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If you have downloaded the setup but there is no Icon and no Extension, JUST RENAME THE FILE AND ADD THE EXTENSION .EXE AT THE END OF IT. example: SC2ALLin1_setup940beta.exe
You must completely uninstall the previous launcher before installing the update! Simply locate the launcher folder and delete it!
After running the setup, if Windows ask you if this program was installed correctly, select the YES option!
For Better results and SC2 stability, it is highly recommended that you update to Latest StarCraft 2 Beta PATCH, and delete the previous cache files, so as to avoid possible crashes to the desktop.
What is StarCrack Allin1?
It is an automated launcher tool that makes it possible for you to play the SC2 beta offline, without cd-keys etc, load skirmish battles, and watch replays.
It doesn't mess with the original SC2 game and will allow you to play WAN (if you are in the beta), and also download updates normally!
The launcher has a user friendly interface with no need to copy and paste files around. Simply install the SC2 beta and then the launcher and you are ready to play!
Installation Steps:
1) Install Starcraft II to its recommended directory (or any logical path, custom folder you wish).
2) Make sure you find and download the latest cache files for SC2 and update the game to the latest patch version by simple running it once.
3) Then download this launcher and install it to the RECOMMENDED LOCATION. The default path should be: C:\Program Files (maybe x86)\StarCraft II Beta\SC2ALLin1 IF the installation is not installing to the correct sub-folder and deletes your game directory, it is because you made the error at some time of installing it there and now it remembers it! So go and extract the setup manually and place the folder there manually!
Note: Also incorrectly linked shortcuts may result from such a mistake! Go and delete all non game files from the directory or do a clean reinstall of the game!
OR simply re-download the latest launcher, which will prevent an incorrect installation from happening!
4) Your operating system may require .NET 3.5 SP1 to be downloaded and installed, (Windows 7 has it by default), or SC2 will not start, but crash!
Also in some windows installations the "Verdana" font is missing!!! Make sure you have that installed, google it, otherwise the tool will crash on startup!
5) If you have any questions that are not already answered, then visit our forums for support!
Download the Patch 11+ map pack if you are playing the latest patch version located below this article
or download maps up to 6 players here: http://blizzard-gaming.blogspot.com/2010/05/starcraft-2-beta-offline-ai-maps.html With More Players it will be playable but not fully supported! ALSO DO NOT USE MAPS WITH AI IN THEM! YOU DONT NEED AI, the launcher will load the ai to your map. A map with reinstalled AI will cause you Double Units or worst problems.
Note: Vista/Windows 7 users, make sure you are an Administrator, then install the tool as an Administrator, otherwise some functions may not work properly!
Windows 7 example:
ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS IS OFF, otherwise it will prevent the tool from loading the sc2.exe file and cause problems!!! ALSO Vista or Windows 7 users turn off the UAC from accounts in the Control Panel.
On Windows 7/Vista place them into the directory: C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache
On Windows XP place them into: C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache
How to watch Starcraft 2 replays since patch 10?
StarCrack Allin1 is an automated tool that makes possible for you to play sc2 beta offline, without cd-keys etc, load match in skirmish battles, and watch replays.
This is another way to download the Patches for SC2-Beta than the Tracker. The Tracker doesn't work if you have router+external firewall+designated IP-Addresses etc. which can't be configurated in a way that this tracker works and I don't think this will change in the next few months.
This solves the issue to which most people would just say: "configure the router so that port XXXX is open dude!"
How to install Patches for SC2-Beta
Download the zip files below
Open the zip file
Extract its content and placed them inside the Updates folder located inside the folder you installed the game into. By default, that is... C:\Program Files\Starcraft II Beta\ -- Default for 32-bit OS C:\Program Files (x86)\Starcraft II Beta\ -- Default for 64-bit OS
If the files just vanish after you start SC2 and your game didn't get patched, you are experiencing an issue that's beyond the scope of this article. Make sure you follow these steps first:
The following are step by step instructions, written in plain English, to help you play test Starcraft 2 beta.
Terminology
StarCrack ALLin1 - this is the software that you run to play test Starcraft 2 beta. It is also known as the "launcher" of Starcraft 2 beta and is programmed and maintained by lead engineer vernam7.
