Preliminary Reports from SC2 Taiwan Build

http://www.starcraft2forum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110&Itemid=60

 

Nice pics, but I think the 2 buildings are: Roach den or Baneling Nest and Hydralisk den!

 

Possibly. They just look completely different. I was just offering possibilities.

I simply pass along the pics! Enjoy!

 

Ok, sure, change the Hatchery and everything to make them look cool and leave the crappy Colossus attack as it is.

 

Theyre going to change the colossus stop whining:
Nice pics but Ill whine myself and say that some of the models look horrible

 

Yeah, I guess with this new attack of theirs, a bunch of colossi shooting would look like a plasma (?) rain of death XD. It reminds me of the first time we saw vikings shoot (air mode) it didn't look good at all, damn unrealistic. They need to change it, and they will (the viking attack is changed, for example).

But the good news, it seems to me that the Zerg style, especially of buildings is changed, becoming more dark, gritty, and looking more like the Protoss and Terran art style. They still need much more work on it because it looks very CARTOONEY (Like WoW or WC3) NOT like the cool Terran/ Protoss.

 

The Colossus attack animation is pretty bad. Seriously, what would you be more intimidated by, a pair of thick, orange lasers or a bunch of little ones scattered all over the place?

P.S.: Jon, that site ain't Korean.

 

Lol

The buildings are still way to cartoony indeed. By the way, is it just me, or does the Hatchery look like an Overmind? Further, what's up with the Extractor? It doesn't cover the geyser at all, how is that thing supposed to extract the gas if every last bit of it just floats up into the air?

Anyway, I do like the new title screen, I hope it's animated. Thanks for the screens Jon.

 

Nice find! They are a Chinese fansite though, maybe Taiwanese, but not Korean

 

I think that was a recently destroyed Extractor, not an up-and-running one. It looked a lot better in one of the gameplay vids.

 

Can you tell me which video? I would like to see one "in action".

I can't remember seeing a completed extractor anywhere. However, I look at the action in videos most of the time, so I might have overlooked the thing involving the, quite boring to watch, mining process.

 

wow "huge" queen. lack of creativity in naming

 

My bad. Taiwanese fansite. Messed it up.

 

We've seen alot of this lately

 

*cough...colussus attack...cough...cough*

But what's up with having a small queen? I don't even think it's a Queen.
Can't that be the new Swarm Clutch or something?

 

I dont know if I am just noticing it now, but I think that the protoss look a lot better. They seem to have more shadows incorporated into the models that really help bring out the bright points of the units, and, in my opinion, make them look much better.

 

why the name "huge queen" it seems odd

 

relax people dont you understant, thats how betas and alphas are actually working, you make staff activate them, render them, check the code for bugs and you dont worry to give them a Name...thats the last think you should worry about

do you prefer Cool name Right from the beggining or them to programm a stable and bug free software? eh?

oh btw this screenshot IT IS NOT Battle.net how many times do i have to say it!??????
its just a screen part from the Multiplayer LAN mode that was inserted to help you start a lan game!

nothing visual will be the same at the end you will see ;-)
did you noticed that the prottoess User Interface over the command button earea espacially has been improved from plain blue to this sercuit - electronic sci-fi???
stuff like those will keep on comming, until Blizzard will stop posting screenshot before the game release in order to leave some visual things to Suprise us

 

thanks for the screen shots jon!! they are really nice.

and yes the protoss are looking better everytime we see them!!! =D they look very good i rkn =]

oh and yes that is chinese/taiwanese btw.

 

Starfeeder has some extra shots:
http://www.starfeeder.com/blog/archives/new_starcraft_2_screenshots_from_asia/