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{{Infobox game
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#REDIRECT [[StarCraft Remastered]]
|cover        = StarCraft Cover.png
 
|developers  =
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blizzard Entertainment}}
 
|publishers  =
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Blizzard Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment|Europe}}
 
|engines      =
 
|release dates=
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 31, 1998}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1999}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 20, 2001}}
 
|steam appid  =
 
|gogcom page  =
 
|strategywiki = StarCraft
 
|wikipedia    = StarCraft (video game)
 
|winehq      = 72
 
}}
 
{{Series|StarCraft}}
 
{{disambig|the original release|the updated version|[[StarCraft Remastered]]}}
 
 
 
'''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.<ref>[https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/playing-older-blizzard-titles-on-mac-os-x-10-7-lion Battle.net - Playing Older Blizzard Titles on Mac OS X 10.7]</ref>
 
{{++}} Game and expansion was made free on April 18, 2017, along with a new patch that improves compatibility with modern OS, windowed and windowed fullscreen modes, network, etc.
 
 
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://classic.battle.net/scc/ StarCraft Compendium]
 
{{mm}} [http://us.battle.net/en/forum/12790218/ Battle.net Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.teamliquid.net TeamLiquid]
 
 
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | | Battle.net | Windows, Mac OS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Battle.net | starcraft | Battle.net | StarCraft Anthology. |  | Windows, Mac OS }}
 
}}
 
 
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| StarCraft: Brood War | Included with the Starcraft Anthology and StarCraft Battle Chest. | Windows, Mac OS }}
 
{{DLC/row| Insurrection | | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Retribution | | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Stellar Forces | Unauthorized retail add-on. | Windows }}
 
}}
 
 
 
===Version differences===
 
====StarCraft Battle Chest====
 
{{ii}} 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)====
 
{{ii}} The Anthology contains StarCraft and its main expansion. Free to download and play as of April 18, 2017.
 
 
 
==Essential improvements==
 
 
 
===Mods===
 
====[https://github.com/MasterOfChaos/Chaoslauncher/downloads ChaosLauncher]====
 
{{++}} The ChaosLauncher allows older versions of StarCraft to be run in a Windowed Mode along with some other features.
 
 
 
==Game data==
 
{{Image|StarCraft Speed.png|In-game speed settings.}}
 
 
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft\}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
 
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\saves\|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\StarCraft}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
 
 
==Video settings==
 
{{Image|SCR_Video-Settings.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Added in patch 1.18; activated with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Added in patch 1.18; activated with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          = Bilinear filtering only.
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              = FPS cap available up to 300 FPS.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
 
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
{{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).
 
{{ii}} DO NOT play in 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.
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Widescreen|ref=<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/dr/starcraft</ref>|fix=
 
<ol>
 
<li>Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/583-resolution-expander/ Resolution Expander 6] and extract anywhere you want.
 
<li>Edit <code>ResSettings.ini</code>.
 
<li>Change these lines to the desired resolution.
 
<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 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>
 
<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")
 
set svc=GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")
 
Wscript.Quit(svc.setStringValue(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Blizzard Entertainment\Starcraft", "Program", WshShell.currentDirectory & "\Starcraft.exe"))
 
</pre>
 
</ol>
 
}}
 
 
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  = For scroll speed.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|button prompts            = unknown
 
|button prompts notes      =
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Image|SCR_Sound-Settings.png|Sound Settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =
 
|eax support              =
 
|eax support notes        =
 
}}
 
 
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    = US and EU.
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Korean
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|interface = yes
 
|audio    = yes
 
|subtitles = yes
 
|notes    =
 
|fan      =
 
|fan notes =
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          =
 
|local play players  =
 
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    =
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =
 
|asynchronous        =
 
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Network/Connections
 
|matchmaking        = true
 
|matchmaking notes  = Patches 1.18 and above have matchmaking.
 
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =
 
|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =
 
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =
 
|direct ip          = true
 
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  = 6112
 
|udp  = 6112
 
|upnp =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Corrupt graphics on Windows 7===
 
{{ii}} See [[Rainbow color problems in older games|Palette Issue]].
 
{{ii}} Fixed with version 1.18.
 
 
 
===Crash in Zerg mission 8 during in-game dialogue===
 
{{ii}} You will have to disable audio temporarily.
 
 
 
===No sounds on Windows 10===
 
{{ii}} Fixed with patch 1.18.
 
 
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      =
 
|direct3d notes        =
 
|directdraw versions    = 2
 
|directdraw notes      = In Windows version prior to version 1.18
 
|opengl versions        = 2.1
 
|opengl notes          = 1.18 and above OpenGL is used.<ref>http://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Patch_1.18</ref>
 
|glide versions        =
 
|glide notes            =
 
|software mode          =
 
|software mode notes    =
 
|mantle support        =
 
|mantle support notes  =
 
|vulkan support        =
 
|vulkan support notes  =
 
|dos modes              =
 
|dos modes notes        =
 
|shader model versions  =
 
|shader model notes    =
 
|64-bit executable      = false
 
|64-bit executable notes=
 
}}
 
 
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
|physics          =
 
|physics notes    =
 
|audio            =
 
|audio notes      =
 
|interface        =
 
|interface notes  =
 
|input            =
 
|input notes      =
 
|cutscenes        = Smacker
 
|cutscenes notes  =
 
|multiplayer      = Battle.net
 
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
 
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
 
 
|minOS    = 95
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 80 MB
 
|minGPU  = SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors
 
|minDX    = 2.0
 
 
 
|recRAM  = 32 MB
 
}}
 
 
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 
 
 
|minOS    = 7.6
 
|minCPU  = PowerPC 120 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 80 MB
 
|minGPU  = 640x480 display in 256 colors
 
 
 
|recOS    = 9.2.2
 
|recRAM  = 32 MB
 
}}
 
 
 
{{References}}
 

Revision as of 03:41, 26 January 2018