StarCraft II

Issues and Fixes

Trouble Installing Game

I kept receiving an error to the effect of, "The file "<name of file>" could not be written.", while trying to install the game. A solution outlined by a user here, http://forums.wowgrunt.com/sc2/thread.php?id=106670813&forumID=13438&region=us, worked for me. Firstly, you must completely disable UAC from the Control Panel (I'm using Windows 7), then run and minimize the installer (not 100% sure if minimizing does anything) until the installation is completed.

Non-Steam Game Overlay

• Some people have noted issues using StarCraft II with Steam, saying that upon leaving the Steam overlay, any commands issued would become waypointed instead of directly done and the game would act as if the Shift key was being held down.

This has been found to be as a result of the default Steam shortcut to enter the overlay - Shift + Tab, which makes StarCraft II assume the shift key is being held down. When the overlay is exited, the game does not note the lifting of the shift key, and assumes that the shift key is still being held, thus creating this issue. This can be fixed by changing the Steam shortcut to another key/key combination, such as Insert, Home or Insert+Home.

Default StarCraft 2 folder

Local files are stored under (Your documents folder)\StarCraft II\Accounts\Your account number(ie.106293384)\

Note that there are also shortcuts in the \StarCraft II\ folder that are named as account character names that you've already logged into from that computer, that link directly to that account's folder. This is handy for quick access to replays.

This folder contains:

• Variables.txt - Stores several of your personal settings
• Hotkey folder - Contains a file for each set of custom hotkeys you may have created up
• Another folder that contains replays, saved games, screenshots and other locally saved data

The game is typically installed under C:\Program Files\StarCraft II

Here you can find:

• Starcraft II Editor
• StarCraft II Public Test - only used when a patch is in public testing
• Under the Support folder, the Repair.exe tool that will repair file corruption - try this before reinstalling, it may save time
• Other folders containing the game files, crash logs, and so on.

Starter Edition

There is a "trial" version, named the Starter Edition, which you can get here.

StarCraft II: Starter Edition allows anyone to play the following content for free:

• • The first four missions of the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty single-player campaign, including Mar Sara 1-3 and the choice to embark on Tychus’s first mission or Dr. Hansen’s first mission.
  • The first two Challenges: Tactical Command and Covert Ops.
  • Access to the Terran race in Custom Games and Single-Player vs. AI.
  • Access to the following custom maps (map selection may rotate over time):
    • Xel’Naga Caverns
    • Shattered Temple
    • Discord IV
    • High Orbit

Patches

Patches for this game should be downloaded and installed automatically when the game is run after a patch has been released. Note that this requires an internet connection - you will not be able to play online without having the most recent patch, although one can always play offline if patching is impossible. If the automatic patching doesn't work, you can manually download the patches here. These contain all patches up to the latest patch number listed in one - so if you download the patch listed, you get all prior patches as well.

Offline Mode

In order to access offline mode, you have to authenticate your account every 30 days by logging on to Battle.net.

See Also

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm