Gamegurus.net down? - Squaredot @ 11:48 AM
I think Gamegurus and all of its hosted sites are down at the moment, i haven't been able to connect to any of them so far today. If anyone has any specific information as to the reason for the down time, don't hesitate to email me. Let's hope they get the problem fixed as soon as possible.

PGL 2on2 Terminated - Squaredot @ 11:45 AM
Well, it looks as if the 2on2 competiton that the PGL was going to have is off now. Thats a REAL shame, i was looking forward to the season, even though i wasn't going to play. There is always next season i suppose :(. Everyone that has signed up for the 2on2 competition is now signed up as singles. They did away with 2on2 and replaced it with 1on1 competition. Here is a statement:

The league is sorry to announce that due to technical issues that the PGL could not resolve in time for the current (Spring '99) season, the planned offering of StarCraft 2-on-2 (Strategy Teamplay) has been postponed, and will be replaced with StarCraft 1-on-1 competition. We sincerely regret the inconvenience and/or confusion this may cause some players, and we do hope to feature Strategy Teamplay in the next (Fall '99) season. All players who have registered to compete as part of a StarCraft 2-on-2 team are now considered registered as individual competitors in the StarCraft 1-on-1 format.

Attention Cheaters: Can't connect to battle.net? - DarkShade @ 5:19 PM
A post made by Mick of Blizzard concerning b.net connection and cheaters:

This is for all of you who have always been able to connect to battle.net, but now mysteriously cannot. Or, if when you do connect, there are only a few people online. I only have one this to say...stop using the map hack you cheater! Some versions of the new 1.04 map hack tweak your server list and will force you to connect to a private, non-Blizzard server. So, now because of your lack of sportsmanship; your username, password, and cd-key has been compromised. Have a nice day.

Mick
Blizzard Entertainment

SpaceDominator Gets Out of BW - SpaceDominator @ 5:02 PM
I got BW, Sunday. It was a huge surprise. I have been playin, that and writing strategies. So, expect those up. Also NEXT MONDAY AND NEXT TUESDAY are beat the staff days, so be ready for em!LATER.
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Duran Page! - DarkShade @ 11:10 PM
Blizzard made another profile page! This time it's Samir Duran, check it out here!

Blizzard Christmas card! - koreldar @ 8:46 PM
So my mom is sorting through our daily snail mail and she finds a letter in the bunch, that was addressed to me. I pick it up and and look at the return address and waddya know? It's from Cendant Corporation. So I rip it open hoping that maybe I won something. Oh well, it wasnt a free-bee but it was something definately cool. A christmas card with the picture of that Santa-Kerrigan giving a girl a Zerg larva drawn by Samwise on the cover and on the inside it said "You should see what we gave the naughty kids...". And the best part was that it was actually signed by Tony Gervase and Susan Wooley! I dunno, mebbe I'm just a little excited about that tidbit but I thought 'twas pimp!

Future SCMs of the week? - Squaredot @ 6:27 PM
Shlonglor just posted on the bnet forums that Blizzard will most likely switch between .scms and .scxs every other week. Thats a nice idea, people that have Brood War can still use scms. Check it out here.

Correct 1.04 changes txt - Squaredot @ 6:24 PM
Blizzard has the correct text now of all the changes that have taken place in the 1.04 patch. The post that Blizzard made on the bnet forums was missing a few changes. here they are.

StarCraft #1 again - Aiel @ 5:17 PM
Gamespot has voted StarCraft the #1 strategy game of the year. Like we didn't know that =) No, I am just kidding. It says it is a must get, but really people, if you don't have this game you are just crazy or damn lazy. I would have to go for the latter =). Here is the article if you want to check it out.

ISL - New SC League! - DarkShade @ 4:39 PM
A new League is born! The International Starcraft League is brouight to you by GameGurus. For more information and sign up go to http://isl.gamegurus.net ...I think I might join! Who wants to be on my team? :)

Starshack Strategy - Squaredot @ 11:56 AM
Chaplan has added another section to his 2on2 Bible. This one deals with a Zerg/Protoss team. Its a good article, check it out here.

Another sc.org departure !! - Mr. Insano @ 11:42 AM
Mercutio! has also left SC.org. Here is what he said.

I have barely done anything here in the past few months, mostly because the lust to play StarCraft has all but died in me. It's no fun at all to help maintain a webpage about a game you don't even play anymore, so I'm heading on out.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President, I must put the interest of America first. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.

To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great hout inflation at home.

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office.

As I recall the high hopes for America with which we began this second term, I feel a great sadness that I will not be here in this office working on your behalf to achieve those hopes in the next 2 1/2 years. But in turning over direction of the Government to Vice President Ford, I know, as I told the Nation when I nominated him for that office 10 months ago, that the leadership of America will be in good hands.

In passing this office to the Vice President, I also do so with the profound sense of the weight of responsibility that will fall on his shoulders tomorrow and, therefore, of the understanding, the patience, the cooperation he will need from all Americans.

Hehe, leave it to him to copy the president......

Damn Funny - Aiel @ 02:09 AM
Well the title pretty much explains it all. Due to the lack of news and that I am on vacation and have a lot of time on my hands, well at least till Wednesday, I have found some pretty good sites out there. One of the funniest is www.suicide.com. It has some pretty good sound files. I recommend the mad cow one, almost fell on my ass I was laughing so hard. I hope this holds you over till the morning.

P.S. If you have any good news just send it over to me or one of the other guys and we will be sure to put it up.

Brood War Stuff - DarkShade @ 12:59 AM
I'm back! I haven't made any updates lately, well here's one now! Anyways, I have been real busy with our Brood War page! This answers why I'm not doing any posts! Expect to see the BW page very soon! Maybe even before christmas? Nah, unless we have get the rest of the staff to work! :) Anyways, we have a cool layout especially for our bw page, and maybe we could get a subdomain, broodwar.scmillennium.com ...Some of you may have seen the preview of the page, well I took it down, cause there was a problem when trying to view in IE4. If you want to see it now, well too late, just wait till it opens! :P

About Agelmar's post, the computer is INSANE, They make things faster, they dont' have to struggle with micromanagement, they don't have to scroll or click the mouse. They don't have to worry anything cause they're not like us! We have to click our mouses and move them fast, the computer doesn't have to do that. They know where we are cause they suppose to know! They don't have to scout or anything!... We have to struggle with these extra little things and the computer doesn't, that's why it's so INSANE. However, that's the way it has to be, Blizzard can't program the computer to play like a human! YES, It's INSANE, but we have to face it......

GX-Starcraft page - Squaredot @ 10:29 PM
I have read somewhere that GX-Starcraft has gotten a new layout, i dunno, sure looks like the old one to me. At any rate, they have many new features! Daily Tips, Weekly Strats, etc. This week's strat comes from Maynard and deals with going hard marines. Worth the read, check it out here.

Stores **** me off!!! - Overlord @ 7:37 PM
Stores here where I live (canada) **** me off!!!! I got a cpu store to reserve me a copy of bw but of course they didn't!!! And they being as stupid as they are only order like 50 copies of BW when there are about 5000 or more peepz in my city that want it! So of course I have to wait another week and a half atleast to get it!!! Bastards!

Please take a minute... - Agelmar @ 5:03 PM
Please take a minute and go here. It is a post that I made about the imbalance of the strength of the computer in BW on the Battle Net BW forums. If we get a lot of replies to the post on the Blizz Forums, we might actually get something done about in v1.05. Thank you all.

