Starcraft II

crazyfingers

There's been some pretty unsubstantiated rumors about the Starcraft II beta being released over the past couple days but now that Blizzard's fired off Beta system requirements you can't help but think this sucker might be out some time soon along with the new battle.net system, maybe about the time of the Polycount relaunch and the announcement of Unearthly challenge winners

At the very least you can't help but marvel at how low these system requirements really are for what's sure to be one of the definitive releases of the year (fingers crossed):

EDIT: Finally, the actual system requirements

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection[/FONT]

ZacD

Looks like they are aiming at all gamers with those specs (even console people with mediocre computers will probably pick this up). I'm hoping it takes advantage of high end computers too.

bounchfx

wheres my damn key

D4V1DC

bounchfx wrote: »

wheres my damn key

Ditto.

Me wants to play SCII we all have been waiting so long.:poly122:

DarthNater

Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3..... Then I can die happy.

JacqueChoi

I hope this game comes with new pants.


Because I just crapped my pants.

bounchfx

specs are fake

ZacD

Your fake.

bounchfx

ZacD wrote: »

Your fake.

http://kotaku.com/5459769/your-starcraft-ii-beta-system-requirements-are-here-%5Bupdate-+-no-theyre-not%5D

now can you leave me alone? :P

ZacD

:P You should of posted the link in the first place. I hate when people post "fake" on random youtube videos, when its obviously fake or when its not fake.

Zpanzer

Besides, fake specs or not, I do believe that Blizzard will make sure that this game will run on laptops and medium pcs without a problem.. I simply love playing Starcraft when im on the road in a train and I got my laptop with me (yes, I do always bring a mouse and a little board for my lap)

DrunkShaman

DarthNater wrote: »

Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3..... Then I can die happy.

........

You are worst than person who died after watching starwars episode 1 in Fanboy. =.=!

EDIT: I get few spam mails regarding (you are the first who got opportunity to try starcraft2 beta, here is your key "link" please provide us your information..)

This just stops me from clicking it...The starcraft should be out around novemberish, but they havent given any updates regarding both sc2 and d3.

So best to wait and hope it comes soon.

soulstice

omg omg omg

AtlusZMH

Confirmed at the conference call!

Beta sometime in Feb!

I'm excited :E

bounchfx

come on bliz! where's my key for real now?

Cojax

mmmm

http://kotaku.com/5469024/starcraft-ii-closed-beta-launches-this-month

Pseudo

Awesome!

Now I can finally sell one of those Blizzcon Beta Codes from 3 years ago!

ZacD

Pseudo wrote: »

Awesome!

Now I can finally sell one of those Blizzcon Beta Codes from 3 years ago!

How much?

slipsius

Ill believe it when i see it..... I for one aint holding my breath.

nice system requirements.... a little bit of a difference from the original starcraft requirements...


[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Windows 95/98/NT
Pentium 90 or higher
16 MB RAM
DirectX-Compatible SVGA Video Card
Microsoft-Compatible Mouse
Double-Speed CD-ROM
(Quad Speed for Cinematics)
Macintosh
PowerMac or Compatible
16 MB RAM
System 7.6 or higher
256 Color, 640x480 Display or Better
Double-Speed CD-ROM
(Quad Speed for Cinematics) [/SIZE][/FONT]

Isaiah Sherman

As bounchFX said, those aren't the correct reqs. Those seemed abnormally low. This is what the link said:

Processor: Intel Pentium D, AMD 64 X2
Operating System: Windows XP / XP64 (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista / Vista64 (service Pack 1), Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory: (Windows XP) 1024mb, (Windows Vista) 2048mb, (Windows 7) 2048mb
Video Card: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
Hard Drive Space: 15GB
DirectX: DirectX9.0c

These seem more realistic.

ZacD

Those are SC1 specs.

Wahlgren

Soooo which polycounters are currently at blizzard? *cough cough*

dfacto

Notorious P.I.G wrote: »

Soooo which polycounters are currently at blizzard? *cough cough*

Bad idea man.

Wahlgren

Hehe don't worry, Was just a joke.

crazyfingers

Oh dear lord, I gotta finish up my 3D scene before this sucker comes out. Fingers crossed it comes with the editor!

