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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = StarCraft Cover.png
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blizzard Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Saffire, Inc.|Brood War}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Lemon Sky Studios|Remastered graphics}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Blizzard Entertainment}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cendant Software|Europe}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 31, 1998}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|March 12, 1999}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 20, 2001}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|starcraft|88}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Cosmetic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | StarCraft }}
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|steam appid  =
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|gogcom id    =
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|official site= https://starcraft.com
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|igdb        = starcraft
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|strategywiki = StarCraft
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|mobygames    = starcraft
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|wikipedia    = StarCraft (video game)
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|winehq      = 72
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|license      = Former commercial
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}}
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 +
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Both ''StarCraft'' and its expansion, ''Brood War'', were made free on April 18, 2017 on the Blizzard launcher, along with a new patch that improves compatibility with modern OS, windowed and windowed-fullscreen modes, network, and more.
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{{ii}} '''''StarCraft: Remastered''''' is DLC for the above version of the game, which adds enhanced dialogue, audio, and 4K-quality graphics.  It is not required for multiplayer.<ref>[https://us.battle.net/forums/en/starcraft/topic/20753755366#post-13 Battle.net: "HD and non-HD users will be able to play with each other."]</ref>
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 +
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://classic.battle.net/scc/ StarCraft Compendium]
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{{mm}} [https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/sc2/ Battle.net Forums]
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 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | Installers for both Windows and Mac OS are on the CD.<br>Later copies (post-2003) also include an OS X installer.<br>Disc check removed with version 1.15.2, which is the default included version in post-2007 retail releases. | Battle.net | Windows, Mac OS, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Battle.net | | Battle.net | Free; includes both StarCraft and its expansion, Brood War. Can be launched without logging in to battle.net by using the <code>-launch</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://ywjheart.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/run-starcraft-without-battle-net-client/|title=run starcraft(remastered) without battle net client – Build something really awesome|date=2021-02-26}}</ref> You still need to log in to install. |  | Windows, Mac OS, OS X }}
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}}
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| StarCraft: Brood War | Included with the StarCraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest.  Now freely available with any version of the game registered to the Blizzard launcher. | Windows, Mac OS, OS X }}
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{{DLC/row| StarCraft: Remastered | Adds enhanced dialogue, audio, and 4K-quality widescreen graphics. | Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{DLC/row| StarCraft: Cartooned | A texture pack that gives the game a cartoon look.  Requires StarCraft: Remastered. | Windows, Mac OS }}
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}}
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===Version differences===
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====StarCraft Anthology (Battle.net Digital Download)====
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{{ii}} The classic game that is free as of version 1.18, released on April 18, 2017.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://starcraft.com/en-us/articles/20674424|title=StarCraft - Patch Notes 1.18|date=2018-08-27}}</ref> Includes both the base game '''StarCraft''' and the '''StarCraft: Brood War''' expansion.
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{{ii}} [https://battle.net/account/management/download/?show=classic Download from here].
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 +
====StarCraft Battle Chest====
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{{ii}} A physical release which contains both StarCraft and Brood War, along with the official strategy guides for both games.
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Retail Patches===
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{{ii}} The most up-to-date standalone installer version for the retail release is 1.17.0.
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Install the '''Stacraft''' patch ''only'' if '''Brood War''' is ''not'' installed.
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Operating System
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! scope="col" | Starcraft
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! scope="col" | Brood War
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! scope="col" |
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|-
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| Windows
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| [http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/starcraft/patches/PC/SC-1170.exe Blizzard FTP Server]
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| [http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/broodwar/patches/PC/BW-1170.exe Blizzard FTP Server]
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|-
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| Mac
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| [http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/starcraft/patches/Mac/StarCraft_v1170_OSX.zip Blizzard FTP Server]
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| [http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/broodwar/patches/Mac/Brood_War_v1170_OSX.zip Blizzard FTP Server]
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|}
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 +
===Mods===
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====[https://github.com/MasterOfChaos/Chaoslauncher/downloads ChaosLauncher]====
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{{++}} The ChaosLauncher allows older versions of StarCraft to be run in a Windowed Mode along with some other features.
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{{ii}} This is obsoleted by the free-to-play and Remastered versions.
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 +
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Starcraft\CSettings.json}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/CSettings.json}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Starcraft\Characters\{{P|uid}}}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/Characters/{{P|uid}}}}
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}}
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 +
==Video==
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{{Image|SCR_Video-Settings.png|Video settings.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft
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|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes= Hor+. Requires Remastered DLC.  An option is available in Remastered to pillarbox the game to its original 4:3 resolution.
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|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Requires Remastered DLC; the resolution is fixed at 640x480 otherwise.
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|fov                        = n/a
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Added in patch 1.18; activated with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  = Added in patch 1.18; activated with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic notes          = Bilinear filtering only.
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = FPS cap available up to 300 FPS.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{ii}} This hack may not be compatible with the latest versions of StarCraft and Brood War, and is also unnecessary as of the latest patch --[[User:Sagacity159|Sagacity159]] ([[User talk:Sagacity159|talk]]) 23:36, 22 January 2018 (UTC).
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{{ii}} DO NOT play on Battle.Net while using this hack. You might get banned.
