This page is for the original release. For the updated version, see StarCraft Remastered.
Key points
- The Mac OS version of the game can only be run on PowerPC-based Macs. Blizzard currently has no plans to add Intel-based Mac compatibility.[1]
- Game and expansion was made free on April 18, 2017, along with a new patch that improves compatibility with modern OS, windowed and windowed fullscreen modes, network, etc.
General information
- StarCraft Compendium
- Battle.net Forums
- TeamLiquid
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
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StarCraft: Brood War |
Included with the Starcraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest. |
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Insurrection |
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Retribution |
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Stellar Forces |
Unauthorized retail add-on. |
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Version differences
StarCraft Battle Chest
- The StarCraft Battle Chest contains both StarCraft and its expansion along with the official strategy guides for both games.
StarCraft Anthology (Battle.net Digital Download)
- The Anthology contains StarCraft and its main expansion. Free to download and play as of April 18, 2017.
Essential improvements
Retail Patches
- The most up-to-date standalone installer version for the retail release is 1.17.0.
Install the Stacraft patch only if Brood War is not installed.
Mods
- The ChaosLauncher allows older versions of StarCraft to be run in a Windowed Mode along with some other features.
- This is obsolete in the free to play and remastered versions.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\ |
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Save game data location
Video settings
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- This hack may not be compatible with the latest versions of StarCraft and Brood War, and is also unnecessary as of the latest patch --Sagacity159 (talk) 23:36, 22 January 2018 (UTC).
- DO NOT play in Battle.Net while using this hack. You might get banned.
- The single-player portion of the game has been reported to have some bugs when running this solution: Sometimes in the campaign the camera gets stuck and won't scroll anymore. The problem is fixable in this updated version of the Resolution Expander by shifting to 640x480 and then back to the resolution you were in. Some users have reported that the crash that occurs as you complete a level in the campaign is still there. This crash can be fixed by moving the StarCraft folder out of C:/ drive.
Widescreen[2]
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- Download Resolution Expander 6 and extract anywhere you want.
- Edit
ResSettings.ini .
- Change these lines to the desired resolution.
ScreenWidth0=640
ScreenHight0=480
- After setting your resolution, run
InsectLoader.exe as administrator to play StarCraft with the hack.
- If you get an error message that StarCraft isn't installed properly, do the following.
- Go to where
StarCraft.exe is located.
- Create a file called
scfix.vbs and paste the following text into it.
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set svc=GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")
Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
- Double-click it. InsectLoader should agree the game is installed properly.
- If you are using a 64-bit OS and the fix doesn't work, try using this instead:
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set svc=GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")
Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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US and EU. |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
6112 |
UDP |
6112 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Corrupt graphics on Windows 7
- See Palette Issue.
- Fixed with version 1.18.
Crash in Zerg mission 8 during in-game dialogue
- You will have to disable audio temporarily.
No sounds on Windows 10
- Fixed with patch 1.18.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
2 |
In Windows version prior to version 1.18 |
OpenGL |
2.1 |
1.18 and above OpenGL is used.[3] |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 (Only inclusive until patch 1.16.1. Patch 1.17+ Needs XP and greater.) | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 90 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors DirectX 2.0 compatible | |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7.6 |
9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC 120 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
640x480 display in 256 colors | |
Notes
References