I'd like to announce the winner of our first official monthly drawing..
Congratulations to DrCometh! There were nearly 1500 raffle entries this month.
For next month we're adding one more stipulation to the rules. I was worried that the winner would come out to be someone who registered, clicked enter, and never visited the site again. Luckily, that didn't happen. However, for next month's contest we will be requiring you to have a minimum of 10 posts by the time the contest ends.
We...
Balance Changes
TERRAN
Banshee
The health has been increased from 130 to 140.
Missile Turret
The damage has been changed from 7+7 armored to 12.
Thor
Anti-Air damage has been decreased from 10+6 light to 8+4 light.
Anti-Air attack now deals splash damage in a 0.5 radius.
PROTOSS
High Templar
The Psi Storm radius has been decreased from 2 to 1.5
Photon Cannon
Life and Shield values have been increased from 125/125 to 150/150.
ZERG
Broodlord
Damag...
It seems it's been officially stated that there will be no LAN support in SC2. A sad day indeed.
No. We've made the choice at this point that we're not including LAN. The biggest part of this is when you look back, we changed the feel of Starcraft 2 around getting away from Battle.net being this place you go up to do the hardcore gaming. You're always connected and you're always on Battle.net
Blizzard confirmed that the Mac beta is coming in April, hooray!
Q. Mac beta please! Any information?
A. We are currently working on a Mac version of the beta and hope to release it sometime in April. Hang in there!! :)
Today we're announcing a new site under the Nibbits umbrella. A galaxy script syntax validation tool over at galaxyvalidator.com. It's powered by Lapin's Galaxy Syntax Validator, with a sexy interface on top. It allows quick and easy validation of Galaxy components.
http://www.pastethat.com/ljZeJ/get
Let us know if you have any feedback.
General
You can now report misconduct or block communication with a player after completion of a game by right-clicking on the offending player's name in the score screen and choosing Report Abuse or Block Communication.
You can now view any player's profile after completion of a game by right-clicking on their name in the score screen and choosing View Profile.
Updated unit and ability tooltips to be accurate in all regions.
Improved the visibility of units on zerg creep.
Impro...
TurdBurgler sent me word that he released version 7.0 of StarCrack's AI mod for StarCraft 2 tonight. The update includes a completely overhaul of how the AI reacts to different situations. Before the AI would continue using the same basic tactics repeatedly, no matter what kind of situation it was in. Now it will make much more intelligent decisions based on what it has seen from the player.
You can download the latest StarCrack AI in our Assets section, and we encourage you to give TurdBu...
Evening everyone!
I've come to recruit you to review your favorite maps. At Nibbits we're moving away from the typical ratings (since they're crap), and forcing users to write detailed (at least semi) reviews. The system isn't completely transitioned yet, but you can already review maps. The eventual switchover will remove generic "ratings" from all pieces of content on our site, and replace with with a simplified Like/Dislike system (details will come later). Reviews are going to have a M...
Due to a lack of a definitive launcher, there are some questions on how to play SC2 vs AI and play replays. I will walk you through the steps I use to play replays and the AI myself.
First we need to download a few tools
Freedbot's Starcrack UI mod (for team AI play only)
StarCrack's AI - Latest Version
The latest Cache (only for b.net replays)
Maps (only use blizzard official maps)
Now, unpack the launchers to where you like. I personally extract them to "My Documents\...
Writing your own StarCraft II AI
I recommend you use the stock Blizzard AI and not a custom one for this tutorial.
Basics
Galaxy is a spin-off of ANSI C. Any C/C++ programmers will feel at home. If you're not from a programming background, it's going to take you a while to get a hold of things. But basic build orders should be easily within your grasp.
A few things to remember:
Variables must be defined at the top of functions
"//" is the only acceptable comment syntax
St...
As most of you are aware, we've been having an ongoing contest to win a pre-order of StarCraft II. Now I'm not going to talk too much about that contest, but I want to talk to you about our next contest.
Our next contest is going to be centered around authors. What kind of authors? Well, all kinds. We're not talking about just map makers, but anyone who has the ability to throw together a decent guide for any of our games. These guides can range from things like writing basic galaxy script...
Maps are always the dynamic factor in Starcraft play. Players design strategies to take advantage of map features, giving them the edge against their opponent. Starcraft hasn't become old and boring because of the constant stream of new maps and strategies created from them. In this article we will compare and analyse Starcraft I map features and then talk about what will make a good Starcraft II map.
The Starcraft map Python is often seen as a standard map for competitive play. It's fair,...
It appears Blizzard has sent out additional beta keys to every existing StarCraft 2 account now. We received two yesterday, and they look identical:
Congratulations! This is an additional invitation to the beta test for Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ for you to share with a friend! You are receiving this email because you are currently participating in the StarCraft II beta test, and we want to encourage you to test out some of the social features of the revamped...
The latest patch notes can always be found on the StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.
Balance Changes
PROTOSS
Cybernetics Core
Warp Gate research time increased from 60 seconds to 140 seconds.
ZERG
Hatchery/Lair/Hive
Burrow research time increased from 50 seconds to 100 seconds.
Burrow research cost increased from 50 Minerals and 50 Vespene Gas to 100 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas.
Nydus Network
Nydus Worm build time increased from 10 secon...
General
Korea
Added support to display the game rating information on the F10 in-game menu within the beta.
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Balance Changes
TERRAN
Engineering Bay
Infantry Armor: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Infantry Weapons: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Armory
Vehicle Plating: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgra...
Balance Changes
TERRAN
Banshee
Cloak: This ability no longer requires Fusion Core to research.
Barracks
The build time for this building has decreased from 65 to 60.
Factory
The build time for this building has decreased from 65 to 60.
Reactor
The build time for this building has decreased from 40 to 25.
Reaper
The build time for this unit has increased from 30 to 40.
Nitro Boost: The build time for this upgrade has increased from 90 to 100.
Starport ...
Balance Changes
TERRAN
Viking
The armor value for this unit in Fighter Mode has decreased from 1 to 0.
The damage done by this unit in Fighter Mode has changed from 6 (+8 armored) to 10 (+4 armored).
Reaper
The damage done from D-8 Charges has decreased from 40 to 30.
The delay between attacks for D-8 Charges has decreased from 2.5 to 1.8.
Orbital Command
The build time for this upgrade has decreased from 50 to 35.
PROTOSS
Observer
Gravitic Boosters: Th...
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