StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm to get new patch that improves game spectating

Real-time strategy game StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is getting a major new update. With the update, developer Blizzard hopes to make the game more appealing to the eSports community. The update adds a number of new features to the spectating options in the game. Other than that, the update mostly deals with tweaks, bug fixes and minor changes to units and races in the game. The company has released a video that showcases some of these changes. Check it out:

StarCraft 2’s spectator mode, dubbed the Observer Interface, will now have two new UIs designed by Blizzard—Split 1v1 and Streamlined. Split 1v1 moves player names, supply counts and information about resources to the top of the screen. Streamlined only shows resource information, which keeps the rest of the screen clear for a better spectating experience. The spectator mode also has new zoom levels that can give players a wider view of the battles.

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An improved spectator mode means a better spectator-centric game

Other than this, Blizzard has also made the seek bar on replays more functional. Players can now easily find specific moments in multiplayer matches without having seen the whole thing once. The company has also added a colourblind mode that relies less on colours to convey information.

The patch will be automatically downloaded the next time you start up StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and bumps up the game’s version number to 2.0.10. StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm was released back in March. If you want to know whether the game is any good, check out our review (hint: it’s really good).