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STARCRAFT®II: WINGS OF LIBERTY™
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT®
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS*
PC OS:
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs)
with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor: 2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® Processor
Video:
128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO
video card or better
Mac® OS: Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
Processor: Intel® Processor
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600 or better
ALL PLATFORMS
HD Space: 12 GB available HD space
Memory: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users,
2 GB for Mac® users)
Drive: DVD-ROM drive
Internet: Broadband Internet connection
Display: 1024x720 minimum display resolution
* Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System
Requirements for this game may change over time.
RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS
PC OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video: 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better
Mac® OS: Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor
Memory: 4 GB system RAM
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better
PC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Place the StarCraft II DVD into your DVD ROM drive. If your computer has AutoPlay enabled,
an installation window will automatically pop up on your Windows desktop. Left click the Install
StarCraft II" button and follow the onscreen instructions to install StarCraft II on your hard drive.
If the installation window does not appear, double click the My Computer icon on your desktop,
and then double-click the drive letter corresponding to your DVD-ROM drive to open its contents.
Double-click the Install.exe icon in the DVD-ROM contents and follow the onscreen instructions
to install StarCraft II.
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MAC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Place the StarCraft II DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. Double-click the StarCraft II DVD icon, and
then double-click the Installer application to copy the required game files to your hard drive.
SUPPORTED VIDEO HARDWARE
For a complete list of supported 3D video cards, please visit
us.blizzard.com/support/article/SC2supportedvideo.
Troubleshooting
If you experience any trouble running StarCraft II please visit the Blizzard Support
website at us.blizzard.com/support and select StarCraft II. The Blizzard Support site
contains solutions to many common problems and also includes the Blizzard Support
contact information if you require additional assistance. Your problem might already be
listed there, along with possible solutions. Many errors can arise due to outdated drivers.
Make sure that the drivers for all of your hardware are up to date before contacting
Blizzard Entertainment for technical support.
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING (PC)
General Lockups/Video Problems
If your computer hard-locks without an error message, reboots during gameplay, will
not start, or has distorted graphics of any sort, please make sure that you have the latest
drivers for your video card. Contact your video card's hardware manufacturer to find the
latest drivers available. You can check out our Technical Support website's Driver Update
Information Page for links to the most common hardware vendors at
us.blizzard.com/support/article/driverupdates.
Sound Issues
If you are experiencing sound distortions, periodic loss of sound, loud squelches,
whistles, or pops, make sure that you have the latest version of DirectX installed
on your system, and verify that your sound drivers are
compatible with the latest version of DirectX.
Contact your hardware
manufacturer to find the latest
drivers available. You can
check out our Technical
Support website's Driver
Update Information Page for
links to the most common
hardware vendors at
us.blizzard.com/support/article/
driverupdates.
Game Performance
If you encounter slow or
choppy gameplay, there are
several game options that
you can adjust to improve
your system's performance.
These options are accessible via the game menu.
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GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING (MAC)
Most lockups, video problems, and sound problems can be solved by installing the latest
available software updates from Apple. You can update all of your video and sound drivers
through the operating system: just go to the Apple menu and select "Software Update".
You can find additional troubleshooting instructions at us.blizzard.com/support.
Before you begin Playing Starcraft II
StarCraft II is a completely integrated online experience that allows you to earn
achievements and stay connected with friends in both single-player and multi-player
game modes through Blizzard's Battle.net service. Prior to beginning StarCraft II, you
must create a free Battle.net account.
If you already have a Battle.net account, you must associate your Battle.net account
with your copy of StarCraft II at us.battle.net/login in order to begin playing.
You will be prompted to create or update your Battle.net account after installing
StarCraft II, but you can also do so at any time by following the steps listed below
under "Creating and Managing Your Battle.net Account.
Note: If you purchased StarCraft II through the Blizzard website your game key is already
associated with the Battle.net account used to purchase the game.
WHAT IS A BATTLE.NET ACCOUNT?
Your Battle.net account is a system that allows you to manage all of your Blizzard games under
a single login, download any titles you own, and take advantage of advanced social options.
