Galaxy 9

New Scx Map- 2/14/99
I have just completed another Scx map titled Uncharted Waters, which is found in the Downloads section of this site. Downloads

New B-Net layout- 2/11/99
Battle Net has just had a complete remake of its site layout. Even though it was great before, it is now better than ever. It still has the same fimiliar interface that everyone has grown used to along with some new and welcome additions. Check out the site here at http://www.battle.net

Downloads
The pictures to the scx maps that I have made are now up for view in the downloads section of the sight. It also contains a description of each.

Zerg Strategies
The update to the zerg strategies section of the site is complete. It can be found on the zerg link on the sidebar or here.

I also have added a general strats section on the site. You can find it here or by clicking on the Strategies link on the sidebar.

Scx maps
I have created two of my own scx maps. Both are six player maps and are available to download at the download section of the page.

Brood War release
Brood war, the much anticipated expansion set to Starcraft, was released 12 / 18 / 98. As soon as I can get my hands on a copy I will be working on constructing a page dedicated to it.

Site update
This site is going through a large update, as you will eventualy notice not all are complete, some of the old pages will remain until their updates are finished. So far the only thing that hasn't been updated are the strategy pages.

1.04 patch
Blizzards new 1.04 patch has been released. Changes include some adjustments to the play balance and also for support of the new brood war expansion.

The new changes are as follows :

============ patch 1.04 ============

- Starcraft compatibility with Brood War implemented.

- You can select all burrowed units of the same type or cloaked units of the same type by using the Ctrl+select method or by double clicking.

- If you have multiple Carriers or Reavers selected you can build Interceptors and Scarabs for all of them at the same time.

- Cooldown times of units being dropped out of transports corrected.

- Stim Pack causing Firebats to fire slowly corrected.

- Zergling adrenal gland upgrade effects corrected.

- Fixed a bug where the muzzle flash on a full fire bunker aiming south displayed incorrectly.

- Air unit movement near the edge of the map corrected.

- The Ladder directory has been updated with the Season 4 ladder maps. Retired ladder maps have been moved to the OldLadder directory.

============ 1.04 Changes to StarEdit (Map Editor) ============
- New save feature that identifies all 'enhanced' data in the scenario and specifies which versions of Starcraft will be able to load the scenario.

- Addition of the comparing conditional 'exactly' for use in such triggers as: ACCUMULATE, BRING, COMMAND, COUNTDOWN TIMER, DEATHS, ELAPSED TIME, KILL, OPPONENTS, and SCORE.

- Increased number of Switches to 256.

- Increased number of usable locations to 254.

- Added the ability to specify 'Random' in the SET SWITCH trigger action.

- Added the ability to name switches.

- Added the ability to set Fog-of-War for multiple players simultaneously by holding down Control or Shift.

- Added the ability to re-name any unit.

- New triggers:
_____a) ORDER UNIT (Move to, Patrol to, Attack to)
_____b) The ability to specify a quantity for the following actions:
__________CREATE UNIT, CREATE UNIT W/PROPERITIES,
__________MOVE UNIT, KILL UNITS AT LOCATION, REMOVE UNITS AT LOCATION.
_____c) PAUSE/UNPAUSE TIMER
_____d) MODIFY UNIT ENERGY
_____e) MODIFY HANGER COUNT
_____f) MODIFY UNIT HIT POINTS
_____g) GIVE UNITS TO PLAYER
_____h) MODIFY UNIT RESOURCES
_____i) MODIFY UNIT SHIELD POINTS
_____j) SET ALLIANCE STATUS
_____k) COMMENT TRIGGER
_____l) END IN DRAW
_____m) SET UNIT DEATHS

- You can now select locations obscured by other locations.

- Location operations are now undoable.

- You can now explicitly sort Conditions.

- You can remove all Map Revealers from a map (really!).

- The Unit and Hero Settings dialog has been enhanced.

A new StarEdit help file with info on these triggers and all the new features in StarEdit can be downloaded from our web site (http://www.blizzard.com).

============ 1.04 Balance Changes ============
TERRAN:
Wraith
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.
- Increased cooldown rate of ground attack.
- Increased air to air damage to 20.

Dropship:
- Increased speed slightly.
- Increased build time.

Science Vessel:
- Decreased cost to 100 minerals, 225 gas.
- Increased acceleration.
- Increased overall damage of Irradiate.

Battlecruiser:
- Increased its starting armor to 3.
- Increased Yamato Cannon damage to 260.

Goliath:
- Increased ground damage to 12.
- Increased effectivness of weapon upgrade on ground to air weapon system.

Nuke:
- Nuclear Missiles build faster.

ComSat:
- Decreased energy cost to 50.

Starport:
- Decrease cost of Starport to 150 minerals, 100 gas.
- Decreased add-on cost of Control Tower to 50 minerals, 50 gas.
- Decreased build time.

PROTOSS:
Dragoon:
- Decreased cost to 125 minerals, 50 gas.
- Decreased build time.
- Increased range upgrade (Singularity Charge) by 1.

High Templar:
- Decreased energy cost of Hallucination to 100.

Scout:
- Increased Air to Air damage to 28.
- Increased shields to 100 and hit points to 150.

Carrier:
- Changed build cost to 350 minerals, and 250 gas.
- Increased hit points of Carrier to 300.
- Increased starting armor of Carrier to 4.
- Increased Interceptor shields and hitpoints to 40.
- Increased Interceptor damage to 6.

Arbiter:
- Decreased cost to 100 minerals, 350 gas.

Shuttle:
- Increased build time.

Reaver:
- Increased build time.

Templar Archives
- Increased cost to 150 minerals, 200 gas.

Citadel of Adun
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.

Stargate:
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 150 gas.
- Decreased build time.

Robotics Facility:
- Increased build time.

Robotics Support Bay:
- Increased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.

Observatory:
- Decreased cost to 50 minerals, 100 gas.

Forge:
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals.

Photon Cannon:
- Decreased build time.

Fleet Beacon:
- Decreased cost of "Increased Carrier capacity" upgrade to 100 minerals, 100 gas.
- Decreased research time of "Increased Carrier capacity" upgrade.

ZERG:
Overlord:
- Increased speed bonus for "Pneumatized Carapace" upgrade.
- Decreased research time of "Ventral Sacs" upgrade.

Scourge:
- Increase hit points to 25.

Hydalisk
- Increased build time.

Mutalisk
- Increased build time.

Queen:
- Increased range of Broodling by 1.
- Increase energy cost of Parasite to 75.
- Decreased Parasite casting range to 12.

Defiler:
- Increased cost to 50 minerals, 150 gas.

Hatchery:
- Decreased the speed at which the Hatchery/Lair/Hive spawn new larva.
- Decreased build cost to 300 minerals.
- Increased build time.

Sunken Colony:
- Decreased cost of Sunken Colony upgrade to 50 minerals.
- Decreased build time.
- Increased attack rate of Sunken Colony.
- Increased damage to 40.

Spore Colony:
- Decreased build time.
- Changed damage type to normal.

Greater Spire:
- Increased build time.

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