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PaulFalcon
Poland1 Post
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TelecoM
United States10583 Posts
You will need to download the antihack launcher ( http://www.iccup.com/files/view/Anti-Hack_Launcherr.html ) , and the iCCup registry file( http://www.iccup.com/files/view/iCCup_Reg_file_02.html ), open and save the registry file into your registry and then you can login and play on iCCup. If you need any further help feel free to message me on Skype, i will be glad to help you in the game or helping you get things working. Skype : TelecomRG Enjoy your Starcraft : BW experience~ and don't get upset after losing a bunch of games before winning, that is very common for new people just starting out. Keep your head up ! GL! | ||
ninazerg
United States7290 Posts
If you have skype, consider joining the sGs skype group. Send a PM to L_Master on teamliquid.net if you want to join the group, there will be a lot of people that can help you get started, and also, newbies. | ||
quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
On the other hand, welcome! :D | ||
PiQLiQ
Sweden702 Posts
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PengBoomOuch
Germany11 Posts
and welcome aboard | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
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Rodiel3
France1158 Posts
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sabas123
Netherlands3121 Posts
On November 09 2012 22:50 ChinaGreenTea wrote: I made this video for newcomers, I hope it of some use for the rest that are searching: http://youtu.be/_1RrrHHiRb4?hd=1 nice one yust add me on skype if you need some help with learning bw maple_slash | ||
AleXoundOS
Georgia456 Posts
On November 09 2012 05:58 PaulFalcon wrote: Hello everyone! I've recently bought SC:BW beacuse I wanted to check how this game looks in multiplayer. I have a question - how to find "newbies" to play against in Brood War? are there any special channels for newcomers? iCCup server has ranks system, so D- and E ranks stand for newbies. Your special channel is D- (there is no E channel). | ||
Jester.Loco
United States9 Posts
There are 20k korean users | ||
Savant
United States379 Posts
On November 10 2012 02:29 Jester.Loco wrote: Why do u not introduce fish server? There are 20k korean users There are 0 Korean noobs. | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On November 10 2012 02:29 Jester.Loco wrote: Why do u not introduce fish server? There are 20k korean users Well because there are so many Koreans, not the nicest place for new players to practice imo. | ||
AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
I'm picking up BW too, if only to see if it is more fun than SC2. Also, I'm a Windows 7 user on a beastly laptop with an extremely unstable internet. It is not uncommon for me to get temporarily disconnected 2-3 times in a single Starcraft 2 game. Is there anything I should worry about that I don't have to worry about in SC2? You know, things like messed up colors, crashing game, incorrect losses, buggy stuff like that that I should avoid at all costs? Finally, when I looked at the iCCup rules, there were a variety of bugs both forbidden and... bidden(?) that I'm not familiar with. Are there any of them I'll actually have to try to avoid, or are most of them relatively complex and very difficult to stumble upon by accident? | ||
FlaShFTW
United States9607 Posts
On November 10 2012 02:29 Jester.Loco wrote: Why do u not introduce fish server? There are 20k korean users and then crush his hopes of ever winning with bottom ranked korean on iccup maybe high D+ if ur lucky? xD | ||
vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On November 11 2012 00:39 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: Bumping this because it isn't worthy of a new thread. I'm picking up BW too, if only to see if it is more fun than SC2. Also, I'm a Windows 7 user on a beastly laptop with an extremely unstable internet. It is not uncommon for me to get temporarily disconnected 2-3 times in a single Starcraft 2 game. Is there anything I should worry about that I don't have to worry about in SC2? You know, things like messed up colors, crashing game, incorrect losses, buggy stuff like that that I should avoid at all costs? Finally, when I looked at the iCCup rules, there were a variety of bugs both forbidden and... bidden(?) that I'm not familiar with. Are there any of them I'll actually have to try to avoid, or are most of them relatively complex and very difficult to stumble upon by accident? Brood War crashes on windows 7. Sorry man. | ||
hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