In StarCraft II, your Battle.net account is used to help you connect with friends also playing the
game, track your achievements in single- and multi-player, maintain a public profile, join up with
other players for competitive play, and much more.
CREATING AND MANAGING YOUR
BATTLE.NET ACCOUNT
To create a Battle.net account, you will need an active
Internet connection and a valid e-mail address.
For more information about Battle.net accounts,
please visit us.battle.net/faq.
To create or manage your Battle.net account, you must
choose the option "Create or Manage a Battle.net
account" from StarCraft II's start-up screen, or, using
your web browser, navigate to Battle.net's account
Login page, located at us.battle.net/login.
•
To create your account, click "Create an
Account" on the Account Login page. You'll
be asked to input a valid e-mail address,
account details, and contact information.
•
Check the e-mail address you inputted in order
to confirm your registration. You should receive
an e-mail from noreply@battle.net that will enable
you to complete the creation of your
Battle.net account.
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• To manage your account, input the e-mail
address and password of your current
Battle.Net account, and click "Log In".
You'll be taken to the Battle.net Account
Home page.
• From the Battle.net Account Home page,
you can associate your copy of StarCraft II
with your Battle.net account by choosing
the option "Add or Upgrade a Game"
under the header "Manage My Games".
• Next locate your StarCraft II game key inside the retail box you
purchased. Input the 26-digit game key and click the "Add Game" button.
Once you have completed these steps, you will be able to play StarCraft II
wherever you are. You will also be able to download the StarCraft II client
by returning to the Account Home page and choosing StarCraft II from the
"Manage My Games" menu. You are now ready to play and take advantage of
all of the features Battle.net has to offer!
Technical Support Contacts
WEB SUPPORT
Fig. 1 – Battle.net Account Login Page
Blizzard Entertainment's Technical Support website has solutions to the most common
game questions and problems. Our Technical Support website is located at
us.blizzard.com/support.
E-MAIL SUPPORT
You can e-mail the Technical Support department anytime at techsupport@us.battle.net.
Under normal circumstances, you will receive an automated reply within 15 minutes
detailing solutions to the most common problems. Typically a second e-mail will be sent
to you within 24 hours. This e-mail will contain a more detailed answer to your particular
problem or question.
LIVE PHONE SUPPORT
We offer live phone support 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
(adjusted hours for U.S. holidays may apply). Contact our Technical Support staff by
calling us at (949) 955-1382. This form of support carries no fee other than normal
long-distance fees from your phone company for calls outside of your local area.
NO GAMEPLAY HINTS WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH THIS NUMBER. Please be sure to consult the
Troubleshooting section in this manual before calling Technical Support, and be near
your computer if possible while calling.
Note: For updated information about protecting your computer and your Battle.
net account, along with answers to commonly asked questions and additional
troubleshooting material, go to us.battle.net/security.
GAME HINTS
If you are seeking game tips or additional game information for StarCraft II, please
visit us.battle.net/sc.
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StarCraft II
IN THE BEGINNING...
RISE OF THE CONFEDERACY
Long ago four supercarriers loaded with political dissidents and convicts from Earth
crash-landed on the distant planets of Tarsonis, Moria, and Umoja.
These hardy and resourceful terrans established colonies and eventually spread to other
planets. In time the largest and most technologically advanced of the colonies, Tarsonis,
founded a powerful yet oppressive government called
the Terran Confederacy.
A bloody rebellion ignited against the Confederacy, led
by an ambitious and charismatic ex-prospector named
Arcturus Mengsk.
Yet as Mengsk and his Sons of Korhal strove to
liberate their terran brethren from the yoke of
oppression, a far greater conflict loomed on
the horizon....
FIRST CONTACT
Humanity first learned that it was not alone
in the universe when a gleaming fleet of
protoss warships emerged over the
Confederate planet of Chau Sara and
incinerated its surface without warning.
On Chau Sara's sister planet, Mar Sara, Marshal
Jim Raynor found evidence of a second alien
presence. Attacks broke out across the planet,
and it took the Sons of Korhal to mount any kind of organized resistance to the
aliens, which had now become known as the zerg.
Jim Raynor and the rebels evacuated as many people as possible from Mar Sara before
the mysterious protoss fleet reappeared and incinerated the planet.
