StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game published in 2010 by Activision Blizzard and is the sequel to StarCraft.
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Terran vs Terran - Breaking Siege Line Efficently
What is the best technique for T v T when both are massing siege tanks and slowly creeping into the middle? Everything I have previously read mentioned that it is best to either go Battlecruiser or ...
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How much XP is needed for each level?
I have started leveling my Starcraft 2 account in all 3 races, but I am wondering how much xp is needed for each level, and especially how much is needed in total to reach level 30 so I can get an ...
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What is the maximum number of units in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm?
In Wings of Liberty, the maximum number of units (based on the supply cap) was 200, but I found out that you can have up to 255 if they are added or found during gameplay. What is the maximum number ...
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How to use the Steam overlay in StarCraft II?
Is it possible to use the Steam overlay in StarCraft II? I tried adding it to Steam, but the overlay closes whenever I hit "Play" from the launcher. I tried running Steam as admin too, but that didn't ...
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How can I play vs A.I. on a set difficulty on a random map?
I use to play a lot of 2v2 and 3v3 with random people vs A.I. on hard or very hard slowly working my way towards the Supreme Command achievement.
But with Heart of the Swarm they changed it so that ...
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What is a strategy to earn the best defense achievement in StarCraft 2?
I have been attempting to earn the Best Defense achievement in StarCraft 2.
The Best Defense is an achievement earned during the third mission of the Wings of Liberty campaign: Zero Hour. The goal of ...
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Maintaining Squad Cohesion [duplicate]
I've been playing the campaign mode using Raptor Speedlings, and they end up crossing the map far faster than any other units at my disposal, which can lead to some problems.
In many games, selecting ...
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How do I get the “Fast Break” achievement in HotS?
I have completed the game on hard but missed a lot of the Mastery achievements so I am trying to get them now.
But the Fast Break achievement is giving me a bit of trouble, so I could use some ...
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Why can't I get credit for some of the Kerrigan achievements in the HotS campaign?
I've gotten most of the different achievements from the Kerrigan sub-group of the Heart of the Swarm campaign achievements, the ones for using the various abilities Kerrigan gets. But some of the ones ...
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Starcraft II ending transcript
May someone give me a transcript of cinematic ending of Starcraft II HOTS. I am not native, so it's difficult for me to understand that all.
I just heard
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What's this number on my friend's Battle.net Portrait?
One of my Real ID friends has a small number next to his name on my friends list.
What does this refer to? None of my other Real ID friends seem to have it.
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What is the difference in APM calculation between WoL and HotS?
According to the WoL observer APM counter, I hovered around 90-100 APM when I was at my peak a year ago. Since then I made a long break, and now with HotS I did some matches against the AI to check ...
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What are the gameplay differences for Zerg between campaign and multiplayer?
If I were to start playing Zerg in some multiplayer games, what differences would I want to be aware of before starting?
I know that all the specific evolutions (raptorlings, splitting banelings, ...
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Is multiplayer Heart of the Swarm backward compatible with Wings of Liberty?
I don't have Heart of the Swarm, and I don't plan on purchasing it in the immediate future. However, I know that some of my Battle.net friends have gotten it. Will they still be able to play Wings of ...
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How do I switch between expansion levels? [duplicate]
When I upgraded to Heart of the Swarm I noticed that it automatically sets Heart of the Swarm to be your default playing level when playing multiplier and ladder. How do I switched back to WoL when ...
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Can burrowed swarm hosts be picked up by graviton beam?
Is it possible for phoenixes that have detection to be able to pick up burrowed swarm hosts to kill/neutralize them?
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StarCraft editor won't load any Blizzard maps
I restart my computer and then start up SC2 map editor. I go to open a map and log in to Battle.net.
When I select file type "All Editor Maps" and source as "Blizzard", nothing shows up (it says ...
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How many Swarm Host for a critical mass? [closed]
I've played a couple of games in HOTS multiplayer where Swarm Host have been used against me. When there are only 4 or 5 host the locusts can be killed before they do damage (TvZ), where in the ...
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Does Wings of Liberty have global play on its own?
I just learnt that global play is available in Heart of the Swarm. If I only have a Wings of Liberty copy attached to the North American server and I have a friend with only a Wings of Liberty copy ...
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How can I earn achievements I completed while achievements were disabled?
For some reason, Blizzard opted to disable achievements on launch day (or their achievement system broke). I said screw it, and powered through the campaign anyway. I hit level 70 while achievements ...
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How can I effectively use Tempests?
I'm not a very experienced player in Starcraft, but I've noticed that the new Tempest unit seems a little disappointing, despite its capabilities. This made me wonder if I'm using it incorrectly, and ...
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Is there any way to get back the WoL command card in HotS?
In Wings of Liberty, when you selected a unit you'd get an Attack button on the bottom bar that you could click and then click a unit/area to move and attack. In Heart of the Swarm I can't find such ...
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Who, or what, is Dr. Narud? (Spoilers)
I am not well versed in Starcraft Lore outside the campaigns of the 4 existing games, so I was quite surprised that the mild-mannered Dr. Narud of the Möbius Corporation from Wings of Liberty was ...
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What is in Blizzard's Cloud?
When installing SC2 on a new computer, some things are preserved when you log into your old account. I thought save games were one of them, but apparently not.
This naturally leads to the ...
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When does time supply capped count?
