StarCraft II

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Key Points

Heart of the Swarm require the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty base game. Legacy of the Void likely will as well.

In order to play offline the game requires authentication from Battle.net once every 30 days.

General information

Official English StarCraft II Community

Official English StarCraft II Forums

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Availability

All versions of this game require activation on Battle.net.

Default StarCraft 2 folder

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.

Local files are stored under %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\StarCraft II\Accounts\. 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 (x86)\StarCraft II\, where 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.

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

The StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm expansion requires the base game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Availability

All versions of this game require activation on Battle.net.

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void is an upcoming expansion to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. A release date has yet to have been announced.

Issues and Fixes

Jumping/Jittery/Lost Mouse Cursor on OSX

There are a ton of threads, that boil down to it being a problem with mouse acceleration screwing up when there is a high CPU load. The problem with turning mouse acceleration off is that StarCraft will turn it back on, even if you disable the option for OS mouse control override. The solution is a program available here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=194668 This program turns off mouse acceleration in StarCraft after it has started.

Trouble Installing Game

Some users receive an error like "The file "<name of file>" could not be written." Here is a possible solution that has worked for some users:

1. Right click the installer and choose Run as administrator (skip this step if using Windows XP).
2. Choose your installation options.
3. Once it begins installing, minimize the installer until the installation is completed.

Language Pack Issues

If upon logging into Battle.net you receive the error dialogue "You need an authorized language pack from blizzard entertainment to use this language" use the following instructions to modify variables.txt.

Battle.net Support Article

First locate variables.txt within your StarCraft II folder (specifically the one containing your accounts, replays and saves which is distinct from the folder of the same name containing the game installation); the default in Windows is %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\StarCraft II.

Open variables.txt in a text editor and locate the following lines (use control + f to search); localeidassets= and localeiddata=

In each of those lines insert your language code after the equals sign as follows:

Region	Code
Americas
American English	enUS
Latin American Spanish	esMX
Brazilian Portuguese	ptBR
Europe
German	deDE
European English	enGB
European Spanish	esES
French	frFR
Italian	itIT
Polish	plPL
Portuguese	ptPT
Russian	ruRU
Korea
Korean	koKR
Taiwan
Traditional Chinese	zhTW
Southeast Asia & Australia/New Zealand
Southeast Asia English	enSG

Example: If you have the SEA version of the game:

localeidassets=enSG

localeiddata=enSG

Save the file and start the game to test.

If this does not fix the issue close the game then create a back up of the variables.txt file before deleting it. Restart the game and attempt to login, this will automatically create a new variables.txt file and often fixes the issue although this method may require you to reset any customizations you have made to graphic, audio or control settings (your hotkeys are stored separately and are safe). If you need to reference your previous settings you can use the backup you made of variables.txt.

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.

Third Party Tools

Instructions

Starter Edition

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.

Custom Eyefinity resolutions

Open %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\StarCraft II\Variables.txt. Change the "height" line to equal your vertical resolution. For example, height=1920. The width adjusts automatically, and does not seem to respond to changing the width variable. Does not appear to work with bezel-compensated resolutions.

LAN Play

If you have a copy of StarCraft II, you can play in a local area network by creating a non-official server. In order to do that, you will need to have Starfriend installed. Although Starfriend is not officially supported by Blizzard, it has not yet received any legal threats (and the author states to have been in touch with Blizzard about that).

System requirements

These System Requirements are true of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty as well as its two expansions. They are, however, subject to change.