Starcraft 2

FAQ

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

• Where can I purchase Starcraft 2 and/or it's expansions?
  • 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 can play on any server, as all copies of SC2 are not classified as 'Global Purchases' and you can create an account on all servers.
    • Note: You will need to create a new account on each server as profiles and achievements are NOT carried across.

• 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
    • SC2: Heart of the Swarm (HotS) was released on March 12, 2013, this expansion to SC2: Wings of Liberty (WoL) features a mostly Zerg bases single player campaign and expands on the story line of Kerigan and Jim Rayner.
    • SC2: Legacy of the Void (LotV) will be released in 2014 and will feature a largely Protoss based campaign. This will be the completion of the SC2 Trilogy.

• 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, alternatively you can mouse over your portrait in the top right of the screen to also find it.

• I want to brag about my awesome ladder ranking but I've forgotten where I'm ranked.
  • There are a few ranking sites that you can check where you're ranked on a global scale including SC2Ranks and RTS Sanctuary

Updating

This section will cover both how to manually update and manage patches released by Blizzard as well as the issues currently being experienced by the Auto Updater.

Manually Managing Patches

Blizzard has implemented an auto patching system into Starcraft 2 that is handled by the launcher. Unlike World of Warcraft Blizzard has opted away (at the time of writing) from releasing their updates in executable form, instead they are relying heavily on a peer-to-peer system that handles files in a very temporary manner. This means that for many Australian internet users re-patching a fresh install takes a large toll on their quota, or they suffer from some of the issues discussed below. Thankfully there is still a way that we can manage our updates such that patching can be done offline and without using any of our precious quota in the process:

Archiving Patches

• Let Starcraft 2 update up to the latest version by the launcher as normal.
• Wait until the update process is totally finished and BEFORE clicking on the PLAY button once it becomes available minimise the launcher and navigate to your Starcraft 2 Install directory. Here you will need to copy all the files ending in .torrent, -dl and the Updates folder, all of which can be found in the root directory, to another folder, partition, drive or removable storage with enough space for the files. Please remember it is important to keep the same hierarchy of files as was copied from your Starcraft 2 directory.
  • You are now able to run Starcraft 2 via the PLAY button in your launcher as normal. Remember however with every new patch you will need to backup the files BEFORE playing the game.

Installing Patches

• Installing patches is a very simple process if you have kept them all from previous updates. Simply copy the files ending in .torrent, -dl and the Updates folder back into your Starcraft 2 root directory. Remember that you can add all your update versions at once to slipstream the process.
  • Run Starcraft 2 as normal once your files are in place. It will check all the files necessary are there and that there are no problems, it will patch the game as normal using the local files and delete them after a successful patch. This means you need to COPY and NOT move any archived updates or they will be lost for future installs. If there is a problem with an update you have backed up you can always run the repair tool found under the Starcraft II/Support folder. You can either then choose to download this one patch from the launcher or proceed to try updating with this method again.
  • Check for any new updates that may have occurred during this process and back up as necessary.
  • Click PLAY from the launcher as normal and enjoy your newly patched SC2, without the downloads!

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.

Unit List

Due to the overwhelming large size of the tables, as well as to minimize scrolling the Unit List for Starcraft 2 Units has moved.

If you wish to access, maintain or edit the Starcraft 2 Unit List please use the following link:

Starcraft 2 Unit List

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.

