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Map Editor to be in Beta1 year 3 months ago
by Tiger0211
Update: Blizzard has informed us that map editor in beta and system specs are 100% speculation at this point, nothing official.

StarCraftWire.net has posted info from the first Blizzard fansite summit in China. The information is all very interesting, I suggest you go there and read it, but here are some highlights:
Some dude wrote:1. Beta will include map editor, this is for sure, but we don't know if the editor has some limitation to it.

4. Beta will only have multiplayer part, no single player campaign content. You need to connect with Battle.net even if you want to player with the AI.

6. Insane AI will cheat, their resources gathering rate will be twice as fast as normal. Other AI's will not cheat.

7. Beta will have Battle.net Ladder.

10. Mainstream dual core processor, +2G memory, +9800GT and the like will be required in order to set the graphics to medium.

Unfortunately, though the Chinese Blizzard reps confirmed the map editor in the beta, Xordiah said that they are currently not promising the map editor in the beta, and says,
Xordiah wrote:Most likely not in the first phase of beta won't promise anything for later phases, since we generally don't promise anything, but more likely ^^

36 comments

1 year 3 months ago

#1 Johnnyxp64 Greece(gr)

 
1- i love the map editor been in the beta that would be a huge test opportunity for all, moders player and Blizzard

2-i dont like that they have set the system requerment a little bit too high just for medium!

Dual Core
2GB RAM
9800 GT 512+

just for medium setting when they said they are using pixel shader 2.0? are we crazy or what?

personaly i really dont care i have

Quad Core 3.0Ghz
4Gb ram 1066
Radeon 4850 Overcloacked 512 i could play in maximum easy but i thought Blizzard was gona have system Requrnts like those

Dual Core 2GHZ
1GB Ram
9600 GT 512+

maybe its just for the beta right now the system specs a little high i hope they will lower them just so with those told you could play in Maximum setting in resolution 1280x1024 or 1440x800, that would be the best. on the other hand those hardware are very chip in our days especially if you buy AMD Phenom 2 x4 and Radeon 4850 those are killing compination!
1 year 3 months ago

#2 Khalleb Canada(ca)

 
god damn i should only play w/ medium grafic and i just buy this comp 5000$ last year, they make is so high this is not blizzard like
1 year 3 months ago

#3 Idomis United States(us)

 
My PC is failure. Big le sigh on this one.
1 year 3 months ago

#4 kraken1001 Bolivia(bo)

 
OMG my PC will not works at all with this specifications, i need a new one... :x
1 year 3 months ago

#5 Windmonk Canada(ca)

 
Nice infos, including a ladder in the beta is nice from them. We will be able to view high-level replays easily =P.
1 year 3 months ago

#6 Undifty Aland Islands(ax)

 
But still!!
MapEditor in the beta(if it will be in beta) will be just... pure awesomeness! :D
1 year 3 months ago

#7 JEKE Dominican Republic(do)

 
System requeriments are very very high imo, my laptop has almost 3 years :( i hope it will run with minimun graphs. but i doubt it, due to my low graphic card (GF go7300) but in RAM i have 2Gb and its a dual core also. So i will keep my hope until the end.
1 year 3 months ago

#8 begebies13 Canada(ca)

 
I seems unlikely to me that they would have the map-editor in the beta, at least in the early batches. As for system specs, I should be in the clear. :D

Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
nForce 750i SLI
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
4094MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
238.5 GB
Digital Output Device (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)
1 year 3 months ago

#9 AUDIE United States(us)

 
So I am screwed then? Since my Comp doesn't meet the required specs?

CPU Speed (GHz): 1.886
System memory (GB): 1.999
Graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Graphics card driver: nv4_disp.dll
Desktop resolution: 1280x720
Hard disk size (GB): 232.876
Hard disk free space (GB): 171.656

So I hace no shot at the beta correct? So does anyone want to shed light on this for me?
1 year 3 months ago

#10 Tiger0211 United States(us)

 
AUDIE wrote:So I am screwed then? Since my Comp doesn't meet the required specs?

CPU Speed (GHz): 1.886
System memory (GB): 1.999
Graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Graphics card driver: nv4_disp.dll
Desktop resolution: 1280x720
Hard disk size (GB): 232.876
Hard disk free space (GB): 171.656

So I hace no shot at the beta correct? So does anyone want to shed light on this for me?

