[General] Brackets [] Hiding Text in Cinematics

[tulee]

Hi guys,

A few years ago, I encountered an issue where using [ ] brackets in a cinematic automatically caused all words within the brackets open and close, [ ], including the brackets themselves, to not appear in cinematics in game (so you can see the text in the editor, but it doesn't show in game).
I tested this just now again, and the issue is still there.

I was just curious if this has been an issue since pre reforged (i.e it is something that I then need to fix), or if anyone knows if this bug only happened sometime post 1.32 (then I can be lazy and expect Blizzard to fix it).

The [ ] were used greatly in a specific campaign, to the point where it causes issues understanding the story if those words inside the brackets are not showing in-game, so I am just trying to decide if I need to go fix it or if it's a post 1.32 issue which I can hope Blizzard will deal with later.

 

[deepstrasz]

Perhaps there could be an automated way of replacing them with "( )". I know those work. Or something else.
@Retera any ideas?

 

[PurgeandFire]

It is a reforged issue (at least since 2020 which was ~patch 1.32.6, since there was another thread about it: [General] - Escaping "[]" in a cinematic scene). In 1.26a it shows up just fine:

But since it has been like that for several years without a fix, it is probably worth fixing in your map. Just my two cents. I don't think there is a way to get the brackets working though, since JASS doesn't let us escape it. You'll likely need to use an alternative character.

 

[tulee]

It is a reforged issue (at least since 2020 which was ~patch 1.32.6, since there was another thread about it: [General] - Escaping "[]" in a cinematic scene). In 1.26a it shows up just fine:
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But since it has been like that for several years without a fix, it is probably worth fixing in your map. Just my two cents. I don't think there is a way to get the brackets working though, since JASS doesn't let us escape it. You'll likely need to use an alternative character.

Gotcha, thank you!