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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. | 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. | ||
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====StarCraft Battle Chest==== | ====StarCraft Battle Chest==== | ||
Battle Chest is a box set containing StarCraft and Brood War, as well as official strategy guides for both games. | Battle Chest is a box set containing StarCraft and Brood War, as well as official strategy guides for both games. | ||
Revision as of 07:24, 7 January 2015
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| Developers | |
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| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Europe | Sierra Entertainment |
| Engines | |
| Warcraft II engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 31, 1998 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1999 |
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| StarCraft | |
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| StarCraft | 1998 |
| StarCraft II | 2010 |
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
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
Starcraft Anthology | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Includes Brood War expansion. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
StarCraft Battle Chest | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| StarCraft: Brood War | Included with the Starcraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest. See Brood War expansion for details. | |
| Insurrection: Campaigns for StarCraft | Authorized retail add-on. | |
| Retribution: Authorized Add-On for StarCraft | |
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| Stellar Forces | Unauthorized retail add-on. | |
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
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | US and EU | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | A skill-based ranking system (ladder) can be used to filter matches. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| 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
Color Artifacts on Windows 7
- See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 2 | |
| OpenGL | Mac OS only. |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
| Multiplayer | Battle.net |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Windows
- Mac OS
- Games
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