Starcraft

PvK · #1 November 22nd, 2004, 11:42 PM

It's a very popular RTS sci-fi game. Was a huge hit for people who like that sort of thing, back whenever it was released ... 1998?

May as well install it and give it a shot. Lots of people really like(d) it. Lots of good effort went into it, though personally I'm not much for typical RTS games... even atypically good ones, such as Starcraft.

PvK

deccan · #2 November 22nd, 2004, 11:57 PM

Many people still consider Starcraft to be the best RTS ever. The three races are really different, when in many games, the basic units of different factions are just reworked clones of one another. The game balance is excellent, and there are plenty of cool special abilities that add interesting dynamics to the game. It's a real shame that Blizzard decided to expand on the Warcraft world rather than do more Starcraft stuff.

Azselendor · #3 November 23rd, 2004, 12:19 AM

They always said Starcraft was just a vacation from fantasy games. It's a shame since Starcraft had a pretty good storyline and excellent gameplay. They are making a FPS game in the starcraft universe, but I doubt they will return to starcraft anytime soon. The way they ended the storyline amounted to them writing themselves into a corner.

Suicide Junkie · #4 November 23rd, 2004, 12:44 AM

You can also download some maps/scenarios from imagemodserver
http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/nick/games/starcraftmaps/

The SST = small squad tactics
Basically, it slows the game down, and makes each unit more important. You get resources quite slowly, so you typically only have a handful of units that you micromanage. You actually have to secure and hold territory in order to increase your resource production.

The dying of the light is the opposite, for those who like to just throw troops around. You get a million resources to start with, and 5 or 10 minutes to build before the onslaught reaches you.

(Note: you must select "use map settings" as the game type for those, or they'll be useless)

Atrocities · #5 November 23rd, 2004, 12:58 AM

It was a lot of fun for its day, 98, and I do hope you will give it a spin.

Slick · #6 November 23rd, 2004, 01:01 AM

I have Starcraft and the add-on "Starcraft: Brood War" installed on my computer. I would say that it is worth playing the various campaigns. It's also very fun to play multiplayer, but I'm not sure about the status of the Online community. When it was new, the various places to play Online were overrun with cheaters and kids who liked to gang up on the new players. Some co-workers of mine still occasionally play Starcraft via "LAN party". I'd recommend at least checking it out. As said before, there are 3 distinct races to play and each is very different. Although I think they are well balanced, there is not a 1-for-1 matching of various units, capabilities, structures, etc.

Slick.

TurinTurambar · #7 November 23rd, 2004, 01:05 AM

Wow. OK so something that highly-touted is well worth my time I'd guess!

Install it, I shall. And thank you all, I do.

Turin

Karibu · #8 November 23rd, 2004, 07:00 AM

I played Star Craft also. I played Humans and those aliens through. Monsters I didin't accomplish (my interest stopped before I played all races through). At the end, it was a good game, but biggest problem was that at the end it went into clicking feast. Like so many other "real time" strategy game (MOO3 combat, Dune Emperor and hundred other games).

Having some special abilities on units (like Wraiths with cloacking) are no use if you have no time and place to use them properly. Despite its flaws, it is definately worth trying.

AgentZero · #9 December 2nd, 2004, 05:53 PM

Quote:

deccan said:
Many people still consider Starcraft to be the best RTS ever. The three races are really different, when in many games, the basic units of different factions are just reworked clones of one another. The game balance is excellent, and there are plenty of cool special abilities that add interesting dynamics to the game. It's a real shame that Blizzard decided to expand on the Warcraft world rather than do more Starcraft stuff.

If it helps, I found this in the Starcraft: Ghost FAQ:

Quote:

Q: Is this StarCraft II?
A: No.

Q: Will there be a StarCraft II? When?
A: Although we have not made any announcements and do not have a development or release timeline, we do fully intend to revisit the world of StarCraft on PC at some point in the future.

P.S. Don't get too excited bout SC:Ghost, it's console-only.

deccan · #10 December 4th, 2004, 08:12 AM

Quote:

AgentZero said:
Q: Will there be a StarCraft II? When?
A: Although we have not made any announcements and do not have a development or release timeline, we do fully intend to revisit the world of StarCraft on PC at some point in the future.

I read some reviews on World of Warcraft today and all of them were full of praise. How I wish Blizzard could be persuaded to make a Starcraft MMORPG instead. That would show LucasArts how a sci-fi MMORPG ought to be.

I believe the Covert Operations module is an add on for the Science facility. Can't really remember though.