StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game published in 2010 by Activision Blizzard and is the sequel to StarCraft.
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Can I save my campaign on computer 1, and then continue on computer 2?
Is it possible to somehow save your campaign progress in StarCraft 2: HotS to a cloud, so I can access it from multiple computers?
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Campaigns on Different Servers
Last night they took down the NA servers before I got a chance to play to log in. So I changed my region to EU and was able to login and begin the HOTS campaign just to get the starting feel and to ...
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When does first win of the day bonus reset?
At what time does the daily bonus reset?
I am personally mostly interested in EU region's reset.
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Do I need my Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty disk for Heart of the Swarm?
I understand that I need to own Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty to play Heart of the Swarm, but I'm not sure where my disk is. If I can't find it, do I need to buy WoL again before I can play HotS?
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Do you always get a set number of reinforcements in the mission Supreme?
In the mission Supreme you now and then get reinforcements, I ended up with 12 units (not counting Kerrigan) each time.
Can you get more units if your don't loose any on your way or is it always back ...
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What bonus experience can you get?
I have just completed my first multiplayer game in the new expansion where you recive xp for doing different things.
I got 25% bonus XP for playing with friends, are there other things I can do to ...
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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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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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Will I keep my league placement if I don't play any more than the five placement games?
I just played five really good matches and got placed in a high league. If I don't play any more (to risk losing more games and dropping) will I stay where I am or drop down in the rankings? I'm ...
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Is it possible to go back to Heart of the Swarm campaign missions after continuing?
I am at the end of a mission at it gives me the choice of Play Again or Continue. If I continue, can I play again later without starting a whole new Campaign?
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Do Wings of Liberty decisions have any effect in Heart of the Swarm? [duplicate]
Do any of the player's decisions made during the Wings of Liberty campaign, such as choice of which mission to follow or which upgrade to unlock have any effect on the Heart of the Swarm campaign?
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How can I change my evolution once I picked it? [duplicate]
I accidentally picked the wrong evolution strain. I replayed the evolution mission, but I wasn't able to pick again. Is there any way to switch the evolution strain? (I really want the Lurker. :D)
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Is there a new mini-game in HOTS?
After quickly glancing at the achievements before heading to work this morning, I didn't find any achievements that would indicate that a new mini-game has been introduced in Heart of the Swarm.
I'm ...
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How do I retrieve my saves from the cloud?
It's been a while since I've played SC2, but with HotS out, I've reinstalled. My old save games were lost to a hard drive crash, but it's my understanding that save games are stored in the cloud.
I ...
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If I choose a particular planet to fly towards, can I still get to the other one?
In Heart of the Swarm, between two of the campaign missions, I had a choice to head towards two different planets. On one of them, I can unlock Roaches and Hydralisks, on the other, two other units.
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Heart of the Swarm: Is there any DRM requiring internet connection for offline play? [duplicate]
Is there any DRM in SC2:HotS that requires the player to be connected to the internet for single-player, offline play? I've searched briefly, but not much luck. Please provide links to sources in ...
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Raptor or Swarmling Zerglings in HOTS?
One of the first choices in the HOTS campaign is between Raptor and Swarmling Zerglings.
Raptors just look cool and attack faster, but Swarmlings could save a base as they mutate faster and in ...
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Will the third starcraft 2 expansion be protoss? [closed]
If the first expansion was Terran, second expansion is Zerg, will the third expansion be Protoss? Has any announcements been made from blizzard on the next one?
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Is there a secret mission in Heart of the Swarm?
In Starcraft 2 - Wings of Liberty there was one hidden mission (details here), does Heart of the Swarm also contain a hidden mission, and how do you get to it?
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Is there a way to transfer achievements across regions?
I play in two different Battlenet regions due to my location and my World of Warcraft server and I want to keep both profiles up to date with my Starcraft 2 achievements.
Is there any way to do ...
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Is there a limited availability of the Digital Deluxe Edition of Heart of the Swarm?
Blizzard is currently offering a Digital Deluxe Edition of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. For previous releases collector's editions have been limited by quantities available. Are there stated ...
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Are any upgrade options permanent like in wings of liberty?
I am concerned about my choices for leveling up in the Heart of the Swarm campaign because in Wings of Liberty I made some bad choices which I could not reverse.
I notice the Evolution Chamber ...
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Does StarCraft 2 have cheat codes?
Does StarCraft 2 feature cheat codes? If so do codes vary between Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm? Are there penalties for using cheat codes?
Possible examples:
God mode
Unlock entire tech ...
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Does StarCraft 2 ignore my OSes mouse sensitivity settings?
I recently purchased a Razer Mamba mouse. While I have been satisfied with the mouse it can be hyper sensitive. I haven't found the right feel yet for Windows or for StarCraft, but I cannot tell if my ...
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Can I see a list of achievements before mission starts, or while it's loading?
A list of achievements that I could have earned will show up at the end of each mission. Is there a way to make it show up before each mission, so I will actively aim for them?
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Can StarCraft 2 be played offline?
I've always thought that Starcraft 2 was Always Online, but I was talking to a college today and I found out there was an offline mode which just lacks access to achievements or custom maps (like I ...
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What effects do choices in Wings of Liberty have in Heart of the Swarm?
