StarCraft II Challenge Missions Preview

Written by Asfastasican  | Friday, 23 July 2010 16:07

News - StarCraft II

Nethaera has provided a preview of the single-player challenge missions that will packaged with StarCraft II. This maps are stand-alone maps that are designed to challenge players and help hone their reflexes and skills so they can be ready to compete with others online.

Challenge missions range from teaching simple unit counter decisions to more advanced techniques like controlling entire armies with hotkeys. Players who master these challenges will have learned key skills important to success in online multiplayer matches. Challenge missions were designed as a way to learn these invaluable multiplayer tactics.

Tactical Command is the challenge mission where the player is expected to defend a handful of his supply depots. This mission will expect the player to choose the right units to counter incoming threats and also distribute units across several fronts accordingly.

Experienced StarCraft players know the strengths and weaknesses of their units, as well as those of their enemy. It's a matter of always using the right tool for the job. Tactical Command is a unit counter mission that asks players to choose the right terran units to defend their Supply Depots, destroying the units they counter.  The challenge lies in assessing the enemy threat and distributing your limited forces to the appropriate battle locations across the map.

The Harbringer of Death Mission, players are expected to fight off an onslaught of incoming enemy units while only using the hotkeys on their keyboard.

In StarCraft II, you can mouse click through the interface to relay orders to their units, but hotkeys are more efficient. On the Harbinger of Death mission, players are thrown into the thick of a protoss battlefront.  Challengers must push their micromanagement skills to their limits, using hotkeys alone to kill as many enemy units as possible.  After setting up control groups, players have a limited amount of time to warp in additional forces, manage simultaneous engagements, and lead their army to victory.