They haven't announced official minimum or recommended specs, (the quote in the article specifically says that's for medium) and they'll probably want plenty of participants around the minimum to check just what the requirements ought to be for the final release. So I'd say you've still got a shot at it. :)
To be honest, the numbers they quoted really don't seem right, not even for a beta. Maybe there was some error in translation or the Blizz rep slipped up and those are really the stats for running it on high.
1 year 3 months ago

#11 Khalleb Canada(ca)

 
begebies13 wrote:I seems unlikely to me that they would have the map-editor in the beta, at least in the early batches. As for system specs, I should be in the clear. :D

Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
nForce 750i SLI
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
4094MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
238.5 GB
Digital Output Device (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)


im sad for you, the only thing you won't have is the grafic card
1 year 3 months ago

#12 begebies13 Canada(ca)

 
Khalleb wrote:
begebies13 wrote:I seems unlikely to me that they would have the map-editor in the beta, at least in the early batches. As for system specs, I should be in the clear. :D

Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
nForce 750i SLI
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
4094MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
238.5 GB
Digital Output Device (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)


im sad for you, the only thing you won't have is the grafic card


Don't be sad, my superclocked 8800 GT should be more than enough to play on medium-high settings. In any case it's better than the 9800GT, and if I ever want more power I could just get a second one in SLI. :)
1 year 3 months ago

#13 eLFootman Chile(cl)

 
SLi wont give you too much power, SLi it's mostly used when GPU needs to process high quantity of memory, not quality
1 year 3 months ago

#14 AUDIE United States(us)

 
Khalleb wrote:
begebies13 wrote:I seems unlikely to me that they would have the map-editor in the beta, at least in the early batches. As for system specs, I should be in the clear. :D

Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
nForce 750i SLI
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
4094MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
238.5 GB
Digital Output Device (HDMI) (High Definition Audio Device)


im sad for you, the only thing you won't have is the grafic card



I'm sad for myself to. I have to agree with Tiger though. I think those specs are quite high for the medium line for the graphics. I hope there was an error in that because if thats the minimuim, then you'll need a modern day 300 dollar graphics card to play on highest setting and thats only a MAYBE.

I'll be getting a graphics card soon. I just need to figure out which one is the best. Right now I am leaning towards an nvidia 285. Does anyone else have any suggestions?
1 year 3 months ago

#15 begebies13 Canada(ca)

 
eLFootman wrote:SLi wont give you too much power, SLi it's mostly used when GPU needs to process high quantity of memory, not quality


Yeah that's what I meant. It will run faster on the same settings.

EDIT: BTW here's a link to a good site for ratings of graphics cards, processors etc., in case anyone's interested:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-2009/3DMark06-v1.1.0-HDR-SM3.0-Score,1194.html
1 year 3 months ago

#16 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
How do you check your system specs? Lol im not the greatest with checking those things.
1 year 3 months ago

#17 kraken1001 Bolivia(bo)

 
Brandonsc2 wrote:How do you check your system specs? Lol im not the greatest with checking those things.


a easy way in windows is:

1. click in START..
2. click execute..
3. put "dxdiag" an press accept..

Note: if you have directX install off course.... :D
1 year 3 months ago

#18 Tiger0211 United States(us)

 
kraken1001 wrote:1. click in START..
2. click execute..
3. put "dxdiag" an press accept..

In English it's Run. Or you can press Window key+R to open the Run menu.
Or you can do the Beta Profile thing and then view it in your b.net 2.0 account online.
1 year 3 months ago

#19 kraken1001 Bolivia(bo)

 
Tiger0211 wrote:
kraken1001 wrote:1. click in START..
2. click execute..
3. put "dxdiag" an press accept..

In English it's Run. Or you can press Window key+R to open the Run menu.


my mistake i'm from bolivia and here 99,9% use spanish version...
and the 0,1 % dont use PC .... hahaha.... its a joke
1 year 3 months ago

#20 AUDIE United States(us)

 
kraken1001 wrote:
Tiger0211 wrote:
kraken1001 wrote:1. click in START..
2. click execute..
3. put "dxdiag" an press accept..

In English it's Run. Or you can press Window key+R to open the Run menu.


my mistake i'm from bolivia and here 99,9% use spanish version...
and the 0,1 % dont use PC .... hahaha.... its a joke




I'm laughing on the inside. :)
1 year 3 months ago

#21 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
kraken1001 wrote:
Tiger0211 wrote:
kraken1001 wrote:1. click in START..
2. click execute..
3. put "dxdiag" an press accept..

