Starcraft News for June 12th
SCM of the Week
This is an official Ladder Map with jungle Terrain and designed for 2 players. Please note the earlier version will NOT be recognized on b.net. Get more info here or Download it now!Gamespy ver2.01 is Out
Gamespy 3D ver2.01 was released today. This is a full install of version 2.01, featuring Unreal support, shared server lists, and more. Download the English shareware version at the Gamespy homepage here. They'll be testing it heavily this weekend and giving away 5 free registrations. For details on the registrations read this.StarShack Interviews WarPig
Guess everyone has read about the SC mega sites that are opening by now. Lan told me StarShack had an exclusive interview with WarPig a few days ago but i never posted the info. Finally got a chance to read it and it's pretty interesting, so if u haven't read it yet, check it out here. Also of note, I guess a couple ppl didn't like the interview so Starshack will have 2 more from other webmasters soon. i'll post the info when they're out. Nice job on the interview Lan. :) Sorry i was so slow to post it :(Using Zerg Units
Chaplin from Starshack has a new strat post up. This time it's how to use/group the Zerg units together. Read it here.Blizz Page Updates
The SC FAQ was updated. It now includes info on the SC Expansion Packs. They also updated the new Brood War Page. Note I said War not Wars. They appear to have changed the name from Brood Wars to Brood War. Don't believe me?? Check out this pic of the E3 flyers again. :).SCM of the Week Postponed
There's an error in Jacob's Ladder, Blizz's new .SCM of the Week, and they've temporarily taken it down. They say they'll have it reposted shortly. and I'll put the links up then.Mac Diablo Demo Out!
Blizz finally released the demo. Note that it's 70 megs, that's approx 6 hours with a 28k modem. You can get the info and grab it here. OR download it from C|Net's Download.comIn the OOPs Catagory
When mentioning Casing's Legal Crime Collage earlier this week, I spelled the name wrong. This is a very cool Legal Crime Site so check it out. Sorry about the error Casing. Also i had the date wrong yesterday ..again... i don't know why i keep doing that. sorry ppl and thanks to everyone that mailed me about it :)Dark Reign II
There's and interview up with Greg Boroud, director of Dark Reign II. Find out what he has planned for DR2 here.'Chemical computer' key to future technology?
A supercomputer using factory-reject chips and having more than 220,000 defects, each deadly enough to disable any other machine, could be the forerunner of "chemical computers" that are faster, cheaper and more powerful. The Teramac computer's defect tolerance made researchers realize they could theoretically build smaller computers using chemical reactions. Read article here.
Starcraft News for June 11th
A Look at Insurrection
Scum Runners has a review by Mulder up. He played 3 of the Terran missions in Insurrection and shares his impressions of it. Read it here. If any of you play Insurrection and would like to let us know if it's worth getting, email me.Scum.Net Tutorials Posted
JunkieXL, formerly Scum.Net's Red Dog, sent Scum Runners all his tutorials for posting. Covers The Basics, Custom AI, Custom AI and Gas, Switches 1, Switches 2, and Unit PLacement. You can read them here. I'm hurt Red Dog ... truly *wink*The Power of Scouts
Chaplin, over at StarShack, has been busy again and this time it's the Protoss Scout. Covers early strats, expanding, attacking upgrades and defense. Looks like another excellent post. Read it here.What will AOL do with ICQ?
That is the big question isn't it. C|Net News has an article up on this. The article pretty much just speculates on what AOL will do now. I did learn one thing I didn't know tho, "60 percent of all users registered to ICQ reside outside the U.S., with 40 percent of them living in Europe." not really surprising when i think of it tho. Read the article here.Quick Finder
Scum has made a search engine that will let u search thru the many SC sites. This has been out for awhile but i didn't report it because at first, it only searched for .scm sites. He's now added other catagories so maybe more of u would be interested in it now. Go here for info, to search it and submit SC pages to the engine. Ummm and in case your wondering, no i'm not in the search engine, i haven't submitted yet.100 Strat Tips
Gamecenter.Com has a new feature up, 100 Multiplayer StarCraft Tips. It has "tips and tactics for general multiplayer combat, as well as for each race in the game." Read it here.ICQ/AOL Thing Got You Bummed?
Found this over at Starshack. Couple of alternative progs to ICQ. I think they're all free. If u surf alot you've probably heard of most of them. View here and here.Course we might as well wait and see for sure what AOL has planned for ICQ b4 we go dumping it. Although I'm sure they're going to want to get something back for $287 million...Empire Earth
This is a new game in development by Rick Goodman, creator of Ages of Empire, and his new development house, Stainless Steel Studios. Empire Earth sounds like an awesome undertaking and Goodman describes it as "the next generation of real-time strategy games". If u haven't heard of this game yet, read Inside Empire Earth.Baptists want wives to submit, but will they ?