On November 11 2012 00:39 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: Bumping this because it isn't worthy of a new thread. I'm picking up BW too, if only to see if it is more fun than SC2. Also, I'm a Windows 7 user on a beastly laptop with an extremely unstable internet. It is not uncommon for me to get temporarily disconnected 2-3 times in a single Starcraft 2 game. Is there anything I should worry about that I don't have to worry about in SC2? You know, things like messed up colors, crashing game, incorrect losses, buggy stuff like that that I should avoid at all costs? Finally, when I looked at the iCCup rules, there were a variety of bugs both forbidden and... bidden(?) that I'm not familiar with. Are there any of them I'll actually have to try to avoid, or are most of them relatively complex and very difficult to stumble upon by accident? Most are difficult to find yourself without explicitly looking for them. One example that is legal is keeping Terran turrets from firing by first maneuvering a Protoss observer directly above one and then pressing the "Stop" command on the observer. Things like that you won't really think to even try without first hearing about it so you shouldn't be worried about accidentally breaking a rule. BW runs fine on Windows 7. I don't even run iCCup launcher with compatibility enabled. Have fun and go learn some builds! | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On November 11 2012 07:06 vOdToasT wrote: Brood War crashes on windows 7. Sorry man. On a clean Windows 7 (without all kinds of crap installed on), BW with color registry fix runs totally fine. Running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 myself, never had crashes so far. | ||
sabas123
Netherlands3121 Posts
On November 11 2012 07:06 vOdToasT wrote: Brood War crashes on windows 7. Sorry man. disable collour cycling in game, that does fix it. | ||
Jonoman92
United States9090 Posts
On November 10 2012 02:37 ChinaGreenTea wrote: Well because there are so many Koreans, not the nicest place for new players to practice imo. For a totally new player Fish would be an awful choice (maybe it's different if you know Korean and can communicate though). He'd get banned from melee games for having to dl (and even in game, would be just getting crushed.) Best bet, as has been suggested is sGs. Try to make some friends and find people who are new to play with. For total beginners play by yourself a bit and watch some basic stuff on youtube to get started. edit: BW has always worked totally fine for me on Windows 7 both 32 and 64 bit pro versions (on two different systems.) The only tiny bug is sometimes colors go weird in lobbies but in game is always fine. | ||
zhurai
United States5660 Posts
On November 11 2012 07:06 vOdToasT wrote: Brood War crashes on windows 7. Sorry man. I have windows 7, but it doesn't crash on me then again probably because I do iccup launcher+windowedmode | ||
Vain
Netherlands1115 Posts
On November 12 2012 07:17 zhurai wrote: I have windows 7, but it doesn't crash on me then again probably because I do iccup launcher+windowedmode Well that has to be something of the last few months then. Back when i still played on ICCUP(with windows 7 fullscreen) i had no problems at all. Well maybe the colours being fucked up once in a while | ||
Quakecomm
United States344 Posts
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fabiano
Brazil4644 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
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Chef
10810 Posts
On November 11 2012 07:06 vOdToasT wrote: Brood War crashes on windows 7. Sorry man. Many users including myself run Brood War fine on Windows 7. I never even had to do any of these colour fixes. I just run as admin and it is fine. I think people accuse Windows 7 too quickly. They think the only thing new about their new laptop or whatever is Windows 7. There are more parts to a computer than just the OS... Especially the widescreen issue. Not at a Windows 7 issue at all. Definitely some users will experience some issues, but I have used BW on 3 different windows 7 machines with no problems... On November 26 2012 03:41 Quakecomm wrote: Hey guys, I was also thinking of trying broodwar, but I also want to be able to make a living off of some kind of esport. Are there still people who make money playing broodwar pro, or is it purely a recreational thing? I think it's hard to experience any kind of success in any ESPORT. Much harder if you are not already passionate about the game you are trying to get into... SCBW is fun and you should play it, but don't play any game expecting to make money off it... it's a game. Some people through hard work and luck have managed to scrape by their living expenses, some very small number of people have managed to