5v3.
o Fixed an issue where custom maps could not be reported from the map preview screen.

* Gameplay
o General
+ If a unit loads into a transport, missiles targeting it will no longer target similar units in the area.
+ Structures damaged during construction will no longer count towards structures lost.
+ Fixed an issue where builders waiting for an area to clear could block units trying to leave the area.
+ Fixed an issue with inventory drop range checks.
+ Fixed an issue that, in certain cases, allowed a command to be issued that did not appear on the command card
o Interface
+ Queue tooltips now display information about what is in progress.
+ Fixed an issue where the back button would not always return players to the score screen properly.
o Terran
+ Marines trained at multiple Barracks will now prefer a Barracks with a Reactor over one with a Tech Lab or no attachment.
+ SCVs will now load into the closest Command Center if multiple are within range.
o Zerg
+ Creep now recedes properly when an AI-controlled Hatchery, Lair, or Hive is destroyed.

* StarCraft II Editor
o The Player Leaves Game event now fires when a player leaves or they are defeated/victorious.
o Loading screen progress bar option now works when using Melee loading screen type.
o Test Document now works properly on maps with Battle.net-only dependencies.
o Publishing a new file using Major revision will now properly set the document version to 1.0.
o Publish dialog now properly remembers the Show Real Name setting from previous publish.
o File preview panel now displays author's real name if that option was set during publishing.
o The Import module will now allow importing an override Assets.txt file.
o Undoing a terrain object modification will now also undo associated terrain changes.
o Editor will display document text from another locale if no text for the active locale exists.
o Copying points with custom models will display the model properly on the pasted point.
o It is no longer possible to have multiple default variants in the Game Variants dialog.
o Removed icon support for attribute and variant definitions, as Battle.net does not display these.
o Fixed issues with invalid map bounds when creating 32x32 maps.
o Fixed issues with poor performance in the Terrain Editor when scroll bars are visible.
o Fixed issues with drag-and-drop in Trigger Editor when tracking is not enabled.
o Fixed an issue that would cause a crash if multiple unit forms had too many abilities.
o Fixed an issue with temporary publish names in the Publish dialog still verifying the original name.
o Fixed an issue with the Unit Manipulates Item trigger.
o Fixed excessive delays on some systems when saving files using the Smaller Files option, and also when publishing Locked files.
o Fixed preview panel display in Terrain Editor palettes.
o Fixed performance issues in Terrain Editor when modifying terrain with many road tiles on the map.
o Fixed initial display of variables in the Trigger Debugging Window.
o Fixed generated script for built-in attribute values, which caused them to not be accessed properly.
o Fixed action list when modifying a Custom Script action without sub-views enabled.
o Fixed loading map dependency data.
o Fixed an issue where loading complex bank files would cause the client to disconnect from Battle.net.

* Technical Issues
o Fixed an issue where unplugging headphones could cause the game to freeze.
o Fixed an issue where XP systems running with Unicode characters enabled could prevent a player from starting a multiplayer game.

Patch Discussion Thread

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Patch 1.1.1

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where Ultralisk cleave range was being unintentionally extended by larger targets.
Fixed an issue where the Phoenix's Graviton Beam was automatically canceled if you used it just after the Phoenix reached 50 energy.
Fixed an issue where queuing Return Cargo on a worker would cause it to ignore the built-in delay after it finished gathering.
Fixed an issue where players watching older replays or saved games would experience stuttering.
Fixed an issue where some Mac users were unable to join games properly.

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Patch 1.1.2

General

Players will no longer receive achievement toasts while their status is set to "Busy."
The messaging when attempting to load a saved game or replay from a previous version has been clarified
Adjusted the amount of points earned and lost by random team participants to properly reflect the strength of a player's teammates.

Balance

PROTOSS
Buildings
Nexus life and shields increased from 750/750 to 1000/1000.
Void Ray
Damage level 1 increased from 5 to 6 (+4 armored).
Damage level 2 decreased from 10 (+15 armored) to 8 (+8 armored).
Flux Vanes speed upgrade bonus decreased from 1.125 to 0.703.

TERRAN
Buildings
Barracks requirement changed from Command Center to Supply Depot.
Supply Depot life increased from 350 to 400.
Medivac
Acceleration reduced from 2.315 to 2.25.
Speed reduced from 2.75 to 2.5.
Reaper
Nitro Packs speed upgrade now has a Factory Requirement.
Thor
Energy bar removed.
250mm Strike Cannons is now cooldown-based on a 50-second cooldown. Ability starts with cooldown available (useable immediately after upgrade is researched).

