Update on the map hack
I tested this today and as far as I can tell it's buggy. *whew* If anyone has gotten this to work without any problems plz let me know.

Blizzard Addresses the Building Bug
They've got a patch and are testing it out now so we should see it soon. They also say they'll be resetting the ladder system every 3 months. Read the full announcement here.

On the Screen Hack
Yep it's out there :( All I can say is I hope Blizz can address this as quickly as they did the bug. And don't ask me for it cuz I won't send it. Too bad Blizz didn't allow cheat codes for multiplayer as originally planned, I think all of this could have been avoided...anyway if u take your stats seriously, be careful who u play with.

Viser's Ladder Statistics
This is a pretty cool post and not as dry reading usual. It's got info like who made the most kills ever , Highest Score ever achieved , and Longest game ever played. It covers all games from April 3-17. Check it out :) Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Are Manners Important
GagaGames has put up a new poll - "Is Netiquette Important to Multiplayer Gaming?". You can vote here.

Win a Voodoo2
Blue Byte Software announced today a cross promotional Extreme Assault tournament co-sponsored with Kali. The winners of which could go on to win a new Voodoo2 Card. The Deathmatch tournament will take place Friday, May 1st at 7:30 P.M. (CDT) at the Blue Byte server on Kali. More info at the Blue Byte and Kalisites.

AND THE HACKS BEGIN !!
According to Mr. Plow at SC Org. there is a hack out that lets u view the whole map on screen without your opponent knowing it. He says he tested it and it works. Hopefully Blizz will address this soon. Here's the whole announcement:

Unfortunately, today a multiplayer hack for StarCraft was released. I have personally tested it and know that it works. What it does, is allow you to see the entire screen like 'on screen' in war2, but you are the only one who can see the entire screen. In addition, nobody will know you are using it, not even your ally whom you are sharing vision with. Ladder games will probably be much less frequent until a patch is made, hopefully there will be one soon. And please do not email asking for the hack, that will only make things worse and you will not be getting it. Blizzard, the StarCraft community is looking to you for an announcement and a patch. Please fulfill our requests. Mr. Plow

Good Advice for the Newbie
I recieved this in email and thought I'd pass it along. Thanks for the info Seskwetch

Newbies should always use the (/stats name) command in the chat window at startup screen in order to avoid getting stomped Iknew nothing about this my first 6 games and kept falling for the good ole Zerg rush. You can usually know if he is a newbie zerg rusher by the stats eg...12/1/6 is not a good record. lots of disconnects and too few losses. Even the best players have a loss record. In order for a newbie to get at least somewhat of a fair chance......He should start a game, not join. use the /stats name command and ban the players he doesnt wish to face. Seskwetch

Blizzard invading our privacy?
You've probably heard the rumors that Blizz was taking info off your registry if an invalid cd key was entered. Nova Z has looked into this and u can see his findings at Wargasm's site under the "The truth is out there" link.

SC Add-on Missions !!
Aztech New Media is the first of two third party companies licensed to create StarCraft Add-on Missions. It'll be called Insurrection, no news when we can expect it. read the whole announcement here.

Scums
Tech Base has added more maps. Go get em here. S|A has made all their scums available for download in one zip file (8.6mb) or download them individually here.

OGR Poll
OGR has a new poll up. This time the question is "Which is better...SC or TA ?" Go over and get your vote in :)

New Scum Site Opens
If your into scums, need tips or help with StarEdit this site is for you!! Check out The Scum.Net.

The Veteran Campaign not so hidden
Seems it's just some Custom Campaigns. Recieved this in email from Greybow:

Thought ya might wanna know, the Veteran Campaign isn't really hidden. Its installed right on your HD. In Single Player, choose Play Custom, then open the Campaign folder. There are 5 scums to play, be sure to choose Use Map Settings. - Greybow
Spite7 tells me these are the Enslavers maps. Thanks to you both for this info :)

Official Starcraft Strategy Guide
The Offficial Guide from Prima is out. Contains solutions for all the SP missions, some multiplayer strategies, stats, cheats and some tips on Using the Campaign editor.

Activision's New Lineup
Check out NGO's first screen-shots of 3D Asteroids, Heretic 2, Heavy Gear 2, and Interstate 82 here. For more screenshots of Heretic 2 and a preview from PC Gamer click here.

Hidden Campaign on CD?
GameSpot has a reivew up and they say that there's a hidden "veteran" campaign tucked away on the CD. They also have a section where u can review SC yourself. Check it out here :) Yeah, yeah, I know I said I wasn't going to post anymore, but this one had new info :)

Free Web Hosting for Clans
United Star Federation has reopened and Xenocyber, leader of the league, is offering 15mb of space to any clan who wants it. Read more here.

Animated StarCraft Cursors
Get in that SC mood with these animated cursors by Eqo.Z. Download now.

