Battlenet Utilities

OK! Here are some of the D/L's out there. I'll get more on SOON! Check out the NEW maps and Ploader program for the SCDemo. Its WAY worth trying out. Competition on the demo is WAY tough!!

Battle.net Optimizer

• A not so bad utility that pings Bnet servers and tells your cd the best to connect too. There is a recent updated version of it as well. I find it VERY useful with poor connections. Just d/l and unzip it to your SCDemo folder or folder of your choice and run the Program BEFORE you play Starcraft. Use Windows "Notepad" to open the Readme file that comes with! It is very useful to read these files!

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT:Battle.net, and other websites, have claimed that overuse of these "Pinging" utilities are causing Bnet servers to split. Which means they soon crash! I am investigating this matter more, but I beleive that, because of probs I've personally had with them, that this is true! I have no proof as of yet! I will keep you informed.

Batte.net Launch Pad

• A great utility that allows you to pick your Bnet server. Very good! I HAVE noticed lately some funky disconnects from Bnet while using this utility but Bnet is FUNKY anyhow, so I am still using it to test its full performance.

BW Train

• This is one of quite a few (and thats a big few) Map Hacks. I do not encourage this as it will not help you win games. It simply allows you to see the entire map. A newer updated one supposedly shows you opponent's buildings and units! Still not very useful. If your not as fast as me then knowing where I am on the map does not help you. I will still spread faster and build faster leaving you no hope! Practice makes a better player! If you need these hacks then you should be reading my Strategies page. I will not link the hack to my page but Im letting you know its out there.

GreetBot

• This is a really cool little utility that hangs out in Bnet and greets those that come and leave! READ the readme file, but its pretty easy to figure out how to use. Its in zip form. Just unzip it to a folder of your choice and run it.

ANTIhack

• My personal favorite! This dandy gem tells when your being hacked by the map and mineral hacks! In zip form just unzip it to preferred folder. Run Starcraft as normal and if you assume your being cheated or you are just plain paranoid, then alt tab and run the nohack program.

Winters Bot

• Another Bot that you simply adjust the config file after unzipping it.

PATCHES for SCdemo

To use the patches below, download them to your hard drive and then Unzip them, using Winzip, to your SCDemo folder. Usually under c:/starcraftshareware(ED). Install the BYWAYSx4 Map first! It contains the Ploader application Patch itself! Find and run the "Ploader.exe" application file. A "Camelot" screen will appear. Just click OK then another screen appears with a BROWSE window. Point the Ploader to the exact location of your SCDemo application using the Browse window. Once located, click OK and Ploader will automatically run your SCDemo using the Patched map in place of the standard Byways. NOTE: The only way I can figure out how to choose the Different maps is to unzip the map you wish to play, again!, and THEN run Ploader. It will patch that map to Ploader. You CANNOT change maps in the Create game screen on Bnet! Your only choice will be the map you have Ploader running! Anyone know an EASIER way to choose between the different maps please let me know!

NEW NOTE: I've read on numerous websites that the Patch only works on Windows98. This is NOT TRUE in my case for I have Windows95 and the Ploader works GREAT for me! So if you if you have Win95 and the program does not run for you then I apoligize. I didn't make the Patch!

• Ploader with Bywaysx4 map!!!- This map contains the actual Ploader program that you must install first, BEFORE installing the other maps! ALL the mpas are cool and all but the Bywaysx4 are Bigger with more minerals!
• Roadwarriorsx4- A 4 player map with lots of minerals and Excellent defensive positions!
• Atlantisx8- An 8 player 196 map. I like it alot and its played alot on Bnet!!
• Warlordsx8- Another good map! They all seem good to me!
• Riverwarx7- I like this one because of the Huge river as if you couldn't tell by the name!
• All maps in one zip- Get all the maps and the Ploader with this ONE quick download!

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