Maps, that do not use special triggers, can be extracted from any replay. This method to log the actions gives the user more options to gain information out of a replay. The time is meassured in so-called stamps, with five time stamps being around one second in real time. This means in detail that only the very first buildings and workers of a player are noted in the file every new action will be actually re-played instead of giving out commands such as “spawn worker at coordinate at seconds after replay start”. Every given command is recorded and literally replayed by the engine afterwards, thus enabling the file to maintain a relatively small size. These contain information about the map, participating players, minerals, critters and so on. In a more basic understanding replays are nothing more than text files. One of the main reasons why they're still used for entertainment might be the option to watch it with multiple persons at the same time. Replays are still an important part of Brood War. In the foreign scene the VODs became more popular due to the fact that streaming portals like Twitch, Mogulus, Livestream and others became not only easier to access but also often times enable the user to record VODs automatically without needing a lot of technological requirements. In the past years the number of VODs (recorded video files, Video on Demand) has widely replaced replays for pure entertainment purposes.Īll Korean professional players are usually not allowed to share or upload their replays to other pages, due to the fact that a huge part of their strategies could be analyzed from those quite easily. They can be used for entertainment purposes only or to analyze strategies. Replays are recorded automatically since Patch 1.15.0. Battle Reports are basically write-ups, often using multiple screen shots of the games. The dominant source to cover and report about matches were Battle Reports. Replays are log files that enable the user to watch and analyze games.īefore Replays were introduced with Patch 1.08 there have been no options for players to review a match. These can be saved manually after a game or being recorded automatically with the help of third party software. Replays are files generated by StarCraft Brood War's engine with the extension. 7.2 The following tools only work for StarCraft version 1.18 or lower:.
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