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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 10

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:04 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 10 (version 0.12.0.15133)


Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Larva were not dying after being cancelled.
Fixed an issue with Banelings, Brood Lords, and Overseers obeying their original Hatchery’s rally point.
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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 11

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:05 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 11 (version 0.13.0.15250)


Balance Changes:

TERRAN
Battlecruiser
The build time has been decreased from 110 to 90.
Fusion Core
The build time has been decreased from 80 to 65.
Hellion
The range has been increased from 5 to 6.
Planetary Fortress
The splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Raven
Seeker Missile range has been decreased from 9 to 6.
Seeker Missile splash radius has been decreased from 2.4 to 2.
Seeker Missile upgrade no longer requires Fusion Core.
Siege Tank
Life increased from 150 to 160.
Siege Mode splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Thor
Ground damage decreased from 45 to 30.
Ground rate of fire improved from 1.93 to 1.28.
Air damage changed from 8 (+4 Light) to 6 (+6 Light).
250mm Strike Cannons are now an upgrade at the Factory Tech Lab.
250mm Strike Cannons research now costs 150/150 and 110 seconds.
250mm Strike Cannons energy cost increased from 100 to 150.
Anti-Air splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.

PROTOSS
Archon
The splash radius has been increased from 0.8 to 1.
Splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Colossus
The damage has been decreased from 20 to 15.
The rate of fire has been improved from 2.2 to 1.65.
Phoenix
Can now attack while moving.
Sentry
The damage has been decreased from 8 to 6.

ZERG
Brood Lord
Life has been decreased from 275 to 225.
Armor has been decreased from 2 to 1.
Corruptor
Corruptor damage changed from 12 (+10 Massive) to 14 (+6 Massive).
Corruptor speed increased from 2.75 to 2.9531
Corruption ability redesigned:
Single target.
Increases damage taken by 20%.
Lasts 30 seconds.
Costs 100 energy.
Range 6.
Cannot target structures.
Infestor
Neural Parasite is now an upgrade at the Infestation Pit.
Neural Parasite research costs 150/150 and 110 seconds.
Neural Parasite can now target Air units.
Neural Parasite energy cost increased from 50 to 100.
Spine Crawler
The root time has been increased from 6 to 12.
Spore Crawler
The root time has been increased from 6 to 12.
Ultralisk
Damage has been increased from 18 to 25.

Hotkey Changes:
General
In order to resolve a conflict with building multiple Forges with the Shift Key we have made the following changes:
Changed Center Camera from Shift+F to Ctrl+F.
Standard
To prevent the accidental research of Ventral Sacs when trying to train an Overlord with no Larva available, the hotkey has been changed from V to E.
View Own Health Bars functionality added to the Backslash key
Standard for Lefties
Due to a conflict with research Banshee Cloak, research Seeker Missile has been changed from L to K.
To correct a conflict with the Attack command on Planetary Fortress, train SCV has been changed from K to J.
In order to prevent the accidental training of Zerglings when using the Select Larva hotkey,train Zergling has been changed from L to J.
To prevent the accidental training of a Queen, train Ultralisk has been changed from U to T.
To prevent the accidental research of Pneumatized Carapace when trying to train a corruptor with no Larva available, research Pneumatized Carapace has been changed from P to C.
View All Status Bars has been changed from Q to the Alt key.
View own Status Bars functionality has been added to the Q key.
Grid for Lefties
Attack Move and all other buttons in the 0,4 position should now function correctly.
View Own Status Bars functionality added to Q.
View Enemy Status Bars moved to W.
View Ally Status Bars moved to E.
Classic
Changed build Nydus Canal from P to N.
Changed Place Nydus Canal ability from P to N.
Terran Infantry Weapon researches have been changed from E to W.
Terran Vehicle Weapon researches have been changed from E to W.
Train Thor hotkey has been changed from O to G.
Train Viking hotkey has been changed from Y to W.
View Own Status Bars functionality has been added to the Backslash key.
Icon Position Changes:
To put all race gas extractors in the same icon position, the positions of the Supply Depot/Refinery and Pylon/Assimilator have been swapped.
In order to make transforming multiple Gateways easier for players using Grid key sets, Transform to Gateway has been moved to a separate icon position (2,1).
Bug Fixes:
Corrected an issue that was causing the Polish language client to crash when receiving the "player is no longer being revealed” message.
Corrected incorrect battle.net links on multiple language clients pages.
Corrected an issue where the Zealot was using an US English voice over in the Korean language client.
Corrected an issue where a player is unable to build any structures that require pylon power when their protoss ally leaves.
Units can no longer be healed or repaired while in transports.
Corrected an issue where the Creep Tumor targeting circle was visible to opponents through Fog of War.
Corrected an issue in which selecting a Starport under construction and a completed Starport would display the select builder command in the Viking slot.
Corrected the Broodling weapon icon.
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StarCraft II Beta — Patch 12

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:07 pm

StarCraft II Beta — Patch 12 (version 0.14.0.15343)
The latest patch notes can always be found on our StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.
Balance Changes

Forge
Build time increased from 35 to 45.
Life and shield values decreased from 550/550 to 400/400.
Mothership
Vortex now removes Force Fields within its area of effect.
PROTOSS


Thor
Radius decreased from 1.375 to 0.8125.
Model size reduced to match new radius.
TERRAN


Roach
Supply count increased from 1 to 2.
ZERG

User Interface
Several Hotkey changes have been made (German client only).