By telling America's wives to submit graciously to the leadership of their husbands, Southern Baptists set off a controversy Wednesday that raged from neighborhood pastors all the way to the Ivy League. [i don't know why i stuck this up, i guess because i can't believe i'm hearing it...]Intel to release 450 MHz chip shortly
Intel Corporations flagship Pentium II chip, largely the standard for personal computers priced above $1,200, will be available in a 450 MHz version within weeks. Read article here.Software group attacks government plan on software
Government attempts to restrict encryption on the Internet will cost World Wide Web users $7.7 billion a year, according to a report released Wednesday by a group of software executives that included Microsoft's Bill Gates. Read article here.U.S. agency reports 'substantial' cyber attacks
The head of a new U.S. cyber law enforcement agency told a Senate panel Wednesday a half dozen substantial attacks had been launched since February against U.S. government computer systems.Read more here.
Starcraft News for June 10th
Peon Sounds
Dioxide has extracted the WarCraft2 peon sounds for B.Net Buddy Monitor. When they come online it says "Ready to serve" and when they go off line it says "Jobs done". Download sounds here (19 K)Ladder Abuse Resets
According to Vizer's StarCraft Statistics Blizz has allready reset 254 ppls ladder stats this week for ladder abuse. For a little onfo on how ScottM determines the resets read this post. Blizz is reporting Ladder Resets in the new Ladder Discussion forum. Vizer has added a search engine at his site that will let u search to see if someone has been reset. Much easier than scrolling the forums.Brood Wars Preview
OGR has put a preview of Brood Wars. In it they detail each new unit and how they will add to the strategy in gameplay. Read it here.Blizz opens Brood Wars page
Not alot here yet, well actually nothing but a cool pic, but give 'em time. Anyway it's worth a bookmark maybe :)Insurrection Released
OGR and Next Generation reports Insurrection is released and now available. One note - Insurrection is made by Aztec New Media NOT Aztech Labs as EB World is reporting. Cost is around $29.99(US). Thanks for pointing that out Helper :)Free Stuff!!
SouthPeak is offering a free demo CD of Dark Side of the Moon to preview the latest Video Reality adventure game at its web site : http://www.southpeak.com/darkside/dsom_form.htm It's free what u got to lose? Go get it :)Diablo v1.05 Upgrade Patch Released
The newest patch is out. IF u are running ver 1.00 - ver1.03, connecting to b.net will automatically update you. However, if your running ver 1.04 you must manually install the patch. Grab it here or here and place it in your Diablo folder, then click to install. Changes in ver1.05 include:
- Battle.net accounts with unique names are now implemented. On Battle.net, you can claim a unique name for your character and protect that name with a password.
- Added ability to /whisper, /squelch, and /unsquelch in and out of Battle.net games
- Fixed potential memory corruption bug that occurred when casting town portal
- Added data protection to direct connect networking module
Starcraft News for June 9th
COOL PROGRAM !!
Well at least i think so :) Found this over at SC Infinity and since i can't describe it any better than Dioxide does i just copied the whole thing for u. I'm off to download it now :)Battle.net Buddy Monitor (18k) : I've received a very, very useful and cool program from Matt Everett that runs in the background of your computer, and tracks if people are on Battle.net. You can add people to a list that tracks them, and if they go online or offline, you can make the program play a sound. It can even be minimized to the system tray. It's great because then you can know when people get on if you want to chat or play them, without staying in Battle.net /whois'ing people. Personally, I'm using it all the time =) Get this program at the top of the downloads page! Also, you can mail the creator here (for comments, bugs, etc).ICQ and AOL Hell
OK everyone knows AOL bought ICQ right?? We all wondered what that would mean. GamesMania has an article that states "Right now the some 12 million users of ICQ pay nothing for the service but all that is about to change according to Gamesmania sources inside AOL." Changes like paying for ICQ and maximum # of authorized users... yep i'm entering AOL hell... :( Read the article here. [ news source - Landhanan's Billboard ]Top 10 Players need to contact Blizz
Blizz is looking for u so they can give u your prizes. What? They couldn't get the email addy from the registries ?? hehehe ok, ok, bad joke but i couldn't resist :) Read the official announcement here for the details.Couple Tidbits from Scum Runners
The # 1 map download recently is StarCraft Diablo. Grab it here. Check out the top 20 d/l here. Also noteworthy is that Channel Scum Runners is going to stay on B.net. They hope to use the channel to find play testers, get help from other map makers, and plan to have a bot there to answer some questions and give the latest page news. (Very cool idea) They've also got a poll up concerning the many sites merging together recently to create "mega" sites. Good idea...Bad Idea?? You vote. Check it all out at Scum RunnersMore on Retaliation