Patches - these are updates to Starcraft 2 beta by the developer Blizzard. The patches download and install automatically when running Starcraft 2 beta. At the time of writing there are 11 patches which are about 613MB in size. Patch 9 contained the map editor and that was about 429MB.
Cache - this is a set of downloaded files that enable you to watch replays. The location of the cache varies somewhat depending on your operating system.
Installation Procedure
1. Download Starcraft 2 beta.
2. Install Starcraft 2 beta.
3. Run Starcraft 2 beta to automatically install the patches (this can take over an hour).
4. Download the latest copy of StarCrack ALLin1.
5. Turn off your anti-virus software when installing StarCrack ALLin1.
6. Install StarCrack ALLin1 as "administrator".
7. Cache - see the section "Cache Download and Installation" below.
Updating StarCrack ALLin1
Delete the folder, eg C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II Beta\SC2ALLin1, and then install the new version.
Cache Download and Installation
On Windows 7 and Vista the cache folder is located at: C:\Users\your usename\AppData\Local\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache
On Windows XP the cache folder is located at: C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Local Settings\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache
StarCrack ALLin1 is simply a tool created to help you see what an excellent game Starcraft 2 beta is. In effect giving you a demo of what to expect in Starcraft 2 retail.
Sc2gears is a general StarCraft 2 utility for everyone who is interested in the game (either a player or just a game analyzer).
The program is written in Java, so everyone can use it: Windows, MAC OS-X and Linux users (and others where you can install Java SE).
Installation
Download the newest version from this page: Downloads. Extract the zip to anywhere you like. You're done!
Download the latest release
Sc2gears for all operating systems (Windows, Linux and MAC OS-X): Sc2gears-0.82 (1.28 MB)
Note that on Linux and MAC OS-X you have to set executable permission on the starter script. Open a console/terminal, navigate to the Sc2gears folder where you extracted it, and execute the following command:
It only has to be done once. After that you can start Sc2gears with the following command:
Windows: double click on the "Sc2gears-win.cmd" Linux: "./Sc2gears-linux.sh" OS-X: "./Sc2gears-os-x.sh"
Update from an older release
Sc2gears contains an automated self-updater. It should notify you on startup if a new version is available if you didn't disable it. Just press the "Update" button when it pops up. You can force an update check in the About menu. The self-updater will delete/overwrite all files outside of the "User content" folder, and it will keep your lists, settings and logs (they are saved in the "User content" folder).
If the self-updater doesn't work for you, just download manually the latest release, extract it to anywhere, and optionally copy the "User content" folder from the old version to keep all your settings and logs.
Requirements
You just need Java Runtime Environment 6.0 or newer (Java 6.0 Update 10 or newer is required for the Nimbus theme).
Nothing else is required, you don't even need StarCraft 2 to run this program.
You can install Java here: http://java.com/
Sc2gears is not a 3rd party program!
Sc2gears is an independent program: it does not interact with StarCraft 2, it does not read or modify StarCraft 2's memory. Sc2gears is legit by Blizzard's terms of use.
That being said, you can use it anywhere, with or without any other launchers or programs, and you can never be banned for using it.
Replay search
The replay search operates on a replay source. A replay source is a set of folders and StarCraft 2 replay files. A replay source will appoint a set of StarCraft 2 replay files which are either listed in it explicitely, or which are inside one if its listed folders recursively.
This set of replays will be then filtered by fields provided by the user. The output of this filtering process is the result of the search.
Search filters:
Basically you can search by any fields that are stored and parsed from the replay: file name, map name, player names, match-ups, units that were trained, buildings that were built, all kinds of abilities/spells what were used. You can even search replays by the in-game chat messages.
There is a search group for every property that you can search by. There is a logical AND connection between search groups. Search groups consist of search fields. Inside of a search group each search field can define a condition to the replay property belonging to the search group. Search fields inside of a search group are connected with logical OR.
For example if you want to search for replays that was played on the map "Metalopolis" and contains a player named "Dakota" or "TheWinds", then this is how you can do it:
* Enter the map name "Metalopolis" to the map name search group * Enter the name "Dakota" to the player name search group. * Add another field to the player name search group (click on the green plus icon), and enter the name "TheWinds".
Game Length filter: you can specify game length in 3 formats: either a number of seconds (example: 120), in min:sec format (example: 23:20) or in hour:min:sec (example: 1:30:0).