make good money for a few years, but if you want money you should get a job ;p Or an education, and then a better job. Even if you tried to make money off SC2 you'd probably only get peanuts. Top of the pyramid guys like tastosis and Day9 or inc played games for 10 years at a competitive level before they made any money off it. I'm sure there's examples of people with far less impressive resumes who made some money quickly in ESPORTS, but you're gonna find that number getting really small the closer you get to "people who made money intending to be a professional at a game they've hardly played before." Careers in esports are about turning something you're already passionate about into a career by utilizing real-world professional skills you've developed. Well, anyone could tell you that including yourself... But I'd rather answer you like this rather than say "there's no careers left in BW." Some ex pros seem to make enough money off afreeca to scrape by, or at least supplement their income. Maybe BW will get bigger again. Maybe it won't. Maybe you choose to get good at LoL because LoL has a scene right now. Maybe by the time you are good, LoL isn't popular anymore and there's a new ESPORT. So maybe you are young and not quite ready to accept your work might not be your hobby... Well you're gonna need a lot more drive than that to even spin the wheel of fortune | ||
ne4aJIb
Russian Federation3208 Posts
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vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On November 12 2012 07:17 zhurai wrote: I have windows 7, but it doesn't crash on me then again probably because I do iccup launcher+windowedmode Ah, yes. Windowed mode, that is the solution. Now I remember what I used to do. I used to put my desktops resolution to 640 x 480, and then run StarCraft in windowed mode, in the middle. The effect was full screen StarCraft. | ||
vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On November 26 2012 03:41 Quakecomm wrote: Hey guys, I was also thinking of trying broodwar, but I also want to be able to make a living off of some kind of esport. Are there still people who make money playing broodwar pro, or is it purely a recreational thing? With that attitude, you're not going to make a living off any game | ||
quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On November 11 2012 07:19 hp.Shell wrote: Most are difficult to find yourself without explicitly looking for them. One example that is legal is keeping Terran turrets from firing by first maneuvering a Protoss observer directly above one and then pressing the "Stop" command on the observer. Things like that you won't really think to even try without first hearing about it so you shouldn't be worried about accidentally breaking a rule. BW runs fine on Windows 7. I don't even run iCCup launcher with compatibility enabled. Have fun and go learn some builds! There is a very clear list of rules on the iccup website. http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/sc_ladder_rules.html I'd just like to point out the bug you just mentioned is illegal, not legal. There's a world of difference between the two, as in one is the complete opposite of the other. Judging from the context of your post it's just a typo, but that's a terrible mistake to make ... anyway yes most if not all of the "bugs" that are not allowed require prior knowledge and are very unlikely to be done accidentally. | ||
WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
On November 26 2012 10:50 Reason wrote: There is a very clear list of rules on the iccup website. http://www.iccup.com/starcraft/sc_ladder_rules.html I'd just like to point out the bug you just mentioned is illegal, not legal. There's a world of difference between the two, as in one is the complete opposite of the other. Judging from the context of your post it's just a typo, but that's a terrible mistake to make ... anyway yes most if not all of the "bugs" that are not allowed require prior knowledge and are very unlikely to be done accidentally. It was allowed in pro games, so stork used it in WCG where it wasn't allowed. The rules are not the same everywhere. | ||
arb
Noobville17915 Posts
On November 26 2012 09:32 vOdToasT wrote: Ah, yes. Windowed mode, that is the solution. Now I remember what I used to do. I used to put my desktops resolution to 640 x 480, and then run StarCraft in windowed mode, in the middle. The effect was full screen StarCraft. I get the color bug once ni a while when i tab out but ive never had it crash or had to use windows mode or any of that junk | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