CGO has a blurb up on the new SC Add-On :WizardWorks says that its authorized StarCraft add-on pack, Retaliation, should be out next month. Retaliation will be about the battle between the Protoss, Zerg, and Terrans to control the argus stone, an ancient and powerful artifact found on the planet Aridas.Retaliation will have 30 missions (each of the three races will have a 10-mission campaign) and will also include new multiplayer maps, new heroes, and improved AI. It will have a suggested retail price of $19.99
SC Add-on Release Dates - These are from EB World so ...well u know *wink*
Starcraft Add-On : Insurrection
Manufacturer : AZTECH LABS
Cost$29.99(US)
Due date: 6/9/98... Starcraft Expansion Set WCD
Manufacturer : DAVIDSON
Cost$29.99(US)
Due Date: 8/2/98Unreal Strat Guide, Soundtrack and Exclusive levels
Now this is how u release a strat guide! :) Saw this over at CGO and paraphrased it for u. - GW Press has released the Unreal Authorized Strategy Guide. It omes with the game’s complete 13-song soundtrack. There's Exclusive add-on levels from the GW Press web site for purchasers of the guide. The levels were designed by one of the primary level designers of Unreal. View the article here.First Look at Urban Assault
CGO has a "first look" up at Microsofts new RTS game. They have a couple shots up that look cool here and here. Read the article here.Nobel laureate says technology makes people nicer
Contrary to the image of a computer geek hunched in solitude over a screen, new technology will encourage warm social relations, says Nobel physics laureate Arno Penzias. ( Obviously this guys never been in an open channel on bnet, hehehe )Solar flare may disrupt worldwide communication
Alan Title, principal investigator for the Stanford Lockheed Institute for Scientific Research in Palo Alto, Calif., said the sun's current 11-year cycle of numerous storms and sunspots, expected to peak in 2001, could produce flares so strong they could knock out pagers and kill satellite power as they invade the earth's magnetic field.Update: Intel says FTC complaint misinterprets law
Update on the pending lawsuit.
| Starcraft News for June 8th |
Part 4a Terran and Protoss War, Saturn Released
Get Those Match Stats
New Diablo2 Movie !!
Hot Reviews
New sites
Aridin.net - This is the new site from Aridin previouly of station 17. i say previously but if i read it right, he owns Sta17 too. This site isn't defined yet but if your wondering what happened to Aridin, here's your chance to find out.
Casing's Legal Crime Collage - If you play Legal Crime here's a cool site for you. Easy to navigate layout, frequent upsates and lots of info. Nice job Casing :)
Starcraft Battlezone - Bloodshed has opened a new SC site. It's only been opened a few weeks, so there's not a ton of stuff here but it's got a very nice layout, a SC Webring, Forums, Downloads and a LOT of promise. check it out :)
Portraits from Hell - Heard about this one in my news letter. This new site has original art work on Diablo2 by some very talented ppl. I guess you'd call it a fan art site. It's worth a look.
Another SC Expansion??
OGR has this announcement today. " WizardWorks announced Retaliation, their "authorized" add-on for Blizzard's real-time strategy
game StarCraft. Retaliation will feature 30 new missions (10 for each race), new multiplayer maps, new
heroes, new voice and sound effects and new artificial intelligence features. Look for Retaliation in July. " [12:10 PM ET]
Download it at the T&P Homepage. **Note - play only if u rescued zulu at end of part3 * Thanks Quickshot14
StarLadder has added a new section called Match Statistics. It covers stats for Recent Matches Played by Top Ranking Players, Top Ranking by Race, Recent "Weird" Matches, and Recent Matches with the Same Opponents.
DaibloII.com and Tiberian.com have gotten hold of an exclusive D2 movie. It's large (18megs) but supposed to be awesome. The movie was originally released by
German gaming magazine GameStar. The narration is in german, but
you can read a full translation here at DiabloII.com. Download the movie here(USA) or here(USA) or here(UK).
CalBear at Gamers Extreme has added 3 new reviews on his E3 coverage. This time it's Command and Conquer2: Tiberian Sun Parts, Everquest and Ages fo Empire2. Read these reviews as well as his D2 and BroodWars reviews from the index here.
I received news of some sites in email so i thought i'd pass em along. Also a couple i found while surfing:
Terran's Fox Hole - Here's a great NEW site that is dedicated to the Terran race and strategy tips oh how to use them. If this is the race of your choosing, I think you'll like this one alot.
Lots of info and stratagy tips with a very clean and easy to read layout.
He just started it but it looks very promising.
Question on Xel'Naga
Received this in email and since i'm no expert thought i'd see if any of ya'll know the answer for sure. Wasn't Xel'Naga the original name for the Zerg?? The book says the Xel'Naga created the Zerg and Protoss. I'm wondering if this is what he is referring too.. Email me if u know the answer. Thanks :) Here;s the email:
Subject: Xel'Naga. I heard a rumor where Blizzard was working on a 4th race but abandoned the
idea. BUT leaving the 4th race (still in beta stages) still in the game. That
they blocked the subroutine so you couldn't use them. but that there is a way
you could get through it. Wondering if there is any Fact to this rumor. Thanks, CuTehaGow
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