Providing the filters is optional: if you leave all filter fields unchanged, the search process will list all replays denoted by the replay source.
Replay search
The replay search operates on a replay source. A replay source is a set of folders and StarCraft 2 replay files. A replay source will appoint a set of StarCraft 2 replay files which are either listed in it explicitely, or which are inside one if its listed folders recursively. This set of replays will be then filtered by fields provided by the user. The output of this filtering process is the result of the search. Search filters: Basically you can search by any fields that are stored and parsed from the replay: file name, map name, player names, match-ups, units that were trained, buildings that were built, all kinds of abilities/spells what were used. You can even search replays by the in-game chat messages. There is a search group for every property that you can search by. There is a logical AND connection between search groups. Search groups consist of search fields. Inside of a search group each search field can define a condition to the replay property belonging to the search group. Search fields inside of a search group are connected with logical OR. For example if you want to search for replays that was played on the map "Metalopolis" and contains a player named "Dakota" or "TheWinds", then this is how you can do it:
Enter the map name "Metalopolis" to the map name search group
Enter the name "Dakota" to the player name search group.
Add another field to the player name search group (click on the green plus icon), and enter the name "TheWinds".
Game Length filter: you can specify game length in 3 formats: either a number of seconds (example: 120), in min:sec format (example: 23:20) or in hour:min:sec (example: 1:30:0). Providing the filters is optional: if you leave all filter fields unchanged, the search process will list all replays denoted by the replay source. Replay search features:
You can assemble, load and save replay sources. The replay source files are UTF-8 encoded text files.
You can save and load replay lists. Replay lists are UTF-8 encoded CSV text files which means you can even open them with Excel for example for further processing. You can also comment replays which will be saved in the replay list file.
Double click on a replay will open it in a Replay analyzer. Right click on the replay will give you advanced replay operations.
You can rearrange the replay list columns by dragging the column headers, and you can sort by any column by clicking on the column header (clicking again will reverse the list).
Performance: Sc2gears is capable of loading thousands of replays almost instantlyfrom replay lists, and in a few seconds from replay sources.
When you right click on the selected replays on a results tab, you will have the following advanced replay operations available:
Open replay in analyzer
Watch replay: if StarCraft II is not running, this will start it and begins to play the replay
Copy replays
Move replays
Pack replays into a ZIP archive (with or without file paths)
Rename replays based on a template you specify
Delete replays
Open the replay's folder
A simple-to-use but powerful Race match-up filterThis filter allows you to search replays where specific races were used. You can enter race letters you're looking for. Symbols (in English): P - Protoss, T - Terran, Z - Zerg, R - Random, v to separate teams, * to match all races. Examples: ZvT, TvR, Tv*, ZPvPT, ZZv**, ZTP.
If you don't provide team separation just race letters, it will list replays where the indicated races were used. Example: if you search for "ZPT*", it will list replays where all races were used, and there was at least a 4th player. If you provide team separation, it will list replays where the grouped races were in the same team.
The "Exact match" property in case of this filter means: if it is checked, only replays that have exactly the same amount of teams and races as specified will be listed. For example ZvZ without exact match will also list ZTvZP for example. ZvZ with exact match will only list ZvZ.
Note 1: if you have a replay of TvR which turned out to be TvZ, it will match both "TvR" and the "TvZ" patterns, but not the "TvP" pattern for example.
Note 2: if you have a replay of TvZ (chosen T and Z, not random), it will not match the "TvR" pattern.
Note 3: the race letters are the first letters of races [b]in the language of Sc2gears[/b]! For example in Swedish the letter for Random is 'S'. The tool tip shows the proper letters of races in the language of Sc2gears.
Note 4: the Race match-up filter can be combined with the Match-up filter of course, but care must be taken as they might work against each other (for example searching for "1v1" and "**v**" will never give any results).
Replay analyzer
The replay analyzer is meant to show various information about a replay, and show some statistics about the game and players in it. Currently it has the following areas:
Charts and player actions: displays the actions of the players, and draws various charts.
Game info: a simple text panel showing important information about the replay.
In-game chat: a formatted text panel showing the in-game chat with time stamps and with the player's in-game colors. You have option to show the conversation in paragraphs.
Map preview: it shows a zoom-able icon of the map the game was played on.
