Known Issues on PTR:• The PTR server is based in California, so you may experience lag depending on your geographic location.
• Having addons such as wLauncher, Chaos Plugin, or others running will cause a crash. We recommend uninstalling addons to play 1.18.
• Some players may experience a pause when selecting multiplayer. The issue is firewall related. If you do encounter a pause, please report how long the pause lasted, your system specs, and what firewall was triggered here.
• Some computers’ firewalls will prompt to whitelist SC on every game launch when entering multiplayer.
• Players cannot create private games with a non English password.
• Vespene geyser has a graphical issue.
• UTF-8 not supported in chat channels.
1.18 Patch Notes• Added windowed fullscreen or windowed mode; use Alt+Enter to switch between.
• Added the option to customize keybindings.
• Added cursor clamping in-game while windowed; unclamped in menus.
• Added Popular Maps to streamline finding games or game types.
• Added options to display actions per minute.
• Added Observer mode.
• Added opponent information when joining a game lobby.
• Added autosaving for replays.
• Added an option to display the game timer.
• Added UPnP support.
• Updated to a new OpenGL backend.
• Improved gameplay responsiveness during multiplayer by increasing turn rate to match LAN speeds over Battle.net.
• Improved UI layout in Battle.net sections.
• Improved behavior of available lobbies within the ‘Join Game’ section.
• Improved compatibility with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10.
• Improved anticheat capabilities.
• Improved installation and patching performance.
Bug Fixes• Fixed palette issues to correct rainbow water, 80s Kerrigan face in the loading screen, and other graphic glitches.
• Fixed problems with LAN game discovery.
• Fixed IME support and other menu text artifacts.
• LAN and Legacy Battle.net fixes.
Known Issues• The profile section is currently unavailable.
• Maps using EUD memory buffer overflow will not work.