Computer in BW - Agelmar @ 4:56 PM
The computer in BW is pratically stuck on Insane. I have played 6 3v1 computer games, and have lost five of them! Now make no mistake, I am a good player, with a SC win percentage of 82%, and the people I played with were just as good, but that computer... man! I tried attacking the computer once (it was protoss) with 20 Dark Templars with upgraded weapons and 2 observers, and all of my troops died! The computer was pretty far up the tech ladder, too. A minute later (literally) I had 5 Carriers up my but and Corsair Disruption Webs all around my base! And when we tried against a Zerg computer on the map (6)Cauldron.scx (which for those of you who don't have BW is a fresh BW map, Desert Tileset and a ton of expansions - 256x256) The computer had 12 expansions! We eventually died to control groups of Devourers and Lurkers, with a few Guardians on the side... Here is my opinion and that of 79% of the people in Brood War USA-3, "The computer is way too hard in BW. I hope Blizz knocks it down quite a bit in 1.05"

More on why Terrans are BAD - Agelmar @ 2:19 PM
I just lost my second straight game in a row playing terran. For the record, I have played 12 BW games, and the only ones I lost were my first two, when I was protoss and zerg. I was obsessed with building only Corsairs and Dark Templars for Protoss, and only Lurkers and Devourers for the Zerg. That's why I lost. But when I played Terran i got smarter. I played with a regular SC strategy and built only Medics as my BW unit of choice. I tried attacking with a group of Marines and a group of Meidcs. It failed utterly. I was up against Dark Templars one time, what a mess... then I was up against a group of Hydras/Lurkers... another failure. Hence i make my conclusion: The terrans have no good new units, and are made porrer by that. The valkyre just plain sucks: its air damage is only 5 per missile (there are 2), while a wraith, which is pretty much the same cost, does 20 some air damage. Go figure. The Medics really dont do that much for an attack, so all they can be used for is to suppliment defense, which works OK. Due to the lack of good units, the Terrans are now the weakest race. You can send in a control group of Battlecruisers, and they'll get "devoured" by devourers, or some Corsairs will come along with their Disruption web, keep the BC's from firing at air targets, and kill em one by one with ther little 5 damage blast (which fires extremely rapidly: another plus for the protoss: the Corsair's cooldown is practically nonexistant.) Due to the lack of new good units, the Terrans now are the least powerful, and worst, race in BW. Balance it Blizz.

Starcraft Times - SpaceDominator @ 12:41 PM
I just read the latest issue of the Starcraft Times, and I was impressed with the quality of the work there. You might want to take a look at this impressive newsletter.. It updates you every week about Starcraft. Take a look at the newsletter here
Also, if you want to subscribe, send email to this address.G-Apsect's Email
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

7 Pages of Ladder Resets - SpaceDominator @ 12:39 PM
On the 7th Day of Christmas, Blizzard said to me: 7 Pages of Ladder Resets. Well, Blizzard's doing their job... they have reset 7 pages of people. The most notible Reset is X'DS~Insane:(
Now, like one of my friends says, "Give em the thumbs down." Yeah, I think Ladder players need to understand that cheating never pays. To the ones that don't cheat.. keep up the friendly play. That's my opinion for Today...
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

SD's Opinions - SpaceDominator @ 01:26 AM
Before I begin, this speech is not to harm Agelmar in any way, this speech is just been created to help state my opinion. I do not have BW Yet, but I know what the hell i'm talkin about. Once I get BW, I'm gonna remain loyal to the Terrans..(Not 100% of the time however) A race that can win..(but agelmar... disagrees..) Read on:
Fellow Terrans, from this day on, we need to proove our right, and honor, for being alive. If you read Agelmar's review of the Terran Race, he was stating that they were a race of dispcible tactics and lack for a solid detector. Do I agree with this? Never. The Terrans can survive on their own, and can keep up with the other two races as quick as we can spell M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I.(Now was, that with 2 P's or Q's?). The Terrans are a race that was meant on defense to help them survive up the tech-tree to become one of the more powerful races up to the top. The medics and the Valyrite's help allow this to become a reality quicker. Medics are supposed to be used for healing Terran Infantry units to make their lives longer. Well, guess what? I feel that Terran players should begin to use Medics and Marines for more DEFENSIVE purposes and leave other units that the Terrans have to do the attacking. The cloaking ability of Wraiths and Ghosts can help make the game more interesting and exciting. Dark Templars? Bah. They do 40 damage; they can kill a Marine in 1 swipe. Well, try this.. Put them into a Bunker.. Build a Missle Turret nearby the Bunker. Actually build 3. 4. Get the Academy and get Comsat Station it will allow you to do things like this. I have nothing wrong with Agelmar's opinions and such, but this time the corkscrew came loose. I get BW, I'll find tactics that work.. Or maybe Blizzard will update their Compendium?? Wink. To conclude, Terran Players Remain Loyal to us! You can survive, and you'll be more successful than you can ever imagine.
Well.. What a way to come back to updating: write a long speech. I also will be posting a remake of Agelmar's speech, with my opinions along the way. Well, I thought I'd just write this cause I red Agelmar's article and It got me thinking. When I'm thinkin.. life is over.. Monday, I will start updating everything at full speed, cause I got all the time in the world. This weekend is busy, and well.. it's 12:30 now.. so.. That's all she wrote.
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

New Link!!! - Overlord @ 10:36 PM
I just added a link to my friends sc/bw page in our links section, so go check out his page here!!!

SCM of the week!!!-->below - Overlord @ 9:01 PM
Check it out it looks pretty good! If you click on the thumbnail you can see a close-up view!

BW IS OUT!!!!!!!! - Agelmar @ 6:49 PM
YEAH! BW IS OUT! It's about time! I've checked around, it seems the best place to get BW is Electronics Botique. They are selling BW for $29.95 and have plenty to go around. Best Buy does not have BW YET!!! It's a shame, seeing as how I have a $2 off anything in the store coupon.. but oh well. BW IS OUT! Im headin out tonight to get it. Our BW section will be up and running by christmas! For a preview, and this is only a preview, go to http://www.scmillennium.com/Broodwar/temp.shtml. We hope to have broodwar.scmillennium.com working by christmas! Hope you like it, and happy playing! And here's a thought for you... what will you play with first? Dark Templars or Lurkers? Happy BWing and Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays!

BW box scans - Squaredot @ 5:49 PM
Infoceptor and GameGurus both have box scans up on their page. Actually the links are the same i believe cause the same person from Infoceptor has posted it on GamGurus :Þ. You can check them out at the above links. I'm waiting till my box comes tonight to check it out :).

Another One Bites The Dust!!! - Overlord @ 5:45 PM
I just got a e-mail from Alex at Scii. He said that Scii has officially closed its doors for good because the webmaster left. Well good luck to you Alex and the other guys at Scii!

ohh man! - Squaredot @ 5:40 PM
It appears that Extreme Starcraft has closed down for good :((. gAMBIT, one of the web guys at ESC, has relocated to Starshack. Let's wish everyone that worked at Extreme Starcraft good luck for the future.

Blizzard's column on Gamegurus - Squaredot @ 5:09 PM
GameGurus has gotten everything ready to go for Blacklizard's column page. It already has one article, his thoughts on the 1.04 patch. This is his WHOLE article, not the one on the bnet forums. Go check it out here, he should have more articles up next week. (I thinks its a weekly thing).

New address for StarDome - Squaredot @ 4:44 PM
Quick bit of news. The StarDome that we have in our links page can now be found here, instead of the link that is back there. Unless of course, somone has changed it ;). StarDome is a good site, check out the scm reviews, those are the best!