Bug Fixes
Fixed a crash which sometimes occurred when quitting the program.
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StarCraft II Beta — Patch 13

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:09 pm

StarCraft II Beta — Patch 13 (version 0.15.0.15449)
General
Map Publishing is now enabled: Using the map editor, you can upload your custom maps to share with the Battle.net community.
Facebook feature is integrated: Here’s a quick way to expand your social network by seeing who among your existing Facebook friends also has a Battle.net account.
3v3 and 4v4 formats are now enabled.
Numerous updates have been made to the Leagues & Ladders system:
Removed Copper League and added Diamond League above Platinum League.
Player ratings start at 0, rather than 1000.
No longer displays loading screen odds in placement or practice league matches.
Matchmaking system logic updated.
UDP is enabled to help improve game performance.
Numerous performance and stability improvements.
Balance Changes
PROTOSS
Sentry
Force Fields can now be destroyed by Massive ground units walking over them.
Void Ray
Range decreased from 7 to 6.
Warp Gate
Subgroup selection priority changed from 2 to 3 so that it takes priority over Gateways when selected.
TERRAN
Marine
Stimpack research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
Combat Shield research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
ZERG
Infestor
Infested Terran spell removed.
Frenzy spell added:
Costs 25 energy.
Targets a single biological unit which deals 25% more damage and is immune to snare, stuns, and mind control for 30 seconds.
Overseer
Contaminate spell added:
Costs 75 energy.
Targets a single enemy structure which cannot train units or research upgrades for 30 seconds.
Infested Terran spell added:
Costs 125 energy.
Infested Terrans have the same stats as those previously created by the Infestor and are placed directly under the Overseer when spawned.
Ultralisk
Life decreased from 600 to 450.
Damage changed from 25 to 15 (+25 Armored).
Damage versus structures increased from 60 to 75.
Hotkey Changes (English Only):
Zerg Set Worker Rally Point changed from R to G.
Zerg Spore Crawler changed from W to A to avoid conflict with the Select All Warp Gates hotkey.
Battle.net Interface
Revamped summary pages for player Profiles and Leagues & Ladders.
Added a Help system with tech trees and other tips and tricks.
Removed identifier from the character naming process and added the ability to refer friends for invitation into your party or lobby.
Updated the Battle.net user interface to consistently use a nested menu system.
Added in-game blocking and player muting.
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StarCraft II Beta -- Patch 14

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:11 pm

StarCraft II Beta -- Patch 14 (version 0.16.0.15580)

The latest patch notes can always be found on the StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.

Balance Changes


PROTOSS
Archon
Build time decreased from 17 to 12.


TERRAN
Viking
Ground damage decreased from 14 to 12.


ZERG
Corruptor
Corruption energy cost decreased from 100 to 75.
Infestor
Burrowed move speed increased from 1 to 2.
Peristalsis upgrade removed.
Overlord/Overseer
Pneumatized Carapace cost increased from 50/50 to 100/100.
Overseer
Infested Terran energy cost decreased from 125 to 100.
Roach
Organic Carapace upgrade removed.
Tunneling Claws now also increases burrowed regeneration rate from 5 to 10.
Ultralisk
Anabolic Synthesis upgrade removed.
Health increased from 450 to 500.
Speed increased from 2.25 to 2.9531.
Bug Fixes


Map Publishing: the default Battle.net host now points to the correct server.
Time Expiration notices that were added for testing of the Guest Pass functionality have been removed.
Fixed a crash when trying to open an old replay by double-clicking it in Explorer.
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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 15

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:14 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 15 (version 0.17.0.15623)

General

Improved the system that handles initial placement and promotion/relegation between Leagues & Ladders.
Balance Changes

TERRAN
Hellion
Weapon upgrade bonus decreased from 1 (+1 Light) to 1.
Reaper
Nitro Packs research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50.
Siege Tank
Siege Mode damage decreased from 60 to 50.
Thor
Anti-air weapon upgrade bonus decreased from 1 (+1 Light) to 1.

ZERG
Brood Lord
Weapon upgrade bonus decreased from 3 to 2.
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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 16

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:18 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 16 (version 0.19.0.15976)

General

Rally points now behave as a move command, instead of an attack move command.
Enabled the ability to manually add a StarCraft II character friend using the player's character code. Character code is a server-assigned numerical code that is displayed within the Add Friend panel.
Battle.net Achievements & Rewards have been updated.
All Quick Match modes are now available: 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, and Free For All.
All A.I. difficulties are now available for play.
Cooperative matchmaking versus A.I. players is now available as a play mode.
Enabled cross-game social features between World of Warcraft and StarCraft II.

Balance Changes

ZERG

Infestor

Frenzy spell removed.
Infested Terran spell added.

Overseer

Infested Terran spell removed.

Ultralisk

Now immune to stuns and mind control.
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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 17

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:18 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 17 (version 0.20.0.16036)

Bug Fixes

Many of the following bug fixes were intended for internal testing only, and are now being reverted.

250mm Strike Cannons can no longer deal damage to hidden targets.
Barracks build time decreased from 65 to 60 seconds.
Bunker build time decreased from 40 to 30 seconds.
Canceling morphing Banelings now returns 75% of the cost like other morphing Zerg units.
Hellion range reverted from 6 to 5.
Reaper build time decreased from 45 to 40 seconds.
Zealot build time decreased from 38 to 33 seconds.
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StarCraft II Beta – Patch 18

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:23 pm

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 18 (version 0.21.0.16094)

General

The Mac StarCraft II Editor is now available!
Bug Fixes

Burrowed Ultralisks now have the correct 500 hit points while burrowed.
Fixed an issue where custom maps utilizing custom loading screens could cause players to lag or be dropped from Battle.net.
Fixed an issue during replays when rewinding could cause the replay to desync.
Fixed an issue with in-game menus causing performance issues.
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StarCraft 2 Official Release 1.00

Postby edepot on Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:28 pm

StarCraft 2 Official Release 1.00

July 27, 2010
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