StarCraft Remastered
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Developers | |
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Blizzard Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 14, 2017 |
macOS (OS X) | August 14, 2017 |
StarCraft | |
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StarCraft | 1998 |
StarCraft II | 2010 |
Key points
- Remastered version of StarCraft features include redrawn graphics, support for high resolution assets, up to 4K screen resolution, the ability to zoom in and out during battle, and revised dialogue and audio.
- Remaster and original share the same codebase.
- Remastered and regular users will be able to play with each other.[1]
- Original game has ads for the remastered version.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Only the classic game had a retail release. | |||
Battle.net | StarCraft |
- Digital versions require Battle.net DRM.
- The classic StarCraft with the Brood War expansion is free as of April 18, 2017.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Starcraft: Brood War | Expansion pack with new story campaigns, extra units, and more. | |
Starcraft: Remastered | Remastered version of the classic game. See Version differences. |
Version differences
StarCraft
- The classic game that is free as of version 1.18, released on April 18, 2017.[2] Includes both the base game StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion.
- Download from here.
StarCraft: Remastered
- Remastered version of the classic game that comes with enhanced narrative, remastered dialogue, audio, and graphics up to 4K with widescreen support. The version also includes support for cloud saves, matchmaking and leaderboards, and have been localized in 13 languages.[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Starcraft\CSettings.json |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/CSettings.json |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Starcraft\Characters\<user-id> |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/Characters/<user-id> |
Video settings
- 'Real-Time Lighting' requires a graphics card with more than 2.2 GB of VRAM.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Changing the language through the Blizzard App. For each language the download is approximately 250 MB to 325 MB.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | All cinematic scenes are in English and subtitled to their respective language. Subtitles in cinematic scenes can be turned on/off. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Also supports 4 observers. | ||
Online play | 8 | Also supports 4 observers. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | True for non-ladder matches. | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 6112 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | Windows platforms only. |
OpenGL | 2.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.10 | 10.12 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i3 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M ATI Radeon HD 5670 |
References
- ↑ Battle.net: "HD and non-HD users will be able to play with each other."
- ↑ StarCraft - Patch Notes 1.18 - last accessed on 2018-08-27
- ↑ StarCraft: Remastered - last accessed on 2018-08-27