Starcraft 2

Revision as of 20:31, 2 August 2010

FAQ

• When is Starcraft 2 released to the public?
  • Starcraft 2 Global Launch is 27-7-10.

• Where can I purchase Starcraft 2?
  • Starcraft 2 can be purchased from any good retailers including EB Games, Game, JB Hi-Fi or online from the Official battle.net website.

• What is battle.net and how does it work?
  • Battle.net operates very much like Valve's Steam software to act as both a form of digital distribution as well as management for all Blizzard games. Once you purchase your copy of Starcraft 2 and activate it on your battle.net account it will be locked to this account indefinitely. Visit the Official battle.net website for more details.

• As an Australian player what region(s) am I eligible to play on?
  • Australians who purchase an Australian, New Zealand or SEA (South East Asia) copy of Starcraft II will eventually have access to both the SEA (South East Asia) and NA (North American) Servers. Currently however, they only have access to the SEA servers. For more details see Starcraft-SEA Facebook

• I can't wait to play my favourite race in the single player campaign. For the swarm!
  • The Starcraft Single Player campaign will be released episodically so please be patient while these features are available for more info see the Blizzard trilogy FAQ

• I want to add my username and identifier to the OCAU wiki but I can't find those numbers, where are they?
  • The easiest way to locate the randomly generated numbers attached to your account is to go to the "Add a Friend" Tab located at the bottom right. The add page dialogue displays your unique account number.

• I want to brag about my awesome ladder ranking but I've forgotten where I'm ranked.
  • Once you log into battle.net and access the multiplayer tab, select profile, then "Ladders and Rankings". Brag away with screenshots and e-taunts good sir!

Updating

Starcraft 2 deletes the update files after you download and install them. For multiple systems or re-installs this can be a problem when updates get to 1gb+ in size.

Luckily we can backup and restore the update files to save a heavy redownload later.

To do this follow these steps:

• Start Starcraft 2 and let it update normally.
• When the update has finished, minimize out of the update screen. *do not close the screen or click play as the update files will be deleted.
• Go into the Starcraft 2 directory and copy the updates folder and the torrent and other update files from the main Starcraft 2 directory to your backups updates directory make a new one if you don't have a backup updates directory.
• After that is done you can now click play.

Installing updates:

• Copy (not move) all the files from your updates backup directory to the root of the starcraft 2 folder.
• Load starcraft 2 normally and it will update using the files you copied and download any new updates you don't have.
• Check the folder if any new updates have been downloaded using the method above and copy those over to your updates folder. (copying all the updates over again is quicker)
• You can play after the update and the backup of new updates are done.

Notes:

• You can reuse the same directory for all update files just adding the new files for each patch that comes out to the directory.

Updating Issues

Blizzard has implemented an auto patching system into Starcraft 2 that is handled by the launcher. Unfortunately due to the popularity of the game we are finding a small group of individuals are having problems automatically updating their client. There are two common problems and we have listed the most popular actions to fix them:

• My game client seems to get stuck in an infinite loop when updating.
  • Before you continue any further try using the repair tool in the found under Starcraft II/Support folder to see if there is a problem with your install before trying to repatch.
  • If you have access to another TRUSTED computer or device with the update files or an already updated client attempt to get these files on a removeable device and use it to update your install files.
• Auto updating crashes my router or simply times out.
  • The general consensus is that the peer-to-peer function in the Starcraft 2 launcher floods your internet connection and times it out. This is generally a hardware problem, however there are a few steps that can be taken to attempt to fix it before you go out and spend your hard earned on a new router.
  • Disable P2P in the updater (some people seem to have this option while others do not)
  • Check your Internet Explorer proxy settings and make sure they are correct or disabled. It appears that the Internet Expolorer settings effect the SC2 downloader.
  • If you have access to another TRUSTED computer or device with the update files or an already updated client attempt to get these files on a removeable device and use it to update your install files.

• As a last resort gRnt has been uploading the patch files to our very own OCAU Starcraft 2 Thread. This may take a while to be up to date with the current Blizzard patch at the time but we will do our best to keep it as convenient as possible. To install from the files download them from the link in the OCAU Starcraft 2 Thread and use the steps in the Updating Section to install the files. Only use the these download links if you can't download or get the updates yourself.

As has been mentioned above it is a good idea to backup the torrent files from your SC2 root directory as well as the Updates folder from your Starcraft 2 install before playing on any new patch. By keeping all of these files you are able to reinstall and update without the need to download potentially GB's worth of data down the track. As these files can all be kept together it makes for slip streaming the update process very easy. If you have any questions feel free to post in the OCAU OCAU Starcraft 2 Thread and we will be more than willing to help you out.

YABOT

"Yet Another Build Order Tester" is an addon for Starcraft 2 that helps players, both new and pro alike, fine tune build orders against a wide variety of opening plays. While this is not guaranteed to make you "PRO EHAN TIMING" it is going to help you overcome early game "cheese" and put you in a position to transition to a strong economically sound mid game. YABOT can be found at SC2 Mapster. If you wish to add new build orders or simply share yours with the community the best place to find info on it would be over at the TeamLiquid YABOT Thread.

Links

• Official Starcraft 2 Battle.net website - Purchase or manage your game here.
• Starcraft 2 Official Twitter Page - Get new information first on twitter!
• Day[9]'s official live stream site - Great as both entertainment and a learning tool.
• Day[9]'s episode archive - A Fantastic tool for new players who wish to learn strategies in a simple and easy to understand format.
• Team Liquid - One of the Internets most active Starcraft related sites. Has a very informative community and a heaps of technical jargon.

Player List

A place for users to share their ingame information as well as their preferred region. Please copy the 'exampleuser' code, paste it at the END of the table and change your details to suit.

Current list of registered OCAU Members ingame account information

If you would like to add your own Starcraft 2 Unique ID, just edit the page, copy the last bit of code, add it to the end and swap the details.

Could all new comers please add themselves to the BOTTOM of the list.