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{{--}} 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.
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{{Fixbox|description=Widescreen|ref=<ref>https://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft</ref>|fix=
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<ol>
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<li>Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/583-resolution-expander/ Resolution Expander 6] and extract anywhere you want.
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<li>Edit <code>ResSettings.ini</code>.
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<li>Change these lines to the desired resolution.
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<ul>
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<li><code>ScreenWidth0=640</code></li>
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<li><code>ScreenHight0=480</code></li>
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</ul>
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<li>After setting your resolution, run <code>InsectLoader.exe</code> as administrator to play StarCraft with the hack.</li>
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<li>If you get an error message that StarCraft isn't installed properly, do the following.</li>
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<li>Go to where <code>StarCraft.exe</code> is located.</li>
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<li>Create a file called <code>scfix.vbs</code> and paste the following text into it.</li>
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<pre>
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Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
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set svc=GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")
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Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
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</pre>
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<li>Double-click it. InsectLoader should agree the game is installed properly.</li>
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<li>If you are using a 64-bit OS and the fix doesn't work, try using this instead:</li>
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<pre>
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Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
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set svc=GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")
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Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
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</pre>
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</ol>
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|StarCraft Speed.png|In-game speed settings.}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Slow to Fast scroll speed, with 7 steps.
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Image|SCR_Sound-Settings.png|Sound Settings.}}
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
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{{Image|SCR_Language_Change.png|Changing the language through the Blizzard App. The download is approximately 250 MB to 325 MB for each language.}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = All cinematic scenes are in English and subtitled to their respective language. Subtitles in cinematic scenes can be turned on/off.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Traditional Chinese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Korean
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Fan-made localization, supports 1.17, http://huncraft.hu/starcraft
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Ukrainian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = hackable
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation and full dubbing by [https://tsfukraine.wixsite.com/main?lang=en TSF], [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cm9EgjaILRF2RS2gUr6oLZeMzRA1sOAV/view?usp=sharing download].
 +
|fan      = true
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}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      =
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|lan play notes      = Also supports 4 observers.
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|online play          = true
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|online play players  = 8
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|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    = Also supports 4 observers.
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|modem play          = true
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|modem play players  = 2
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = true
 +
|matchmaking notes  = Patches 1.18 and above have matchmaking.
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|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          = false
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      = true
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|self-hosting notes = For non-ladder matches
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|direct ip          = true
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}
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 +
{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  = 6112
 +
|udp  = 6112
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|upnp = unknown
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
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===Corrupt graphics on Windows 7===
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{{ii}} See [[Rainbow color problems in older games|Palette Issue]].
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{{ii}} Fixed with version 1.18.
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 +
===Crash in Zerg mission 8 during in-game dialogue===
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{{ii}} You will have to disable audio temporarily.
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 +
===No sounds on Windows 10===
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{{ii}} Fixed with patch 1.18.
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 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        = Windows platforms only.
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|directdraw versions    = 2
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|directdraw notes      = In Windows version prior to version 1.18
 +
|opengl versions        = 2.1
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|opengl notes          = 1.18 and above OpenGL is used.<ref>http://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Patch_1.18</ref>
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          = true
 +
|metal support notes    = Since 2 July 2020 with patch 1.23.5
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows exe notes      = The 64-bit version is available through the Blizzard launcher.
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|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos app notes        = An OS X patch arrived in November 2001, but only for PowerPC processors.<br>They continued until 2007 for both OSes, gaining a universal binary at 1.16.<br>Support for PowerPC processors and Mac OS was dropped shortly after.<br><br>64-bit Intel required a source port until 1.23, which did add 64-bit Intel support but jumped to 10.10 as the minimum OS.
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|linux powerpc app      = false
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|linux 32-bit executable= hackable
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|linux 64-bit executable= hackable
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|linux executable notes = Requires a source port.
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Smacker
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      = Battle.net
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|multiplayer notes=
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}}
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==Source ports==
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{{Source ports table|content=
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{{Source ports table/row| Stargus | url=https://wargus.github.io/stargus.html | {{ii}} Alternative open-source engine.<br/>{{++}} Aims to improve stability and availability on other platforms such as OS X and Linux.<br/>{{--}} StarCraft support is in beta, can be unstable. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}}}
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 +
==System requirements==
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===Base game===
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 95 (Only inclusive until patch 1.16.1. Patch 1.17+ Needs XP and greater.)
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minHD    = 80 MB
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|minGPU  = SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors
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|minDX    = 2.0
 +
|recRAM  = 32 MB
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
 
