I remember having asked his before (more than once :P) but never got a decent response.
I want to give the SC2 Beta mpqs a view, and extract some assets that didn't make it into release (icons, mostly).
But I uninstalled the beta, naive believing everything would be back at retail. I was wrong, of course.
So, does anyone still have the SC2 Beta mpqs? I only keep the installer, but it's pretty much useless without the patches :(.
Stuff that didn't make into retail:
-The famous snow tileset
-Achievement icons
-Portraits
-General league and UI icons and art
And more assets that may have been hidden all along, and ignored since nobody surveyed the mpqs properly, or at least in the sections I'm interested in.
I actually still have my old install, but I think its inconvenient to send it to you. There are some seedy places on the internet you can still find the beta, however...
I actually still have my old install, but I think its inconvenient to send it to you. There are some seedy places on the internet you can still find the beta, however...
Yeah, but I'd rather have someone with the original working files.
Although I'm starting to be unsure. Maybe what I search was removed between patches.
Could you give it a look with MPQEditor or any other MPQ viewer, and search, for example, the portraits? there were a good number of versions back in the beta, and I would love to get some back. Tell here what you find if you decide to give them a check ;).
I think my bro still has it installed on his computer, but it wasn't the latest patch.
Awesome. I want the achievement and portrait assets of when "just before they closed", back when there was a "Hello" Feat of Strength and a mercenary marine portrait.
Well, no need to share for now. Try giving a look by yourself using a MPQ editor/viewer, and tell us if you find anything interesting. I'm particularly searching for achievement and portrait icon files, so if you find them, then that's awesome :D.
A while back I extracted some of the beta icons and converted them to PNG. I have uploaded the .rar of the missing files in this post below, however I my have missed some of them.
If I have time I will go through the MPQ again to see what else is missing from the current version of the game.
As far as I know, the snow tiles are in retail, but you'll just have to put them all together and make the tileset in the data editor because it isn't there by default.
A while back I extracted some of the beta icons and converted them to PNG. I have uploaded the .rar of the missing files in this post below, however I my have missed some of them.
If I have time I will go through the MPQ again to see what else is missing from the current version of the game.
As far as I know, the snow tiles are in retail, but you'll just have to put them all together and make the tileset in the data editor because it isn't there by default.
Those look very nice, and have a lot of "new" stuff, but they don't include what I want xDDD. I want the portraits, decals and achievement icons :S.
I extracted, converted and finally looked through 5000 or so textures from a few of the beta MPQs.
Overall, it doesn't seem like there is much that was omitted from the retail version, possibly some decals. However I did not check everything, partly because the MPQ's which aren't organized very well.
There are achievement and decal sheets in the current version, but they are saved as individual images in the beta. I couldn't even find any achievement portrait related files except perhaps for the static portraits for lower graphics settings.
There is also a chance that all of this stuff I have uploaded is already is in the game files. I could not be bothered going through the same process of extracting and converting files for the retail edition as well just to see whether it already existed or not.
I extracted, converted and finally looked through 5000 or so textures from a few of the beta MPQs.
Overall, it doesn't seem like there is much that was omitted from the retail version, possibly some decals. However I did not check everything, partly because the MPQ's which aren't organized very well.
There are achievement and decal sheets in the current version, but they are saved as individual images in the beta. I couldn't even find any achievement portrait related files except perhaps for the static portraits for lower graphics settings.
There is also a chance that all of this stuff I have uploaded is already is in the game files. I could not be bothered going through the same process of extracting and converting files for the retail edition as well just to see whether it already existed or not.
I FUCKING LOVE YOU :D xDDD.
Checking everything now, hope what I want is inside (should be, cause 5000 is 5000, after all).
You should upload it as some sort of asset to your account, man ;).
I finally found (some of) them! I checked the MPQ in one of the later version folders and hidden inside it somewhere were these files. I can't seem to find the mercenary marine yet though.
The decal sheet was blank, so I didn't upload it. However in the .rar file I uploaded before for the decals contained some which I had not seen before.
I also found a skull scanner sweep image/ icon and decided to upload it as well.
Are those the higher-res files of them? If so, more love to you.
Just 1 question: the files where you extracted these from, were the last version? or were a half-patched one?
And yes, you're indeed missing (at least) 2 portraits. Another attachment to help: (I have screenshots of all the rewards I had available, but I won't upload 6 images, 2 are enough, imo :P).
I wonder what were some of those achievement icons for, there's at least 2 I never saw during the beta. Do you have any way to check the "rewards" data type inside the mpqs, and find text strings for those achievements? If you don't understand the procedure well, I could try to explain it to you, it's the way new FoS are discovered before they are earned :).