ZERG
Buildings
Hatchery life increased from 1250 to 1500.
Lair life increased from 1800 to 2000.
Spawning Pool life increased from 750 to 1000.
Spire life increased from 600 to 850.
Ultralisk Cavern life increased from 600 to 850.
Corruptor
Energy bar removed.
Corruption is now cooldown-based on a 45-second cooldown. Ability starts with cooldown expired (must wait for full 45-second cycle before usable).
Infestor
Fungal Growth now prevents Blink.
Roach
Range increased from 3 to 4.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where players could not cast the Feedback spell on Point Defense Drones.
Fixed an issue where the Phoenix would continue to channel Graviton Beam after the target died.
Fixed an issue that would cause Larvae to spawn and be hidden behind Zerg eggs.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to navigate to the Single Player page or watch replays after canceling map downloads from the queue.
Fixed a desync that could occur on user-created maps with custom mod dependencies.

Patch Discussion Thread

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Patch 1.1.3

General

New game categories have been added to filter Tower Defense and Tug of War custom maps.

Balance

TERRAN
Thor : This unit will now prioritize attacking ground combat units over Medivacs.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a desync that could occur when trying to watch replays that had a dependency on bank files.

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Patch 1.2.0

General

Battle.net Chat Channels have been added! Players can now join others in both public and private channels.
Added in-game chat bar command to whisper to other players. Using the "/w" command will open up a list of available friends, party members, chat channels, and other players within your current game.
Added Battle.net option to auto-join previous private channels.
Added Battle.net option to prevent chat channel text from appearing in in-game chat display.
A new Master League has been added! This league now represents the highest tier of players.
Customizable Hotkey Support has been added.
Stalemate Detection has been added. This will end the game in a tie for all remaining players if no players have income, production, or destroyed structures for three consecutive minutes. A countdown timer will now appear when the game detects this scenario.
An Extreme graphics option is now available. Players can now configure screen space ambient occlusion.

Additional Improvements and Changes

Several help dialogue and tech tree improvements have been made:
In-game help is now available in Battle.net.
The help dialog’s tech tree has been improved.
Unit information in the help dialog now displays abilities and upgrades.
Several Save/Replay File dialogue improvements have been made:
Added ability to sort replays and saved games by name and date.
Added ability to right-click and rename a replay or saved game from within the game interface.
Added a new tab for auto-saved games and unsaved replays.
Added an option to permanently save all replays. Checking this option will mark all unsaved replays as being saved.
Added visibility for where replays and saved games are being saved to.
Added a "Show in Folder" button which will open the location where a replay or saved game is stored on your computer.
Camera following behavior for observers and replays has been improved.
The System Alert panel has been moved to the top of the screen and the duration of most system alerts has been reduced.
Mouse buttons can now be bound to the Push-To-Talk hotkey.
A hotkey indicator option has been added to show the primary hotkey on top of command buttons.
When selecting a Vespene geyser, the number of current harvesters will be displayed in the info panel.
Added an option to disable any error sounds. The Response Sounds checkbox now controls whether unit-specific audio is used for error sounds instead of a generic buzz.
Added Game UI layout per-map overrides. Map makers can now use custom UI layout files to create new UI or override existing game UI.
Added a toggle button to the in-game replay panel to Show or Hide the timeline/duration information.
Added hotkey to Pause/Resume game for both single player and multiplayer (Pause/Break key).

Balance


GENERAL
Players can no longer block off ramps with two 2x2 buildings.

PROTOSS
Hallucination research time decreased from 110 to 80.
Observer
Cost decreased from 50/100 to 25/75.
Phoenix
Build time decreased from 45 to 35.
Void Ray
Now deals 20% more damage to massive targets.
Flux Vanes speed upgrade removed.

TERRAN
SCV
Repairing SCVs now assume the same threat priority as the unit they’re repairing.
SCV construction movement has been made more consistent.

