Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-21 at 13:08:59
Alright, I found this when I put my name aka Mr.t on a map in beacnons. I put fog of war on the beacons so the players could see the letters then disable vision at the location of the letters. Now when you build a unit or a unit is create from a trigger the color of those player 255 units change. Note you must build "men" not buildings and also the 255 units must be buildings or beacons.
Below I've added my map with this in it.
I'd also like some credit for this discovery if it turns out no one else knew this.
Below I've added my map with this in it.
I'd also like some credit for this discovery if it turns out no one else knew this.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DjDTM on 2004-12-21 at 13:56:47
Wow, awesome, I like the style of your defense, and th color changing beacons, thats slick.
How did you do it?
How did you do it?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathknight on 2004-12-21 at 16:27:50
You're right. Nice find. Creating a unit changes player 255's colour. Do you know of any other players that change colour as well?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chill on 2004-12-21 at 16:44:10
I'm pretty sure SoftWareWolf used something like this in circulation defense.
EDIT: Nevermind.
EDIT: Nevermind.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-21 at 17:49:12
I do not know of any other players with the same feature as of yet. Doing some tests.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2004-12-21 at 18:03:10
After finishing those tests please upload a map to DLDB/Experimental maps
Does this work with player 255 units after given to players 1-8?
Cuase if it does, imma put both of my maps in hold and start making a backstabin map.
Does this work with player 255 units after given to players 1-8?
Cuase if it does, imma put both of my maps in hold and start making a backstabin map.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-21 at 20:35:08
Here Im starting a list
256-One color changes blue to diffrent colors
255-Changes each time unit is made
254-nothing
253-nothing
252-nothing
251-crash
250-crash
249-crash
248-crash
247-230-Cant be saved in SXE, most likely crashes.
229-216- crash starcraft
Its looking like only 255 works.
256-One color changes blue to diffrent colors
255-Changes each time unit is made
254-nothing
253-nothing
252-nothing
251-crash
250-crash
249-crash
248-crash
247-230-Cant be saved in SXE, most likely crashes.
229-216- crash starcraft
Its looking like only 255 works.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathknight on 2004-12-21 at 21:05:54
If you want to know which players crash, look at the supply list here: http://www.staredit.net/index.php?act=tuto...%20Max%20Supply
Note that I have done some more to it:
184 - Crash
185 - Crash
186 - Works, doesn't do :censored:
187 - Works
188 - Works
189 - Works
190 - Works
191 - Works, crashes when you move out of sight from its units
192 - Works
194 - Works, crashes if you click with the mouse
195 - Works, crashes if you try quitting the game
196 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
197 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
198 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
199 - Works
200 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
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Ones that crash later anyway will be marked as crash only
Note that I have done some more to it:
CODE
184 - Crash
185 - Crash
186 - Works, doesn't do :censored:
187 - Works
188 - Works
189 - Works
190 - Works
191 - Works, crashes when you move out of sight from its units
192 - Works
194 - Works, crashes if you click with the mouse
195 - Works, crashes if you try quitting the game
196 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
197 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
198 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
199 - Works
200 - Works, crashes if you move away from its unit
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Ones that crash later anyway will be marked as crash only
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Robi on 2004-12-22 at 05:23:23
Hey ! I ever found a strange thing like this in one of my map !!! 
But I lost the map
(
i remember that colors changed very fast, and progressivly !
from red, blue, brown .... dont really remember, was about 8secs to reapeat the loop
i used it with pylon and with just a fog of war enabled at start on them...
dont remember what player i used to, or what color i used...
I don't think it changed when i buildt units (???)
But I lost the map
(i remember that colors changed very fast, and progressivly !
from red, blue, brown .... dont really remember, was about 8secs to reapeat the loop
i used it with pylon and with just a fog of war enabled at start on them...
dont remember what player i used to, or what color i used...
I don't think it changed when i buildt units (???)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by a-Friend on 2004-12-22 at 07:08:15
Player 44 also changes color whenever a unit is created by any player, I think it cycle's through starcraft's palette.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Clokr_ on 2004-12-22 at 08:42:42
Before releasing the first SF heimdal already made a map were when you build a supply depot the color of one player changes. Also its not really useful because it 9999999 things may make the effect be different. Its just one of the results of a buffer overflow.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2004-12-22 at 08:51:04
QUOTE
Does this work with player 255 units after given to players 1-8?