As per my other question, I know that choices made in Wings of Liberty affect (at minimum) dialog in Heart of the Swarm.
What other effects do these past choices have on the campaign, if any? Are ...
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Are there any benefits to disabling “Starting worker rally”?
I have seen the following checkbox in the Options menu:
Enable starting worker rally
There is an explanation in an answer to this question about where to rally workers, but I'm curious why there ...
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How do I manage Larvae in the Campaign maps?
I've already noticed that Swarm Queens lack the "Spawn Larvae" ability in the HotS campaign.
Spawning additional larvae is a huge issue when playing Zerg in multiplayer -- what gives? Do I have to ...
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How do I survive until reinforcements arrive on Rendevous?
I'm still early in the campaign, and the only unit I can spawn from Larvae are Zerglings, which die en masse to the Hellions, Hellbats, and Firebats roving the map, and are utterly useless against the ...
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Why are my maps “streaming data”?
I've noticed that, with the advent of Battle.net 2.0 (maybe earlier), playing the campaign references "streaming data" from the battle.net servers.
Since the campaign maps exist locally (viewable ...
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What is the “canonical” option for the Wings of Liberty split missions?
Wings of Liberty had 3 "split" missions, where you had to choose sides:
Safe Haven / Haven's Fall, where you had to pick between Dr. Hanson and Executor Selendis
Breakout / Ghost of a Chance, where ...
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I've received HotS before the release date. Can I play it now? [closed]
I received my Collector Edition of Heart of the Swarm today. Can I install and play now, or are the servers down until 12.03?
Don't want to be kicked out of Battle.Net for "cheating" or something...
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In a ZvZ match, how do I deal with early mass zerglings?
Just as it says on the can.
How do I defend early mass zerglings in ZvZ?
Early being around the time my natural is finished to the time it's about half-saturated. I'm getting a baneling nest as soon ...
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Reinstalled Starcraft 2 (new system), lost my achievements
I recently changed my system drive (C:) and did a clean Windows (8) reinstall. When I reinstalled Starcraft 2 (which I hadn't been playing for quite a long while), the game asked me to create a new ...
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How can I handle Widow Mines in my backyard?
In a recent game, a Terran player dropped some widow mines behind my mineral line. It took me a minute to realize what had happened, and then it took some time to get enough energy to scan for the ...
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What are the new units in Heart of the Swarm?
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is out now - what are the new units, and what new strategies can they be used for?
Basic list of new units and stats from battle.net: ...
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How do I check what upgrades my enemy has? [duplicate]
Whenever I click an enemy unit, it still keeps the selection on my own unit, so I can't see what upgrades my enemy has. How can I inspect what weapon/armor upgrades his units have?
(It didn't use to ...
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Why does Starcraft 2 custom maps have no imported 3d models?
In Warcraft 3, map editors were able to import any custom 3d model objects into their maps. I have yet to see a single Starcraft 2 custom games have an imported custom model.
Why is this? Does Galaxy ...
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What balance changes were made between the final Wings of Liberty Patch and Heart of the Swarm?
I see websites showing the stats and abilities for new units in Heart of the Swarm, but nothing discussing changes to existing units. Have any existing units had their abilities or mechanics changed?
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PvZ double Stargate - does it work and how?
Just played a very quick PvZ match - I scouted a very early fast expand from the Zerg player and managed to deny any of their scouting with an early stalker. I had been thinking of early trying some ...
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Changing middle mouse button down event to left mouse button double click event
Is it possible to simulate a double left click by using the middle mouse button down event?
The reason I'm looking to do this is because it would be a lot easier to single middle button click on a ...
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Which game was the first to use a team matchmaking rating system? [closed]
I read somewhere LoL was using this elo based matchmaking system. I dont know if dota did this earlier. Is it valve who first invented this? Tagged are various modern games which are known to use ...
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Starcraft 2 WoL achievements in HotS
I am just wondering if any of the achievements earned in WoL will be completely carried over to HotS. I've heard that in HotS achievements seem to be based on a new system, called levelling system. ...
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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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Replays freeze/don't work after upgrading to Windows 8!
Originally I ran StarCraft 2 on Windows Vista and everything worked fine.
A couple of months ago, however, I upgraded my PC to Windows 8. I run Starcraft 2 without any issues, but replays now are ...
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When do I tech?
I play Zerg in the HotS beta mainly, and every time I die it's because of
plain stupid reasons, I have great economy, 3+ more bases then my opponent, good saturation,
etc. I usually like to keep ...
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How long will this strategy work? (TZ 2v2 marauder+cs/speedling push against PP, TP shared base)
My 2v2 partner and I are Terran/Zerg and in high bronze, working on our fundamentals to get into silver/gold. When playing a walled off (shared base) Protoss and Protoss or Protoss and Terran we've ...
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Z v ??: Optimal Amount of Broodlords per strategy
Most end game transitions for Zerg go towards Broodlords mix. What is the optimal amount of Broodlords for the end game? Does it vary against each opponent race? Also, what is the best unit to mix ...
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Is there a way to reset player stats and league in StarCraft II?
I haven't played StarCraft II for a long, long time and I would like to get back into it as a very casual player.
My problem is that I played a lot before and somehow landed in diamond league.
I ...