Blacklizard's corner - Squaredot @ 4:39 PM
Blacklizard is now writing colums for GameGurus. He also made a post on the bnet forums with his thoughts of the 1.04 patch. This string is really worth the read! People like [9]Agent911 and Annihilator-X17 have posted follow-ups for it. Don't delay and check it out now. His post is right there.

Diablo 2 has 3dfx support - Squaredot @ 4:34 PM
I know this isn't starcraft news, but for all of you Diablo II fans this is a neat bit of info. Diabo 2 now has 3dfx support. Blizzard has posted some info about it in their Diablo 2 section, which i have provided a link for here.

Text corrections for the 1.04 patch! - DarkShade @ 11:40 PM
http://www.battle.net/forums/starcraft-broodwar/posts/mu/53260.htm

Debation Topic: Reaver - SpaceDominator @ 11:11 PM
The Reaver. A Unit, that has been used so cheaply to kill people, and I personally hate it. Now, it can't kill me anymore! Hahaha. Now anyways, there is a debate going on about whether the Reaver should of remained as powerful as it was. Well.. Here's the post that started it, by Zileas, and Annihilator's post as well. Zileas Begins
Annihilator X-17's Idea: Just change your strategy People..
I will be doing more stuff tomorrow, then just a post. Then for 2 Weeks, it's updating Frenzy! YEAH! In other personal news, I pre-ordered Brood War, so I will have that by Christmas. See y'all tomorrow!
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Patch on Blizz's page - Squaredot @ 9:21 PM
Blizzard now has a link to the 1.04 patch on their homepage. You can download it right here.

Ladder map problems? - Squaredot @ 9:14 PM
It seems whenever I try and play a game on the new ladder maps, the game kicks me and the host out on the countdown. Wonder if this is caused by the authentication of the ladder maps... If anyone else is having similar problems, or my problem is indeed the ladder maps themselves, please drop me a line. You can email right here. Thanks. BTW, the new 1.04 patch is great! Looks like old zerg builds aren't as effective anymore, and neither are shuttles + reavers.

DarkShade interview - Squaredot @ 7:40 PM
Our very own DarkShade was interviewd today by Sarudo. He posted it on his page The Starcraft Times. You can read the interview here.

Zileas on unit drop cooldown - Squaredot @ 4:33 PM
Zileas has made a post on bnet complaining about unit drop cooldowns. Personally i think the only reason he has a problem with it is becuase he only makes reavers and dragoons. You can read his post here.

1.04 Changes - Squaredot @ 12:30 AM
The 1.04 patch has been released and you can get it when you log onto battle.net. Here are all the offical changes, there are a lot!:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- patch 1.04
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   - Starcraft compatibility with Brood War implemented.   - You can select all burrowed units of the same type or cloaked units of the
same type by using the Ctrl+select method or by double clicking.   - If you have multiple Carriers or Reavers selected you can build Interceptors
and Scarabs for all of them at the same time.   - Cooldown times of units being dropped out of transports corrected.   - Stim Pack causing Firebats to fire slowly corrected.   - Zergling adrenal gland upgrade effects corrected.   - Fixed a bug where the muzzle flash on a full fire bunker aiming south
displayed incorrectly.   - Air unit movement near the edge of the map corrected.   - The Ladder directory has been updated with the Season 4 ladder maps.
Retired ladder maps have been moved to the OldLadder directory.   ============================================
1.04 Changes to StarEdit (Map Editor)
============================================   - New save feature that identifies all 'enhanced' data in the scenario and
specifies which versions of Starcraft will be able to load the scenario.   - Addition of the comparing conditional 'exactly' for use in such triggers
as: ACCUMULATE, BRING, COMMAND, COUNTDOWN TIMER, DEATHS, ELAPSED TIME,
KILL, OPPONENTS, and SCORE.   - Increased number of Switches to 256.   - Increased number of usable locations to 254.   - Added the ability to specify 'Random' in the SET SWITCH trigger action.   - Added the ability to name switches.   - Added the ability to set Fog-of-War for multiple players simultaneously
by holding down Control or Shift.   - Added the ability to re-name any unit.   - New triggers: a) ORDER UNIT (Move to, Patrol to, Attack to)
b) The ability to specify a quantity for the following actions:
CREATE UNIT, CREATE UNIT W/PROPERITIES,
MOVE UNIT, KILL UNITS AT LOCATION, REMOVE UNITS AT LOCATION.
c) PAUSE/UNPAUSE TIMER
d) MODIFY UNIT ENERGY
e) MODIFY HANGER COUNT
f) MODIFY UNIT HIT POINTS
g) GIVE UNITS TO PLAYER
h) MODIFY UNIT RESOURCES
I) MODIFY UNIT SHIELD POINTS
j) SET ALLIANCE STATUS
k) COMMENT TRIGGER
l) END IN DRAW
m) SET UNIT DEATHS
  - You can now select locations obscured by other locations.   - Location operations are now undoable.   - You can now explicitly sort Conditions.   - You can remove all Map Revealers from a map (really!).   - The Unit and Hero Settings dialog has been enhanced.   A new StarEdit help file with info on these triggers and all the new
features in StarEdit can be downloaded from our web site (http://www.blizzard.com).   ============================
1.04 Balance Changes
============================
  TERRAN:
Wraith
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.
- Increased cooldown rate of ground attack.
- Increased air to air damage to 20.
  Dropship:
- Increased speed slightly.
- Increased build time.
  Science Vessel:
- Decreased cost to 100 minerals, 225 gas.
- Increased acceleration.
- Increased overall damage of Irradiate.   Battlecruiser:
- Increased its starting armor to 3.
- Increased Yamato Cannon damage to 260.   Goliath:
- Increased ground damage to 12.
- Increased effectivness of weapon upgrade on ground to air weapon system.   Nuke:
- Nuclear Missiles build faster.   ComSat:
- Decreased energy cost to 50.   Starport:
- Decrease cost of Starport to 150 minerals, 100 gas.
- Decreased add-on cost of Control Tower to 50 minerals, 50 gas.
- Decreased build time.   ===============================
PROTOSS:
Dragoon:
- Decreased cost to 125 minerals, 50 gas.
- Decreased build time.
- Increased range upgrade (Singularity Charge) by 1.
  High Templar:
- Decreased energy cost of Hallucination to 100.
  Scout:
- Increased Air to Air damage to 28.
- Increased shields to 100 and hit points to 150.
  Carrier:
- Changed build cost to 350 minerals, and 250 gas.
- Increased hit points of Carrier to 300.
- Increased starting armor of Carrier to 4.
- Increased Interceptor shields and hitpoints to 40.
- Increased Interceptor damage to 6.   Arbiter:
- Decreased cost to 100 minerals, 350 gas.   Shuttle:
- Increased build time.   Reaver:
- Increased build time.   Templar Archives
- Increased cost to 150 minerals, 200 gas.   Citadel of Adun
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.   Stargate:
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals, 150 gas.
- Decreased build time.   Robotics Facility:
- Increased build time.   Robotics Support Bay:
- Increased cost to 150 minerals, 100 gas.   Observatory:
- Decreased cost to 50 minerals, 100 gas.   Forge:
- Decreased cost to 150 minerals.   Photon Cannon:
- Decreased build time.   Fleet Beacon:
- Decreased cost of "Increased Carrier capacity" upgrade to 100 minerals, 100 gas.
- Decreased research time of "Increased Carrier capacity" upgrade.   ===============================
ZERG:
Overlord:
- Increased speed bonus for "Pneumatized Carapace" upgrade.
- Decreased research time of "Ventral Sacs" upgrade.
  Scourge:
- Increase hit points to 25.   Hydalisk
- Increased build time.   Mutalisk
- Increased build time.   Queen:
- Increased range of Broodling by 1.
- Increase energy cost of Parasite to 75
- Decreased Parasite casting range to 12.   Defiler:
- Increased cost to 50 minerals, 150 gas.   Hatchery:
- Decreased the speed at which the Hatchery/Lair/Hive spawn new larva.
- Decreased build cost to 300 minerals.
- Increased build time.   Sunken Colony:
- Decreased cost of Sunken Colony upgrade to 50 minerals.
- Decreased build time.
- Increased attack rate of Sunken Colony.
- Increased damage to 40.   Spore Colony:
- Decreased build time.
- Changed damage type to normal.   Greater Spire:
- Increased build time.