How to wtfpwn SCBW freeze in fullscreen mode 1) start up SCBW fullscreen 2) alt+tab out and bring up task manager 3) go to proesses and click on "Show processes from all users" 4) right click on Starcraft.exe 5) click on "Select Affinity..." 6) set it so that only 1 core is checked off 7) enjoy game my computer runs on an i7 processor, 4gigs of ram and uses windows 7 I believe the reason why BW freezes was because it uses like 100% of your CPU when its running, so on higher end PCs it'll fuck shit up AKA the freeze (disclaimer: not even 60% sure about this so don't take it as a hard fact). By limiting BW to only 1 core, you greatly reduce the chance of any freeze occurring. For me it got especially bad for a while where I'd freeze every game, and nothing I tried would fix it (color cycling, killing explorer.exe, etc). This is the method that ended up working for me. I still encountered a freeze very infrequently when I first used this method, but after a month or so, I have never encountered a freeze since (2+ years ago). This worked for me, and for my three other friends who were encountering the same problem. If you want to play it extra safe, you can also set core affinities on CPU-intensive programs too while you play, such as Firefox or any sort of IM program. Enjoy~ | ||
iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4246 Posts
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sluggaslamoo
Australia4494 Posts
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FrozenProbe
Italy276 Posts
I tried BW like 4 months ago on ICCUP, but I found very few players and I found difficult to get into a game.. I won like 3-4 games on 15 without any knowledge of the game, just with my SC2 experience because it's pretty hard to find useful build orders. I want to play BW to improve my APM and multitasking, because on SC2 people are becoming very lazy, just 1 group control attack, no drops, no multi-pronged (either by terran players) and I play on master (EU) level with 110-140 APM, that's pretty low.. I can't improve against people who don't bring my skills to the limit, so I want to try a mechanical difficult game like BW and then return on SC2 with improved mechanics, I don't really know if this is useful, but let's see. | ||
sluggaslamoo
Australia4494 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:44 AngryPenguin wrote: Hi there, I want either to enjoy BW! I tried BW like 4 months ago on ICCUP, but I found very few players and I found difficult to get into a game.. I won like 3-4 games on 15 without any knowledge of the game, just with my SC2 experience because it's pretty hard to find useful build orders. I want to play BW to improve my APM and multitasking, because on SC2 people are becoming very lazy, just 1 group control attack, no drops, no multi-pronged (either by terran players) and I play on master (EU) level with 110-140 APM, that's pretty low.. I can't improve against people who don't bring my skills to the limit, so I want to try a mechanical difficult game like BW and then return on SC2 with improved mechanics, I don't really know if this is useful, but let's see. I know people will say that if you want to get better at SC2 play SC2. Though if that was the case then people would never do isolation training in sport (e.g reflex training in ice hockey/f1, etc). If multitasking is your weakness then BW should improve that very quickly. | ||
FrozenProbe
Italy276 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:49 sluggaslamoo wrote: I know people will say that if you want to get better at SC2 play SC2. Though if that was the case then people would never do isolation training in sport (e.g reflex training in ice hockey/f1, etc). If multitasking is your weakness then BW should improve that very quickly. You're right, but I want to try BW because everyone say that's a cool game and if I love SC2 probably I will love BW either, on the side effect I hope that this BW experience can help me with my SC2 skills ^^ | ||
sabas123
Netherlands3121 Posts
On November 26 2012 19:05 AngryPenguin wrote: You're right, but I want to try BW because everyone say that's a cool game and if I love SC2 probably I will love BW either, on the side effect I hope that this BW experience can help me with my SC2 skills ^^ it realy does help with your sc2 skills more than playing sc2 itself until your llike mid master lol. | ||
Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On November 26 2012 16:56 WhuazGoodJaggah wrote: It was allowed in pro games, so stork used it in WCG where it wasn't allowed. The rules are not the same everywhere. True, however if you'd actually read the posts you've quoted you would see he was specifically asking about iCCup rules, which is why I gave the response I did. | ||
WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
