SlickR
04-18-2007, 3:29 AM
... A decision was made... a decision to held this years Blizzcon in august, as you already know Blizzcon events were used to announce a new game in the past. No new game, no blizzcon.
This year Blizzcon date is August beacose it's close enough to 2008. Blizzard are going to announce Starcraft 2 at the second day of the event. Release date April 2008 or when it's done!
Details: Starcraft 2 will feature a whole new race. The new race features 11 units. There is only 1 new unit added to every existing race but all the current ones feel totally different.
There are 3 campaigns again with a total of 38 missions.
The game runs on one resolution of 1280x1024 with the ability to turn some settings higher or lower! The soundtrack has a total of 12 songs and more than 20 mood songs. The limit stays the same(200) but you can select up to 24 units in a group. There is no water characters/vehicles although there are water maps.
About the campaign screen: You can now choose from 2 missions. So there is no 1st 2nd 3rd mission but you can take any of the 1st and 2nd mission. Depending on what mission you choose some of the story will change details but in the end it still has one ending story.
The editor is now more robust and advanced but it features easy to use GUI as well as different coding options. You can now create and export/import any texture you want.
The game engine is based on DX9 and yes it's a 3D engine.
There is 120 minutes of filmed scenes for the campaign all at cinematic quality.
Early game min requirements:
Windows 2000, XP or Vista
Intel P4 1.8GHz or AMD equvalent processor
512mb Ram
3D graphic card with 128mb od ram
tested cards: Geforce 4 or Radeon 9000 series and up
Recc for online and multiplayer play:
100mbps onboard lan card
internet connection with down/up :: 384/64kb/s
This year Blizzcon date is August beacose it's close enough to 2008. Blizzard are going to announce Starcraft 2 at the second day of the event. Release date April 2008 or when it's done!
Details: Starcraft 2 will feature a whole new race. The new race features 11 units. There is only 1 new unit added to every existing race but all the current ones feel totally different.
There are 3 campaigns again with a total of 38 missions.
The game runs on one resolution of 1280x1024 with the ability to turn some settings higher or lower! The soundtrack has a total of 12 songs and more than 20 mood songs. The limit stays the same(200) but you can select up to 24 units in a group. There is no water characters/vehicles although there are water maps.
About the campaign screen: You can now choose from 2 missions. So there is no 1st 2nd 3rd mission but you can take any of the 1st and 2nd mission. Depending on what mission you choose some of the story will change details but in the end it still has one ending story.
The editor is now more robust and advanced but it features easy to use GUI as well as different coding options. You can now create and export/import any texture you want.
The game engine is based on DX9 and yes it's a 3D engine.
There is 120 minutes of filmed scenes for the campaign all at cinematic quality.
Early game min requirements:
Windows 2000, XP or Vista
Intel P4 1.8GHz or AMD equvalent processor
512mb Ram
3D graphic card with 128mb od ram
tested cards: Geforce 4 or Radeon 9000 series and up
Recc for online and multiplayer play:
100mbps onboard lan card
internet connection with down/up :: 384/64kb/s