Difference between revisions of "StarCraft"

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StarCraft
StarCraft	1998
StarCraft II	2010

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 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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Battle.net		StarCraft Anthology.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
StarCraft: Brood War	Included with the Starcraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest.
Insurrection
Retribution
Stellar Forces	Unauthorized retail add-on.

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

Mods

ChaosLauncher

The ChaosLauncher allows older versions of StarCraft to be run in a Windowed Mode along with some other features.

Game data

In-game speed settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

DO NOT play in Battle.Net while using this hack. You might get banned.

Have StarCraft and Broodwar updated to the latest version.

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.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template: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 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

Corrupt graphics on Windows 7

See Palette Issue.

Crash in Zerg mission 8 during in-game dialogue

You will have to disable audio temporarily.

No sounds on Windows 10

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	2
OpenGL		Mac OS only.

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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 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

References

↑ Battle.net - Playing Older Blizzard Titles on Mac OS X 10.7

[1] Battle.net - Playing Older Blizzard Titles on Mac OS X 10.7

[1]

@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen|ref=<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft</ref>}}
 {{ii}} DO NOT play in Battle.Net while using this hack. You might get banned.
 {{ii}} Have StarCraft and Broodwar updated to the latest version.
 {{--}} 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.
-# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/583-resolution-expander/ Resolution Expander 6] and extract anywhere you want.
+{{Fixbox|1=
-# Edit <code>ResSettings.ini</code>
+{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen|ref=<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft</ref>}}
-# Change these lines to the desired resolution:<br><code>ScreenWidth0=640</code><br><code>ScreenHight0=480</code>
+<ol>
-# After setting your resolution, run <code>InsectLoader.exe</code> as administrator to play StarCraft with the hack.
+<li>Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/583-resolution-expander/ Resolution Expander 6] and extract anywhere you want.
-# If you get an error message that StarCraft isn't installed properly, go to the folder where <code>StarCraft.exe</code> is located. Create a file called <code>scfix.vbs</code> and paste the following text into it:
+<li>Edit <code>ResSettings.ini</code>.
+<li>Change these lines to the desired resolution.
-<pre>Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
+<ul>
+<li><code>ScreenWidth0=640</code></li>
+<li><code>ScreenHight0=480</code></li>
+</ul>
+<li>After setting your resolution, run <code>InsectLoader.exe</code> as administrator to play StarCraft with the hack.</li>
+<li>If you get an error message that StarCraft isn't installed properly, do the following.</li>
+<li>Go to the folder where <code>StarCraft.exe</code> is located.</li>
+<li>Create a file called <code>scfix.vbs</code> and paste the following text into it.</li>
+<pre>
+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"))</pre>
+Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
+</pre>
-Double-click it. After you do this, 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:
+<li>Double-click it. InsectLoader should agree the game is installed properly.</li>
+<li>If you are using a 64-bit OS and the fix doesn't work, try using this instead:</li>
-<pre>Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
+<pre>
+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"))</pre>
+Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\wow6432node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
+</pre>
+</ol>
 }}
@@ Line 281: / Line 291: @@
 ===Crash in Zerg mission 8 during in-game dialogue===
-You will have to disable audio temporarily.
+{{ii}} You will have to disable audio temporarily.
 ===No sounds on Windows 10===
-<!-- Will have to upload the already setup file because this is kinda, eh. Once I get on Win 10 and I can test this myself. -->
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Fixing no sounds problem|ref={{CN|Windows 10 is still in development, are you sure this isn't caused from that.|date=September 2015}}}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Fixing no sounds problem|ref={{cn||date=September 2015}}}}
-#Open notepad and create a file with the following line:
+# Open Notepad and create a file with the following line:
-#Start-Process ‘{StarCraft dir}\Starcraft.exe’ (Starcraft dir is where you installed Starcraft)
+#* <code>Start-Process ‘{{p|game}}\Starcraft.exe’</code>
-#Save this as “SC_SoundFix.ps1″. Then, create a shortcut to the file. Right-click the new shortcut, click properties, then add the following in the “Target” box *before* the path to your ps1 file: {{p|windir}}\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file
+# Replace <code>{{p|game}}</code> with the path where you installed StarCraft.
-(Make sure there is a space between “-file” and the path to your .ps1 file.)
+# Save this as <code>SC_SoundFix.ps1</code>.
-#Click “Apply”, then click “Advanced…” Check the box labeled “Run as administrator”
+# Create a shortcut to the file.
-#Click ‘OK’ twice to close the properties dialog. Double-clicking the new shortcut should start Starcraft with working sound.
+# Right-click the new shortcut and click properties.
+# Add the following in the Target box '''before''' the path to your .ps1 file:
+#* <code>{{p|windir}}\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file</code>
+# Make sure there is a space between <code>-file</code> and the path to your .ps1 file.
+# Click Apply, then click Advanced and check the box labeled Run as administrator.
+# Click OK twice to close the properties dialog.
+# Double-clicking the new shortcut should start StarCraft with working sound.
 }}

Developers

	Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
	Blizzard Entertainment
Europe	Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	March 31, 1998
Mac OS (Classic)	1999
macOS (OS X)	November 20, 2001