BAN/PICK

Guide

Pick your options to get the room steps, then rehearse the ban and hidden pick below.

Lobby setup

Ban count

Follow these steps

  1. Pick the melee map you want to play.
  2. Choose Create with Mod.
  3. Search for 'BPM_Core' in the mod search and select it.
  4. Create the room and invite your opponent.
  5. As host, set the ban count to 3, and Convenience Mode on in the lobby.
  6. Start the game. Run 3 bans with a 30-second limit each, then the hidden pick opens.

Draft rehearsal

Choose a ban count and click units to ban them. Replay shows random bans automatically. When bans end, the hidden pick rehearsal opens.

Ban 3 more options. Click a unit to ban it.

Create a room

Since v2.0 the mod is a single package. Create a room with the mod and the core, observer, and AI are all ready.

  1. Pick the melee map you want to play.
  2. Choose Create with Mod.
  3. Search for 'BPM_Core' in the mod search and select it.
  4. Create the room and invite your opponent.

You can play on any melee map.

Set the ban count

The host picks 0, 1, 3 or 5 bans in the lobby. Each ban has a 30-second limit; the hidden pick opens when bans end.

v1.4.3 With 3 bans the snake option runs 1→2→2→1→1→2. Observer, Medivac and Warp Prism are not in the ban pool.

Observers

Casters and referees join through the Observer slots. The observer UI turns on automatically with the broadcast draft overlay and match HUD.

  • Shift + B Show or hide the in-game summary bar
  • Shift + D Show or hide the detailed ban-pick result
  • After the draft you can still open the full ban-pick review window in game to see which unit each pick replaced.

Convenience Mode

The host toggles it in the lobby; it is on by default. When on, these features are available.

  • Army and worker supply shown separately
  • 12-slot production panel with click-to-select
  • 5 basic upgrade tracks with research buttons
  • Research overlay for up to 4 projects
  • One-click gas worker auto-fill (up to 3)
  • Optimal mineral worker count display restored
  • Host toggles it in the lobby; on by default

Option summary

OptionValuesEffectSince
Ban count0 · 1 · 3 · 5How many ban rounds are played.v1.0
Snake banON / OFFWith 3 bans the order runs 1→2→2→1→1→2.v1.4.3
Convenience ModeON / OFFEnables the production, research, upgrade and supply HUD plus gas-worker auto-fill. On by default.v1.4.1
ObserverObserver slotJoining through an Observer slot turns the broadcast draft overlay on automatically.v1.4