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Which means that the custom map support should be closer to that expected of the final game.
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.
EDIT 2: - The patch is now out in all regions, remember to update!
Q: Will the map editor be revised to be more newbie-friendly around release?
A: We have plans to put some new user help files online and additional help text, but overall the editor will not get many more newbie-friendly options as making custom maps is a pretty technical endeavor and there is already a lot of great information appearing all over the web to help with more complex development.
Q. Getting custom script into maps is currently complex. Are there plans to implement Galaxy scripting directly into the editor?
A. There are currently no plans for Galaxy script editing in the editor itself. However, through the Import Manager it should be pretty easy to add in your scripts as necessary. Are you having trouble doing it that way?
Q: Can you detail how the map publishing feature is going to work?
A: Sure. Map publishing will allow the user to store a few maps or mods associated with their account. You can choose to publish a map privately which will not display the map in the custom game list when you open it up, but you can invite your friends into a game on the map to help you test your map and ideas. Once you decide the map is ready for the rest of the community to play you can publish it publicly and then the map will be available for the rest of the community to see and start playing games with.
The latest patch notes can always be found on the StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.
General
The StarCraft II Editor is now available!
Players will now be able to begin creating trigger maps in preparation for map publishing which will be made available in an upcoming beta patch.
Achievements & Decals are now live!
Players will now be able to earn achievements, browse the list of available achievements, and view achievements earned by friends.
Players will be able to highlight favorite achievements in their Showcase.
Earning certain achievements will unlock portrait and decal rewards.
The updated Homepage now includes a Recent Broadcasts panel and a News & Community panel.
A new Match History page is now available which will allow players to browse and filter their last 1,000 games played.
A new Community page is now available which features an in-game version of RSS news feeds.
A new Friends-of-Friends feature has been added, which allows players to easily find and connect with more real life friends on Battle.net through existing friends.
Additional friends’ presence details are now available from the Friends’ list.
Improvements have been made on the Voice Chat system in game.
Please use the new voice chat and provide feedback via the StarCraft II beta forums.
The score screen now features a new graph tab.
The art for many parts of the user interface has been updated.
Hotkey templates have been added.
In the gameplay options menu select from standard name based hotkeys for right and left-handed players, grid based hotkeys for right, and left-handed players, and classic StarCraft keys.
Several hotkeys have been changed to avoid conflicts with the "Select All Warpgates" UI button:
The Set Worker Rally Point has been changed from W to R.
Build Sensor Tower has been changed from W to N.
Terran Infantry Weapons have been changed from W to E.
Terran Vehicle Weapons have been changed from W to E.
Weapon Refit has been changed from W to R.
Burrow has been changed from W to R.
Spawn Larva has been changed from R to V.
Neural Parasite has been changed from R to E.
Balance Changes
TERRAN
Marauder
Concussive Shells research cost decreased from 100/100 80 seconds to 50/50 60 seconds.
PROTOSS
Immortal
Build time increased from 40 to 55.
ZERG
Infested Terran
Damage increased from 5 to 8.
Speed decreased from 1.5 to 0.9375.
Queen
Speed off creep decreased from 1.5 to 0.938. (Speed on creep unchanged.)
Spine Crawler
Attack period decreased from 1.6 to 1.85.
Infestor
Neural Parasite range increased from 7 to 9.
Fungal Growth projectile removed; Units in the target area are now instantly hit.
Maps
We've made a change to the (2)ScrapStation map to make the natural expansion easier to defend.
New maps have been added to the ladder rotation while others have been removed as follows:
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