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|minOS    = 7.6
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC 120 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|minHD    = 80 MB
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|minGPU  = 640x480 display in 256 colors
 +
|recOS    = 9.2.2
 +
|recRAM  = 32 MB
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}}
 +
 
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===For ''Remastered'' DLC===
 +
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 7, 8
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium D
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2
 +
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 8 GB
 +
|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 6800
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|minother = 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
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|recOS    = 10 64-bit
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|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
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|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
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|recRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|recHD    = 8 GB
 +
|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4850
 +
|recVRAM  = (512 MB)
 +
|recother = The "Real-Time Lighting" option requires a graphics card with more than 2.2 GB of VRAM.
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 10.10
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo
 +
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 8 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
 +
|minother = 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 10.13
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Core i3
 +
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|recHD    = 8 GB
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5670
 +
|recother = The "Real-Time Lighting" option requires a graphics card with more than 2.2 GB of VRAM.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{References}}

Revision as of 17:34, 15 July 2021

StarCraft
StarCraft cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Brood War Saffire, Inc.
Remastered graphics Lemon Sky Studios
Publishers
Blizzard Entertainment
Europe Cendant Software
Release dates
Windows March 31, 1998
Mac OS (Classic) March 12, 1999
macOS (OS X) November 20, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 88
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions Cosmetic
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS
Themes Sci-fi
Series StarCraft
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StarCraft on IGDB
StarCraft guide on StrategyWiki
StarCraft on MobyGames
StarCraft on Wikipedia
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StarCraft
StarCraft 1998
StarCraft II 2010

Key points

Both StarCraft and its expansion, Brood War, were made free on April 18, 2017 on the Blizzard launcher, along with a new patch that improves compatibility with modern OS, windowed and windowed-fullscreen modes, network, and more.
StarCraft: Remastered is DLC for the above version of the game, which adds enhanced dialogue, audio, and 4K-quality graphics. It is not required for multiplayer.[1]

General information

StarCraft Compendium
Battle.net Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 Installers for both Windows and Mac OS are on the CD.
Later copies (post-2003) also include an OS X installer.
Disc check removed with version 1.15.2, which is the default included version in post-2007 retail releases.
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Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Battle.net
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 Free; includes both StarCraft and its expansion, Brood War. Can be launched without logging in to battle.net by using the -launch command line argument.[2] You still need to log in to install.
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
StarCraft: Brood War Included with the StarCraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest. Now freely available with any version of the game registered to the Blizzard launcher.
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
StarCraft: Remastered Adds enhanced dialogue, audio, and 4K-quality widescreen graphics.
Windows
Mac OS
StarCraft: Cartooned A texture pack that gives the game a cartoon look. Requires StarCraft: Remastered.
Windows
Mac OS

Version differences

StarCraft Anthology (Battle.net Digital Download)

The classic game that is free as of version 1.18, released on April 18, 2017.[3] Includes both the base game StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion.
Download from here.