Honest’[sg] wins the tourney! - Squaredot @ 12:04 AM
Honest’[sg] has done it! He has beaten :+:jolly:+: in a 4-1 game series to win the first SC tournament. They played on Bone Canyon and both went zerg. They both went zerg pretty much every game in this series. Anyway, you can check out the battle summary here. Much congratulations goes out to Honest'[sg] and to :+:jolly:+: for playing their best in this long tourney.

1.04 after final match? - Squaredot @ 11:53 PM
TPark has posted a reply to someone's question about when the 1.04 patch is going to come out. He said the plan is to have it released after the final game in the SC tournament. You can check out this great post here. :)

Honest’[sg] wins game 4 - Squaredot @ 11:43 PM
looks like Honest’[sg] wins game 4 spreading this tournament another game. So far the standings are like this...
:+:jolly 1 game
Honest’[sg] 3 games

SC tourney update - Squaredot @ 11:21 PM
There have been 3 games so far in the SC tournament finals. Honest’[sg] leads 2-1 over :+:jolly:+: going into what may be the final game. Shlongor and Warblade have posted a summary of the battle reports on the bnet forums. You can check out the games below. I will also post the winner of the SC tournament when we get one :).

We're (the US and Britain) attacking Iraq! - Agelmar @ 6:56 PM
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: WERE BOMBING IRAQ
We, the US and Britain, are attacking Iraq. The US is leading the attack. We (the US) have sent over 100 Tomahawk cruise missiles, some of which have already hit their target, some minutes away. The president is making a statement in two minutes. It is all part of a 3 day attack, at the least. Tomorrow, bombers will most likely fly in and bomb the underground bunkers of Saddam with special 500 ton bombs. Ground troops may also come in. I generally don't pray, but let us all say a prayer tonight for the troops stationed in the Gulf and for the innocent people in Iraq, and anyone else whose life may be at stake. Amen.
Agelmar, lead webmaster.

Boy what a packed filled post =) - Mr. Insano @ 5:59 PM
Boy where to start. Theres are all kind of stuff going on.

First off, Shlonglor just posted all the new Brood War unit information. It also includes some of the changes to the Starcraft units. Go check out the post here.

Second, I went on Heat.net today to discover that Starcraft is now supported !!!!! I tried to play a game but i couldn't get in. Im sure it will work soon.

Third, I recieved an email from Ryan Thompson which states the following.

Dear StarCraft Community,
To prepare for the coming of BroodWar, we are closing down StarCraft Center soon, to make some changes and additions. Nothing to fear though, we will return with much more content and a few new faces. We promise 2 new Frontline chapters, a fully operation Brood War section, and forums for your feedback! We shall open our doors again to celebrate the new year, January 1st. So in case we forget, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Sincerely, StarCraft Center Staff
P.S.: Any comments or ideas can still be sent to: thomps23@techline.com

Fourth, Some of the top players from Battle.net and Kali are facing off to prove which community has the better players. I have high hopes for this, AND MAY BATTLE.NET WIN.
BNet Players
[9]eVERLAST
:+:Jolly:+:
[0]Zileas
Kain-The-Feared
+Lokus+
Kali Players
[9]Agent911
[9]Tillerman
GX-Gadianton
Maynard
INcinerate
{PH}Dim-Mack
In the end both teams will have 8 players. You can see all the details here.

Finally, I recieved this message from Hexer.

Dear Half-Life/Starcraft Community:
On behalf of Shadow Skill Software, the developers of the new and upcoming Half-Life --> Starcraft Total Conversion, I would like to announce a preview/signup page for the TC. We are in dire need of several jobs listed on the page, if you visit it, you can find out more information on the TC, and hopefully apply for a position. We are an exclusive project of the upcoming HL Site, Half-Life Center, on the MGO Network (http://www.mgon.com). We will soon have an official site for the TC there. So, if any of you talented graphic artists, or sound artists, level desginers or ANYTHING, are interested in some work. Please visit the preview page for the Half-Life SC Total Conversion at http://pages.cthome.net/JKKN/hlsc.html.

Brood War ladder maps - Squaredot @ 11:42 PM
Here is a list of the Brood War ladder maps. The Brood War ladder starts on January 1st I believe. I think it runs till march, but that im really not sure about. Anyway, here they are:

"The maps for Season 1 of the Brood War ladder will be   (2)Fading Realm.scx
(2)showdown.scx
(4)forsaken Valley.scx
(4)snowbound.scx
(6)Medusa.scx
(6)Winter Conquest.scx
  You can find pictures of them in the battle reports in
the compendium or in the enlarged ladder map page.
  GFraizer(Shlonglor)
Web Designer   Has this been the biggest day for info or what? =)"

StarCraft for Mac - Aiel @ 10:46 PM
Do not read this if you are a Mac user!! I am just kidding but you are sure going to be disappointed. Blizzard has announced today that StarCraft will not be released until January of 1999 for Mac users. Here is the quote for all interested parties:

"Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the Macintosh version of StarCraft will not be available before the end of the year. Although the single and multiplayer components are fully balanced and complete, Blizzard continues to work on the conversion of the campaign editor. Blizzard remains dedicated to the Macintosh community and is truly disappointed that the product's release date has been pushed into January 1999. The Macintosh StarCraft team will continue to work diligently through the holidays and is committed to finalizing the game as quickly as possible. "

StarCraft takes in more awards - Aiel @ 10:40 PM
PC Fan has announced the winners for the multiple awards they give out yearly, today. StarCraft took home three awards including: Best Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer game, and Best Real Time Strategy game. But hey, we all knew this already, right?

Thanks to StarShack for the information.

News, News, News!!! - Overlord @ 9:39 PM
Well I was looking around and I have come to a conclusion. I believe that scm is one of the best sources for sc news. We here at scm on average get more news posts then other sc sites. (look at sundays news!!!) So if you want news scm is the place to go!!!

- Overlord

(*note to news guys, keep up the GREAT work!!!)

Season 4 Maps - Squaredot @ 9:27 PM
To all who have been wondering, season 4 for Starcraft is having some new maps. Here they are, in a post by Shlonglor:

"The maps for ladder season 4 will be   (4)Ashrigo
(4)Dire Straits
(4)Lost Temple
(4)Proving Grounds
(4)Rivalry
(6)Acropolis
(6)Polaris Prime
  I imagine that will be for regular SC and not the BW season
but I'm not sure at this point. I'll post again when
I know."

