SC2Mapster

Current Status:

Mission 24 "Edge of Annihilation" has officially been released, and with it, the entire campaign. I hope you enjoy!

Introduction:

This is my first serious map project for StarCraft II. I've always enjoyed the campaign aspect of StarCraft and have played through both the Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm campaigns several times, along with a multitude of different campaigns made by the public. I therefore decided it was time to create my own.

"Annihilation" is a 24 mission campaign with three different story perspectives that will intertwine into one final conclusion. Featuring high-quality terrain, lots of different characters as well as a wide variety of mission scenarios, this campaign, featuring 4 difficulty levels, will hopefully create an enjoyable experience for players of every skill level.

Link to the official Map Feedback thread can be found here.

Features:

• Three seperate storylines intersecting and coming together into one final conclusion.
• Play as both Terran, Zerg and Protoss.
• Heavy focus on quality terrain and environments.
• Custom soundtracks and several interesting Hero units.
• 24 missions pitting you up against many different challenges and mission scenarios.
• A total of 14 boss battles pitting you up against a variety of different tacticts and strategies.

Story:

It all starts with Investigator Maxwell Reeves of the Spec-Ops: Infiltration Program, who sets surface on the planet Callithus IV to assist the Terran settlers with what initially appears to be a minor Zerg problem. However, they soon realize that events has been set in motion that will potentially change the fate of the universe, and it will be up to the different clans to work together against stopping this threat.

Missions:

• Annihilation 01: Mindless Creatures - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 02: An Unfriendly Ally - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 03: The Idu'ran - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 04: Fallen Brethren - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 05: Departure - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 06: The Daggerfang - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 07: Homecoming - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 08: The Wandering Shadow - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 09: Bio-Weapons - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 10: Newfound Enemies - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 11: Ussorus - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 12: Reawakening - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 13: Facility 14A - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 14: The First Step - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 15: Entrance Into Risk - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 16: The Breach - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 17: Last Stand - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 18: A Major Downfall - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 19: Planetary Incursion - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 20: Sentient Reality - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 21: Mysterious Revelations - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 22: The United Forces - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 23: Frontal Push - Completed (RELEASE)
• Annihilation 24: Edge of Annihilation - Completed (RELEASE)

Difficulty Levels:

This campaign contains 4 difficulty levels, ranging from Casual, Normal, Hard and Brutal. Your success in completing the individual missions on these difficulties greatly depends on your level of skill.

• Casual: A difficulty requiring little to no multitasking and micro skills, featuring less enemies and focus on story.

• Normal: A difficulty requiring minor multitasking and micro skills, featuring fewer enemies and focus on story and minor challenges.

• Hard: A difficulty requiring good multitasking and micro skills, featuring a high number enemies and focus on challenges and entertainment.

• Brutal: A difficulty requiring great multitasking and micro skills, featuring tremendously more enemies and heavy focus on challenge.

Troubleshooting:

You may have trouble opening these maps if you open them directly from the map itself. If you do have this issue and the map opens up as just an empty map, then I suggest you open it in the following way:

• Open up the StarCraft II Editor.
• Once finished, go to "Open".
• Find the map in your catalog, and select it. Using this method to open any maps from the campaign should fix any issues you have with opening them.

Music

You may notice some of the music in the campaign are not from StarCraft, in fact, I focused heavily on the use of soundtracks to bring the campaign to life. If you wish to see a full list of all the tracks confirmed to be used, click here.

Credits:

• Special thanks to the respected composers of the various different music soundtracks used in this campaign.
• Special thanks to Thrikodias for the awesome custom models and units used in this campaign.
• Special thanks to VastanX for creating the unique models for various Hero units used in this campaign.
• Special thanks to all those who play and provide useful feedback to help improve these maps.
• Special thanks to users JayborinoPlays, deltronLive, Redlerred7 xMasterKD and Palnai for playing and providing entertainment and feedback for this campaign.

Patch Notes:

Current changes are planned for the campaign:

• A24: Fixed an issue causing the Annihilator to get the wrong shield values with each wave on certain difficulties.
• A24: Fixed an issue causing the Spec-Ops: Assault Division to become invulnerable and remain on the map if they were called down more than once.
• A24: Reduced the amount of screen shaking during the final escape section.
• A24: Increased the size of the Annihilator's "Total Annihilation" ability marker prior to casting.
• A24: Fixed an issue causing the Annihilator's retreat trigger to bug out.
• A24: Every enemy Planetary Fortress destroyed now increases the damage that the Annihilator takes by 20%.
• A24: Reduced the Annihilator's armor value from 5 to 3.

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