StarCraft Battle Chest

A physical release which contains both StarCraft and Brood War, along with the official strategy guides for both games.

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.

Operating System Starcraft Brood War
Windows Blizzard FTP Server Blizzard FTP Server
Mac Blizzard FTP Server Blizzard FTP Server

Mods

ChaosLauncher

The ChaosLauncher allows older versions of StarCraft to be run in a Windowed Mode along with some other features.
This is obsoleted by the free-to-play and Remastered versions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Starcraft\CSettings.json
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/CSettings.json

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Starcraft\Characters\<user-id>
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft/Characters/<user-id>

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 Hor+. Requires Remastered DLC. An option is available in Remastered to pillarbox the game to its original 4:3 resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 Requires Remastered DLC; the resolution is fixed at 640x480 otherwise.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Added in patch 1.18; activated with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Added in patch 1.18; activated with Alt+↵ Enter.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Bilinear filtering only.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
FPS cap available up to 300 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

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 on 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[4]
  1. Download Resolution Expander 6 and extract anywhere you want.
  2. Edit ResSettings.ini.
  3. Change these lines to the desired resolution.
    • ScreenWidth0=640
    • ScreenHight0=480
  4. After setting your resolution, run InsectLoader.exe as administrator to play StarCraft with the hack.
  5. If you get an error message that StarCraft isn't installed properly, do the following.
  6. Go to where StarCraft.exe is located.
  7. Create a file called scfix.vbs and paste the following text into it.
    8. 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"))
  8. Double-click it. InsectLoader should agree the game is installed properly.
  9. If you are using a 64-bit OS and the fix doesn't work, try using this instead:
    10. 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"))

Input

In-game speed settings.
In-game speed settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Slow to Fast scroll speed, with 7 steps.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Sound Settings.
Sound Settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Changing the language through the Blizzard App. The download is approximately 250 MB to 325 MB for each language.
Changing the language through the Blizzard App. The download is approximately 250 MB to 325 MB for each language.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
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
Hungarian
Fan-made localization, supports 1.17, http://huncraft.hu/starcraft
Italian
Ukrainian
Fan translation and full dubbing by TSF, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Also supports 4 observers.
Online play
8 Also supports 4 observers.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Patches 1.18 and above have matchmaking.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
For non-ladder matches
Direct IP

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
Direct3D 9 Windows platforms only.
DirectDraw 2 In Windows version prior to version 1.18
OpenGL 2.1 1.18 and above OpenGL is used.[5]
Metal support
Since 2 July 2020 with patch 1.23.5
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
The 64-bit version is available through the Blizzard launcher.
macOS (OS X)
An OS X patch arrived in November 2001, but only for PowerPC processors.
They continued until 2007 for both OSes, gaining a universal binary at 1.16.
Support for PowerPC processors and Mac OS was dropped shortly after.

64-bit Intel required a source port until 1.23, which did add 64-bit Intel support but jumped to 10.10 as the minimum OS.
Linux
Requires a source port.
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer Battle.net

Source ports

Name Description
Stargus
Alternative open-source engine.
Aims to improve stability and availability on other platforms such as OS X and Linux.
StarCraft support is in beta, can be unstable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Base game

Windows
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
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

For Remastered DLC

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8 10 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D
AMD Athlon 64 X2		 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB 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
Other 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution The "Real-Time Lighting" option requires a graphics card with more than 2.2 GB of VRAM.
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10 10.13
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 		Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
ATI Radeon HD 5670
Other 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution The "Real-Time Lighting" option requires a graphics card with more than 2.2 GB of VRAM.

References