Strategy, SCM's, Links.. - SpaceDominator @ 8:38 PM
Well, those three pages are #1: Mine, and #2: have been decerated with a tiny bit of Christmas. Check them out.. They will be going through a new layout change(Well, Organization), and by NEW Year's DAY we should have the new ones up. Thanks, and be excited about BW!
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

SC 1.04 info - Squaredot @ 5:02 PM
Shlonglor has posted some info about 1.04. He said the patch won't come out until after the Finals in the Starcraft Tournament. BTW, that is tomorrow :). Lots of things have changed and you can check out Shlonglor's post about it here. Some things that I saw surprised me, like the increased build time of hydras and the greater spire. GP's already take a long time to build, sheesh :). Anway, this is not a final copy of the changes, some things have been left out.

SpaceDominator Updates Excited! - SpaceDominator @ 4:55 PM
My Copy of Brood Wars will probably be given to me, on December 25th, 1998, Maybe if Lucky the day before. Now, what will this mean.. I will probably test the game out, Give opinions, write some New Strategies and then play some more. I can't wait to see, what all of the different units do for myself. The SCM Section will also add support for the New SCM's. The SC Puzzles will now, begin to start including Brood War Units in them, to make it interesting. In Other Words, sections that I create will support Brood War from now on. Now, I have to get the Zerg Inbalance Article Up soon! Also, thanks for the positive response from the Puzzles. This will also mean that the Beat the Staff thing will probably be done through "BROOD WARS." Maybe not? Maybe Yes. We'll see. I'm just a little excited... In summary, the SCM and Strategy Page will go through some revamping in the next couple of days. To prepare for Brood War and ......... Well? You'll see! My Christmas Surprises will be coming up soon, so be on the look out! , NOPE not yet! Well. See ya guys later.
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Put the kiddies to bed cause this one is OVER! - Squaredot @ 10:18 AM
Brood War has finally gone gold. You can expect it in stores any day now. I have heard rumors on battle.net that some stores have already gotten their copies in. Im going to check out babages and buy mine tonight. They said they were getting a shipment in today, but im not sure if thats true or not heh. We'll see i guess. If anyone tries to get my copy of BW, im going to beat em down :).

UH HUM !!! - Mr. Insano @ 10:45 PM
Rumor on the street is that BW is going gold tomorrow! Let's hope its true!

Movie review - Star Trek: Insurrection - Agelmar @ 10:33 PM
If you haven't already seen Star Trek: Insurrection, you have to see it. It is a must see for all Star Trek fans. Even if you are not the biggest Star Trek fan, it is still definitely worth seeing. Insurrection has the BEST special effects, the best plot, which is native to Star Trek, great believibility, if you haven't seen it, get off your computer and go now! Even if you have to pay $5000000000 it's still worth it. Go see it! Now! Why are you reading this? GO SEE IT!
Why are you still reading this? You should be in your car/on your bike headed over to the movie theater to see Insurrection!!! What's that? You've already seen it? Didn't you just love it? Now you want to go see it again... yes... you do! It was sooo good you know you cannot live unless you see it 3 times in a row. What? you don't have time? Sure you do! Take a vacation... and watch Star Trek: Insurrection!
Why are you still reading this????? You should be watching Star Trek: Insurrection!!!! Go!!! Now!!!
I'm going to kill you if you dont go now! GO! You know you want to see it...
Still reading? You're pathetic. Get off your but and go watch the movie!!! Gawd...
If you are still reading this, i have given up all hope for you. You are a pathetic creature who is not watching Star Trek: Insurrection right now. All hope for you is lost. Go to bed!

Blizz Gfx problems - Get it together! - Agelmar @ 10:24 PM
Come on Blizzard! What's the problem? Whenever people visit your page, over 70% of your graphics do not show! Why is this? Is it because of low network capacity? If so, why don't you add additional bandwidth to your web server? Its quite annoying to try and use your pages without the graphical menu, much less all the pictures that we come to see! For example: on the BW page, i went to see the screenshots on the bottom of the page. Only two showed up! Get it together guys!
Agelmar, lead webmaster SCMillennium.

Situational Strategies, New Story Up! - SpaceDominator @ 6:50 PM
Hello, Again. The Situational Strategy page is NOW up. Currently there is 1 strategy in the Situational Strategy area, and expect more. Possibly 1 a day for a little while. It all depends on how much time I get. Just thought I'd tell you about that. Also.. there is a New Story Up! written by me, about a game of Starcraft that I feel demonstrates the purpose of working as a team. That's All..... for now....
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Three days of headlines on the main page - Agelmar @ 4:16 PM
As you may have noticed, a while ago we decided to put only the current headlines on the main page, but still keep three days of news on the news page. Due to huge demand, we have restored the main page to include three days of headlines. Hope ya like it!
Agelmar

BW not gold yet! - Overlord @ 12:16 AM
I just saw a post over at sc legacy where Shlonglor talks about bw NOT being gold yet. Here it is:

For those of you that have missed my many posts on the subject, BW does *not* go gold at midnight. The beta is ending at midnight. It's easy to assume that after the beta ends that the game is close to going gold but it has not yet gone gold. When It does go gold i'll let you know. Until then all dates/guesses as to when the game goes gold is pure specualtion on other people's parts.

When it does go gold, I'll post on all the forums (please make sure it's a blue blizzard name by it), the fan sites will be alerted, and the main page will be updated. Believe me when it does go gold you will know.

Thanks.

Gfraizer(Shlonglor) Web Designer

News MUCH!! - Overlord @ 12:07 AM
I'd say we cleaned up in the sc news department yesterday!!! Good work news guys keep it up!

Brood War Strategy Guide For Sale - Mr. Insano @ 11:35 PM
Dan-the-snow-man (what a cool name) has just informed me that the Brood War Official Strategy Guide is now available from barnesandnoble.com. Check it out here.

RTS2000 interview - Mr. Insano @ 11:29 PM
RTS2000 interviewed X'DS~Insane one of the top finishers in this season. You can read the interview here. I dont personally like all the interviews going around right now, but i was surprised to find this to be a good read. Be sure and check it out =)

Interesting Zerg Imbalance Post! - DarkShade @ 11:27 PM
An interesting post about zerg imbalance was made by some guy named Visage. It's long but it's interesting! I suggest you read it now! click here

Brood War Beta Is Over!!! - Overlord @ 9:34 PM
I just got a e-mail from blizzard. Here's what it said:

Final Beta Squadron Alert:

Sunday, December 13th at 12:00 midnight PST will be the official closing of the Starcraft: Brood War Battle.net beta. We cannot express our thanks enough for the stalwart and heroic efforts of our Beta Squadron of testers. Your feedback on the balance and feel of the game has been invaluable and greatly helped make Brood War the game that it has become.

We have some real surprises in store within the single-player Campaigns that we anticipate are going to knock your socks off. This, together with some incredible cinematic sequences and an even more solid multi-player balance, is destined to dominate your Christmas and take you well into the New Year.

See you on Battle.net!

The Brood War Development Team

StarDraft SE beta - Squaredot @ 6:31 PM
King Aurthur has sent me an email about StarDraft beta he just released. He said he fixed a lot of bugs from the alpha. It also says in the email that his will be the last version of Stardraft, unless some major bugs are found. Here is a list of the changes:

- Marine stats now show up normally in Arsenal II
- The StarEdit Availability listbox now works with older versions of units.dat
- The Plugins.ini file no longer assumes files are stored on the G drive.
- Arsenal II's Upgrades Editor has gotten a face-lift to match the rest of Arsenal II
- The Upgrades Editor also now has a "Repeat" variable which was removed from earlier versions. This enables you to make certain upgrades repeat more than 3 times.
- The Installation process registers CWAD Archives to open with CWAD Manager when you double click on them in Windows.
- The Shortcuts placed in the Start Menu now work properly.

