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Revision as of 14:58, 25 January 2015

StarCraft
StarCraft cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
Blizzard Entertainment
Europe Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows March 31, 1998
Mac OS (Classic) 1999
StarCraft on Wikipedia
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]

General information

Official website
StarCraft Compendium - The official community site for the game.
Battle.net Forums
StarCraft Wiki
TeamLiquid - Resource for keeping up with StarCraft news.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
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StarCraft Anthology.
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Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Basic edition.
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Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Includes the Brood War expansion.
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Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
StarCraft Battle Chest.
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Retail CD-Keys can be redeemed on the Battle.net website. The base game itself without the expansion will also unlock the StarCraft Anthology.

DLC and expansion packs

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

Versions

StarCraft Battle Chest

The StarCraft Battle Chest contains both StarCraft and it's expansion along with the official strategy guides for both games.

StarCraft Anthology (Battle.net Digital Download)

The Anthology contains StarCraft and it's main expansion. The CD-Key required to install the game can be found in the Account or the Summary, under the Your Game Accounts section. The StarCraft Anthology has not been patched to the latest version. See Patches.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.16.1 - StarCraft: Brood War & StarCraft Anthology

Patch for the retail versions of the game containing the Brood War expansion and for the StarCraft Anthology.

Patch 1.16.1 - StarCraft

Patch for retail versions of the base game.

Mods

ChaosLauncher

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

Game data

In-game speed settings.

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

In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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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

Corrupted graphics on Windows 7

See Palette Issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 2
OpenGL
Mac OS only.
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Smacker
Multiplayer Battle.net

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 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
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 120 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 MB
Video card (GPU) Video card that supports 640x480 display in 256 colors

References