Edit: Damn, I don't have any screenshot of the decals, and I don't remember if they were on back in those patches. At least, I remember you didn't get any by achievements; I think.
Then it's goddamn strange, since for the last version, they added the final ones. You would guess the older ones were removed if so.
I'll try to explain how to get those strings later, maybe even write some small tutorial. If you don't have time or want to speed this up, you could upload the mpq files to some hosting webpage.
As for the Spectre and Mercenary Marine portraits, logic dictates they should be where those 2 Raynor portraits (that by the way, weren't available during the beta) are located in your charts. Very strange, indeed. My current theory is that they might be in a third portrait chart (which doesn't make too much sense, but well) or be separated and alone, like the AI portrait.
I am not 100% sure if it is the latest version. The latest version folder I have is Base15097.
It could possibly be an older version. From memory, one of the patches killed the editor and mine worked till retail came out. Pity I didn't have time to use it :P
I am not 100% sure if it is the latest version. The latest version folder I have is Base15097.
It could possibly be an older version. From memory, one of the patches killed the editor and mine worked till retail came out. Pity I didn't have time to use it :P
Then you don't have the last, which makes it awesome :D.
By the way, I'm looking at mpq browsing and I'm not sure how to explain the process, it's a mix of intuition and searching file by file xDDD. I'll post whatever explanation I get to anyway.
But... wait a minute. You say you have the beta installed, that means, it works? you can open the editor? that editor version didn't need to get connected, so you can open it, and from there, search the strings easier! :DDD
Try doing this: Data editor -> Rewards. You shouldn't get a big list, considering how few achievements existed back then. Post what you see when you can, please :P.
PS: Be careful to open the beta without Internet connection, you don't want it to get patched or some other weird stuff.
I actually backed up the beta on my hard drive, so its not technically installed.
However, it still works :D
The first screenshot shows the list of all of the rewards. Easy enough.
The second of the screenshots shows the merc marine details. When I open it up in the previewer I still can't find the matching file name there (that includes the merc marine portrait). It shows the same image as I posted previously. :/
I remember having asked his before (more than once :P) but never got a decent response.
I want to give the SC2 Beta mpqs a view, and extract some assets that didn't make it into release (icons, mostly).
But I uninstalled the beta, naive believing everything would be back at retail. I was wrong, of course.
So, does anyone still have the SC2 Beta mpqs? I only keep the installer, but it's pretty much useless without the patches :(.
Stuff that didn't make into retail: -The famous snow tileset -Achievement icons -Portraits -General league and UI icons and art
And more assets that may have been hidden all along, and ignored since nobody surveyed the mpqs properly, or at least in the sections I'm interested in.
Did no one save the files? T_T-
@Lonami: Go
I actually still have my old install, but I think its inconvenient to send it to you. There are some seedy places on the internet you can still find the beta, however...
Yeah, but I'd rather have someone with the original working files.
Although I'm starting to be unsure. Maybe what I search was removed between patches.
Could you give it a look with MPQEditor or any other MPQ viewer, and search, for example, the portraits? there were a good number of versions back in the beta, and I would love to get some back. Tell here what you find if you decide to give them a check ;).
http://www.sc2mapster.com/assets/sc2betaass/
Is this what youre looking for?
I think my bro still has it installed on his computer, but it wasn't the latest patch.
Thanks for that, will check and see if that's what I'm looking for.
Edit: No :(.
Awesome. I want the achievement and portrait assets of when "just before they closed", back when there was a "Hello" Feat of Strength and a mercenary marine portrait.
I have beta mpq all version(maybe, because backed file up before remove older version patch)
but my version is kokr ver. I think all regions share 'patch.SC2Archive'. just guess haha
so Do you need my mpq file? umm.... if need my file, i will send mail attached files
but I don't know you can receive GBs file (kr mail service can send and receive GB files)
or i will upload partition compressed files on MF
Well, no need to share for now. Try giving a look by yourself using a MPQ editor/viewer, and tell us if you find anything interesting. I'm particularly searching for achievement and portrait icon files, so if you find them, then that's awesome :D.
A while back I extracted some of the beta icons and converted them to PNG. I have uploaded the .rar of the missing files in this post below, however I my have missed some of them.
If I have time I will go through the MPQ again to see what else is missing from the current version of the game.
As far as I know, the snow tiles are in retail, but you'll just have to put them all together and make the tileset in the data editor because it isn't there by default.