Brood War Information - SpaceDominator @ 5:45 PM
A quite a bit late, but more pretty. The Starcraft Brood War information, that Blizzard released to the Beta Testers awhile back is now up. It's good information, and I'd take a look at it, if i were you BW Preview
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Beat The SC Millennium Staff! - SpaceDominator @ 5:23 PM
O.K. The Official Beat the Staff event page is now up. The date is still sketchy, that could change to December 30th, and 31st. However, the point of it, is up. Take a look at it here. It's being run by me, and I'd like to know from the Community times you guys like, and or/dates starting the week of Christmas.. Maps might be The SCM's of the Week, from the start(March) to the end of the year..(December). Maybe Brood Wars will be out, and we can enjoy it through that instead! Well, we'll figure it out. I also want to say, that I will be writing some Situational Strategies, because they fit my Puzzles. If you have any Strategies that should be done in certain strategies, send them into me atspacedominator@scmillennium.com
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

SpaceDominator: More Updates - SpaceDominator @ 4:23 PM
All Right, everyone. More Updates. I have updated the Strategies page, by adding the Terran Unit Strategies, and a couple of beginning strategies. I also added the well-awaited, second Inbalance article. Not much, there. Just some possiblities of inbalance, take a look at that here. If you want to argue over those issues email me at spacedominator@scmillennium.com, like it says on the page. I also added some more Proposed Terran Changes, for inbalance. Thanks! Keep sendin things like that in!
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

SpaceDominator Updates: - SpaceDominator @ 1:35 PM
Hello Again, the Puzzle of the Week is up. It is a ton harder than last weeks puzzle!(10 Vultures vs 24 Zerglings). Think carefully about this one. Also, the archive of the Puzzle of the Week has been fixed, and updated. Also, we got a User-Submitted Strategy in our section, about the Firebat Drop.(Hmm.) Expect some things from me today, as I am open for updates again. I will add a story about a game I played Yesterday later, and maybe A Map-Specific Strategy about Orbital Relay. Email me Strategies(PLEASE!)and SCM's(If you want). Maybe I can get my Protoss Inbalance article up today! So for now, See ya.
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

New 2v2 Channel - Squaredot @ 1:21 PM
I found this awesome post on the bnet forums. Toothbrush has decided to start a 2on2 channel, to make finding team games easier. I must say, this is a wonderful idea! I think it is so hard finding team games on bnet it just isn't funny. I mean actual team games, not the ones you get paired with someone you don't know :). I dunno, maybe it is just me =Þ. Anyway, here is a copy of his post.

"Find it hard to get quality opponents for 2v2 games? Come to a new channel we are kicking off where we hope to attract good 2v2 games. The channel is STARCRAFT PAIRS. Spread the word please!! Tell everyone on your ICQ lists, in Clan Forums, your friends etc. It would be great if you could put a bot in public channels announcing this!! Lets all get behind this and at last we will have a channel dedicated to bringing teams together for better quality games. STARCRAFT PAIRS, spread the word now!! TheToothbrush"

OGW Tournament info - Squaredot @ 1:16 PM
OGW has sent out an email about round 2 information. If you haven't recieved it yet, it's probably on the way. Matches will take place on saturday the 19th. Plus, like last time, the map that we play on will be announced on friday the 18th.

Helldraft available now - Squaredot @ 11:54 AM
I just recieved an email from King Aurthur at Camelot Systems. The email says that Helldraft is available to the public now. Looks like a great program, it will be interesting to see the customs :). Anyway, here is a copy of the letter.

"Well, I am very pleased to announce that HellDraft has finally gone public! It's available for download right now from Camelot Systems, and comes with its own self-extracting archive program, just like StarDraft SE did.   This version of HellDraft _does not_ unfortunately support version 1.07 of Diablo or HellFire. The reason is unknown at this time, but the problem is being looked into. We decided that since it could be some time before it would work with 1.07, that we ought to go ahead and release it as-is. HellDraft works and acts just like StarDraft does with StarCraft, except HellDraft is for Diablo (and supposedly HellFire), although since neither Merlin nor I have a copy, we couldn't test it to be sure.   Our primary affiliates are eligable to post the file on their server if they wish - this should cut down on our bandwidth. However, I ask that all tech support be directed to our forums (http://camelot.warzone.com/forums.htm) and to my email address (kingarthur@warzone.com). Thanks for your cooperation, and for posting! Thanks also go to the Beta testers who helped us to get most of the bugs out :) [I hope] King Arthur"

Gamegurus has BW music - Squaredot @ 12:43 AM
GameGurus has extracted some protoss music from Brood War. You can download it here. It is in .mp3 format BTW. If you want to listen to it, then you will need an mp3 player. WinAmp, i think, is the best mp3 player out there.

First Brood War strat - Squaredot @ 12:38 AM
SC:I (Starcraft Infoceptor) has gotten their first Brood War strat up. Involves dark templars and reavers *shudder*. Just hearing about that combo seems deadly enough. Check it out here. As a matter of fact, don't go and check it out. I don't want to have to deal with those things on the ladder =Þ.

[B&G]MeToO vs. Honest'[sg] - Squaredot @ 12:29 AM
Blizzard has just posted the battle report for [B&G]MeToO vs. Honest'[sg]. You can check it out here.

About the SOTW - Overlord @ 12:27 AM
Starting with this weeks SOTW you will be able to click on the thumbnailed pic for a larger view.

[9]Agent911's views - Squaredot @ 12:22 AM
[9]Agent911 has just posted his thoughts and views about the "Vanilla" Starcraft tournament. I agree with him, i think ladder abusers, even those reset only once, should not be able to compete in the tournaments. Agree with him or not, you can view his post here.

Diablo 2 previews! - DarkShade @ 11:11 PM
Well even though it's not SC news, it was posted by Shlonglor in the BW forum. There are 3 previews they are:

http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2337,00.html?st.gc.ttn.si.gn
http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/10_pc_diablo/index.html
http://www.gamepen.com/pc/diabloii/preview.html

X'Ds~Insane:( vs. [B&G]MeToO Summary - DarkShade @ 11:06 PM
http://www.blizzard.com/star/tournament/season3/summaries/qf2.html

BlackLizard Interview - DarkShade @ 11:00 PM
An interview of BlackLizard was conducted by the Protoss Outpost site. Click here to check it out!

Clan Tournament at Game Gurus - DarkShade @ 10:56 PM
A new tournament is being arranged by Game Gurus. it's a Clan Tourney which has the best clans competing! Clans like... the-feared, [9] nine, etc... go to Game Gurus for more info

BW Dynasty is Blank! - DarkShade @ 10:53 PM
If you check out Brood War Dynasty, you won't see anything but a blank screen! Let' s hope they are aware of the problem and fix it soon!

Another Battle Report! Keep them coming! - DarkShade @ 02:47 AM
Again it's time for another Battle Report, this one is submitted by Vorlon! This is his 4th submission! We appreciate your reports, they're interesting and helpful because of the tips you give us! Thank you Vorlon for sending us your reports! I hope you got more, keep them coming! Anyways, it's titled "Hide & Seek in Sherwood Forest". Click here to read!

