STARCRAFT 2 - Available July 27

[KamiAmaya]

Anyone lining up at midnight to pick this up?

My two brothers are going now to wait, but I can't afford a copy at the moment. I loaned one of them the money to get their copy (his car broke down, $900 to fix so yeah he was broke) so I guess it's a good thing I can patiently wait for my next check. lol

[Lanfear]

I'm definitely going to be there. 2 more hours! C'mon!

[chefazn]

Installing now =). Its 12 gb!

[KamiAmaya]

^I was just going to say that, 12gb!
My brothers just got back with it, one is installing now, the other's DVD drive failed O_O He has seriously bad luck, first his car, now his pc?! xD
Can't wait to hear some opinions on it ^_^

[Wibbler]

Grr, my Collector's edition arrived yesterday and I couldn't install it because it wasn't released until today (the installer stops with "the game hasn't been released yet!"), I'll have to wait until I get home to play it

[chefazn]

So far its a pretty damn good game. Played only the campaign so far.

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

If you position the photon canons directly on the other side of the minerals and gas it works surprisingly well.

If you're a Zerg fan, I'd suggest gathering with your 4 gatherers first, until you hit 200 mineral, then take one of those gatherers and build a spawning pool.

As soon as the spawning pool gets made, immediately make zerglings and rush the opponent.

Logan

yeah, that does work in my experience for the win on smaller maps or ones where you know where your opponent is but most people now (probably more than ever now that terran can submerge supply depots) wall off the entrance to their base.

I like playing with all the races (probably the reason I'm not great with any of them, lol). I'm really looking forward to the new units. Got the strategy guide yesterday and am getting the game in the mail today... still waiting on the computer though!

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by chefazn

So far its a pretty damn good game. Played only the campaign so far.

that's what I want to hear! I skimmed through the campaign section of the strategy guide (trying not to spoil the game for me, but it's so hard!). Looks amazing.

[BlackMamba]

glad the Protoss kept hallucination. Can anyone let me know if it produces 3 copies like in the original or just 1?

Also, can someone explain shift-queing to me (or just give me tips on when to use the shift key)? It seems like that's super important but I never used it in the original Starcraft.

[jadedeath]

Can someone post me the tech specs on it?

I've got a GeForce 8600M GT and 4 Gigs of RAM and want to make sure that my computer will be able to eat it apart.

Logan

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Can someone post me the tech specs on it?

I've got a GeForce 8600M GT and 4 Gigs of RAM and want to make sure that my computer will be able to eat it apart.

Logan

You have more than enough RAM, but your graphics card is a little dated (even for a Blizzard game). You'll still run it fine on high, maybe even very high settings, but check this out... (no max for you!)

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...PEC&rhtml=true

PC Minimum System Requirements*:
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better
12 GB available HD space
1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users)
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X720 minimum display resolution

PC Recommended Specifications:
Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
2 GB RAM
512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better
*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

[BlackMamba]

I'm hoping I can get close to max on this... not top-of-the-line, but pretty good for a budget computer ($800, but spent $500 more on custom dual screens, lol):

AMD Phenom™II X4 945 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB 16X PCI Express
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory

600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply
Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) + Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans

GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by BlackMamba

I'm hoping I can get close to max on this... not top-of-the-line, but pretty good for a budget computer ($800, but spent $500 more on custom dual screens, lol):

AMD Phenom™II X4 945 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB 16X PCI Express
4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory

600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply
Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) + Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans

GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI

I'd be shocked if you didn't get max High or Max Very High with that, I got ultra high on the beta with 6gb ddr3 1333mhz liquid cooled i7 1100watt psu and a single 5770.

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I'd be shocked if you didn't get max High or Max Very High with that, I got ultra high on the beta with 6gb ddr3 1333mhz liquid cooled i7 1100watt psu and a single 5770.

nice, that's what I'm hoping for.

BTW, did you end up getting the game supersix? I know you were a little hesitant earlier on.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by BlackMamba

You have more than enough RAM, but your graphics card is a little dated (even for a Blizzard game). You'll still run it fine on high, maybe even very high settings, but check this out... (no max for you!)

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...PEC&rhtml=true

PC Minimum System Requirements*:
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better
12 GB available HD space
1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users)
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X720 minimum display resolution

PC Recommended Specifications:
Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
2 GB RAM
512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better
*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

It's actually a 2 year old Macbook Pro. *LOL*

Logan

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

It's actually a 2 year old Macbook Pro. *LOL*

Logan

gotcha, I mean your specs seem fine to me based off of what Blizzard is recommending. The only thing that would give me pause is this (eerily similar situation)...

"The only problem I'll have getting into StarCraft II? I was foolish enough to think it might run reasonably on a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor and a discrete Nvidia 320M graphics processor. Perhaps in Boot Camp mode (actually, I doubt it) but natively under OS X? Forget it. Unless you're comfortable chug-a-lugging at sub-medium details settings, your best bet probably involves a high-end Mac, or a fairly powerful PC. I fiddled with a few versus AI missions, and struggled to keep up with events as the frame rate fell to single digits. I don't blame Blizzard--a 13-inch MacBook Pro was never really intended to crunch a game like this."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/20196...html?tk=hp_blg

However, you shouldn't suffer quite the same fate as you have 4MB RAM. However, the 320M the guy is using might be better than your graphics card (online research is telling me the 320M is equivalent to a 9600M GT which I believe one ups your 8800M GT).

[Casey]

picking up my preorder tonight. hopefully my computer can handle it

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by Casey

picking up my preorder tonight. hopefully my computer can handle it

It seems like most computers can, just not on anything above medium settings if you're unsure. Still, from what I hear, the game still looks great.

[chefazn]

IT'S AMAZING! Played till 4-5am last night lol. Hallucinations usually only produce one I think with sentries.

[BlackMamba]

Originally Posted by chefazn

IT'S AMAZING! Played till 4-5am last night lol. Hallucinations usually only produce one I think with sentries.

awesome, I am seriously contemplating taking a day off work next week to have an SC marathon.

On another note... hilarious