StarCraft II/Patch 4.5.0

Patch 4.5.0
StarCraft II; “Free To Play”
Release date	August 7, 2018;; 6 years ago
Version	4.5.0
Initial build	67188
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StarCraft II patch 4.5.0 is the fifth major patch since patch 4.0.0.

General

The War Chest: BlizzCon 2018 has been added in preparation for its global launch on August 9.
- Over 70 new items will be available including new skins, portraits, sprays, emoticons, and a new cosmetic: banners.
- Learn more in our preview blog.

The In-game music that plays while not in a match will no longer play over campaign cinematics and cutscenes.

Fixed an issue that caused the Mass Recall and Strategic Recall targeting cursor to not match the actual size of the affected area.
Fixed an issue that caused the Anti-Armor timer to appear on the info panel of friendly units.
16-Bit – Increased the brightness of certain areas that appeared too dark on Low graphics settings.
Fracture LE – Fixed an issue that caused certain doodads to appear as placeholder spheres in the Editor and missing in the game client.
Blueshift LE – Fixed terrain textures that were not aligned with certain mineral deposits.

Kerrigan – The Hydralisk Den can no longer morph into a Lurker den while it is evolving an upgrade.
Nova – Fixed an issue where attempting to immediately unload units after using Tactical Airlift would cause the units to be dropped off in their original location.
Cradle of Death
- Fixed the mineral arrangement for the left main base.
- Added lights to the ramps leading outside of the center bases to help guide players to the next objective.
- Fixed more doodads where units could be teleported to and become stuck.
Malwarfare – The UI Minimap Icons for Kill Bots and Suppression Towers are no longer the same.
Miner Evacuation – Replaced missing environment art.
Part and Parcel – Fixed an area of the map where units could be dropped and become stuck.

Nova Covert Ops
- Replaced missing environment art on the mission “Night Terrors.”
- Troopers now benefit from infantry upgrades.
- The Blazefire Gunblade’s damage is now shown correctly in the info panel.
Legacy of the Void – The Swarm Queen now has the correct unit model on the mission “Amon’s Fall.”

Zerg melee attack upgrade no longer displays as a blank icon when looking at the Upgrade info panel during a replay.