Patch 9 Undocumented changes

[Wankey]

New Portraits:
-Banshee portrait
-Marauder now has a vocal synethesizer that works (the 2 lights change in intensity as he speaks)
-Sentry portrait corrected
-New Dark Templar portrait to match model
-Added new glow to Stalker portrait
-Thor portrait now is constantly changing color
-Animated Egg sac portrait (wasn't animated before)
-Tweaked Protoss nexus portrait with less glow
-Tweaked Probe background
-Tweaked Zealot background, now is completely dark more focus on zealot
-Tweaked Hellion Portrait to make him look cooler and more concerned.
-Tweaked Ghost portrait (more contrast between smoke)
-Tweaked many camera orientations for Portraits to make them more focused on the character.
-Tweaked Terran adjutant portrait to give her a more concerned look
-Tweaked Corruptor with new background
-Tweaked Observer with star background

New Sound effects:
-New Zealot attack sound
-New Nexus chrono boost sound
-A few new death sounds and blood splatter sounds
-Cleaned up Phoenix sound effect
-Cleaned up many other sound effects to be more obvious.

Art / Texture updates:
-New Zerg creep tumor texture
-New Baneling morphing texture (thankfully)
-multiple updates to bloodsplatter animation.
-New Thor hit animation
-New morphing model for Spire
-Warp in animation touched up (more obvious signs of warping in) and now has a small orange colored circle
-New scanner animation
-All Zerg buildings now animate when researching something.
- Hellion upgrade now makes it shoot blue flames

Music updates:
-Tweaked Terran to be less mellow.
-New Protoss soundtrack

Interface updates:
-Improved art for menu items (lots of new gradients)
-Revamped the help screen to include tutorials, etc
-Individual race mouse cursors
-New loading screen

Miscellaneous updates:
-Hydralisk, Zerlings and Ultralisks can now cheer.

[Pandonetho]

I've only just got into beta, but if I'm not mistaken I think the Warp-in has a slight touch to it now for the animation. I think there's a little circle or something underneath units that you warp in.

By the way what's new about the banshee portrait? I've never paid attention to it.

[Norfindel]

Seems like they're really polishing it. Now, please change that ugly Carrier model...

[scorpio19]

If possible I would like to see portraits...thanks for information wankey.

[deadlyhazard]

Hellion's pre-ignitor upgrade now makes the fire light blue.

[starcraft2fr34k]

You forgot about the new scanner sweep animation that the Terran has.. =D

[GRUNT]

Hydra/Zergling/Thor can all /dance and /cheer now

The Terran Adjutant' portrait also changed slightly. Her face has this very weird and slightly concerned expression now, as opposed to being more expressionless.

All Zerg buildings have an animation when researching now. Previously, only the Evolution Chamber did.

You mentioned the morphing model for the Spire, but you may want to state that it's specifically for when it morphs into a Greater Spire. It's pretty sick .

[Brutaxilos]

yea i noticed the nexus portrait seems different. before he looked happy and smiling (kinda weird cuz it has no mouth) but now it seems more stern

[Visions of Khas]

Do we have pictures of these new portrait updates? I'd like to see these.

[Hav0x]

Looks like the corrupter got a new portrait as well.