SCM page Update and Links Added - SpaceDominator @ 01:31 AM
I got a series of 5 maps from Extract, and those are now up in the SCM section. I also cleaned up the tables in each of the SCM sections, so now they should take less time to load up. I also fixed the link to the Starcraft Observatory(Misspelled the word)Sorry!, and added a new one. Also, expect me to add a couple of strategies too in a little bit! Well.. Take a look at the SCM page, and I'll be back..
Thanks!
SpaceDominator

SCM of The Week Released! - SpaceDominator @ 12:32 AM
Geez.. No one must be awake tonight! The new SCM of the Week has been released. Take a look about the information on Serengo Canyon
The terrans that colonized the Koprulu sector originally traveled from Earth in four deep-space supercarriers. Three of those gargantuan ships delivered the colonists to their new homes relatively intact, but the fourth ship was not so lucky. The Sarengo crashed into the planet Umoja, killing all 8,000 of its passengers, and carving an immense canyon into the planet's surface. This canyon is now home to drifters, squatters, and other odd characters that hide amongst the broken rocks and scattered wreckage. The Umojan Protectorate has long proclaimed the entire canyon to be a restricted area, and this often leads to fierce conflicts when Protectorate security forces decide to sweep the area of intruders
A very good looking map, I must say! Sorry bout my lack of updates! I have been inactive from using the Email computer, for a while.. so if you sent me email, expect a response soon!
Thanks,
SpaceDominator

Extreme Starcraft info - Squaredot @ 10:14 PM
Extreme Starcraft has some info on their page about their absence.

GameNation is Down for repairs   We will be up real soon. Were sorry for any inconvince it may have caused.
Send any questions you have to: harper@cnwl.igs.net

:+:jolly:+: defeats Kain-The-Feared - Squaredot @ 10:09 PM
Well, i said it was going to be the match up of the "millennium" :). As the title explains, :+:jolly:+: defeated Kain-The-Feard and now goes forward to the next round. You can find the battle summary that Shlonglor posted here.

BroodWar Bells! - DarkShade @ 6:38 PM
Dioxide of SC:Infinity wrote a broodwar version of jinglebells, it's pretty cool. Check it out here

Cool BW ScreenShot - Mr. Insano @ 6:32 PM
While i was at Brood War Dynasty I noticed that Cannonballs found something wierd with the Brood War victory screen. See it here. It almost looks like chickens.. Ahh........ the creativity =)

Hacked again! - Agelmar @ 4:09 PM
The hacker has messed up the news script this time, so that the headlines do not archive. I am trying to fix it, but it is taking awhile. A note to the hacker: We are tracing all FTP access. If you log into any of the news files, we will have your ***. And we have a damn good lawyer, so you better stop messin around or we'll see you in court.
Agelmar, lead webmaster.

Zileas makes an interview with KGOR - DarkShade @ 01:44 AM
No details, read the title, that's all you need to know. Click here to check out the interview

Graphic Tip of the Week! - DarkShade @ 11:15 PM
Well it's time for a tip of the week! And this week's tip is how to make a cool glowing effect! I am the graphics master of this site, so I would like to just share some of my talent! I hope you enjoy our tip! Expect to see more graphic tips later on, but next week will be a strategy! So anyways, if you're not looking at the index page, please click here!

Basic Brood War storyline - Squaredot @ 9:49 PM
BlizzardGames.com got themselves a copy of the basic brood war plot. It is very interesting and well worth a read. It doesn't go into very much detail IMHO, it just explains some background and present happenings of Protoss, Zerg, and Terran. Check it out here.

What is Goin On?!?! - Overlord @ 9:26 PM
What the heck is goin on?!?!?! I just tried to go to broodwar.com and they are down too!!!!(only temporary, oh so they say :) ) Not to mention the fact that Extreme Sc and ogw.com are also down!!! The sc and gaming community are falling apart!...sites are dropping like flys! :)

Some news - Squaredot @ 9:25 PM
Where to begin? First off, the PGL has released a list of teams and players that have signed up for season 4. I saw some well known people on there when i checked it out. :+:jolly:+:, INclan, etc. Lay your eyes on it here.

Yet Another One Bites the Dust???? - Overlord @ 9:18 PM
I just saw at sc legacy that sector 7 is now gone too! Geez it seems like sc sites are dropping all around me and the others here at sc millennium! Ahh well, less compitition! :)

Another One Bites the Dust??? - Overlord @ 9:09 PM
I just tried to go to starcraftii and I got a unable to locate the server www.starcraftii.com message. Hmm... has yet another sc site bit the dust?

Zileas's BIG move! - Overlord @ 8:41 PM
I just saw at Starcraft Tarsonis that Zileas has finally moved over to the Game Gurus server! Check it out here.

Headlines scrapped on purpose! - Agelmar @ 4:16 PM
I was tryin something out... We've been toying with the idea of only keeping one day's worth of news on the main page. Send me feedback about what you think!

Headlines page :( - Squaredot @ 12:11 AM
Looks like headlines page got scrapped again :(.

Brood War FAQ updated slightly - Squaredot @ 12:08 AM
The Brood War FAQ was updated slightly today, Shlonglor made a post on battle.net on explaining which questions (4) now have answers to them.

4 Answers for previous questions that were on there with more definite answers.   How will spawning be implemented in Brood War?
As an expansion to Starcraft that requires players to have the original game, Brood War will not have its own spawning feature.   Will you be bringing back the observer mode in Brood War?
Observer mode will not be a feature in Brood War, although we will be telling people how to create maps with observer slots by using the new map editor.   Are there plans to FINALLY implement user-customizable splash screens for custom campaigns?
These are hard coded into the game and can not be customized.   Will all the .SCM's of the Week to-date be included in the retail version of Brood War?
Yes

BlackLizard's Opinion - Squaredot @ 11:14 PM
Blacklizard has posted a very interesting message on the Battle.Net forums. It explains his views about the 'Zerg Imbalance'. He also states that Blizzard is worried about balancing issues with Zerg. Very interesting. Check the post out here.

SpaceDominator Questions - SpaceDominator @ 7:39 PM
I am just curious about something. Do you guys enjoy my sections that I have created on SC Millennium? Do you even visit my sections on SC Millennium? Well.. the reason I'm curious about that is because, if you hate my sections why should I create any new ones? Also, please email me about how to stop people from calling you everyday,(No I will not disconnect the phone). I am just starting to do a lot of thinking, and I just want your guys opinion. Thanks a lot..Thank You, SpaceDominator signs out crying. :

Gotta check out this page!!! - Overlord @ 7:04 PM
I was doing my daily routine of going through the usual sc sites when i came across a link to Zilean's School of Ass Kicking! I have been there before but I lost the bookmark. Well All you people out there that are looking for new original strats go check it out! Especially his Phat Bag o' Crack It's got some great strats!

Clan [9] breaking up ? - Mr. Insano @ 08:14 AM
Thats right kiddies. I never thought it would happen but it is. Gadington, Soso, and Manayrd are leaving. You see read more about it here.

Also, RTS Gamers is back up if you haven't checked em out already.

