[Benji]

(http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/197729788#1)

According to Blizzard, the next patch will be released on SEA on the 27th of Feb, however the NA patch will be live on the 21st.

This is important as if you log onto NA with your client after the 21st but before the 27th, you will update your game and be unable to play on SEA for those 6 days.

I mention this as I can just imagine players updating their clients, messing up our ability to play SEACL, SEACC as well as other SEA events over the next week, which is something perfectly avoidable.

If you use a separate client (such as a Taiwan or Korean client) you are fine to update that one when the patch is live on those servers. This only really matters for the SEA/NA client as both servers are accessed from the 1 client through the region button on the login page.

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[iMSystem]

Very nice to know, thanks for posting this

No Playhem for that week I assume.

[|Erasmus|]

that's pretty gay... so if i'm playing SEACL next week , i can't ladder without lag for about 6 days. way to go blizzard.

[TAminimat]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

that's pretty gay... so if i'm playing SEACL next week , i can't ladder without lag for about 6 days. way to go blizzard.

Pretty sure thats your and your ISP's fault lmao, not blizz's

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[Dox]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

that's pretty gay... so if i'm playing SEACL next week , i can't ladder without lag for about 6 days. way to go blizzard.

Copy/paste your client. Update one, don't update the other.

WIZARDRY.

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[Trusty]

Originally Posted by |Erasmus|

that's pretty gay... so if i'm playing SEACL next week , i can't ladder without lag for about 6 days. way to go blizzard.

me2, same boat.

Playing SEA is so god awful lag on ladder. Shouldn't be the case since im NZ...

[Dox]

Originally Posted by Trusty

me2, same boat.

Playing SEA is so god awful lag on ladder. Shouldn't be the case since im NZ...

I think you need to scroll up two posts.


Also, patch notes are out since it's hit the NA server today:
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/448...2_21_2012#blog

[wTlzq]

Hope they did not implement all the changes shown from the preview

[DarkRocket]

they didnt put this up for PTR 1st or i just missed it???

[Daboo]

^^Yeah PTR did not go up at all, I been trying to get into my troll account client, but it says ptr is down. ....And why do we get the patch later? no fair! I wants my protoss op-ness fast .

[Asrathiel]

That's really silly. Thanks for posting Benji

[iMSystem]

Originally Posted by Jinro

So they release the patch 1 day before Assembly AND MLG? Are they... I dont know, retarded?

This I didn't realize...

[FaDeBadger]

Originally Posted by System

This I didn't realize...

I thought Jinro actually posted on here for a second. T_T

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neon:

I also scrolled up thinking I missed something, haha

[Daboo]

Well...blizzard...do you remember the dropship speed change 1 day before mlg last year? I guess they did learn...

[VB_Blake]

Thanks for posting. I would of thought there was a problem with the patch installation or soemthing :P

[QEDjuslai]

thanks for the info

[xpaperclip]

So the patch is now out on NA. As Dox has said, if you want to play on both servers this week you will need to make a copy of your 1.4.2 SEA client and patch only one to 1.4.3. However, it is made a little more tricky by the fact the updater launches automatically if the last selected region is NA.

To overcome this, you can either remember to switch it back to SEA before you quit your NA client or edit the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\S2\LastPortal-enSG

us	= NA server
sg	= SEA server

Or, you can use a couple of batch files I've packed together to make it easy available here: http://pit.xpaperclip.net/temp/CopySC2For1.4.3.zip.

getsc2path.bat

If you installed your StarCraft II to a different folder from the default Program Files folder, you will need to edit this file. Otherwise, you don't need to do anything.

+ [I installed somewhere else] +

Change the line at the top which says

set xSC2=c:\bin\StarCraft II

and get rid of the 'x' to enable the override and change the path to where you installed it. For example, if you installed it to c:\Games\SC2, you would change the line to

set SC2=c:\Games\SC2

Copy SC2.bat

Run this first before you patch anything. It will create a copy of your StarCraft II folder to remain unpatched called 'StarCraft II (SEA)'. Requires a little over 11 GB based on my install. Come the 27th, just delete this new folder.

This may require you to Run As Administrator if you have UAC enabled since it will need to write to the Program Files directory.

StarCraft II (NA).bat

Sets the registry key to 'us' and runs from the original folder. Run this when you want to play on NA.

StarCraft II (SEA).bat

Sets the registry key to 'sg' and runs from the copied folder. Run this when you want to play on SEA.

Remember not to use the in-game region changer to NA, otherwise it will start patching this copy when you login. Quit and run the other file instead. If you do it by accident, just quit the patcher as soon as it loads.

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[NvRossi]

stuck on NA

[ToR.Arnor]

Originally Posted by TARossi

stuck on NA

Hey Rossi Jazbas had this problem earlier today but we figured it out

what you can do if you need to play tonight for seacc

launch sc2, change regions, attempt to log into SEA (itll reject you), close SC2

install SC2 in a different folder

launch the game, it should patch to 1.4.2 only

log into game (default region will be SEA)

Play in SEACC where youll fight against the awesome might of Zerocraft

glhf

[LordByrnsy]

Originally Posted by Arnor@CityHunter

Hey Rossi Jazbas had this problem earlier today but we figured it out

what you can do if you need to play tonight for seacc

launch sc2, change regions, attempt to log into SEA (itll reject you), close SC2

install SC2 in a different folder

launch the game, it should patch to 1.4.2 only

log into game (default region will be SEA)

Play in SEACC where youll fight against the awesome might of Zerocraft

glhf

ergh @ reinstalling.... FML

[inFeZa]

This is retarded. Cant get on SEA cbf with those fix things...