Does it?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by a-Friend on 2004-12-22 at 11:13:06
QUOTE
QUOTE
Does this work with player 255 units after given to players 1-8?
Does it?
I tested and no but the flags do (not the portrait though).
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathknight on 2004-12-22 at 11:44:56
When a unit is given to another player, the colour of the unit changes. Therefore you can not. Try using one of the AI scripts to switch computer to rescuable?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-22 at 14:33:02
Post the map clokr.... I wana see if its the same. Im not sure what your talking about is because This only works with "men" when they are created through a trigger or built by a player. So I would like to see if there is a diffrence. Anyways So far I havent found one that works like player 255. I'll have to check out player 44 havent gotten that far yet.
P.S. just tested player 44 its even more interesting works with out lights off but doesnt change colors on minimap but it does when you look at it. God find a-friend!
P.S. just tested player 44 its even more interesting works with out lights off but doesnt change colors on minimap but it does when you look at it. God find a-friend!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathknight on 2004-12-22 at 14:49:18
Here's something:
When creating units, player 55's upgrades will change. Upgrades can even go down!
EDIT
What the hell? Well it appeared to...
Something weird about this player.
When creating units, player 55's upgrades will change. Upgrades can even go down!
EDIT
What the hell? Well it appeared to...
Something weird about this player.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-22 at 14:52:37
Very cool
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Clokr_ on 2004-12-25 at 22:12:37
QUOTE(Navilin @ Dec 22 2004, 08:33 PM)
Post the map clokr.... I wana see if its the same. Im not sure what your talking about is because This only works with "men" when they are created through a trigger or built by a player. So I would like to see if there is a diffrence. Anyways So far I havent found one that works like player 255. I'll have to check out player 44 havent gotten that far yet.
P.S. just tested player 44 its even more interesting works with out lights off but doesnt change colors on minimap but it does when you look at it. God find a-friend!
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P.S. just tested player 44 its even more interesting works with out lights off but doesnt change colors on minimap but it does when you look at it. God find a-friend!
[right][snapback]113639[/snapback][/right]
I dont even remember the map name. It was a lot of time ago. I just remember that there was a dark-blue beacon and when you built a supply depot some light blue points appeared on the beacon color.
QUOTE(Ðeathknight @ Dec 22 2004, 08:49 PM)
Here's something:
When creating units, player 55's upgrades will change. Upgrades can even go down!
EDIT
What the hell? Well it appeared to...
Something weird about this player.
[right][snapback]113647[/snapback][/right]
When creating units, player 55's upgrades will change. Upgrades can even go down!
EDIT
What the hell? Well it appeared to...
Something weird about this player.
[right][snapback]113647[/snapback][/right]
As I say buffer overflows are dangerous and unpredictable. 10000 things may make the effect change. Also, it might change anything, color, upgrades, etc.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Robi on 2004-12-26 at 07:39:10
The "first" color of p255 in the minimap depends of how many units u got in the game when it starts, I'll maybe make a .gif of some colors of p255 for see if there is a loop.
I did 48 now, just see :
I made this on Jungle tilseset (64*64 map).
() means that color is changing (brown and grey blue)
(o) means that color is changing (grey blue)
T means that color is transparent.
I did 48 now, just see :
I made this on Jungle tilseset (64*64 map).
() means that color is changing (brown and grey blue)
(o) means that color is changing (grey blue)
T means that color is transparent.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Heimdal on 2004-12-29 at 15:52:49
A while ago when I was trying to determine colors for players > 12 and color numbers > 11 we discovered that some colors on units change based on events in the map.
Clokr, I remembered it being start locations, not beacons.
In any case, it seemed like almost any event in the map could potentially change a color, especially when you see a certain graphic for the first time.
Clokr, I remembered it being start locations, not beacons.
In any case, it seemed like almost any event in the map could potentially change a color, especially when you see a certain graphic for the first time.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Navilin on 2004-12-29 at 16:14:32
Alright cool, thanks!