When you want to open a replay file, you will see a replay preview (info+map preview image) on the file chooser dialog for the selected replay so you will know if that's the replay you want to open. This applies to all file chooser dialogs where you have to select replays. Features of the charts tab:
3 chart types as of now:
APM: Displays the APM charts of the players over time. APM means Actions Per Minute, it's a measurement of how active a player is, how many actions he/she issues averaging to 1 minute.
Hotkeys: Displays the hotkeys usage of players over time. By hotkeys in this case we mean unit grouping: assinging a group of uints (or buildings) to a number, or to press that number to select the group.
Builds/Tech: Displays the build, train, research and upgrade actions of the players over time.
On the APM chart you can set the granularity in pixels and the curve approximation (linear or cubic).
On the Hotkeys chart you can visualize the Assign and Select hotkeys (you can hide select hotkeys).
On the Builds/Tech chart you can visualize the Build, Train, Research and Upgrade actions. You can enable/disable any of it, and you can choose whether to display workers if Train actions are displayed.
A colored action list with action icons is displayed below the charts, you can filter it by action types. Action colors can be inverted, icon size can be changed (or hid).
You can jump to a specified frame, you can search text in the action, and you can filter them by the entered text. The filter text are in logical AND connection by default, you may enter OR between them to specify a logical OR connection. Hotkeys: CTRL+J jump, CTRL+S search, CTRL+F filter.
You can fast switch between charts with CTRL+number. For example CTRL+1 for APM, CTRL+2 for Hotkeys etc.
You can fast zoom in with CTRL+I and zoom out with CTRL+U.
Right click on the chart opens the Replay operations menu.
Applied to all chart types:
Every chart can be zoomed. If a chart is zoomed, you can simply drag it to scroll (or traditionally use the scrollbar).
You can choose to display all players on 1 common chart, or to put each on a separate one.
You can choose to display time info in seconds or in frames.
You can choose to display charts using the players' in-game colors, or with the same color.
You can enable/disable any of the players.
The chart marker and the selected action is synchronized to each other.
Miscellaneous
Sc2gears as an application has several miscellaneous features:
Multi-platform release There is one single download for all operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS-X).
Multi-language user interface If your language is missing, you are welcome to translate the main (English) language file to your language and submit the translation. You can find more details on the Translation page.
Multiple Document Interface (MDI) Several replay analysis, replay search etc. can be open at a time, and each has its own internal window which can be sized, moved, iconified etc. Additional internal window key shortcuts:
Close active
Switch to next window
Context menu
Restore size
Switch between the navigation tree and internal windows
Shortcut:
CTRL+F4
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+SPACE
CTRL+F5
F6
(Note that CTRL+F4 is also used to navigate through tabs.)
Multi-threading technology: you can run several replay searches, analyzers etc. parallel in different internal windows without one blocking you or another task.
Several Look and Feels (Graphical Themes) Some look good but might be slow (Nimbus), some are fast but might be ugly (CDE/Motif). Metal is a middle way between speed and nice look. Choose what suits you best. Changing the Look and Feel works without restarting Sc2gears, but it is recommended to restart after changing theme to fully take effect.
Supports full-screen mode (press F11 to enter/exit fullscreen mode)
Automated self-updater You only have to download Sc2gears once, the automated self-updater will notify you of new versions, and updates itself with your confirmation. All your custom files and settings will be kept safe.
Starcraft II Beta Custom Map Patcher is a tool which allow you to patch easily your .s2ma/.sc2map to play custom map with friends.
Now, it's compatible with Vista and Seven. We don't know for XP.
Custom Map Patcher is a tool that allows you to play custom map on Battle.net. (EACH PLAYERS MUST DO THAT) Do this process for all the friends you want to play with:
Create the map "Lost Temple" on Battle.net and everyone join it
Launch the map patcher
Select the map you want to play and click "Patch"
Go back to SC2 and start the game
Battle.net map upload is going to be released before the end of the Beta within a few weeks. This technique is a temporary workaround that should let you start doing multiplayer maps right away!
Play Starcraft 2 with AI. The AI will scout out and respond to your army make up with mixed counters. Individual unit AI improvements, SCVs repairing, terran buildings lifting off to avoid damage, chrono boost used correctly... the list goes on.
Please Use SC2ALLin1 v9.4 to get 7.03 to work with the new patch!
Changelog:
V 7.03:
Updated to patch 10.