[xpaperclip]

Unpatching 1.4.3 back to 1.4.2 without reinstalling
It is highly recommended you backup your patched client first as this involves editing an MPQ to remove the new patch. Standard disclaimers apply!

Basically the idea here is to break your Starcraft II client by deleting files corresponding to the new patch and then using the Repair Tool on the SEA patch server to fix it back up.

Step 1. Delete the new patch
Open your StarCraft II\Versions folder and delete the Base21029 folder.

Step 2. Delete the backup of the new patch
You will need for this step a MPQ editor. I used the following one which is nice and simple - just extract and run.
http://sfsrealm.hopto.org/cgi-bin/do...WinMPQ_VB6.zip

Source: http://sfsrealm.hopto.org/downloads/WinMPQ.html
If it doesn't work, you might need the various runtimes from this page (VB6, VB4, Runtime Pack 3).

Open the StarCraft II\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Backup.MPQ file in your MPQ editor and delete the files corresponding to Base21029.

Step 3. Repair the repair tool
Now, the repair tool has a bug where it always connects to the NA patch server regardless of the selected region. To workaround this, you will need to edit your hosts file to redirect it the SEA patch server.

1. Open the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file in Notepad.
2. Add the following line to the end of the file and save it.

202.9.66.78	enUS.patch.battle.net

Step 4. Run the repair tool
Now you can run the Repair tool found in StarCraft II\Support\Repair.exe. The progress will be uneven, there will be periods where it will zip through (these are the unchanged files) and bits where it will take a while (downloading old files to fix the install).

Step 5. Make sure you are on SEA!
Once the Repair Tool is done, make sure you have SEA selected as the last region. The easiest way to do this is to hit Windows+R to bring up the Run window and run the following command (just copy and paste).

reg add "HKCU\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\S2" /v "LastPortal-enSG" /t REG_SZ /d sg /f

Step 6. We're done!
Finally, just to clean up, remove the line you added to your hosts file earlier on.

You should now be able to run StarCraft II 1.4.2 and play on SEA!

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[Exogenesis]

Thanks for the post! Does anyone have any idea when the patch comes out for SEA? Or if it's an auto-fix for when it comes out?

[iM yang]

Repair is unable to fix your installation FUUUUUUUUUUUU

[xpaperclip]

Originally Posted by SQL.yang

Repair is unable to fix your installation FUUUUUUUUUUUU

When you first start the repair, you should see something like this:

In particular, note if the Locales and Version match.

• If the locale is wrong, make sure you are in fact trying to repair a SEA copy that hasn't been messed with to be Korean localized or similar.
• If the version is wrong, check the files were actually deleted from the MPQ (if you have UAC enabled, it may be not writing to the Program Files directory).
• If they do match, check the hosts file in step 3 took effect by pinging enUS.patch.battle.net. If it resolves to an IP other than 202.9.66.78, it is repairing from the wrong server and won't work. Again, may need to Run As Admin if UAC is enabled.

[TragicHero]

Originally Posted by xpaperclip

When you first start the repair, you should see something like this:

In particular, note if the Locales and Version match.

• If the locale is wrong, make sure you are in fact trying to repair a SEA copy that hasn't been messed with to be Korean localized or similar.
• If the version is wrong, check the files were actually deleted from the MPQ (if you have UAC enabled, it may be not writing to the Program Files directory).
• If they do match, check the hosts file in step 3 took effect by pinging enUS.patch.battle.net. If it resolves to an IP other than 202.9.66.78, it is repairing from the wrong server and won't work. Again, may need to Run As Admin if UAC is enabled.

Mine doesn't work I've done everything and the details on the Repair tool matches yours. When I ping enUS.patch.battle.net I get "pinging us.patch.battle.net (12.129.206.133)"

[xpaperclip]

Originally Posted by TragicHero

Mine doesn't work I've done everything and the details on the Repair tool matches yours. When I ping enUS.patch.battle.net I get "pinging us.patch.battle.net (12.129.206.133)"

That means you haven't done the step 3 properly, the IP should be 202.9.66.78. Make sure you pasted the line as it is (no # or anything like that).

[TragicHero]

Originally Posted by xpaperclip

That means you haven't done the step 3 properly, the IP should be 202.9.66.78. Make sure you pasted the line as it is (no # or anything like that).

Ah sorry. I did a rookie mistake. Totally forgot to remove the file extension lol

[iM yang]

The locale and version were correct, I changed the hosts file again and now it's working!

Thanks paperclip

[ToRDjvillian]

alternatively if you have logged into NA and downloaded the patch then log back into SEA (will fail) and reinstall starcraft as well as download the 22 patches. easier but probably takes longer.

yes i was stupid enough to download the na patch.

[IcedTea]

You fixed my SC2. Thank you, so so much. You truly are a miracle worker. xD