538 Profile Blog Joined November 2008 Hungary 3932 Posts Last Edited: 2012-01-21 09:26:58 #1 this is a 1:1 "screenshot" of the popular BW map Fighting Spirit, with events from 35+ replays superimposed on it, made from roughly 250 screenshots.



I wanted to create this around the holidays, but only now had time to get around to it. I hope you like it. The original file is 4000x4000 pixels in size, so no image host would take it without recompressing it, so here's a sneak-peek at the full version, some wallpaper-sized cutouts, and a download link to the full-sized version.



I'd been wanting to do something like this for a very long time. Inspired by my earlier high-resolution screenshot blogs and someone else's similar old work of Blue Storm (couldn't find it now),I wanted to create this around the holidays, but only now had time to get around to it. I hope you like it. The original file is 4000x4000 pixels in size, so no image host would take it without recompressing it, so here's a sneak-peek at the full version, some wallpaper-sized cutouts, and a download link to the full-sized version. BW fighting!





1366x768 Cutouts:











>> download full version (7.8 MB) << >> download mirror thanks to Buddhist <<

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- How long did this take?

On January 21 2012 02:25 538 wrote:

Most of the work was actually going through a lot of replays and picking spectacular/appropriate events to include (as space gets scarce it's harder and harder to find fitting things happening at a certain spot), I have plenty of experience assembling screenshots, so that goes pretty fast once I have the scene. I spent maybe 1.5-2 hours assembling the empty map, then three afternoons and a morning lazily watching replays and adding scenes whenever I had some time.

- [about doing the same with SC2 maps]

I'm afraid that's not possible in the idea's current form - since SC2 is 3D, units look different from different angles, so you couldn't stich screenshots together like this.



- Which replays did you use? Where can I download them?

All replays are from

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zerg main - ret (vs idra)

zerg nat - Mahell (vs Starve_Lt)

terran main - Sea (vs Chavi)

terran nat - some iccup player vs 538

protoss nat PvZ: Starve_Lt vs minus-Mahell

protoss nat PvT: Stats vs Flash

middle - Pr0t0ss.Lt vs 1a2a3a[fou]



battlecruisers: KaZe_WinDy vs ILove~Dambi

m&m-wraith army - Shinee (vs Juni)

ensnare - Force[Name] vs tmxk2akdgofk

PvZ battles at 6 and outside of zerg nat - Just_1st)ACW vs ty[3.33]



3rd East: Shine vs Piano

3rd North: Force[Name] vs tmxk2akdgofk

3rd South: KaZe_WinDy vs ILove~Dambi





- Will you do more like this?

I might, sometime. If you can recommend a pretty map which has

a) a lot of high level replays available

b) very few map versions

feel free to mention it!



- Download not working, other mirrors?

Let me know in the comments as hosts give up, I'll be uploading new mirrors.

I'm afraid that's not possible in the idea's current form - since SC2 is 3D, units look different from different angles, so you couldn't stich screenshots together like this.All replays are from TL's replay database (except for 2 of my own) here's the list of areas I could match up with sources:I might, sometime. If you can recommend a pretty map which hasa) a lot of high level replays availableb) very few map versionsfeel free to mention it!Let me know in the comments as hosts give up, I'll be uploading new mirrors.



1366x768 Cutouts: BW fighting!