Thoroughly disillusioned with the Confederacy, Raynor joined the Sons of Korhal. On the
planet of Antiga Prime, he worked with Mengsk's second-in-command, Sarah Kerrigan–
formerly an elite assassin for the Confederacy whom Mengsk had liberated from the
government's neural conditioning. Despite a rocky start, Raynor and Kerrigan quickly
formed an efficient partnership.
Mengsk stirred up a full-scale revolt against the Confederacy on Antiga Prime. He then
employed a psi emitter–a Confederate-designed device that acted as a beacon for the
zerg–to destroy the Confederacy's forces. Soon afterward the protoss incinerated
Antiga Prime from orbit, just as they had done to Chau Sara and Mar Sara.
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THE GREAT BETRAYAL
Next Mengsk struck at Tarsonis, the capital of the Confederacy. To Kerrigan's horror,
he had psi emitters placed on the uninfested and densely populated planet. As the zerg
descended on Tarsonis, Raynor began to question Mengsk's sanity: no measure seemed
too extreme for Mengsk if it achieved his goals.
This time the protoss fleet's leader, Executor Tassadar, deployed ground forces in an
effort to save the planet. Mengsk ordered Kerrigan to vanquish the protoss. Despite her
misgivings, Kerrigan obeyed and ensured that the planet would fall to the zerg Swarm.
Surrounded by zerg, Kerrigan called for evac.
However, in a shocking betrayal, Mengsk
abandoned Kerrigan and her troops to their
fate. Furious, Raynor rushed to Tarsonis in a
desperate attempt to save his partner. Yet in
spite of his best efforts, he arrived too late.
THE DOMINION AND THE
QUEEN OF BLADES
With the destruction of Tarsonis and the
collapse of the Confederacy, most terran
survivors quickly pledged allegiance to the
Sons of Korhal, which had become the
primary military force opposing the alien
invaders. As planet after planet appealed
to the Sons of Korhal for aid, Mengsk
announced that a new government,
the Terran Dominion, was necessary to
protect these worlds. Promising victory
over the aliens, he declared himself
emperor of the Dominion.
Meanwhile, Jim Raynor struggled with the
loss of Sarah Kerrigan as he came to the full realization that he had begun to fall in love
with her. Haunted by her death and the many other demons of his past, Raynor stole
Mengsk's flagship, the Hyperion, and resolved to seek justice in Kerrigan's name.
What Raynor could not have known, was that Sarah Kerrigan was not dead.
The Overmind–the supreme consciousness who controlled the zerg–had altered Kerrigan
by infecting her with the zerg hyperevolutionary virus. Her subsequent evolution unlocked
incredible strength and immeasurably potent psionic abilities. Ultimately she emerged as
the Queen of Blades: the Overmind's loyal servant, an extraordinary entity stripped of
human ethics and morality and ruthlessly dedicated to the survival of the Swarm.
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Yet the Overmind had suffered a terrible blow: Zeratul, a leader among the protoss'
estranged brethren, the dark templar, killed one of the Overmind's cerebrates. The zerg
brood formerly controlled by the slain lieutenant ran amok and turned against the rest of
the Swarm, which was forced to obliterate them.
All was not lost for the zerg, however. When Zeratul
killed the cerebrate, he made fleeting telepathic
contact with the Overmind. In that moment, the
Overmind discovered the location of the protoss
homeworld of Aiur. The zerg assaulted Aiur,
and although the protoss resisted valiantly, the
zerg established a foothold, and the Overmind
embedded itself in the planet's surface.
Joining forces with Jim Raynor, Tassadar rallied
the flagging protoss for one final push against their foes, yet protoss forces only
weakened the zerg while sustaining heavy losses themselves. In a last desperate
gamble, Tassadar channeled the energies of the Aiur protoss, and the outlawed
energies of the dark templar through the hull of his ship, the Gantrithor, and
steered the vessel on a collision course with the monstrous Overmind.
Tassadar s brave sacrifice resulted in an explosion that killed the Overmind and
threw its minions on Aiur into disarray. The protoss had little cause to rejoice,
though, for much of Aiur was left in ruins. Furthermore, the Swarm as a whole
was undefeated. Far away on the planet Char, Kerrigan sensed the Overmind's
death and finally grasped the true purpose of her creation. The reign of the
Queen of Blades was about to begin.
