Report: Blizzard Releasing StarCraft HD

According to respected Korean site iNews24, multiple sources say Blizzard will announce an HD version of the original StarCraft this September.

It will reportedly play the same, but have a better resolution and UI. iNews24, the country’s first online newspaper, is reporting (via tipster Sang) the following:

Today, multiple sources with knowledge of Blizzard internal plans said that Blizzard will reveal StarCraft HD to the public this September. The StarCraft HD remastered version will retain the original gameplay and is said to have improved graphics resolution and user interface (UI).
According to the iNews24, more details to follow in November during BlizzCon.

It’s not known if the rumored HD remastered with feature 2D or 3D graphics.

Why September? As tipster Sang points out, the StarCraft II World Championship Series wraps up then in Mexico, so, if true, a reveal during that month would make sense.

The original StarCraft is still in the top ten Korean net cafe rankings, and an HD version certainly does seem overdue, if not inevitable.

Still, Blizzard has not yet confirmed this report, and it could be false. Kotaku reached out to the company prior to publication, but hasn’t yet heard back.

Report: Blizzard Releasing*StarCraft H

I hope they do same with Diablo 1 and 2

:O Starcraft 1 in Starcraft 2 Engine ? or Just a resolution upscale ? like Age of Empires

its not know yet

Nerevarine said:
:O Starcraft 1 in Starcraft 2 Engine ? or Just a resolution upscale ? like Age of Empires

Alok said:
its not know yet

Hoping it's StarCraft in StarCraft 2 engine.
An upscale wouldn't be any good.

We all know how much of a waste of time Age of Empire's upscale was.

Its not official from Blizzard. For now they just said "We have no announcement to make."

Personally I'd prefer if they released Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 HD.

D@rekills4 said:
Hoping it's StarCraft in StarCraft 2 engine.
An upscale wouldn't be any good.

We all know how much of a waste of time Age of Empire's upscale was.

Play Mass Recall.

gameranand said:
Play Mass Recall.

Why? *too short*

D@rekills4 said:
Why? *too short*

Its SC1 on SC2 engine. Its a free mod.

gameranand said:
Its SC1 on SC2 engine. Its a free mod.

Wow, thank you for that information, I will surely enjoy it.

Here we go!

Announcement video

Starcraft and Brood War expansion goes free. I'm so playing this all over again!

Awesome now I can really hope for Diablo 1/2 remaster

So all the campaign missions and everything will be Free ?

Why do i feel this is some early april fool joke, blizzard does that .. remember starcraft in VR ?

gameranand said:
So all the campaign missions and everything will be Free ?

That's correct. The original / current Starcraft anthology is expected to be free with upcoming patch 1.18. The remastered has a price I think.

Nerevarine said:
Why do i feel this is some early april fool joke, blizzard does that .. remember starcraft in VR ?

Yeah many thought so

but these starcraft HD rumors are in circulation for a while now so it looks real this time. The official announcement by Morhaime and their official Facebook page team also replied to the people asking if it's real or early April fools joke.

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In preparation for StarCraft: Remastered, SC:BW will be receiving its first official patch since January 21, 2009—almost 8 years ago. This patch mostly contains bug fixes and added functionality, with only 2 changes to unit bugs.

These changes should have little or no effect on gameplays, since SC:R will allegedly be compatible with BW 1.16.

Patch Will Happen 3/30 US Time.

StarCraft v1.18a Patch Notes

StarCraft and Brood War will now be completely FREE.

Specific Changes & Improvements

Please “Run as Admin” during patching; it is required by modern operating systems and your first client run will migrate saves to avoid issues from Windows system admin changes

Added windowed fullscreen or windowed mode; use Alt+Enter to switch between
Added UTF-8 support
Added Keybind options
Added cursor clamping in game while windowed; unclamped in menus
Added Popular Maps to streamline finding games or game types
Added options to display actions per minute
Added Observer mode
Added opponent information when joining a game lobby
Added autosaving for replays
Added in game timer option
Added UPnP support
Improved gameplay responsiveness during multiplayer by increasing turn rate to match LAN speeds over Battle.net
Improved UI layout in Battle.net sections
Improved behavior of available lobbies within the Join game section
Improved compatibility with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
Improved anticheat
Improved installation and patching performance
Native support for Fish

Bug Fixes

Fixed palette issues to correct rainbow water, 80s Kerrigan, and other graphic glitches
Fixed problems with LAN game discovery
Fixed IME support and other text artifacts in Battle.net menus
LAN and Legacy Battle.net fixes
Valkyries will fire missiles regardless of population size
Dragoons will not freeze and require a Stop order before accepting new orders

Known Issues

Mac is not supported this patch, but is in progress
The profile section is currently unavailable

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Just to be clear - the patch 1.18a on 03/30 and Remastered are two different things.

