StarCraft

Thanks to Blade66777, Snoopy's Vagrants campaign is now available again. It's been recompiled as a new exe file that no longer requires the Thundergraft dll file, so you can simply download the exe and play.

StarCraft: Vagrants

I've posted the first part of my StarCraft Script Commentary, beginning with the original Terran campaign.

Simply put, StarCraft was one hell of a good game and the original StarCraft campaign was one hell of a great campaign. No matter what gameplay a developer has made for an RTS, or for any genre for that matter, what enhances a player’s experience is a well-made and captivating storyline.

StarCraft isn’t some generic sci-fi battle for supremacy that ends with one side capturing extensive amounts of territories; it goes beyond that with Terran rebellion and war, the evolution and manifest destiny of the zerg and the Protoss’ fall from grace.

I’ve acquired the entire script for the game (Thanks to Admiral Po at Gamefaqs for posting it – though I believe his work was more of a typed-up transcript than text extracted from the games MPQ data files, hence I found a few minor mistakes) and I will now proceed to make a commentary on it. Do note that a great deal of this is speculation – only the creative guys at Blizzard know for certain what is what.

It’s my hope that some of the comments will aid players of StarCraft 2 in their understanding of the broader story of the series. Enjoy!

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Index
Part 1 - Terran Campaign: Rebel Yell

Expect commentaries on the remaining original campaigns and eventually the ones from Brood War in the future.

Some time ago Metathrom released his Special Edition of Aeon of the Hawk. The new version features: several new cutscenes and playable maps, including the conclusion to the story; balance fixes and an easy version; new briefings to old maps and much, much more. You can see the full list of features in the release notes or go straight to the downloads page.

Gemini's precursor production to his Life of a Marine StarCraft campaign is now out.

"Before the rise of the Dominion, a man named Jack Sherall volunteered for a small rebel group named the Sons of Korhal. Bootcamp, a 4-map prequel campaign to Life of a Marine, tells the story of how Jack Sherall came into military service and met friends Craig Skillen, Katherine Logal, and Vertigo, all during the timeframe of Rebel Yell."

Download it over at Campaign Creations here.

Looking to make a StarCraft Campaign but never felt like you had any reason to? Well, now you can with Campaign Creation's official announcement of our first ever StarCraft Mini-Campaign Competition! Contestants are placed in a two month race to create the most appealing campaign out of the batch. Whether your choice of weapon be drama, plot twists, or pure humor, your chances of victory are just as good as anyone else's! Strategy, Turn Based, Role Playing, all game styles have a chance! One map, three maps, twenty maps, it's your call as to how many it'd take to portray your masterpiece! Just pop open your StarEdit and have at it!

PRIZES:
Grand Prize - Blizzard Cinematics DVD + The following items: Blizzard Baseball Cap, T-shirt, and Mouse Pad.
ADDITIONAL GRAND PRIZE - OFFICIAL STARCRAFT: THE BOARD GAME (Depending on amount of contestants)
Second Prize - StarCraft Cinematics DVD + Your choice of Blizzard Baseball Cap, T-shirt, or Mouse Pad.
Third Prize - Your choice of Blizzard Baseball Cap, T-shirt, or Mouse Pad.

ADDITIONAL REWARDS TO ALL WINNERS:
Project Hosting on Campaign Creations' upcoming new section currently codenamed Duels. Featuring a profile of victors and review of their submissions. Special group in Forum representing congratulations for first place victor.

Visit Campaign Creations for more details.