Quake III
id Software has licensed the worldwide distribution rights for Quake III to Activision. "id Software and Activision teamed up to make QUAKE II one of the best selling games on earth -- and gamers can look forward to us taking it a step beyond for Quake III," said id CEO Todd Hollenshead. "The realism of Quake III's new graphics engine will make even the bravest fragger falter."

StarCraft Diagrams
Rusty W sent an email that he's working on a set of printable diagrams like the 3-fold folder that comes with StarCraft. All of the info for each race is on a single page; no flipping it over for building/unit dependencies. So far he's only finished the Terran diagram. This should be nice for everyone playing with spawned versions and it's easy to read too. grab it here. Thanks Rusty

DragonQueen has put up a printable list of the species info and a list of unit and building dependencies.

Cheat Codes
Blizzard finally put up the cheat codes - eh, they're always late... hehehe no new ones here btw but it did clarify how to use "Ophelia". I have updated this on the Cheat Codes page.

More SC Reviews
Agghhhhh will they never stop !?! :p Games Domain and GameStats and OGR have all put up their SC reviews. I think this is the last of the reviews I'll be posting. I'm getting sick of typing the links and ya'll gotta be sick of reading them :)

StarCraft Expansion Pack ?
Found this over at Shafes :

My local Software, Etc. is now giving away a printout of hints for StarCraft when you buy it, and the StarCraft Strategy Guide is avalible there, too. What's more interesting is the advertisement in the back of the strategy guide. It says "StarCraft Expansion Pack, Invading Summer 1998". I bet we're all happy to hear that. :) X-ViRGE

Scums Galore
TechBase has put up new 7 scums. If u want em, grab em here :) Speaking of Scums I saw that S|A has a large supply of multiplayer scums, 36 of them ! Get them all here.

Very Interesting Article
GameCenter has an excellent article up entitled Sex in Games. There's interviews from all over the gaming industry, and tho it's a long article, it's actually a very interesting read. Hell the quotes from Gillian Bonner, creator of Riana Rouge, are worth the read alone. (if your wondering, NO! I don't have that game) hehehe I enjoyed Nikki Douglas's interview also. (I hate ultra feminists) Well off to finish the article now. Take a few mins from SC and give it a read. feel free to send me your comments/flames on it. mail tender fury

Scums and Triggers
Tech Base has added 3 new ones for ya. Chose from Dark Scum, The Terran Gauntlet, and Alpha Mea. Grab them here. Matt has sent S|A a pack of the triggers used by Blizzard in their Bnet scenarios. Download the triggers here (55kb)

SC Review
PC Fan has their SC review up. Long story short..they think it's awesome :)

Terran Spells Up
I finally added the Terran Spells...(Technology)...whatever u call them :) Give em a peek.

How To Install Software: A 12-Step Program
I got a new joke in email that I think is pretty funny. View it here. Thanks Andy :)

Easter Eggs
Since it was Easter yesterday seems ppl went egg hunting :) Wargasm sent me this from the tech forum :

Easter egg for SC - Click on a marine aprox 50-70 times and it says " I love you sarge " like the cutscene!
Reply from someone - no offense dude, but how boring does your life gotta be to figure something like that out? :)

Rofl :) And he wasn't the only bored one...from Sta17 these two :

If you click on a critter enough times, it will die and make a pretty cool explosion (Thanks to Jon and DarkenBane).
Also, go to the first terran mission, Tutorial: Boot Camp, and wait for your mission briefing, but don't hit start. If you wait long enough, you will get a recipe for Chinese lemon chicken (Thanks to Jacques Langlois).

ALL NEW CHEAT CODES!!
I think these may complete the list!! Check out the newly updated Cheat Codes. Thanks Shadow :) and Happy Easter All !!

Major Update to the SC FAQ
Just wanted to remind everyone again that Blizz added an Index for the SC FAQ. Its got a new layout and a lot of new info. Be sure to check out the Campaign Editor FAQ. If u haven't checked the FAQ out lately, its worth another look.

Official Transcript of Starcraft Chat With Bill Roper
Found this over at AreaS. Now keep in mind it's a joke ppl, just a joke....

Well, as I mentioned yesterday, my swank pal Missionyrd got to ask Bill Roper the burning question that was on everyones mind... Area-S has obtained the official transcript of the response BIll Roper gave. Here's how it went down:

[missionyrd] Bill, What did you think of the Area-S practical joke?

[Bill] What do I think of Area-S? Well, I think your going to have to ask Mr. Hat what I think of Area-S

[missionyrd] But, I don't want to ask Mr. Hat, I want to ask you...

[Bil] Well your going to have to ask Mr. Hat!!!

[missionyrd] FINE! Mr. Hat, what did you think of Area-S's April Fools day joke?

[Mr. Hat] Area-S can die! They can die and go to hell! You understand me! They can die and burn in hell!

[missionyrd] Stupid Mr. Hat!!!

