July 9, 2020 [4:40 PM] UTC+8
Bug: [Starcraft Remastered / Broodwar] Terran AI will have lots of idle SCVs due to an unfinished building
This bug first appeared in version 1.11b which is installed by patch installer “BW-111b.exe”. The bug affects version 1.11b onwards, even the latest version of Starcraft Remastered (version 1.23.5.8589 as of the date of reproducing the issue - July 9, 2020).
The Terran AI idle SCV bug might have something to do with the fix for the bug which allowed SCV’s to heal Marines since that’s what was changed from 1.11 to 1.11b. Please check the source code repository and generate a diff of the changes.
Steps to reproduce:
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Start a single player Starcraft Broodwar / Starcraft Remastered game.
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Wait until the Terran AI constructs a building.
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Kill the SCV constructing the building.
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Do not attack the AI. Do not destroy / don’t attack the unfinished building.
Bug: After a few minutes, the Terran AI will begin to have lots of idle SCVs. The AI will not send an SCV to continue the construction of the unfinished building. The AI can’t proceed executing its AI script.
Expected Result: The AI should send an SCV to continue construction of the building. There shouldn’t be any idle SCVs getting confused on how to finish the building. The AI should continue executing its AI script.
Broodwar patch 1.11b introduced this bug after the following changes:
- Fixed a bug that allowed SCV’s to heal Marines.
- Fixed a bug that allowed Zerg to build without the need for creep.
- Fixed a bug that allowed buildings to be stacked on top of each other.
- Fixed a Mac bug that prevented StarEdit from running.
- Fixed a Mac bug where background music stopped after the first piece.
Patch 1.11b was released on June 1, 2004 (16 years ago) so Blizzard, please fix this ancient bug!
Yours Truly,
snarkz