OCAU Username	Starcraft 2 SEA Name + Identifier	Starcraft 2 NA Name + Identifier	Preferred Region	Battle.net Profile Page	Preferred Race
EXAMPLEUSER	Exampler - 000	Exampledurface - 876	North America	USERNAME	Random
gruntLOL	gRnt - 414	n/a	Oceania	gRnt	Terran
mtw	Stibbs - 676	n/a	Oceania	Stibbs
h0uSe	Krouse - 234	Krouse	Oceania
Mikos	train - 597	train - 600	Oceania
Gr00my	Gabba - 526	n/a	Oceania
IPW	Teracis - 913	Teracis - 913	Oceania	Teracis	Random
Deftone2k	Deftone - 499	n/a	Oceania
redw0lf	Phaded - 122	Phaded - 508	US		Protoss
SpammT	SpammT - 786	n/a	Oceania	SpammT	Terran
viggenn	vig - 617	n/a	Oceania		Random
nugget28	Nugget - 110	n/a	Oceania		Terran
soulblade64	soulblade - 554	n/a	Oceania
eniGzor	eniGma - 497	eniGzor - 304	Oceania	eniGma
MudBlood	MuddyOCAU - 954	n/a	Oceania	MuddyOCAU
dfcowell	Taco - 788	n/a	Oceania
13ulletz	Bulletz - 148	n/a	Oceania
misc.	Tim - 584	n/a	Oceania
iinsom	Insom - 320	n/a	Oceania	Insom	Terran
SomeGuy1234	Rudager - 895	n/a	Oceania	Rudager	Random
SmEaGoLLuM!	XeRauS - 408	n/a	Oceania
rezyn8	rezyn - 772	rezyn - 772	Oceania	rezyn	Terran
Joehax	Joehax - 512	n/a	Oceania
Mistiqi	Mistiqi - 370	n/a	Oceania
mrmas	FireFLi - 268	n/a	Oceania
Vassili	HennigPanzer - 911	n/a	Oceania		Protoss
kimnkk	kimnkk - 333	n/a	Oceania		Terran
Neosis	Eli ten Dam - 518	n/a	Oceania
Dano.	Dirty - 438	n/a	Oceania	Dirty
real	real - 876	n/a	Oceania	real
spedwards	spedwards - 456	n/a	Oceania	spedwards
Lynx23	Gibber - 983	n/a	Oceania
strike	strike - 586	n/a	Oceania
Coyote	Paul - 531	n/a	Oceania
Onthax	Onthax - 901	n/a	Oceania
bit_charg_cars	Siery - 166	n/a	Oceania	Siery	Zerg
m0n4g3	m0n - 316	n/a	Oceania	m0n	Protoss
siooma	hansel - 716	n/a	Oceania
speedling	speedling - 967	n/a	Oceania
loupseul	charzy - 982	n/a	Oceania	charzy	Terran 1v1, Zerg in team
cleeoo	Cleeoo - 680	n/a	Oceania	Cleeoo	Terran
scon	scon - 939	n/a	Oceania
1800-gumby	gumbs - 248	n/a	Oceania		Protoss
Gua5d1aN	Guardian - 548	n/a	Oceania		Protoss
Killing Time	Endjin - 856	n/a	Oceania
AvatarEK	Avatar - 855	n/a	Oceania	Avatar	Protoss
zooba	zoobs - 896	n/a	Oceania		Protoss
recoN	Earthless - 883	n/a	Oceania		Zerg
Tythais	Stomp - 369	n/a	Oceania		Terran or Zerg
Amfibius	Amfibius - 453	n/a	Oceania		Protoss
joe_sixpack	mcdeezy - 805	n/a	Oceania
d-dave-b	dave - 904	n/a	Oceania
the_bread_maker	bread - 804	n/a	Oceania
stringthis	string - 701	n/a	Oceania
kaz3e	CCL - 104	n/a	Oceania		Zerg
VippiN	VippiN - 127		Oceania	VippiN	Protoss
taffer	DropMonkey - 237	n/a	Oceania		Terran
Randy_Chuggs	RandyChuggs - 279	RandyChuggs - 279	Oceania	RandyChuggs	Protoss
PsychoSmiley	PsychoSmiley - 747	n/a	Oceania
Rubberband	Maym - 990	n/a	Oceania	Maym	Terran/Zerg
SorC	SorC - 575	SorC - 961	Oceania	SorC	Protoss/Zerg
ravescar	BlackRaven - 769	n/a	Oceania	n/a	Zerg
Tatts_83	Onyx - 657	n/a	Oceania	Onyx	Zerg
ShonkyMan	Shonkey - 155	n/a	Oceania	n/a	Terran
Comma	Comma - 349	n/a	Oceania	Comma	Terran
RHCP	Kalamity - 690	n/a	Oceania	n/a	Terran
Ultife Strife	Franky - TBA	n/a	Oceania	Franky	Protoss
dmandn	Dmandn - 898	n/a	Oceania	Dmandn	Terran
Nitephyre	Nitephyre - 627	n/a	Oceania	Nitephyre	Protoss
ragneg	Nigel - 883	ragneg	Oceania	Nigel	Protoss
Broden	Brody - 818	n/a	Oceania	Brody	Zerg
n2o_spark	topeaka - 829	n/a	Oceania	topeaka	Protoss
Acesi7	Thirdeyeopen - 798	Thirdeyeopen - 413	Oceania	Thirdeyeopen	Protoss