There may be strange behavior bugs due to the new code that blizzard added.
V 7.02:
Updated to patch 8.
added the rebuildHQ fix.
V 7.01:
Updated to patch 7.
Minor bug fixes with the reactive AI and unit AI.
V 7.0:
Reactive AI system. Balanced mix of proactive and reactive AI. The AI will scout out and respond to your army make up with mixed counters.
Individual unit AI improvements, SCVs repairing, terran buildings lifting off to avoid damage, chrono boost used correctly... the list goes on.
New attack AI, the AI will now attack much more regularly.
Major modifications to the AIs economy.
Totally new Protoss and Zerg.
Many more changes and additions that I just can't remember!
Installation: Please Use SC2ALLin1 v9.4 to get 7.03 to work with the new patch!
Changing the difficulty manually:
Open up AIDifficulty.galaxy with notepad (it's the base StarCraft II folder)
Read comments above lines before changing them
If changing the values breaks your game, re-install the AI
Troubleshooting: Please use the SCALLin1 launcher, if you still having problems please post to the forums.
StarCraft II Launcher is a tool that let's you select a map, a modification and some player settings and it can then magically start the game with that map, modification and settings applied.
To play a map, simply download a map (it doesn't need any AI changes or stuff) from a site like starcraft-2-beta-offline-ai-maps. The Team StarCrack AI 6.1.1 is included in the package as an modification.
Malu05's Starcraft 2 Tool is version independent, this means that (unlike other tools of its kind on this board) you don't need to update it every time blizzard release a new patch for Starcraft 2 beta, it will automatically find the new offsets.
Features:
Map Hack - Removes fog of war, and let you see everything on the map. Instant Build - Units and Buildings will build instantly. Unlimited Supply - Freezes the supply count letting you build as many units as you want. Distance - Let you dynamically change the camera distance ingame. FOV - Let you dynamically change the Field of View ingame. Pitch - Let you dynamically change the Pitch (rotation) ingame. Roll - Let you dynamically change the Roll (rotation) ingame. Minerals - Let you set how many minerals you want. Gas - Let you set how much gas you want. GameSpeed - Let you dynamically change the game speed Unlimited Zoom - Removes the limit on how much you can zoom in/out with your scroll wheel
Download and extract rar content into one and same folder (Vista and Win7 users with UAC turned on MUST rightclick the exe and select "Run as Administrator")
Who is Malu05? If anyone of you are within the world of warcraft machinima bizz you might know me as i'm the creator of WoW Machinima Tool
Im super hooked on creative game hacking and thought it would be interesting to give StarCraft 2 a try.
Version History:
v0.2_b
-Instant Build (no build time for both units and buildings) -BlackSheepWall (No fog of war, everything on the map visible) -Supply Hack (will stop the PSI number from changing allowing you to build unlimited units (even more than 200)). -More checks during pattern scan to avoid problems with file acess. -Added Debuging Code. -Fake SC2 processes no longer appear in the process selection list. -Fixed a problem that would cause problems if you use multiple versions of SC2 v0.2 -Added Unlimited Zoom -Added GameSpeed Controller -Increased the maximum FOV amount -Now devided into 2 Sections -Fixed text in certain errors to make it clear what is wrong/needed -Removed all old tool references
(Mac Only) Fixed an issue introduced in patch 12 where unusually large error logs were being produced when crashes occurred. Crash logs can be found here: /Users//Documents/Blizzard/StarCraft II Beta/GameLogs/
Map Publishing is now enabled: Using the map editor, you can upload your custom maps to share with the Battle.net community.
Facebook feature is integrated: Here’s a quick way to expand your social network by seeing who among your existing Facebook friends also has a Battle.net account.
3v3 and 4v4 formats are now enabled.
Numerous updates have been made to the Leagues & Ladders system:
Removed Copper League and added Diamond League above Platinum League.
Player ratings start at 0, rather than 1000.
No longer displays loading screen odds in placement or practice league matches.
Matchmaking system logic updated.
UDP is enabled to help improve game performance.
Numerous performance and stability improvements.
Balance Changes
PROTOSS
Sentry
Force Fields can now be destroyed by Massive ground units walking over them.
Void Ray
Range decreased from 7 to 6.
Warp Gate
Subgroup selection priority changed from 2 to 3 so that it takes priority over Gateways when selected.