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Franthier
China64 Posts
On November 26 2012 18:08 sluggaslamoo wrote: BW worked straight out of the box on windows 7 for me on a overpowered rig too. No colour palette issues? | ||
sage_francis
France1823 Posts
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mansa
Philippines336 Posts
Plus BGH and Fastest will help you memorize hotkeys :D | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On December 02 2012 02:28 mansa wrote: It would be really good if you play at least on maps like BGH, Hunters or even Fastest. I think they would make your newbie experience more fun rather than going straight forward to normal maps... ^^ Plus if you can master macro on Fastest/BGH you'll probably be able to do pretty well against D/D- player rather than straight playing normal maps without getting the hang of macro.. Plus BGH and Fastest will help you memorize hotkeys :D Newbie here myself, and I honestly think playing Fastest or BGH will help you no more than practicing macro or build orders vs CPU on 1v1 maps. If you want to get competitive, all you need to do is practice everything you want to improve with on 1v1 maps. Fastest games are way too different from 1v1 games and you don't feel that much pressure that you would feel in 1v1 games. Remember DragonBall Z, the gravity chamber where Vegeta trains? Just an example. | ||
Sero
United States687 Posts
On December 02 2012 05:12 ChinaGreenTea wrote: Newbie here myself, and I honestly think playing Fastest or BGH will help you no more than practicing macro or build orders vs CPU on 1v1 maps. If you want to get competitive, all you need to do is practice everything you want to improve with on 1v1 maps. Fastest games are way too different from 1v1 games and you don't feel that much pressure that you would feel in 1v1 games. Remember DragonBall Z, the gravity chamber where Vegeta trains? Just an example. I agree, that sounds like horrible advice. Just look up a general build order and hop into 1v1s, even if it's against a computer for the first few. Fastest/BGH would probably hurt more than anything. | ||
mansa
Philippines336 Posts
To be honest playing BGH/Fastest 3v3 and 4v4 are where I had most fun in BW. And I think that first comers to BW will enjoy BW more if they are introduced to BGH/Fastest or even UMS maps than going straight into the rugged 1v1. But well who I am to give advice I'm just a Mid D+ noob.. lol Edit: I think there are people in TL have played UMS and BGH/Fastest before jumping to 1v1 of course... its up to you where you want to take your first step. | ||
Kal_rA
United States2925 Posts
On December 02 2012 07:07 Sero wrote: I agree, that sounds like horrible advice. Just look up a general build order and hop into 1v1s, even if it's against a computer for the first few. Fastest/BGH would probably hurt more than anything. Itll def hurt depending on your mind set. If your starting to play and you go to play fastest to be the best progammer in the world your gonna fail hard. Hell youll fail at getting D+. If you just want to familiarize yourself with the units and hotkeys / UI and stuff while having some casual fun then I def recommend it. Just make sure you do switch over to 1v1 if you want to actually get better in the game. Jumping straight into low money maps can be a little intimidating to some.. but to each is their own. | ||
Zain3
Sweden45 Posts
been playing single player and against non-gamers friends a couple of times and just wanted to get in on the fun of multiplayer. D- Protoss | ||
weikor
Austria580 Posts
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Arca(Crema)
Spain44 Posts
On December 03 2012 02:10 weikor wrote: Hi im also looking to play BW, however installing the Anti hack client doesnt give me an additional server list.The registry file on ICCup is also just the Warcraft 3 one, the primary download is broken and the other is Warcraft 3 There are files that add a list of servers to your registry but cant find 1 now. Use Bnet gateway editor. Here's the thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=44778 | ||
hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
http://www.icyhell.net/2008/05/06/blizzard-battlenet-gateway-editor-v3010702/ Just click add gate way, type in any name, add time zone (just put +1), then add the IP iccup: sc.theabyss.ru fish: fish.fdceebbb.34cc8738.3a04ec7c.de13371b.899ceb41.48c240b9.02201212.bnetd.im edit: beaten to it, but this one is simpler than editing the gateways manually. | ||
WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
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Harem
United States11389 Posts
