This software patches the expansion pack of Starcraft Broodwar. It improves game performance and eliminates bugs to provide a better gaming experience.
As a software review of Starcraft for Mac OS X, it is important to note that the game should be installed on a hard drive that is formatted as Mac OS Extended. This is easily checked by selecting your hard drive in the Finder and choosing "Show Info" from the File menu.
To ensure the best color quality for your gameplay, it is recommended to run Mac OS X's Display Calibrator Assistant. This can be found by selecting Displays in System Prefs and then clicking on the Color tab. Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate your display.
It's worth noting that networking over IPX, Appletalk, Serial, and Direct Modem-Modem is not available in Starcraft for Mac OS X. However, UDP Networking has been added, allowing for local TCP/IP-based local network gameplay by selecting "Local Area Network (UDP/IP)" in the Multiplayer options screen. An upcoming release of the Classic Mac and Windows versions will also support this feature, allowing LAN play between these three versions.
If your computer goes to sleep while in the battle.net chat screen, you may get disconnected from Battle.net. If this occurs, simply disconnect and then reconnect to Battle.net.
Another important consideration is that if you turn off the music in the game, you may notice occasional pauses while the CD-ROM drive spins up. Therefore, it's recommended to leave the music turned on to avoid this.
Finally, it's important not to lock any of the files in the Starcraft folder as this will prevent you from being able to connect to Battle.net. Additionally, the Starcraft Broodwar Updater patches the Starcraft Broodwar expansion pack.
To ensure the best color quality for your gameplay, it is recommended to run Mac OS X's Display Calibrator Assistant. This can be found by selecting Displays in System Prefs and then clicking on the Color tab. Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate your display.
It's worth noting that networking over IPX, Appletalk, Serial, and Direct Modem-Modem is not available in Starcraft for Mac OS X. However, UDP Networking has been added, allowing for local TCP/IP-based local network gameplay by selecting "Local Area Network (UDP/IP)" in the Multiplayer options screen. An upcoming release of the Classic Mac and Windows versions will also support this feature, allowing LAN play between these three versions.
If your computer goes to sleep while in the battle.net chat screen, you may get disconnected from Battle.net. If this occurs, simply disconnect and then reconnect to Battle.net.
Another important consideration is that if you turn off the music in the game, you may notice occasional pauses while the CD-ROM drive spins up. Therefore, it's recommended to leave the music turned on to avoid this.
Finally, it's important not to lock any of the files in the Starcraft folder as this will prevent you from being able to connect to Battle.net. Additionally, the Starcraft Broodwar Updater patches the Starcraft Broodwar expansion pack.
What's New
Version 1.16.1: N/A