New Beta Sign Ups
TheLegend of Darkness: Book II beta sign up begins at 4pm PST today. More beta sign ups here and here

When the Girlz meet the Boys
OGR's Quake hounds challenged all-girl Quake clan, the QGirlZ, to a team deathmatch. By all accounts, it wasn't pretty guys hehehe :) Read both sides account of the match here. Don't feel too bad guys, I hear there's going to be a rematch ;) hehehe

The $100 Question
Ever wonder how to actually get a career in a the gaming industry? Gamecenter asked 4 industry leaders how they did it. You can read the article here.

It's Time to Put Starcraft Away When ...
LOL !! I love these kinda jokes. This ones by Smoke

Statbox v1.2 Released
Rob has released a new version. For more info and to download it go here.

New Scums
Infoceptor put up 2 new scums: Pure Fun and War. Tech Base has also put up 2 new scums - but only one is working right now :\ Multiplayer - Starship Troopers.

SC Review
Adrenaline Vault has put up their review of SC. If u aren't totally sick of these by now go check it out.

Quake Easter Egg Hunt ?
Well why not :) u can't submit eggs anymore (deadline was yesterday-sorry) but u can still play in the Quake Innovations Tournament. yeah yeah, sounds kinda silly, but what else u gonna do Easter day? and hey it's a chance to win $100 :) get all the tourney info here. play starts at 8pm EST Sunday and goes till 3am EST Monday. Check out Quake Innovations site also. looks like a cool one :)

Another Cheat Code
Ok boys and girls, this one will absolutely ruin the game for u. The God Mode cheat has been found. Just type power overwhelming and your invincible. Single Player only of course. :) View all the cheat codes so far here.

Kali Now Supports StarCraft !!
And they've improved Quake2 support. Download Kali Beta 1.44 now! (2.3mb)

Hero Units Page Updated
Don't know if it's tougher but at least it's prettier :p Check it out!

Gamers Extreme Starcraft Strategy Bible
Get the help your need. Great Guide!

Nice Screenshot Shafe's has screenshot up of a fleet of Battlecruisers letting loose with their Yamato Cannons.

New SC cheat code
Typing staying alive in the message area allows u to hang around after you have beaten a level. Thanks Ian A. :)

FAQ Updated
Blizzard has updated the FAQ with a very useful Index. Much easier to navigate and find the info u want now.

Overseas Release Dates
I heard SC is out in Germany and Holland now and should be released in Sweden today or tomorrow. It should hit Japan on the 11th.

Yet another SC review
This ones over at Gamesmania and to make it short he seems to like Dark Reign or TA better :o

Blizzard's announcement concerning CD Keys - finally

SC Cartoon Page Opens
Now here's a different site, SC TOONS. It's StarCraft meets Warcraft... some interesting screenshots here. I believe the Daiblo page that he talks about inspiring him is Tryon's Diablo Cartoon Page If u never saw this toon page check it out, course u might have to have played Diablo to get the jokes :)

Feedback
I put up some more of the emails I received from male gamers who responded to the " Does Sex Sale " article. I love these emails, if u have a sec read them!! You can read my original post here. and the article here.

Free Quake2 MS Gaming Zone
This was in my email and thought I'd pass it on. "Starting today, Microsoft will offer free matchmaking support for Quake II on its Internet Gaming Zone http://www.zone.com/, allowing u to jump onto the Zone to meet and compete against other Quake II players."

Battle.net Ladder Summary
Blizz has added a Battle.net Ladder Summary page. Explains what the ladder system is, probability of winning chart, and some other info. if your planning on playing in the ladder games give it a read. They've also updated the SC FAQ to cover all the game types.

Briefing Room Screens
Planet SC has briefing room shots for all 3 race up : Terran Briefing Room, Protoss Briefing Room, Zerg Briefing Room. They've also put up 16 shots of the first three Terran cutscenes(movies) - head over to see them

Cheat Code Update
The cheat code heal me does NOT work. It has been removed from the list.

It should be in stores in 7-10 days...and only a year late!! Hmmm guess hell finally froze over. Lets hope u don't have to wait for MAC SC that long.

All the Multiplayer SC maps here!!
Laszlo has put them all up on one page! Go print em!

New SC Cheat Code
Type Heal me in the message area and the next unit you click on will explode.

European release dates
StarCraft has arrived in France. Should be in New Zealand today, and is said to be in the UK and Australia on April 9th. if anyone has any other dates please let me know.

CD Key Warnings
A few ppl have had problems with their CD Keys. wether their being hacked, stolen, or someone is using a key generator i don't know. but it seems time to point out a few shall we say safety tips. If someone else is using your cd-key, you won't be able to log onto B.net at the same time so

• do not give this code to anyone and i would strongly suggest keeping your receipt safe, u might need it to show blizz later :\
• do not buy an opened box of SC !! their have been reports of pirate copies and this seems an easy way to get cd keys to me.
• if u BOUGHT SC and have any problems with your cd key contact Blizz and they will give u a new key, and deactivate the old one.
• there have been rumors of a hacked SC Key Generator. you'll get no further info on that one from me, lets just say the truth is out there..
• Nuff preaching, back to the game :)

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