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ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On December 02 2012 17:02 mansa wrote: I agree that BGH and Fastest does not help much into 1v1s. But the point of playing them is to have him grasp hotkeys, mechanics and an overall feel of the game. I've seen too many newbies quit because they just fail to enjoy BW edit: because they jumped into 1v1 too fast To be honest playing BGH/Fastest 3v3 and 4v4 are where I had most fun in BW. And I think that first comers to BW will enjoy BW more if they are introduced to BGH/Fastest or even UMS maps than going straight into the rugged 1v1. But well who I am to give advice I'm just a Mid D+ noob.. lol Edit: I think there are people in TL have played UMS and BGH/Fastest before jumping to 1v1 of course... its up to you where you want to take your first step. It kind of depends on whether SCBW is your first ever RTS game or not. Before BW, I used to play C&C Tiberium Wars a lot. After finishing the campaigns, I went straight to online 1v1 online games for the thrill. It takes balls to get yourself confident enough to take on thousands of players, not knowing what to do at first. Eventually, you'll grow over this and start taking the hits. Having transitioned from C&C TW to SCBW, with a basic RTS knowledge, I can say that Brood War is on a whole different level of RTS gaming, it's like the Street Fighter II Turbo of RTS's. No modern RTS game comes even close to being such a strict yet balanced game. True skill matters, no such thing as luck. My RTS experience from C&C TW has been useful (hotkeys, macro), but still undeveloped because of this hardcore maniac of a game. So, no matter how many Fastest/BGH games you play, you gain the most skill from matches where you have to fight solo. Playing team games (Fastest/BGH) is like having yourself a teddy bear to hold onto, and teds make you feel safe. But in 1v1 games you cannot have them... | ||
vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
Also, SF2 Turbo is simple compared to other fighting games (It's one of the better fighting games, though). Brood War is complex compared to other RTS games. It's not a good analogy. A better analogy would be Guilty Gear, because it's over the top, hard to get in to, and has tons of stuff. It is the fighting game that is most like StarCraft in that it just gives you a shitload of tools and says "do whatever you want with this". However, even that analogy is unfair because it's imbalanced. Also, it's easier to overcome imbalances in Guilty Gear by just being really good, like in Brood War. If you play on an imbalanced map, you can overcome it if you're better than your opponent in Brood War, because the skill ceiling is so high and the game is infinite. That is not the case in Street Fighter 2, where simplicity rules supreme (which there is nothing wrong with in itself). If you get counter picked by an inferior player in SF2, you are less likely to win compared to the same thing happening in Guilty Gear. Also, Guilty Gear has the craziest moments. The 1 frame unblockable defenses, throwing people out of gold bursts, and so on. Just like StarCraft has the craziest moments of its genre. | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
What's the worker optimal saturation per patch? 2 each? 3 gas? | ||
neptunusfisk
2286 Posts
On November 09 2012 22:50 ChinaGreenTea wrote: I made this video for newcomers, I hope it of some use for the rest that are searching: http://youtu.be/_1RrrHHiRb4?hd=1 Lol, Unreal Tournament. Made me want to play some fps. | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On December 04 2012 09:10 vOdToasT wrote: There is no fighting game equivalent of Brood War, 'cause they're all imbalanced. Saying Brood War is like SF2 belittles Brood War. SF2 has counter picks and imbalanced match ups. It's also a less deep and magnificent game than Brood War. Also, SF2 Turbo is simple compared to other fighting games (It's one of the better fighting games, though). Brood War is complex compared to other RTS games. It's not a good analogy. A better analogy would be Guilty Gear, because it's over the top, hard to get in to, and has tons of stuff. It is the fighting game that is most like StarCraft in that it just gives you a shitload of tools and says "do whatever you want with this". However, even that analogy is unfair because it's imbalanced. Also, it's easier to overcome imbalances in Guilty Gear by just being really good, like in Brood War. If you play on an imbalanced map, you can overcome it if you're better than your opponent in Brood War, because the skill ceiling is so high and the game is infinite. That is not the case in Street Fighter 2, where simplicity rules supreme (which there is nothing wrong with in itself). If you get counter picked by an inferior player in SF2, you are less likely to win compared to the same thing happening in Guilty Gear. Also, Guilty Gear has the craziest moments. The 1 frame unblockable defenses, throwing people out of gold bursts, and so on. Just like StarCraft has the craziest moments of its genre. Dunno about GG, but the last SFII entry IS among the most balanced fighters out there, and you don't really use air combos in that game. There is a specific deck of cards that you are limited to, much like BW with an army cap. On December 05 2012 04:47 Gendo wrote: Silly question but can't find an answer around.. What's the worker optimal saturation per patch? 