So, re-analyzing the new StarCraft binary...

Blizzard Entertainment is now using Jenkins for continuous deployment internally. (This is given by the new PDB location found in the executable: C:\Users\svcclassictools\.jenkins\jobs\StarCraft\workspace\Starcraft\Retail\SWar7.pdb)

They most certainly used a newer compiler with vastly different compiler settings. The compile is much much cleaner and contains less random stuff in the binary, and less inlining/optimizations (meaning a larger code section).

There is a new command line option "crash" which does what you would expect ("starcraft.exe crash").

It looks like they might still have the memory leak I pointed out.

BWAPI is pretty resilient to version changes despite all of the offsets. A better strategy is to reduce the number of offsets and of course support the dynamic base address.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Jul 28 2016, 7:45 am by Heinermann.

I wonder why they created a crash argument for StarCraft.exe, I found out that you can just pass to BlizzardError.exe (with actual paths)

Also, I began work on finding simple offsets for 1.17.0, I encourage everyone to contact me when they find something: https://www.reddit.com/r/broodwar/wiki/1_17_0_offsets

WOW! How did I miss this news!? Anyway, I didn't know that there was a new patch out there for StarCraft... I thought they were done making new patches for the Original and Broodwar games years ago, especially after StarCraft II came out. Does the patch benefit Broodwar as a whole or not is my question?

I can't believe that 15+ years later, Blizzard is still patching these games! Congrats

EDIT: So I copied the files in my SC folder and made a new folder called 1.17.0
I recreated a starcraft folder and patched into that. No folders (including maps) was in that folder prior to installing. I noticed they still don't give you all the maps, in fact they give you even less now!
it's not much but the campaign folder is missing. (enslavers) is no longer included. perhaps this was from prior, but to me by now they should include ALL of their former Maps of the month. (oh well)

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Jul 28 2016, 2:20 pm by JCarrill0.

Blizzard also wants to fix crashes in BW I guess, this might be a good time to report some of these: http://www.staredit.net/topic/8610/

How does the crash hack work anyways?

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Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Jan 20 2023, 11:47 am by noobscrub.

So wait, you get crashes sometimes too? When I use StarEdit sometimes, when a map is too big or just anytime it feels like it, it crashes! Am I not the only one who gets this issue?

No

Windows 10 requires drivers to be digitally signed now, so the update was required if the game was going to be allowed to continue to work on Windows 10 PCs.

What does a game have to do with which drivers you have to install on Win10?

Also, I believe that you can disable secure boot in BIOS and use the drivers you want.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/brood-war/512451-starcraft-brood-war-hd-remaster-coming-out-sept

Hm I wonder if this is related to the HD Remaster. Perhaps now that they are using a new compiler, they feel confident in modernizing the game, including higher resolutions.

nvm

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Aug 25 2016, 2:39 pm by iCCup.xboi209.

I don't think that patch 1.17.0 will work with StarCraft Mods.

You don't believe me? Well, I got this from the creator who made Starcraft GAG mania Draft. He said that Patch 1.17.0 didn't work for Starcraft Mod. Here a link:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/starcraft-gag-mania-draft/news/doomsday-of-starcraft-mods

Just prove me that I'm wrong.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Jan 16 2017, 2:05 am by Rawflesh0615.

Raw,
The reason everyone is poking fun at you is because everyone knows that when a new patch is released, certain aspects of modding always break and need to be updated for new offsets/addresses/ect. This also breaks hacks as well and since everyone has run to ICCUP due to the rampant issues on USE/USW, we may see these realms restored to some degree.

Its like saying you heard a weatherman confirm the streets get wet when it rains. Well no shit.

Its possible that 1.17 changing certain aspects that have not been changed in previous patches (to my knowledge) there may be even more involved in updating our tools and methodologies to be compatible with it. But this is to be expected. I'll see if I can get you a Captain Obvious hat or something.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Jan 23 2017, 5:34 pm by NudeRaider. Reason: too long

Will see, although I'm busy to reissue some Starcraft Custom Campaign that I am editing. Also, I don't need some Captain Obvious hat.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Jan 23 2017, 5:35 pm by NudeRaider. Reason: too long