StarCraft II Editor Improvements

Map locale management has been added.
Further editor tips and hints have been added.
New trigger functions, actions, and events have been added:
New trigger functions:
Verify Bank - used to verify that a bank’s signature is intact.
New trigger actions:
Bank Option - used to change options for banks including adding a signature.
Remove Inventory Item - used to instantly remove a requested item from an inventory.
Set Visibility Type Of Text Tag - used to control whether fog or black mask hides the tag.
New trigger events:
Mouse Moved - sent in response to the mouse being moved in the game world.
New unit properties have been added:
Carried Minerals, Carried Vespene, Carried Terrazine, and Carried Custom Resource.
Bounty (XP) - used to grant experience when a unit is killed.
New Effect Used event property has been added: Life, Shields, and Energy changed.
Copy/paste support has been added to the upgrade editor.
Behaviors can now be replaced by either the shortest duration (the original method) or by farthest distance.
Behavior abilities can now properly charge the player using the ability instead of always charging the owner.
Right clicking an item in an inventory will now have the icon appear immediately next to the cursor.
Font Style Files can now be added to Mods and Maps using the FontStyleFileArray field in GameUIData. Existing styles can have their individual attributes overridden or entirely new styles can be added.
UI Layout files can now be added to Mods and Maps using the CustomLayoutFileArray filed in GameUIData. Most existing frames can be modified or overridden and entirely new templates can be added which can be created from the Dialog system within the Editor.
Attributes and values can now be hidden in the game lobby and can be configured through Game Variants.
The mouse wheel now scrolls the control under the cursor.
Copied doodads now retain their height offset.
Attribute and Veterancy behaviors now normalize vitals when new levels are applied.
Mouse clicks & highlights are now allowed while in relative camera mode.
Edit boxes are now available for trigger dialogs.
The game will now properly find custom imported files within mods.
Maps can now depend on even more mods.
Dialog Items can now be hooked up from already existing frames within a created Panel.
Change Focus commands are now available in the Trigger module View menu for switching input focus directly to different areas.
The water editor layout has been improved.
Effect offsets can now optionally contain a Z component.
Added a new type of Dialog Item called Panel. Panels are containers for other dialog items to help with grouping and hierarchy.
Added new UI to insert text tags for data references, unit info, and hotkeys.
Added an effect range to the effect ability to restrict how far away the effect can be placed. This will allow effects to behave like the Stalker Blink effect.
Added a behavior flag to suppress fidgeting.
Added a new stalemate melee option to determine whether the stalemate detection checking is enforced.
Added a new “Creator” player to effects. It will be set to the player issuing an order if available.
Added a new type of item that can use an effect ability.
Added a validator that checks to see if a unit can path to a point.
Added a validator that checks if there is a cliff between two points.
Added MinimapRenderPriority to CActorUnit and MinimapRenderPriorityList to CActorGlobalConfig. This allows custom map makers to define the render priorities of units on the minimap.
Added a Locale sub-menu in the Mod menu for changing the active text locale for the current document.
Added a Mod Info dialog in the Mod menu for more easily changing mod name and description text.
Added a Modify Locales dialog (also in Locale sub-menu) for adding or removing text locales.
Added an Editor Tips dialog in the Help menu (and optionally on start up) with tips for using the editor effectively.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay
General
All diagonal ramps are now the same with regards to unbuildable locations at the bottom of the ramps.
Critter health bars are now hidden unless highlighted or selected (if status bars are set to show when units are selected).
Orders can no longer be canceled by clicking on the info panel in challenges before the challenge begins.
Text tags are now paused when the game is paused.
Autocast state for abilities will now reset to the default state when unit ownership is permanently changed.
Autocast repair will now charge the player requesting autocast functionality.
Repair will now clear its autocast state if the owning player leaves the game.
Harvest orders no longer end if an order is queued while waiting to return cargo.
Harvesting units no longer avoid enemy units.
Hold position units no longer automatically move out of the way when placing a building.
Enemy units no longer show passive buttons in the command card.
Missiles are no longer affected by Vortex.
Actors with a large number of create events no longer crash the map.
Fixed an issue where cliff jumping units were able to traverse unpathable terrain.
Fixed an issue with units trying to get out of the way so buildings can be constructed.
Fixed an issue with harvesting units bypassing force fields.
Fixed an issue where melee units were unable to attack a colossus when it was on a cliff.
Fixed an issue where larva would not wander around.
Fixed an issues where loading a saved Challenge could improperly overwrite the best score.
Fixed an issue with animation stutters when flying units are separating.
Fixed an issue where units could push opposing units when they shouldn't have been able to.
Added "Detector" text to the info panel for units which can detect cloaked or burrowed units.
Added combat reveal tinting to help show that combat reveal units cannot be hit.
Protoss
Protoss structures can no longer be powered without a power source if constructed while powered by a Warp Prism under the effects of Neural Parasite.
Mass Recall can no longer target larva or eggs.
Fixed an issue where units that were picked up by a Graviton Beam would still block pathing on the ground.
Fixed an issue where a Zealot could burn its Charge cooldown without actually moving.
Terran
Changed the position of the Select Builder button on Terran buildings, and changed the hotkey to Q.
SCVs can no longer continue construction on a building from inside an adjacent bunker.
Fixed nuke dot not being visible all the time.
Fixed an issue where you could see an enemy MULE drop pod in some cases where you didn’t have vision of the target location.
Fixed an issue where a Medivac would be able to continue healing a unit that was stuck in a Graviton Beam if the Medivac had started healing the unit before it was picked up by the Graviton Beam.
Fixed an issue where a Thor would continue to channel 250mm Strike Cannons on an uplifted Terran building if it lifted off at just the right time.
Fixed an issue where a Thor could get stuck channeling if a player queued up multiple targets for 250mm Strike Cannons.
Fixed an issue where SCVs could continue repairing at a short range even though the structure they were repairing was blocked by Force Fields.
Zerg
Creep will now spread evenly in all directions.
The Burrow and Cancel Neural Parasite buttons have been moved on the command card.
Fixed an issue with Ultralisk unable to attack a row of sensor towers.