The Brood War
AN UNLIKELY ALLY
Even without the Overmind, there was little doubt that the zerg would overrun the
remaining protoss on Aiur. The Aiur protoss only hope for survival lay in escaping to
the dark templar homeworld of Shakuras, where Zeratul offered to shelter the protoss
refugees. It was there that the protoss were confronted by Kerrigan, who demanded
to speak with the dark templar matriarch, Raszagal.
Kerrigan swore that she was no longer a merciless killer, and notified the protoss that
several zerg cerebrates had merged to create a new Overmind. If this Overmind matured
and gained control of the Swarm, Kerrigan warned that she would revert to the savage
and cruel creature she had been. In order to prevent that from happening, Kerrigan
volunteered to help the protoss fight the zerg and the new Overmind. Raszagal accepted
Kerrigan's proposition despite the reservations of Zeratul and others.
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In the course of executing their plan, the protoss grew suspicious of Kerrigan.
They learned too late that their alliance with her had only helped the Queen of Blades
achieve her true goal: eliminating a challenge to her rule over the Swarm. Due to the
dark templar s assistance, several dissident cerebrates were destroyed.
Kerrigan departed from Shakuras even as the horrified protoss concluded that they had
no choice but to finish what they had started. Utilizing the power of an ancient xel naga
temple, the protoss successfully obliterated the zerg on Shakuras. Even so, they paid a
terrible price, for the cataclysmic explosion left Shakuras a wasteland of sand dunes
and shattered ruins.
THE UNITED EARTH DIRECTORATE
Unbeknownst to the terrans in the Koprulu sector, Earth had kept a long and silent watch
over its far-flung colonial planets. The frightening discovery of hostile aliens managed
to unite Earth as never before, leading to the formation of a new government called the
United Earth Directorate (UED). When it became clear that the Koprulu colonies were
losing strength, the UED's ruling council considered it the perfect time to establish
control over its distant cousins.
After monitoring zerg and protoss activity for several months, the UED was confident
that it could control the zerg. By this time the UED had received word that a new
Overmind had formed on the planet Char. Confident of victory, the UED dispatched
an expeditionary fleet to enslave the young Overmind and use the Swarm to
overthrow the Terran Dominion.
The fleet moved to secure the planet Braxis as a staging point, assaulting its
capital city. The city was well defended, and progress was slow, but UED forces
made contact with fighters from the Confederate Resistance Forces. Their leader,
Samir Duran, explained that they had sworn to overthrow the Terran Dominion
and Emperor Mengsk. These fighters
volunteered to become new recruits
of the UED.
With Duran s aid, the UED soon had access
to the Dominion's primary datanet–
specifically, its weapons diagnostics
and other top-secret material. The UED
moved on to the Dylarian shipyards, where
the bulk of the Dominion s battlecruisers
were docked. Striking swiftly, the soldiers
commandeered the ships for their own
use and conscripted the remnants of
the Dylarian defenders.
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UED forces bolstered their strength further and headed to Korhal IV, capital
world of the Dominion. After a fierce battle, Directorate forces laid siege to Korhal s
capital city, Augustgrad, forcing Emperor Arcturus Mengsk to contact the UED fleet
requesting a parley.
The emperor s small fleet was surrounded, but while UED forces were preparing to take
Mengsk into custody, Jim Raynor arrived in Mengsk's old battlecruiser, the Hyperion, along
with a small protoss fleet. Raynor angrily made it clear that he was rescuing Mengsk only
because a mutual acquaintance wanted Mengsk alive. Moments later, Raynor, his protoss
allies, and Mengsk had escaped.
The UED persisted in its campaign, moving on to Char to capture
the developing Overmind and, through it, seize control of the
zerg. Directorate forces overcame the Overmind s defenses
and soon specially trained medics began administering
powerful neurostims to pacify the organism. By then Duran
had been revealed as a spy working with Kerrigan, but that
discovery made little difference: the Overmind was firmly
under Directorate control.