StarCraft Brood War Patch v1.16.1 (Windows)
Newseeker total posts: 16 since: Mar 2006. Aug 8, 06 at 11:50pm (PST) ^ re: Starcraft's Original Rating: I never knew that it was originally rated M. Of course, we got the battle chest. Along with the patch, the company has released the original StarCraft, as well as its Brood War expansion completely free. The new 1.18 patch improves compatibility for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, makes the game playable on Mac Beta 10.11 and up.
This is a new minor patch for Starcraft Brood War that will allow you to play the game without the need of the game CD.
Newseeker total posts: 16 since: Mar 2006. Aug 8, 06 at 11:50pm (PST) ^ re: Starcraft's Original Rating: I never knew that it was originally rated M. Of course, we got the battle chest. Along with the patch, the company has released the original StarCraft, as well as its Brood War expansion completely free. The new 1.18 patch improves compatibility for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, makes the game playable on Mac Beta 10.11 and up.
This is a new minor patch for Starcraft Brood War that will allow you to play the game without the need of the game CD.
What's fixed in Patch 1.16
Feature Changes
In-game chat is now saved in replays. Note: whispers are not saved.
Hitting the Escape key while in the chat room will clear your typed text.
'/reply' (or just '/r') will send a whisper to person who most recently whispered you.
Bug Fixes
Starcraft Original Pc
Fixed localization issues with 'from' and 'to' in whispers.
Starcraft now only uses as much CPU as it needs to run smoothly.
Exploits
Fixed an exploit which allowed Zerg players to gain minerals through mutations.
Fixed an exploit which allowed Zerg players to recycle an upgrading building. 3d animation freeware.
Fixed an exploit which allowed Zerg players to extend their creep with a drone.
Fixed an exploit which allowed Zerg players to move Drones over impassable terrain.
Fixed an exploit which allowed Terran players to drop a nuke anywhere on the map.
Fixed an exploit which allowed players to pause the game while in the pre-game lobby.
You need Patch 1.15.2 or higher installed
You can get the patch from Blizzard here: Starcarft 1.16.1 download
StarCraft and StarCraft: BroodWar no longer require the CD while playing the game. To play without the CD, please follow the following instructions:
Windows Users:
Make sure you have 'Hide extensions for known types' unchecked. To do this please use the following steps:
- Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer
- Click on Tools -> Folder options (Windows Vista users may have to press the Alt key to see the tools option at the top of the window)
- Click on the View Tab In the list, look for the 'Hide extensions for known file types' option, and make sure that it is unchecked.
- Click OK to save the changes.
- Now you will need to copy some files from the Game CDs
If you own only StarCraft, copy 'INSTALL.EXE' from the StarCraft CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to 'StarCraft.mpq'.
If you own StarCraft: Brood War, copy 'INSTALL.EXE' from the StarCraft: Brood War CD to your StarCraft folder and rename it to 'BroodWar.mpq'.
If you wish to play the StarCraft original missions then please copy and rename the install file from the original StarCraft CD as well, as listed directly above.
Starcraft Patch 1.18 Download
Mac users:
- If you own only StarCraft, copy 'StarCraft Archive' from the StarCraft CD to your StarCraft/StarCraft Files/ folder.
- If you own StarCraft: Brood War, copy 'Brood War Archive' from the StarCraft: Brood War CD to your StarCraft/StarCraft Files/ folder. If you wish to play the StarCraft original missions then please copy the Starcraft Archive file from the original StarCraft CD as well, as listed directly above.
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