GDC and starcraft, gonna be a great start of the year!

conte

lol dfacto, laughed as horse.

ZacD

of course it will have an editor, to what extent is the only question I have. WC3 has one, why wouldn't this?

crazyfingers

I was just hoping the beta ships with the full blown editor. I've been following the Galaxy editor news pretty closely, it's got everything and then some in regards to what warcraft III had. Been saving up a lot of energy to try modding the hell outta this game, got some good ideas . Anyway, i'm blathering, Night PC!

ZacD

I wonder if its going to allow custom stuff.

crazyfingers

Here's a good video to watch for a glimpse at what you can accomplish with the editor.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNPrnY4K_4[/ame]

Judging by the speed at which these were created you can't help but think this thing is going to be very powerful for even casual developers, I'm pretty excited. If it's as easy to use and powerful as kismet, it should be fun to toy with!

ZacD

Damn, I'm impressed, beyond what I imagine. I really hope it allows for custom textures/models.

AnimeAngel

OMG !!! I can't wait for the editor! Prepared to not sleep for weeks or months on end.

bounchfx

i HEARD about this video but I'm surprised i missed it for so long. SO awesome.

ZacD

Custom assets!!!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc3TKRxkhXk[/ame]


I am so happy, this game will have a huge mod/map creation community.

D4V1DC

So now it makes sense to me for them to distribute 3 Discs, okay now when do I get it already I just want a demo with one level at least that can last 10 minutes .

Can't wait to see the mod community work with this, I am glad to see Ghost included that just makes Star Craft II more awesome, Great Job who ever decided to do that.

Been 11 years since I bought a game for myself so this is the most anticipated game for me.

Edit:
Well then they should since they probably did work for it or was ghost just a fake fan boy front?:shifty:

Wahlgren

$!nz wrote: »

So now it makes sense to me for them to distribute 3 Discs, okay now when do I get it already I just want a demo with one level at least that can last 10 minutes .

Can't wait to see the mod community work with this, I am glad to see Ghost included that just makes Star Craft II more awesome, Great Job who ever decided to do that.

Been 11 years since I bought a game for myself so this is the most anticipated game for me.

$!nz, it's not ghost. It's a mod / map / level in starcraft 2. Magic!

crazyfingers

FAQ is out, hard to believe this is almost here!

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23214531243&sid=5010

DrunkShaman

lol@ "cant believe people are dying to play this beta version, even if it would last 10 mins

achillesian

you require additional pylons

slipsius

ok, that map editor.... i need a change of pants...

seriously, playing hero sieges in 3rd person, or the possibilities that can happen with tower defences.... i dont even care about new types. i just want those two upgraded! *drool*

SideEffect

Were any of you lucky enough to get into the first wave of the beta?

bounchfx

aw.. I didn't get in yet. unless they're still sending out stuff for the first wave. shouldn't being an ActivisionBlizzard employee get SOME benefits? wheres my key

/dyin' here!
/impatient

Wahlgren

ants in mah paaaaaants!!!!

SideEffect

haha yeah I'm hoping they're just sending out batches of keys slowly so their download servers don't blow up but I'm a bit pessimistic.

Wahlgren

If you want to see some other guy play it (Live). http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177988

Cojax

bounchfx wrote: »

aw.. I didn't get in yet. unless they're still sending out stuff for the first wave. shouldn't being an ActivisionBlizzard employee get SOME benefits? wheres my key

/dyin' here!
/impatient

Haha I was hoping for the same thing. Keeping a close on both the work email and personal haha.

Pseudo

Emails are still going out according to the SC2 forums. I haven't seen anything yet for the opt-in, and it looks like the blizzcon accounts haven't gone out yet either.

Cojax

Wewt got my Beta key while I'm crunching here at work. I jumped up in the middle of all the cubes cheered lol.

bounchfx

Cojax wrote: »

Wewt got my Beta key while I'm crunching here at work. I jumped up in the middle of all the cubes cheered lol.

I hate you

crazyfingers

haha, grats dude, let us know if it comes with the editor!

Edit: NM, doesn't come with the editor, thank god. Got art to do in the meantime

SideEffect

Cojax wrote: »

Wewt got my Beta key while I'm crunching here at work. I jumped up in the middle of all the cubes cheered lol.

hate hate hate!