Battle Report #4 is OUT!!!

[Nicol Bolas]

You can clearly see that the unit loses all texture once it is dead.

No, it doesn't lose all textures; I still see some texture on its arms. But you're right; more than the team color does turn black. I still say that's intentional.

[Xyvik]

No, it doesn't lose all textures; I still see some texture on its arms. But you're right; more than the team color does turn black. I still say that's intentional.

I thought it was said in the art expo or the "animation of death" that they intentionally made the units lose team color and go dark after death so that players would know very easily which units are alive and which ones are dead.

[Nicol Bolas]

I thought it was said in the art expo or the "animation of death" that they intentionally made the units lose team color and go dark after death so that players would know very easily which units are alive and which ones are dead.

Isn't that what we're seeing? The unit "goes dark".

The only real problem is that it doesn't help for units like the Hellion and Marauder that are already dark.

[Wankey]

I’m quite sure they haven’t been fully textured yet. If you look at the guns, they are just crappy untextured cylinders.

If you watched the Art Panel during Blizzcon 09, the dead version and live version are *not* that different. They simply turn black team color and explode. It’s probably because this is a very old build (it was shown during pre-blizzcon so it must’ve been much older) that the textures aren’t in.

I just watched the HD br, it certainly looks crappy (It’s still got its very reflective shaders, but without any texture beneath it… guns become cylinders etc.)

[Pandonetho]

I wouldn't doubt it, seeing as how localization seems to take a thousand years.

[Alzarath]

Looked around and haven't seen any indication of someone announcing this, but BR4 is "officially" out.
http://www.starcraft2.com/features/battlereports/4.xml

May wanna update the news post or something indicating as such.

[Kimera757]

That info was up since Wednesday. You're late to the party.

[Alzarath]

That info was up since Wednesday. You're late to the party.

I was expecting this kind of answer. What about the people that didn't know about it?

[GnaReffotsirk]

Anyone else think the Dropship needs to swoop down when picking up units?

[Norfindel]

Anyone else think the Dropship needs to swoop down when picking up units?

I don't think it necessarily needs to land to load/unload units, but it probably needs a cooldown. A small cooldown.