StarCraft II Editor
The “For Each Real” and “For Each Integer” actions will now correctly execute once when the starting and ending bounds are equal while the increment is also zero.
Items dropped from an inventory will now use their default height when dropped.
The View Script command will now view library scripts if the library list has focus.
Carried and equipped item behaviors and weapons are now restored properly when a unit is revived.
Publish dialog now updates storage information after removing a published file in the Managed Published window.
Dropdowns now correctly select items as you type using partial matching.
Standard dependencies can no longer be modified in the Dependencies dialog (only added or removed).
Camera following can no longer be disabled via hotkeys if it was requested via triggers.
Fixed an issue with editing stylized text values when using system locales other than English.
Fixed an issue with Veterancy experience share filters.
Fixed an issue when editing mover data where values were not being saved correctly.
Fixed an issue that prevented certain changes to angle values.
Fixed an issue where selection circles would drop when a flying unit was over a cliff.
Fixed an issue where the scroll bar for tree views could disappear.
Fixed an issue where triggers setting the mouse relative could result in the mouse being stuck in relative move mode.
Fixed an issue where setting the color of a dialog item of type label wasn’t working.
Fixed a crash that could occur while editing upgrade values.
Fixed text truncation with Set Text actor message.
Fixed display of ability command links in the Overview Manager.
Fixed many areas where English text was displayed instead of localized text.
Fixed a crash when destroying a persistent effect.

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Patch 1.2.1

General

Matchmaking has been updated to better match players queuing with pre-made teams in 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 brackets.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where the title of a conversation window was scaling rather than truncating.
Fixed an issue where the Match History score screen was displaying "Null" for the map info for all games played before Patch 1.2.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause players to be improperly disconnected from a game.
(Mac) Fixed an issue that would cause the Control key to become stuck when holding Control and minimizing the game window, then going back to the game window and attempting to use Control+1 to create a control group.
Maps
Fixed an issue with foliage that would die and become visible through the fog of war when a player spawned as zerg.
StarCraft II Editor
Fixed an issue where copied-and-pasted units were not set to the correct height in-game.
Fixed an issue where the table view scroll-bar position was reset when switching objects.
Fixed an issue where secondary sort priorities were not working properly. Model name is now the secondary sort so that models are listed in alphabetical order after being sorted by the mod they are contained in.

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Patch 1.4.2

General

*“Audio Fade” under Sound Options has been renamed to Game Volume During Alerts. Its tooltips have also been changed for clarification.
*The fade-in for game sound during alerts changed from .5 seconds to 2 seconds.

Bug Fixes

*Fixed a truncation on specific resolution if the current and maximum supplies are 3 digits.
*Fixed an issue which prevented footprint from being edited in the Footprint Editor.
*Fixed an issue that caused the game to have missing icons and images on low end graphics cards.

PROTOSS

->Forge
-The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 1 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 200/200
-The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 2 has been decreased to 225/225, down from 300/300
-The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 3 has been decreased to 300/300, down from 400/400
-The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
-The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250
-The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
-The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250

TERRAN

->Ghost
-EMP radius has been decreased from 2 to 1.5