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GameSpot's Guide to Starcraft

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You begin with a full 10,000 minerals and 500 Vespene Gas, not to mention a huge base with four Hatcheries. Your small starting garrison includes Ultralisks, and may include an Infested Terran if you accomplished the optional objective in the previous mission. You'll need to use these forces within moments to stop an enemy Ultralisk, which will rampage toward your supply line. You will also be attacked by Terran infantry from the north, but none of these early attacks should pose much trouble.

You will have no problems defending your position with these numbers.

Concentrate on swiftly building up your base. Turn one of your Hatcheries into a Lair, and use all your starting Drones to build the Hydralisk Den and the Evolution Chamber, and clusters of Sunken Colonies along the north and west edges of your territory. Keep building Drones by ordering all your Larvae to morph into more, and soon enough, you will have an enormous, productive, and heavily fortified base. Hydralisks are ideal for helping defend it early in the battle. Once you are satisfied that your base is secure, and you've built up every structure in the technology tree, organize a large force of Hydralisks, along with Overlords and Drones, and claim the northern expansion. Link it with your original base by using a Nydus Canal; that way, in a pinch, you can order your main garrison to defend your new location.

A combined ground and air force proves far more than the Terran presence in the sector can handle.

Now march an even greater force, backed by Guardians, Mutalisks, and Queens to the west from your expansion to claim a second resource node from your enemies. The primary threat comes from enemy Sunken Colonies and infantry, which your flying forces should be able to overpower. When the enemy presence has been cleared from that particular region, build another base, and network it with a Nydus Canal.

The large-scale battle will be bloody and difficult, but your superior numbers will prove victorious.

Organize a huge army at your main base; you will be able to afford it, and with at least six Hatcheries, you will be able to produce units fast. A dozen fully upgraded Ultralisks should lead the ensuing attack, and dozens of Hydralisks and upgraded Zerglings should fall in behind. Support these units with an air force of Guardians and plenty of Mutalisks. Also make sure to have several Overlords trail your army to detect any Wraiths. Defilers and Queens, while not necessary, can help make the fighting easier. Charge your army west, down the ramp, and let the carnage begin. Work your way northwest, remembering to build reinforcements as units fall.

Having fought your way north, continue west to the enemy Zerg base in the opposite corner of the map from your starting position. As you fight on Zerg territory, try placing a Nydus Canal exit from your main base on the enemy creep. That way, you can send reinforcements straight into battle. Your last target, a concentrated Terran presence, lies south of the Zerg base. Its Valkyries and Battlecruisers should prove no match for Hydralisks, and Ultralisks screen them from damage. Once every last enemy structure on the map is no more, your hard-fought battle is over, and your mission is accomplished.

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