Those look very nice, and have a lot of "new" stuff, but they don't include what I want xDDD. I want the portraits, decals and achievement icons :S.
I extracted, converted and finally looked through 5000 or so textures from a few of the beta MPQs.
Overall, it doesn't seem like there is much that was omitted from the retail version, possibly some decals. However I did not check everything, partly because the MPQ's which aren't organized very well.
There are achievement and decal sheets in the current version, but they are saved as individual images in the beta. I couldn't even find any achievement portrait related files except perhaps for the static portraits for lower graphics settings.
There is also a chance that all of this stuff I have uploaded is already is in the game files. I could not be bothered going through the same process of extracting and converting files for the retail edition as well just to see whether it already existed or not.
I FUCKING LOVE YOU :D xDDD.
Checking everything now, hope what I want is inside (should be, cause 5000 is 5000, after all).
You should upload it as some sort of asset to your account, man ;).
Edit: Damn... seems they're not in there xDDD.
Found a screenshot, hope it helps:
@Lonami: Go
I finally found (some of) them! I checked the MPQ in one of the later version folders and hidden inside it somewhere were these files. I can't seem to find the mercenary marine yet though.
The decal sheet was blank, so I didn't upload it. However in the .rar file I uploaded before for the decals contained some which I had not seen before.
I also found a skull scanner sweep image/ icon and decided to upload it as well.
YES. At long last. Thanks a lot, man.
Are those the higher-res files of them? If so, more love to you.
Just 1 question: the files where you extracted these from, were the last version? or were a half-patched one?
And yes, you're indeed missing (at least) 2 portraits. Another attachment to help: (I have screenshots of all the rewards I had available, but I won't upload 6 images, 2 are enough, imo :P).
I wonder what were some of those achievement icons for, there's at least 2 I never saw during the beta. Do you have any way to check the "rewards" data type inside the mpqs, and find text strings for those achievements? If you don't understand the procedure well, I could try to explain it to you, it's the way new FoS are discovered before they are earned :).
Edit: Damn, I don't have any screenshot of the decals, and I don't remember if they were on back in those patches. At least, I remember you didn't get any by achievements; I think.
Edit2: Seems I was wrong. Found the decals googling around: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffeatsleeptech/4545303142/#/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffeatsleeptech/4544670901/in/photostream (more stuff in his gallery).
@Lonami: Go
Yes, I believe they are the higher-res versions. I'm pretty sure it was the last version as well.
Now, I am rather clueless as to where the last few remaining portraits are located :/
Also, I am not familiar with the process of finding text strings for the achievements.
The last version? are you sure?
Then it's goddamn strange, since for the last version, they added the final ones. You would guess the older ones were removed if so.
I'll try to explain how to get those strings later, maybe even write some small tutorial. If you don't have time or want to speed this up, you could upload the mpq files to some hosting webpage.
As for the Spectre and Mercenary Marine portraits, logic dictates they should be where those 2 Raynor portraits (that by the way, weren't available during the beta) are located in your charts. Very strange, indeed. My current theory is that they might be in a third portrait chart (which doesn't make too much sense, but well) or be separated and alone, like the AI portrait.
@Lonami: Go
I am not 100% sure if it is the latest version. The latest version folder I have is Base15097.
It could possibly be an older version. From memory, one of the patches killed the editor and mine worked till retail came out. Pity I didn't have time to use it :P
Then you don't have the last, which makes it awesome :D.
In fact, you have the BEST patch ever you could have for what I ask: Patch 9. You have a list of them here: http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/StarCraft_II_beta_patch (I contributed so I know they're correct :P).
By the way, I'm looking at mpq browsing and I'm not sure how to explain the process, it's a mix of intuition and searching file by file xDDD. I'll post whatever explanation I get to anyway.
But... wait a minute. You say you have the beta installed, that means, it works? you can open the editor? that editor version didn't need to get connected, so you can open it, and from there, search the strings easier! :DDD
Try doing this: Data editor -> Rewards. You shouldn't get a big list, considering how few achievements existed back then. Post what you see when you can, please :P.
PS: Be careful to open the beta without Internet connection, you don't want it to get patched or some other weird stuff.
@Lonami: Go
I actually backed up the beta on my hard drive, so its not technically installed.
However, it still works :D
The first screenshot shows the list of all of the rewards. Easy enough.
The second of the screenshots shows the merc marine details. When I open it up in the previewer I still can't find the matching file name there (that includes the merc marine portrait). It shows the same image as I posted previously. :/
Offtopic: I miss the old editor icon.