For one, Remastered will be preceded by a patch to the 19-year-old StarCraft: Brood War client, and this new 1.18a client will reportedly not change the mechanics of the game. To prove that out, this patched version will still be able to connect to players using the existing 1.16 patch (which came out all the way back in 2009). Among other tweaks, like better compatibility with newer versions of Windows, the new patch will include two important updates: the ability to connect to and play against owners of the upcoming remastered version, and the change to a wholly free product. Once the patch goes live, the original StarCraft Anthology will be free-as-in-beer to download and play in both single- and multiplayer modes.

If you pay for the remaster, which will launch on both Mac and PC, you'll get the exact same game logic and content as the original game, only with completely redrawn 2D graphics designed to scale for 4K resolutions and widescreen ratios. Whether the redrawn art will be your cup of tea is another question; early footage includes some monsters, ships, and buildings that look a little odd when directly compared to the original sprites. The remaster will also fully retouch the assets of the game's six campaigns, complete with new "comic book" intro panels and re-recorded dialogue.

*kotaku.com/guy-finds-starcraft-source-code-and-returns-it-to-blizz-1794897125

So is this out yet?

Desmond David said:
So is this out yet?

no not yet. But Bliz said summer 2017

Starcraft Remastered is available for pre-purchase now at $14.99. Pre-purchase unlocks exclusive content: Korhal Command Center, Aiur Nexus, and Char Hive.

>Remaster of 9 year old game.
>$14.99
Blizzard logic.

Desmond David said:
>Remaster of 9 year old game.
>$14.99
Blizzard logic.

Its actually a pretty decent price going by Blizzard's standards. I mean you of all people should know that as you play Hearthstone. I don't know for sure if you have thrown your $60 at card packs (gamble) or $9.99 for in-game hero portraits but I just bought D3 - Necromancer Pack for $14.99 when it launched couple of days back. That is not even an expansion like RoS but pure in-game content - additional class and cosmetics. Comparing to that, you get to experience the whole revamped game for $14.99.

Talking about the age factor:
1. Diablo 2 (released 2000, 17 years old) and is being sold as-is for $9.99
2. Starcraft (released 1998, 19 years old) and sold revamped (extra $5) for $14.99.

Starcraft Remastered pricing is pretty much in line with their pricing policies and justifiable for Blizzard as people still play their old classic games including myself even today. (Diablo 2)

Relive the rush!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155331016377457

The making of StarCraft!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155380204017457

Redefining Multiplayer - Koreans all the way

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155402620622457

StarCraft is the national sport of Korea basically, to the point that they still play it despite of the fact StarCraft 2 being out. It only makes sense that they remaster the multiplayer in it.

Desmond David said:
StarCraft is the national sport of Korea basically, to the point that they still play it despite of the fact StarCraft 2 being out. It only makes sense that they remaster the multiplayer in it.

South Korea*

I thought it was obvious. Who'd expect North Korea to have video games at all?

Desmond David said:
I thought it was obvious. Who'd expect North Korea to have video games at all?

If it had been allowed in North Korea, the rules would've been like:

1. Every male born in the country should play the game atleast one year in their lifetime
2. Hotkeys are reserved only for the elite family members of Kim. Normal people can't use any hotkeys in the game.
3. Anyone can play with anyone within the country in local server but no MP with external world are allowed.
4. Whoever conspires to win against Kim will have his four generations of family members imprisoned.
5. Whoever wins against Kim unfortunately by mistake will be rewarded with food as well as shot in the back of the head after eating.
6. Kim will occasionally try Starcraft strategies and attacks against South Korea and US coz it's fun and crazy. No one can question this decision or policy.
7. No twitch streaming or anything allowed except TV channels can only broadcast Kim's SC victories over noob players who are 24/7 trained to lose royally against Kim.

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Don't you mean "Glorious Leader" Kim? Your lack of subordination has been noted.

Anyone pre-ordered this? ~~Any idea if there is going to be a physical release of this game? I'd take a physical always for Blizzard games if there was one.~~

EDIT: This is really unfair. Just found out that Koreans have a regional exclusive collectors edition with lots of goodies.

*i.imgur.com/6DWY8jG.jpg

Korean players will be able to purchase SC:R Complete Pack in a physical copy for 29,800 KRW (approx. 25 USD).

Complete Pack will contain:

Exclusive postcards
Game manual
Mousepad
Codes for 3 Heroes of the Storm Heroes
World of Warcraft Lil' XT pet
7 Hearthstone Original card packs

Korean internet cafes will have early access to the remastered edition from July 30th (KST) along with premium benefits for cafes including localized leaderboards and faster level gain for cosmetics.

Why does it have to be an exclusive for a region?!? Makes no sense from a sales point of view as well as making other Blizzard fans unhappy. Sure, they played a major role in the success of the game but this is BS.

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