Reference: Map Text Colors [StarCraft]

[ImaGiNe.]

Map Text Colors (StarCraft 1)

On most SCUMS (StarCraft Use Map Settings) maps, you may have noticed that they use varying colors of text in their mission briefings, titles, and other text fields. Below is a list of colors available to you to use in-game, in transmissions, etc. etc.

FAQ:
Q: How do I use text colors?
A: Simply copy any square character from the list provided below and insert it before the desired piece of text.

Q: What do these square characters do?
A: These square characters are special characters that change the color of the text displayed in your maps.

Q: What are the values (I.E. 01, 02, 03) present before the special square character for?
A: In SCM Draft 2.0, these are their hex values.

[i]NOTE: Some colors may or may not work. Test them out and enjoy!

IN-GAME >>
01 -
- Mimick(Default: Cyan)
02 -  - Cyan
03 -  - Yellow
04 -  - White
05 -  - Grey
06 -  - Red
07 -  - Green
08 -  - Red (P1)
09 - - Tab

0A - - Newline
0B -  - Invisible
0C - - Remove beyond
0E -  - Blue (P2)
0F -  - Teal (P3)
10 -  - Purple (P4)
11 -  - Orange (P5)
12 -  - Right Align
13 -  - Center Align
14 -  - Invisible
15 -  - Brown (p6)
16 -  - White (p7)
17 -  - Yellow (p8)
18 -  - Green (p9)
19 -  - Brighter Yellow (p10)
1A -  - Cyan
1B -  - Pinkish (p11)
1C -  - Dark Cyan (p12)

TITLE/MISSION BRIEFING>>
01 -
- Mimick(Default: Cyan)
02 -  - Cyan
03 -  - Green
04 -  - Light Green
05 -  - Grey
06 -  - White
07 -  - Red
08 -  - Black
09 - - Tab

0A - - Newline
0B -  - Invisible
0C - - Remove beyond
0E -  - Black
0F -  - Black
10 -  - Black
11 -  - Black
12 -  - Right Align
13 -  - Center Align
14 -  - Invisible
15 -  - Black
16 -  - Black
17 -  - Black
18 -  - Black
19 -  - Black
1A -  - Black/Cyan?
1B -  - Black
1C -  - Black

[Moogle]

COLOR LIST
[size=1]Reference: maplantis

These control characters are for the pregame lobby. (Note for Mac users, all the characters that say "Black" are actually the most colorful texts!)
Note: Due to patch 1.14, if the Align characters ? which were used to create the text overlap effect ? are used in the Map Title, they will make that map unjoinable by other players on battle.net. Players attempting to join the game will receive an error message.
Also as of 1.14, all control codes are non-functional in force titles.

In-Game Colors
0x01 -
- Mimic(Default: Cyan)
0x02 -  - Cyan
0x03 -  - Yellow
0x04 -  - White
0x05 -  - Grey
0x06 -  - Red
0x07 -  - Green
0x08 -  - Red (P1)
0x09 - Tab
0x0A - Newline
0x0B -  - Invisible
0x0C -  - Remove beyond
0x0E -  - Blue (P2)
0x0F -  - Teal (P3)
0x10 -  - Purple (P4)
0x11 -  - Orange (P5)
0x12 -  - Right Align
0x13 -  - Center Align
0x14 -  - Invisible
0x15 -  - Brown (p6)
0x16 -  - White (p7)
0x17 -  - Yellow (p8)
0x18 -  - Green (p9)
0x19 -  - Brighter Yellow (p10)
0x1A -  - Cyan
0x1B -  - Pinkish (p11)
0x1C -  - Dark Cyan (p12)
0x1D -  - Greygreen
0x1E -  - Bluegrey
0x1F -  - Turquoise

Non In-Game Colors
0x01 -
- Mimick(Default: Cyan)
0x02 -  - Cyan
0x03 -  - Green
0x04 -  - Light Green
0x05 -  - Grey
0x06 -  - White
0x07 -  - Red
0x08 -  - Black
0x09 - Tab
0x0A - Newline
0x0B -  - Invisible
0x0C -  - Remove beyond
0x0E -  - Black
0x0F -  - Black
0x10 -  - Black
0x11 -  - Black
0x12 -  - Right Align
0x13 -  - Center Align
0x14 -  - Invisible
0x15 -  - Black
0x16 -  - Black
0x17 -  - Black
0x18 -  - Black
0x19 -  - Black
0x1A -  - Black/Cyan?
0x1B -  - Black
0x1C -  - Black

[Moogle]

I always wondered how they did this!

But I am wondering why is it that all the maps I see in the list show these characters instead of the colors? I see all white text with all those wierd characters in them. I remember years ago they were showing as colors but now I just get the characters.


Either you have korean language installed in your windows or some other language installed. But I see characters nowdays to old days when use to just be a box. I think possible that was an update in Starcraft that did this.

[Moogle]

Oh, yes, I have korean language installed... That makes sense as I didn't used to have it before. I just uninstalled it and it works!!!!!! Many thanks, it's been bugging me for a while! :powerup: !


Thought so, since day I installed the korean language to my windows would only display characters. So didnt bother me too much. But others it did, glad I could of helped ya.

[ImaGiNe.]

Merged topics

Though both posts contain identical information, I decided to merge the topics all together. On another note, thank you for pointing that out red_dragoon!

[AcE_01]

gj brothers!! now i get it!!!

lol...