You'll also be glad to hear the download is only 1.5GB, so about the same as a game patch in 2017, then. Playing multiplayer requires a Public Test Realm (PTR) account be created, but if you're only interested in the single-player experience, no PTR account is necessary. SCMDraft 2 is a widely used and superior map editor, and we decided that. We’ve been working towards this (in collaboration with the author of SCMDraft 2) for the last couple of years. Until then, a pre-release version is already available on the forums. As explained here: StarEdit Deprecation in Patch 1.23.0 we’ve recently deprecated our support for StarEdit in favor of SCMDraft 2. The official free release will be version 1.18 and should hopefully be available today. We'll be waiting until the Summer to play the remastered version, but Kotaku highlighted that Blizzard doesn't want to keep gamers waiting, so the original game is being released now for free. StarCraft Remastered will include support for up to 4K screen resolutions, features revised game audio and dialogue, and tells the original story using 'race-themed book interludes.' It will also include the Brood War expansion, better multiplayer support, and a new zoom feature. After that, you can enjoy StarCraft in updated form while waiting for the remastered version to arrive in 4K this summer.Įarlier this week, Blizzard announced that it is remastering the original StarCraft, which launched way back in 1998.

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Installers are available now for Windows and Mac. The first installment of StarCraft had thousands of followers, with players all over the world. Live an incredible experience, download StarCraft 2, the best real time strategy game ever. StarCraft 2 is the most awaited RTS of the last decade. As well as providing a significant feature upgrade and exercise in bug fixing for the original game, which is detailed in the patch notes, it also signals StarCraft officially becoming a free game! 8/10 (58 votes) - Download StarCraft 2 Free. UPDATE 4/19: Yesterday, Blizzard finished up work on what counts as the first StarCraft game patch in over eight years and released it to the masses.

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