2 each? 3 gas? 3 per mineral patch, 3 on gas. On December 05 2012 05:32 neptunusfisk wrote: Lol, Unreal Tournament. Made me want to play some fps. No! Keep playing BW! | ||
pebble444
Italy2469 Posts
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Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
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Chaplin
42 Posts
I followed every step in the video (Registered on ICCup.com, ICCup-Launcher, Patch to 1.16.1 and ICCup-Maps), but I simply can't chose "The Abbyss". It does not show up. Neither when I start with ICCup-Launcher nor when I directly start with StarCraft.exe. I have already tried the reg-files (WarCraft 3?) and re-installed the ICCup-Launcher. Did I miss something? :o | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
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Nagisama
Canada4481 Posts
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Anomarad
Canada565 Posts
On December 06 2012 07:05 Chaplin wrote: Hm, it won't work for me : ( I followed every step in the video (Registered on ICCup.com, ICCup-Launcher, Patch to 1.16.1 and ICCup-Maps), but I simply can't chose "The Abbyss". It does not show up. Neither when I start with ICCup-Launcher nor when I directly start with StarCraft.exe. I have already tried the reg-files (WarCraft 3?) and re-installed the ICCup-Launcher. Did I miss something? :o ICCUP screwed up and their new ICCUP Launcher doesn't add the registry key anymore, and for some reason the reg file is for WC3... run "regedit" in the search bar (Windows 7) HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Battle.net -> Configuration open the Battle.net Gateways key add: sc.theabyss.ru 0 The Abyss (ICCup) so it should look like 1001 01 sc.theabyss.ru 3 The Abyss (ICCup) uswest.battle.net 8 U.S. West useast.battle.net 6 U.S. East asia.battle.net -9 Asia europe.battle.net -1 Europe I hope they fix this soon because new players will just get frustrated and give up :O | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
http://youtu.be/_1RrrHHiRb4 | ||
Chaplin
42 Posts
Strangely after manualy editting the gateways, I could just log into The Abbyss once. Then the gateway disappeared again. Luckily the second download link in your Youtube-video-description works so far. So, see you around =) | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
Being on a laptop i don't have the option to force it 4:3, reinstalled everything and still stretched wtf! | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
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WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
On December 06 2012 20:54 Gendo wrote: So i was settled into playing with screwed menus... when i aunch the game and shows full screen (stretched) with beautiful colors but unplayable and now it's always like that lol!! Being on a laptop i don't have the option to force it 4:3, reinstalled everything and still stretched wtf! did you set your graphics driver to fixed aspect ratio? what graphics card are you using? | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
On December 06 2012 22:45 WhuazGoodJaggah wrote: did you set your graphics driver to fixed aspect ratio? what graphics card are you using? I have a laptop with Nvidia GT555 and there's no such an option, i fixed the lag by removing the direct draw hack, still good colors but stretched | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On December 06 2012 23:07 Gendo wrote: I have a laptop with Nvidia GT555 and there's no such an option, i fixed the lag by removing the direct draw hack, still good colors but stretched Have you checked the Nvidia system tray icon? It should be in the lower right corner of your screen, where the clock is displayed. | ||
vOdToasT
Sweden2870 Posts