After playing a match you get a lot of statistics, one of them being Time Supply Capped.
This sums up how long time you have been at your supply cap, but does it also count if you are at max supply ...
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Strategies to earn StarCraft 2 experience bonuses? [duplicate]
I know that earning experience points from StarCraft 2 matches awards a variety of things. What I am unsure of is beyond the first match of the day and speed bonuses what other bonuses exist.
Winning ...
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What is the purpose of Dehaka's right arm?
In "Supreme" mission on Zerus planet you can find it
I can't do anything with it.
Are there any possible interaction with this easter egg?
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Was Kerrigan's Leviathan fought in Wings of Liberty?
In Heart of the Swarm, the Leviathan that serves as Kerrigan's command ship is completely massive
It is well known that the game can shrink down large ships to fit on the battlefield (most commonly ...
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Can I display my win/loss stats broken down by race?
I am interested in viewing my win/loss ratio broken down by which race my opponent was playing. I imagine that the opposite would also be nice - to see my win ratio based on who I was playing with. ...
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List of Kerrigan's Abilities
What are Kerrigan's Abilities in the campaign for the new Heart of the Swarm expansion?
Ability Name:
(If applicable/available) Energy Cost / Cooldown:
Description:
Kerrigan Level Available:
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Heart of the Swarm Leveling
Is there an efficient and fast way to push my Race level in Heart of the swarm?
And does someone know how much time is needed to get every race to 30?
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Can you still earn the diablo 3 kerrigan wings if you buy Starcraft 2 now?
Is this still possible or was it only for pre-ordering?
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Does blinding cloud completely disable siege tanks in siege mode?
Blinding cloud reduces attack range of anything under the cloud to "melee".
Since sieged tanks have a minimum range, does this disable them completely?
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What are the details of the Thor's new High-Impact Payload mode?
In Heart of the Swarm, the Thor's Strike Cannon were removed, replaced by an ability called High-Impact Payload, which is supposed to be good against air units. But what are the details; I cannot find ...
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My Collector's Edition ultralisk skin doesn't show up, what do I do?
The Heart of the Swarm digital deluxe and collector's edition comes with a special Ultralisk Skin, the Torrasque. However, the skin isn't showing up automatically. How do I make this skin appear?
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How can I speed up the “Optimization” stage of the SC2 launcher?
My Starcraft 2 launcher is currently at 5.1% of "Reconfiguring game files. Please wait".
Unfortunately, it has been like this for 30+ minutes.
The launcher clearly states not to close the ...
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What is the optimal way to defend Kerrigan in the Crucible mission?
I'm playing on brutal, and I have failed few times.
At first I tried just spamming those dudes that spam small units when burrowed, but this failed in the end when I was overwhelmed.
I tried ...
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Why were there civilians in Char? [closed]
So I was cheerfully slaughtering Terrans at Char, specifically here:
Warfield eventually screams something along the lines of: "evacuate the civilians!"
As he finishes that sentence, I begin ...
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What is the range of the mothership core's “Photon Overcharge”?
The new Photon Overcharge ability from the Mothership Core turns the Nexus into a cannon. What is the range of protection that this provides?
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When will the next episode of Starcraft II be released and will there be an add-on for the current Wings of Liberty? [closed]
If I understand the plan correctly, Blizzard wants to release three separate games (each one for mainly one race). Did Blizzard mention a general plan in which intervals they wanted to release the ...
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Do I gain any XP from an AI surrendering?
If you play against the AI, at a certain point it will offer a surrender, say GG, and you can either accept or decline. When this happens, there is still a number of buildings (and possibly units) ...
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Is there an infestor evolution in HOTS campaign?
Is there an infestor evolution in HOTS campaign ?
I didnt evolve my infestors and I'm wondering If i missed the evolution mission.
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Why did I not get achievement for completing the mission?
I just completed the mission Fire in the sky, why did I not receive the achievement for doing this?
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Are there guides on how to build arcade games for StarCraft 2?
I am interested in building a mini-game and figure StarCraft 2's arcade might be a fun way to get started. Some quick Googling has not turned up any any tutorials on where to get started. I know I can ...
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What is considered the “Single Player” version of StarCraft 2 in regards to cheat codes?
According to this StarCraft 2 blog post cheat codes have always been in the game.
However the game is so coupled to multiplayer I don't understand when to use them. The campaign is obvious, however ...
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Map making resources for SC2 [closed]
Where can I find good resources for making maps in SC2?
Are there any good tutorials out there on the map editing tools, as I always find the experience of making custom content
What goes into the ...
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What tactical niche does each of the new multiplayer units fill? [duplicate]
Each of the new multiplayer units is presumably designed to meet a need, to fill a role in a situation or tactic where previously its race was weak. What situation is each of the new units designed ...
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What did Heart of the Swarm add to the Map Editor?
...besides the obvious, of course.
Naturally it put models for the various new units in, including the campaign-only mutations, along with the new sound sets.
Were any radically new environment ...
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In the StarCraft II Galaxy Editor, how can I create a watchtower that provides vision of another area than itself?
I want to create a watchtower that does not provide vision of itself when captured, but rather a completely random unrelated part on the other side of the map. Also, can a map still be a melee map ...
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How to test map vision / how to open bnet maps in map editor
What is the best way to test vision on bnet maps? For example testing if a proxy building can be seen by units on high ground or xel'naga towers. I can't think of a way to do it, because if I'm ...