TERRAN
Marine
Stimpack research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
Combat Shield research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
ZERG
Infestor
Infested Terran spell removed.
Frenzy spell added:
Costs 25 energy.
Targets a single biological unit which deals 25% more damage and is immune to snare, stuns, and mind control for 30 seconds.
Overseer
Contaminate spell added:
Costs 75 energy.
Targets a single enemy structure which cannot train units or research upgrades for 30 seconds.
Infested Terran spell added:
Costs 125 energy.
Infested Terrans have the same stats as those previously created by the Infestor and are placed directly under the Overseer when spawned.
Ultralisk
Life decreased from 600 to 450.
Damage changed from 25 to 15 (+25 Armored).
Damage versus structures increased from 60 to 75.
Hotkey Changes (English Only):
Zerg Set Worker Rally Point changed from R to G.
Zerg Spore Crawler changed from W to A to avoid conflict with the Select All Warp Gates hotkey.
Battle.net Interface
Revamped summary pages for player Profiles and Leagues & Ladders.
Added a Help system with tech trees and other tips and tricks.
Removed identifier from the character naming process and added the ability to refer friends for invitation into your party or lobby.
Updated the Battle.net user interface to consistently use a nested menu system.
Starcraft 2 - Facebook Planned Integration - Blizzard has announced they plan to fully integrate with Facebook, providing a number of new gaming features to interact with other gamers. Blizzard Entertainment's next-generation online gaming platform will integrate with Facebook to enhance social gaming experience
May 5, 2010 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that its Battle.net® gaming service will integrate with Facebook®, linking the world's premier online gaming platform with the world's most popular social platform. The first step in the integration will enable StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ players to quickly add Blizzard gamers who are friends on Facebook to their Battle.net friend lists, facilitating their social gaming experience on the service.
"We're pleased to be working with Facebook to integrate their platform with Battle.net to enhance the social-entertainment experience for our players," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "This new functionality will make it easier than ever to connect with friends on Battle.net and play StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games together."
The new Facebook functionality in Battle.net will be tested in the near future via the ongoing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta test and will be available to all StarCraft II players when the game ships later this year. Information about other Facebook-related features on Battle.net will be announced at a later date.
StarCraft II Beta – Patch 11 (version 0.13.0.15250) - Changes were; build time has been decreased from 110 to 90. Seeker Missile range has been decreased from 9 to 6. 250mm Strike Cannons are now an upgrade at the Factory Tech Lab. Corruptor damage changed from 12 (+10 Massive) to 14 (+6 Massive).
The splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Raven
Seeker Missile range has been decreased from 9 to 6.
Seeker Missile splash radius has been decreased from 2.4 to 2.
Seeker Missile upgrade no longer requires Fusion Core.
Siege Tank
Life increased from 150 to 160.
Siege Mode splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Thor
Ground damage decreased from 45 to 30.
Ground rate of fire improved from 1.93 to 1.28.
Air damage changed from 8 (+4 Light) to 6 (+6 Light).
250mm Strike Cannons are now an upgrade at the Factory Tech Lab.
250mm Strike Cannons research now costs 150/150 and 110 seconds.
250mm Strike Cannons energy cost increased from 100 to 150.
Anti-Air splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
PROTOSS
Archon
The splash radius has been increased from 0.8 to 1.
Splash damage now originates from the center of the target, rather than the impact location near the unit in order to maintain more reliable splash damage.
Colossus
The damage has been decreased from 20 to 15.
The rate of fire has been improved from 2.2 to 1.65.
Phoenix
Can now attack while moving.
Sentry
The damage has been decreased from 8 to 6.
ZERG
Brood Lord
Life has been decreased from 275 to 225.
Armor has been decreased from 2 to 1.
Corruptor
Corruptor damage changed from 12 (+10 Massive) to 14 (+6 Massive).
Corruptor speed increased from 2.75 to 2.9531
Corruption ability redesigned:
Single target.
Increases damage taken by 20%.
Lasts 30 seconds.
Costs 100 energy.
Range 6.
Cannot target structures.
Infestor
Neural Parasite is now an upgrade at the Infestation Pit.
Neural Parasite research costs 150/150 and 110 seconds.
Neural Parasite can now target Air units.
Neural Parasite energy cost increased from 50 to 100.
