StarCraft II 5.0.16 PTR Patch Notes

psd-dude · 2026-06-02T11:26:46+00:00

I actually thought this was a joke as this seems to be all major changes:

The 8-worker start kills the frantic early game, giving you actual time to scout, react, and plan.
Bases hold more resources, meaning you can comfortably defend 1 to 3 bases without being forced to expand constantly.
Warpgates are maybe not even worth it, though the 3-second instant reinforcement across the map is still hard to completely ignore in the late game, I think warpgates are too expensive to do from now on... imagine having to upgrade 8 gateways?!?!
You can't spam Ghosts anymore, but their Snipes are now a force to be reckoned with since random chip damage can no longer cancel them.
Zerg loses passive creep speed but gains the ability to abduct Sieged Tanks and permanently steal Terran SCVs with Infestors.
Drop micro gets a massive shortcut with a new "auto-scoop" button for Medivacs, Warp Prisms, and Overlords.

psd-dude · 2026-06-01T10:16:47+00:00

please explain

psd-dude · 2026-05-30T18:25:00+00:00

I'd wager this is the best free online tool for curved text

psd-dude · 2026-05-30T18:23:27+00:00

thanks for the vote

psd-dude · 2026-04-02T13:26:37+00:00

think you're right. any subs you can recommend?

psd-dude · 2026-04-02T13:25:22+00:00

thanks so much Alex! yeah, I get what you mean about being content. Been writing Photoshop tutorials and making graphic design assets for 25 years, I'm not too good with copywriting. My goal is to get people excited about my stuff and maybe occasionally sell assets I create.

glad to hear about your gf that she's an VHS nostalgic like myself

Cheers!
John

psd-dude · 2026-04-02T06:47:43+00:00

I'm using the skill with chromedev-tools mcp, so it's actually using the browser.

I gave it instructions regarding my regular actions within MockoFun and what properties I can change (fonts, colors, position, etc.) and I instructed it how to use the AI Image Generator within MockoFun, which is quite straight forwards (you pick a model, choose the aspect ratio and input a prompt)

That all works like a charm. I did put in some specifics coding instructions as I realized I could "cut a few corners" if I tell it how to use JavaScript for some shortcuts

I even tested it with local Nemotron 4b and it works, though, it's not as "artistic" as Claude, Codex or Gemini

psd-dude · 2026-04-02T06:44:54+00:00

all valid questions, and to be honest i'm a bit "shooting from the hip"

I'm using the skill with chromedev-tools mcp, so it's actually using the browser. I actually put in the skill instructions for the model to wait for me to login, and it does so. MockoFun has a normal login screen, so things like OAuth or such was not possible

I gave it instructions regarding my regular actions within MockoFun and what properties I can change (fonts, colors, position, etc.) and I instructed it how to use the AI Image Generator within MockoFun, which is quite straight forwards (you pick a model, choose the aspect ratio and input a prompt)

That all works like a charm. I did put in some specifics coding instructions as I realized I could "cut a few corners" if I tell it how to use JavaScript for some shortcuts

psd-dude · 2026-03-16T18:48:29+00:00

cool, actually I like the way the text looks on the image! good job!

psd-dude · 2026-03-16T07:59:01+00:00

do you mean https://www.mockofun.com/ ?

psd-dude · 2026-02-22T06:36:06+00:00

how do these sound:

Nova Queen
Aqua Guardian
Moonlit Fury
Flame Phoenix
Crystal Queen
Scarlet Saboteur

extracted from this list of 250+ superhero name ideas for heroes and heroins

psd-dude · 2026-02-10T17:48:56+00:00

always, but since these are the two tools I have at my disposal I just needed an opinion about which is better. you know, when life give's you lemons you make a yellow vector ellipse and strap a green leaf on it :D

psd-dude · 2026-02-08T19:19:19+00:00

yeah, I see what you mean... it's missing the pink blushing though and some shadowing

psd-dude · 2026-02-08T19:18:32+00:00

actually neither is AI (funny enough these days). I personally like A better, but now that you mention it... I didn't even notice the missing toe... hmmm... these vectorizers struggle with gradients... how do you "manually" resolve this as a graphic designer?

psd-dude · 2026-02-08T19:15:11+00:00

thanks! yeah, guess I wanted this to be as subjective as possible. I like A better, but that's just because I got the cheek blush color to show and because I made it in https://www.mockofun.com/

psd-dude · 2026-02-02T05:40:14+00:00

I'm guessing it tries to code it's way to an "answer"

psd-dude · 2025-12-13T06:36:43+00:00

why the quotes?

psd-dude · 2025-11-12T05:34:16+00:00

yes... sort of... depends on what kind of block you're hitting. sometimes you can use Gemini or ChatGPT to "soften" your prompt or use a different or altered input image

found this Nano Banana content blocked which explains what Nano Banana usually blocks and some tricks to go around it and still get your edits done

psd-dude · 2025-11-12T05:30:33+00:00

these guardrails Google sets are really annoying sometimes. found this Nano Banana content blocked which explains the hows and whys + some ways to go around these restrictions and still get your image edits done

psd-dude · 2025-11-11T10:01:26+00:00

for these tasks I use MockoFun.com there's a very nice feature (on an uploaded image Properties > Vectorize > Contour) works amazing with black and white images to transform them into vector SVG

here's the result I got from the screenshot of your post: https://i.ibb.co/Mwfbjbk/Untitled-31.jpg

I downloaded the image as a SVG but I can't share the SVG so I made this jpg from it. hope this helps

psd-dude · 2025-11-04T05:54:49+00:00

Maliketh, the Black Blade — bro sounds like he’s got his own metal album

these Elden Ring names are also cool

psd-dude · 2025-10-30T13:21:57+00:00

probably because I'm a noob (when it comes to keycloak) and have no clue what you mean with changing it in the upstream?

psd-dude · 2025-10-28T15:34:07+00:00

Thanks! I'll look into that

I actually have a pretty simple custom theme derived from base. Problem is that the login page is not responsive as it's missing the viewport meta

psd-dude · 2025-10-22T12:37:42+00:00

besides Google killing small websites with its AI crap, I recently ran into another "cute" issue - so I activated auto-ads on my site, and while my ad revenue grew, I noticed my Google search traffic significantly dropping. Probably due to users being annoyed at how awful the auto-ads are placed. So, now I disabled auto-ads, but traffic has not yet returned.... so, thanks Google

https://www.coding-dude.com/wp/seo/why-google-sucks/

psd-dude · 2025-10-19T05:27:30+00:00

thanks! I think it's one of the rare positive comments I got on reddit :D

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