In English it's Run. Or you can press Window key+R to open the Run menu.



Yeah but how do you find what kind of graphics card do i have lol

Will my specs do ok?
Microsoft Windows XP home edition (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacture: Intel
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3324MB RAM
?????????? thanks :) it means alot
1 year 3 months ago

#22 kraken1001 Bolivia(bo)

 
Brandonsc2 wrote:Yeah but how do you find what kind of graphics card do i have lol

Will my specs do ok?
Microsoft Windows XP home edition (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacture: Intel
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3324MB RAM
?????????? thanks :) it means alot


this is the "system" tab from the dxdiag... the info you need is in the "display" tab..:)
1 year 3 months ago

#23 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
kraken1001 wrote:
Brandonsc2 wrote:Yeah but how do you find what kind of graphics card do i have lol

Will my specs do ok?
Microsoft Windows XP home edition (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacture: Intel
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4 CPUs)
Memory: 3324MB RAM
?????????? thanks :) it means alot


this is the "system" tab from the dxdiag... the info you need is in the "display" tab..:)


AHAH thank you Kraken i did not know that here is that

Name: ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI display adapter (0 X 9505)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Approx. Total Memory: 1024.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 X 720 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Plug and play monitor

Enough Info? is it ok?
1 year 3 months ago

#24 eLFootman Chile(cl)

 
system req, has got to be wrong, any one who knows a little about GPU can realize that
1 year 3 months ago

#25 shadowie Sweden(se)

 
Update: Blizzard has informed us that map editor in beta and system specs are 100% speculation at this point, nothing official.
1 year 3 months ago

#26 Undifty Aland Islands(ax)

 
shadowie wrote:Update: Blizzard has informed us that map editor in beta and system specs are 100% speculation at this point, nothing official.


The bold text is hurting my eyes!
1 year 3 months ago

#27 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
Someone who is good with comp specs please check mine up at top of page 2 and see if they will work. It will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
1 year 3 months ago

#28 LoVeRBoy[E] United States(us)

 
Sounds great, from what I am reading. But it looks like it's time for me to go computer shopping. I got three computers in my house and none of them will support these requirements.
1 year 3 months ago

#29 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
I just found out my pc has what they got for the high tech testers!! sweet... to bad my b. net account wont let me confirm my email so i can sign up for beta and put sc into my games. :(
1 year 3 months ago

#30 LoVeRBoy[E] United States(us)

 
Ahh dude, what kinda computer do you have?
1 year 3 months ago

#31 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
LoVeRBoy[E] wrote:Ahh dude, what kinda computer do you have?

Idk but my parents had it custom built and its pretty extreme. Like my dad looked at the specs for the high beta testers and he said we have that so im happy and my graphics card is good.
1 year 3 months ago

#32 LoVeRBoy[E] United States(us)

 
I live in the ghetto so I'm poor, and rarely get new computers. But I am trying to get one of these computers. Maybe for for my b-day or Christmas. Ya feel meh dawg?!
1 year 3 months ago

#33 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
LoVeRBoy[E] wrote:I live in the ghetto so I'm poor, and rarely get new computers. But I am trying to get one of these computers. Maybe for for my b-day or Christmas. Ya feel meh dawg?!


AHAH dont say dawg... Ik you live in the ghetto but your not gangster cuz lets face it you player sc and you have a Asian show as your pic ahah
1 year 3 months ago

#34 LoVeRBoy[E] United States(us)

 
Ahh crap, my cover's blown. But I do listen to rap and dress thugged out. If you get a report card with all E/F's on it take it back to your teacher and tell her to throw some D's on that shit.
1 year 3 months ago

#35 Brandonsc2 United States(us)

 
LoVeRBoy[E] wrote:Ahh crap, my cover's blown. But I do listen to rap and dress thugged out. If you get a report card with all E/F's on it take it back to your teacher and tell her to throw some D's on that shit.


aahaha ya its cool i dont mind.. I have this secret identity of geeky SC player and im obsessed with SC2 but really im a skater/ snowboarder kid from new york who gets lost of poon ahahaha if ya know what i mean... ahahah
1 year 3 months ago

#36 LoVeRBoy[E] United States(us)

 
LoL, hilarious!
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