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SC2BW and the SC1 Campaign

Posted by Sixen Apr 13, 2011 at 07:45 UTC

For those of you looking to go to this years BlizzCon, the ticket sales dates have just been announced. They will go on sale in two different batches, one on May 21st at 10AM PST and the other on May 25th at 7PM PST. In addition, you can purchase the Virtual Ticket for $39.99, though the sale date for that has not yet been revealed.

One thing to mention is that Patch 1.3.2 has gone live, with some minor bug fixes, and the introduction of the Grandmaster League, which has also just gone live... So for those of you following the pro scene, you can now view the top 200 players on all realms.

SC1 Campaign by Jones313 and Ultraling

How many people thought playing SC1 on the SC2 engine would be simply epic? I know I did. Thankfully, these two have made it possible! Thus far, the twosome have created the classic Terran and Zerg campaigns, though i'm sure the rest will be out soon enough. Now before I get into the awesomeness that this campaign is, I should mention that this would not be possible without Maverck's SC2BW Mod, which ported all the SC1 units into the SC2 engine.

Now... This campaign series has basically taken the original SC1 campaigns (so far just the Terran and Zerg) and given them a little spin. Anyone remember the old briefing room? That's back in here, along with the NPC animations and transmissions, so you're getting the full campaign from this. Husky, who has become a household name for any SC2 gamer, has chosen to cast himself playing through these missions. Below is the first video of the series, you can watch more in this thread.

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Dr Hu's Henchman Adventures

Posted by Sixen Apr 12, 2011 at 06:30 UTC

Henchman Adventures by DrHu

This is a TPS map that was based off of Metal Gear and GTA. Essentially, you are given one Hecnhman and your goal is to take control of the districts throughout the map, all while finding parts to build a giant robot (or death ray). The cool thing about this map is that you can choose your story. While doing the missions, you'll have a chance to control ships and/or fleets... So you can either hijack an enemies ship, or you can take the high road and steal an unoccupied one. The game also sports a 6-player multiplayer where you can make alliances with other players, or work alone. That in mind, the less players you align yourself with, the higher score you'll receive when it comes to ranking after the game ends. The higher your ranking, the better ships and weapons you can potentially receive, so choose your allies carefully.

Now, this all sounds great, but how well was the game implemented? I have to admit, I really love this gameplay system... It kinda reminds me of a combination of Metroid and Zelda, check out the video below to see what i'm talking about.

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Mafia

Posted by Sixen Apr 11, 2011 at 07:42 UTC

Mafia by DarkRevenantX

Mafia is basically a faithful rendition of the party game of the same name. At a basic level, Mafia is like Survivor With Guns. At night, the mafia elect to kill someone. At day, the town votes to lynch somebody. The mafia win when the town is dead and the town wins when the mafia are gone. The map sports the following features...

  • Many combinations of options and role setups
  • Lots of custom UI, including a full-feature setup screen
  • Customized chat system
  • Dynamic tutorial system (optional)
  • Carefully-made game mechanics that flow smoothly and react dynamically
  • Lots of polish, including a natural day-night lighting scheme and several execution methods
  • A lot of other crap that you could find out by playing the map
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GravBall

Posted by Sixen Apr 10, 2011 at 10:42 UTC

GravBall by Bounty

The object of this map is simple: pick up the ball with your gravity gun and hold it to score points. To knock the ball out of other players possession, you can toss a grenade at them! Every so often, the ball will get "hot", similar to hot potato, where you need to toss it away, adding some unique gameplay to it. Kinda seems like keep-away to me, but it has that addictive replayability touch to it... Check out the gameplay video below.

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DS Zone Control

Posted by Sixen Apr 09, 2011 at 04:06 UTC

Blizzard has released a new short story about a Colossus this time around, as well a brand new poll regarding your favorite male character in the SC. Also worth mentioning, for any of you who were having troubles logging into the Official Battle.net forums, it was likely because you gained the Custom Map achievements. That issue has been resolved.

DS Zone Control by DrakenStark

I'm sure we all remember the old Zone Control maps from SC1... Though, that just used purely Wraiths from what I remember, haha. The port to SC2 has some new units and some cool new things like shared upgrades between team members. Check out some gameplay below. Now, keep in mind, these videos obviously aren't how-to's, they're simply used to show off the map basics. If you're looking for help, use the Help Menu in-game he has setup for that specific reason! If you want to play the map search for "DS Control"

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