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a 1998 real-time strategy by Blizzard Entertainment. Featuring 3 very different civilisations with unique traits, units and fighting style, It is widely considered to be a defining game for the genre and has achieved success as an e-sport thanks to well-balanced yet varied gameplay.

Starcraft is a 1998 real-time strategy by Blizzard Entertainment. Featuring 3 very different civilisations fighting for control, It is widely considered to be a defining game of its genre and has achieved success as an e-sport thanks to well-balanced yet varied gameplay.

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Does the AI cheat?

In Starcraft does the Custom Game AI "Cheat"? What I mean is, is the AI limited to the same resources as I am, vision, buildings, etc. I ask because it always seems to know where all my bases are without scouting. Also it seems to have an…
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How is 300 actions a minute possible?

I was watching this video '300 actions a minute? Truly mastering StarCraft' And I'm bewildered at how fast they are playing. How is this possible? I can't even think about my next move so fast, let alone be typing shortcut keys that fast.
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Brood war mining worker micro

Background: I played sc:bw when it came out but I was extremely casual just playing the campaign and a couple for-fun LAN games with friends. I now play SC2 and, probably due to the internet community, I have developed much more strategy to the…
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Is an Archon a robotical, non-mechanical unit?

Yesterday I was playing mission 7 of the Zerg (Episode VI) campaign of StarCraft Brood War. You're not allowed to build Guardians there, so I had to rely on Duran (an infested Terran Ghost) and Queens to get rid of tougher enemy units. When opposed…
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Look at original StarCraft maps online?

I want to look at the official StarCraft I maps to study them. Is there any place online which lets me do so?
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Option to join Abyss no longer displays

After the recent updates to the ICCup Launcher I no longer see the option to join the abys server option only the regular servers are displayed: west east asia and Europe. Im doing everything the way I always did but the option does not show up. I…
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How can I increase the max selected units in Starcraft single player?

I've been playing Starcraft again, and have found the most annoying thing about it is that I can only select a max of 12 units at a time. This is most annoying when playing as Zerg, as I often want to select all my drones, but often end up…
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Idle worker button in Starcraft?

Is there an "Goto Idle Worker" function in Starcraft I, an idle worker indicator, or an idle worker count? Note: Not Starcraft II, this about the 1998 game.
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How can I change the screen resolution?

I am looking for a file that has the video settings for StarCraft (Original + Brood War). The file should be located in the folder for the game itself. Does anyone know where exactly the file would be located? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Why is my StarCraft folder 6.79GB?

I was looking through my smaller HDD because, for some reason, it just became almost completely full without having a lot of stuff on it and saw that my StarCraft folder was 6.79GB. I'm not talking about StarCraft II or StarCraft Remastered. It's…
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Was there a Collector's Edition of StarCraft or Brood War?

Blizzard Entertainment historically has released Collector's Editions for most of their games going back to Diablo II, except for the Lord of Destruction and The Frozen Throne expansion packs. I've heard rumors that there was a CE for StarCraft 1…
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When did Panda Bear Guy die?

The Panda Bear Guy critter is a running gag in Starcraft commentary. He died in a match on Andromeda casted by Tasteless. Which match was it?
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How do these terrain mountains/ledges affect gameplay?

In brood war, the regular campaign editor is very limited in what it can do. Modern map editors have allowed map makers to create these sophisticated mountains and cliffs that are stacked on top of each other. Aesthetically, it looks cool, but what…
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How do I deal with Terrans turtling in Starcraft 1

I've started revisiting Starcraft one with some friends just for fun. We've been playing some FFA games mostly with between 3–5 players. I usually play as Protoss. One of the players in our games usually plays as Terran and almost always turtles…
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Change language in StarCraft v1.18

I just installed the new free version of StarCraft from Blizzard, which comes with a new update to version 1.18 When I started the installer, it asked me for the language, and I picked "Italian", but now I notice that all the keyboard shortcuts are…
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