Spine Crawler
The root time has been increased from 6 to 12.
Spore Crawler
The root time has been increased from 6 to 12.
Ultralisk
Damage has been increased from 18 to 25.
Hotkey Changes
General
In order to resolve a conflict with building multiple Forges with the Shift Key we have made the following changes:
Changed Center Camera from Shift+F to Ctrl+F.
Standard
To prevent the accidental research of Ventral Sacs when trying to train an Overlord with no Larva available, the hotkey has been changed from V to E.
View Own Health Bars functionality added to the Backslash key
Standard for Lefties
Due to a conflict with research Banshee Cloak, research Seeker Missile has been changed from L to K.
To correct a conflict with the Attack command on Planetary Fortress, train SCV has been changed from K to J.
In order to prevent the accidental training of Zerglings when using the Select Larva hotkey,train Zergling has been changed from L to J.
To prevent the accidental training of a Queen, train Ultralisk has been changed from U to T.
To prevent the accidental research of Pneumatized Carapace when trying to train a corruptor with no Larva available, research Pneumatized Carapace has been changed from P to C.
View All Status Bars has been changed from Q to the Alt key.
View own Status Bars functionality has been added to the Q key.
Grid for Lefties
Attack Move and all other buttons in the 0,4 position should now function correctly.
View Own Status Bars functionality added to Q.
View Enemy Status Bars moved to W.
View Ally Status Bars moved to E.
Classic
Changed build Nydus Canal from P to N.
Changed Place Nydus Canal ability from P to N.
Terran Infantry Weapon researches have been changed from E to W.
Terran Vehicle Weapon researches have been changed from E to W.
Train Thor hotkey has been changed from O to G.
Train Viking hotkey has been changed from Y to W.
View Own Status Bars functionality has been added to the Backslash key.
Icon Position Changes
To put all race gas extractors in the same icon position, the positions of the Supply Depot/Refinery and Pylon/Assimilator have been swapped.
In order to make transforming multiple Gateways easier for players using Grid key sets, Transform to Gateway has been moved to a separate icon position (2,1).
Bug Fixes
Corrected an issue that was causing the Polish language client to crash when receiving the "player is no longer being revealed” message.
Corrected incorrect battle.net links on multiple language clients pages.
Corrected an issue where the Zealot was using an US English voice over in the Korean language client.
Corrected an issue where a player is unable to build any structures that require pylon power when their protoss ally leaves.
Units can no longer be healed or repaired while in transports.
Corrected an issue where the Creep Tumor targeting circle was visible to opponents through Fog of War.
Corrected an issue in which selecting a Starport under construction and a completed Starport would display the select builder command in the Viking slot.
Starcraft 2 Release Date is on July 27 2010 - A dozen years after changing the face of strategy gaming, the much-anticipated sequel to StarCraft has finally been dated.
Blizzard announced Monday that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty would be hitting stores worldwide on July 27 of this year.
"We've been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe for many years, and we're excited that the time for that is almost here," said Mike Morhaime, Blizzard CEO and cofounder.
"Thanks to our beta testers, we're making great progress on the final stages of development, and we'll be ready to welcome players all over the world to StarCraft II and the new Battle.net in just a few months."
It's big news for gamers, who have made no secret of their desire to get their hands on it. Keys granting access to the sequel's beta-test phase were such a hot ticket, they eventually hit auction sites like eBay for a good $300 a pop.
But it's also big news for Activision-Blizzard. Most expected the game to ship closer to the lucrative holiday period rather than the typically slow summer months. By releasing the game at the end of July, the company has ensured very little competition from similar brands. And that could mean some seriously monster sales.
The game's standard edition will retail for $59.99, though die-hard fans can plunk down $99 for a Collector's Edition that includes an artbook, soundtrack, behind-the-scene DVD and a flash drive containing the entire original StarCraft along with its expansion, Brood War.
Big numbers are certainly nothing new to StarCraft: according to Blizzard, the original has sold over 11 million units worldwide. The game has become a national pastime in Korea, proving popular enough to have spawned two television stations dedicated to showing competitive play.
Amazingly, it's not Blizzard's biggest property. That honor goes to World of Warcraft, which will receive its third expansion, Cataclysm, later this calendar year. Blizzard is also working on Diablo III, the third game in their hit role-playing series. It's currently planned for release in 2011.
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