Nice change to creep in HoTS: Shows up much lighter on the minimap, making units/structures more visible.
Posted Jun 9, 2012, 2:35 AM UTC
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I really dig it, although couldn't this have been addressed in a patch?
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Actually, I think they had some graphics updates in the patch 1.5 beta, including some creep-related updates like this minimap color change.
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I don't think so -- It looks like they made it translucent, rather than changing the colour. Translucent minimap stuff currently isn't in the engine. (Excluding fog-of-war masks)
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The 1.5 beta has several engine changes, and the editor is entirely rebuilt so... Yes.
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As a programmer, I'd guess that it's incredibly likely that Blizzard could set an opacity=0.x parameter (or the equivalent in their engine) with little to no effort. It's far more likely that this is simply not important enough to address before 1.5.
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We won't be able to tell if it's translucent or opaque until we see it on another color surface.
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also, when you spawn another creep tumor from another, this REALLY cool animation pops up where a tentacle underground shoots out from one creep tumor to make another one
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I like that it makes things easier to see on the minimap. I dislike that it makes amazing creep spread look much less impressive.
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I think it still looks impressive, just much less garish. It makes me wonder how the current 100% opacity purple ever made it in to the game.
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This is the reason i dislike it. Nothing beats seeing the creep spread extend across the whole map.
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I think the current one is too dark but this one is too light we need it somewhere in the middle
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This change is in the 1.5 Arcade Beta. 1.5 is the convergence of WoL and HoTS/HoTS beta.
All I want is Hydra Speed in WoL before HOTS> PLEASE :@
I think that might break the game...