On December 05 2012 07:19 ChinaGreenTea wrote: Dunno about GG, but the last SFII entry IS among the most balanced fighters out there, and you don't really use air combos in that game. There is a specific deck of cards that you are limited to, much like BW with an army cap. 3 per mineral patch, 3 on gas. No! Keep playing BW! Yeah, it's balanced by fighting game standards (It's among the better balanced fighting games), but that just shows you how low the standards are. I mean, there are counter picks. If you made a match up chart for Brood War, it would be all 5 - 5. Even the win percentages support this. They're all closer to 50% than they are to 55%, thus making it 5 - 5 rather than 6 - 4. The game is fun, though, I will give it that. Especially if you're playing one of the more balanced match ups. | ||
WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
On December 06 2012 23:07 Gendo wrote: I have a laptop with Nvidia GT555 and there's no such an option, i fixed the lag by removing the direct draw hack, still good colors but stretched Go to Start->Control Panel and open the NVidia options stuff and choose fixed aspect ratio: | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
On December 06 2012 23:35 WhuazGoodJaggah wrote: Go to Start->Control Panel and open the NVidia options stuff and choose fixed aspect ratio: I see what you mean but i don't have that option probably because it's a laptop, trying installing it in windows xp virtualization, will let you know | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
But it is possible that some of them don't support this. I think it's unlikely that your Nvidia chip can't work with aspect ratios though. EDIT: Not sure if this is still applicable today, but if everything else doesn't work it might be worth checking this out: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/245280-tip-43-aspect-ratio-on-a-widescreen-display/ | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
On December 07 2012 00:14 ChinaGreenTea wrote: Laptops should be able to retain aspect ratios, mines does. But it is possible that some of them don't support this. I think it's unlikely that your Nvidia chip can't work with aspect ratios though. I researched that option and don't have it in the control panel (latest driver), the only similar one is with the integrated intel hd3000 to make a custom resolution (not available in nvidia), works only once i start Sc but doesn't scale so its bloody small..weird used to work, not even reinstalling helps, might be some of those files i used to change the registry and can't undo those.. | ||
ChinaGreenTea
Netherlands49 Posts
On December 07 2012 00:23 Gendo wrote: I researched that option and don't have it in the control panel (latest driver), the only similar one is with the integrated intel hd3000 to make a custom resolution (not available in nvidia), works only once i start Sc but doesn't scale so its bloody small..weird used to work, not even reinstalling helps, might be some of those files i used to change the registry and can't undo those.. Maybe rollback to an older driver. | ||
hacklebeast
United States5090 Posts
On December 06 2012 23:35 WhuazGoodJaggah wrote: Go to Start->Control Panel and open the NVidia options stuff and choose fixed aspect ratio: You have go to love German with their systemsteuerungselemente, leistungsinformationen, and indizierungsoptionen. | ||
Anomarad
Canada565 Posts
On December 07 2012 00:23 Gendo wrote: I researched that option and don't have it in the control panel (latest driver), the only similar one is with the integrated intel hd3000 to make a custom resolution (not available in nvidia), works only once i start Sc but doesn't scale so its bloody small..weird used to work, not even reinstalling helps, might be some of those files i used to change the registry and can't undo those.. In the nvidia control panel go: 1. Display> Adjust Desktop Size and Position 2. Select Aspect Ratio option 3. Perform scaling on: GPU (not Display which is default) 4. Click Ok/Apply | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
I seriously don't have the option... | ||
Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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WhuazGoodJaggah
Lesotho777 Posts
On December 07 2012 13:53 Gendo wrote: I seriously don't have the option... what version are you using? | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
I have a Dell with Nvidia Optimus - just go to the settings of the integrated card (intel hd3000), - click "options and support" on the left, - you'll see a "Enable/Disable Panel Fitting" remember or customize that hotkey, - run BW and press that hotkey few times until you have the desired aspect ratio, - when exiting the game you'll have a crazy 8-bit 640x480 easiest solution to revert right click on desktop, change to original resolution and OK.. Since Nvidia mobility doesn't have that option, you need to run the integrated card (more than enough for BW). Hope helps everybody else. | ||
Gendo
United Kingdom216 Posts
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