Key points
- The Mac OS version of the game can only be run on PowerPC-based Macs and Blizzard currently has no plans to add Intel Mac compatibility[1]
General information
- Official game website
- StarCraft Compendium - The official community site for the game
- Battle.net Forums
- StarCraft Wiki
- TeamLiquid - Resource for keeping up with SC1 news
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
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StarCraft: Brood War |
Included with the Starcraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest. See Brood War expansion for details. |
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Insurrection: Campaigns for StarCraft |
Authorized retail add-on. |
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Retribution: Authorized Add-On for StarCraft |
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Stellar Forces |
Unauthorized retail add-on. |
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Brood War expansion
Brood War adds an additional story line, new missions, and new units to the game. Although it improves on the game, the core of StarCraft is left intact, making for easier patching and bug fixing. In most cases, a fix for StarCraft will also fix Brood War.
Versions
StarCraft Battle Chest
Battle Chest is a box set containing StarCraft and Brood War, as well as official strategy guides for both games.
StarCraft Anthology (Battle.net Digital Download)
A downloadable version of the game, it combines the base game and the Brood War expansion into a single release. It also removes the disc check.
If a retail version is already owned, the serial key can be registered with a Battle.net account to get the anthology for free.
Note that the version installed is 1.15.2, so the latest patch will still need to be installed. See Patches.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest patches can be downloaded at Blizzard's Battle.net website. Brood War users only need to install the Brood War patch (it will update StarCraft as well). Current version is 1.16.1.
- To apply the patch, run the executable in Starcraft's root directory.
Mods
ChaosLauncher - ChaosLauncher allows you to run StarCraft with all the necessary mods like Windowed Mode with the included W-Mode plugin.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
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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
Color Artifacts on Windows 7
- See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
2 |
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OpenGL |
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Mac OS only. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 | |
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 640 x 480 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) |
Video card that supports 640x480 display in 256 colors | |
References