SpaceDominator Rambles - SpaceDominator @ 10:24 PM
All right people. After Tuesday's interesting discussion about Race Balance and our shocking Poll numbers, I can say that the SC Community thinks that the Zerg are balanced along with everyone else, come Brood Wars time. You know, it's probably true that the Zerg could be considered balanced, but most people don't. Well, anyways. I would also like to tell you all, about what I plan on doing for SC Millennium coming future time.
#1: SC Millennium Christmas Song-More Details provided later.
#2: A request- If you have created a Basketball scm, please send it in. Or if anyone could do me a favor and create one for me, i'd be greatful for a long time.....
#3: Special Event- More details will be Provided Later..
#4: New Strategies- NEW strategies have not come in, or been written, so I will start to write some new ones. Please email me those..
#5:Possible Story- More Deatils will be provided later...
Well, that's it for my ramble, and as you can see, most of the things that I have spoken about will be talken about at a later date. Expect a Christmas Surprise as well! OOH. The Sweet Mysteries of SpaceDominator. Thanks a lot, SpaceDominator

Bonus Game Battle Report - DarkShade @ 8:32 PM
The battle report for the Zileas and Agent911 bonus game is up! Click here

@scmillennium.com email addresses for all staff members! - Agelmar @ 7:41 PM
That's right. Soon (1-2 days), all staff members will have username@scmillennium.com Like mine is agelmar@scmillennium.com, soon Overlord will have overlord@scmillennium.com etc. Merry Christmas to all staff members!
Agelmar

DarkShade's Current Projects - DarkShade @ 7:19 PM
Here's a few things I'm currently doing for SC Millennium, expect to see them later on!

1) I'm in the middle of writing a Starcraft story! It's called "Disintegration". It's going to a 3 to 4 chapters long (?).... I'm almost finished with Chapter 1 of my story.... Expect to see the first chapter in a few days or earlier... It has special characters in it... Zileas and Agent911 is in the story (sorta, but I made a little change on their nick names)... Also, the [9] Clan is in my story because I used Agent911 as one of the main characters.. I might write more stories for all you starcraft fanatics out there, so far this is going to be my first. NOTE: Originally, my story was suppose to be a fictional battle report of the Zileas and Agent911 BW beta champsionship game. *Read #4 of the projects list*

2) I'm making a cool .scm map! I don't have a name for the map yet, but when i finish it and get it up on here, you'll know! Expect the map to be up in a week or so.

3) Lastly, I'm making a new layout especially for our Brood War Section! This layout will only be shown on our BW page and will not replace the layout you're seeing right now.

4) *Maybe* I might write a fictional battle report of the Zileas vs. Agent911 BW beta champsionship game. The story I mention in project 1 was suppose to be a fictional report, but I just switched it to a story. So I might write a totally new report of Zileas's and Agent911's battle in bw beta with a different fictional plot.

More about Brood War Beta NOT being over - Overlord @ 6:41 PM
As Shlonglor said the Beta testing is not over! So why is there never anyone on anymore? For the last week there have been no beta testers on! I don't know about the other 250 or so testers but I would like to still play games!!!!

Brood War Beta not over - Squaredot @ 4:40 PM
Some rumors have been floating around the bnet forums about the possiblity of the brood war beta being over. Well, shlonglor has made a post setting us straight once again :). You can read it here. Be patient everyone! It will be out soon.

Yet another interview - Mr. Insano @ 08:33 AM
I seen over at SC Tarsonis that they have snagged an interview with yet another Webmaster. This time it is ZealotOnaStick, for SC Infoceptor. See the interview here.

Starcraft Season 03 Tournament competitors announced - Mr. Insano @ 08:23 AM
Here is Blizzard's official statmaent

After a final audit the rankings data and the Starcraft Ladder, we are proud to announce our 16 qualifiers for the Starcraft Season 03 Tournament. Good luck to all of you in the upcoming competition!

You can see the post here. Or go to blizzards official season 3 page here.

Brood War Ladder info - Squaredot @ 12:05 AM
Check out this post by Shlonglor, he talks about the Brood War Ladder. Very interesting stuff if you ask me. You can read the first post here and the second one here. The second post really doesn't deal with Brood War, it explains about the upcoming Starcraft tournament. Much like the Brood War tornament that just finished.

Shlonglor reset?! :) - Squaredot @ 11:20 PM
I just found this cool post on the Brood War Discussion forum about Shlonglor being reset. Check it out for yourself here :). I don't know about you, but i'm shocked! hehe.

Another Fictional Report - DarkShade @ 8:30 PM
I got up another fictional report. It's not really a new one cause I had this for a long time! I finally got it up. Click here to read it. If don't know what a fictional report is... I'll explain, it's basically a battle report that's told in a fictional way!

Brood War Dynasty back up - Mr. Insano @ 6:58 PM
Here is what Cannonballs said about the downtime.

Well, you're probably wondering why you're viewing the old layout. Well, this one was just much, much better...and I'm not sure what I was thinking when I said "Hey, let's make a new layout." I guess it was a learning experience, and believe me...we're going to stick with this layout for a very long time. All of the sections are re-done, and we have plenty of new information for you to feast your eyes on! Sorry for the downtime, it won't happen again...well, until our next layout; not for a VERY long time :-).

Give them a quick visit here.

Medic Page - Aiel @ 6:27 PM
Blizzard has revamped the old Medic page and has put up a totally new one. The page lists the Meidc's spells and even has some pictures, for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check it out here, you might even learn something new.

Blizzard action figures released! - koreldar @ 4:45 PM
Blizzard has officially released their action figures and they are on sale now at your local store. You can see the actual post by blizzard on their front page Also they ran a give-away and about 20 people won all of the figures or a special orc figurine. Lucky bastards that won...

Brood War Beta Leaders - Mr. Insano @ 11:19 PM
Vizzer has posted all the current Beta Players with INcinerate in first with a 1241 rating. You can see it here. I was kind of surprised to see Grrrrr... All the way in the middle with a record of only 4-0-0. Thats certainly not what he is known for...

Planet Review Hiring.. - Mr. Insano @ 8:39 PM
Think you have the stuff to work at a big site ?? Planet review is hiring reviewers, news updaters, cheats managers, and writers. See more info here, or email the webmaster with your application here.

Battle.net faults addressed - Mr. Insano @ 8:26 PM
I ran across an interesting post by MICK of Blizzard here. In it he talks about all the faults of B.net. Its a must read if you plan to play a lot in the ladder next season.

SpaceDominator Responded - SpaceDominator @ 8:13 PM
Yeah, Well I responded to DarkShade's post and you can take a look at that reply, by going back to DarkShade's message just a little bit ago, and then clicking on SpaceDominator's Reply. Here's pretty much what I said:

The Zerg are a race, that really could be worked on a little bit, but the race that needs the most work is the Terrans because each of the different races, have a big combination unit, and the Terrans have the Battlecruiser which is only effective when you have a ton of them. The Protoss get Arbiters/Carriers/Scout's which can really honestly kill a quite a bit quick. The Zerg get Guardians/Mutalisks. The Terrans get uneffective Battlecruisers unless you have a ton of em, and Cloaked Wraiths, which could change the game a little, but not too much.

The Terran's need a BIG unit, that can get them going that will be more Effective, that can attack both ground/air units because they don't have anything too dominatory, except possible the Wraith/Battlecruiser Combination, everything else has viable counters.

The Terran Vulture is one of the most useful units in the game, people don't use it, plainly because you think it takes them too long to maintain. I disagree highly! The Terran Vulture's Vulture Mines can change a games atmosphere and mood very quickly. I would personally give them 25 damage, and 1 armor because then people might give em a chance. Vulture Mines do 125 damage People, that is the same as the Reaver and the Scourge. Imagine that! I'd keep the Vultures stuff the same except increase it, hey people would give it a chance. Also, I however Did Test it on something, and it really helped the Terrans out a little bit. The Terrans need the improvements, not the Protoss, or the Zerg. It's the Terran's, the race that should be balanced.
Also Firebats need some work, as well. Firebats are a unit, that no one enjoys using, and I haven't seen anybody use them very sucessfully against me, or anybody I know. Maybe Firebats could be improved as well? What would happen, if we made the Firebat, have some special ability, like maybe a long range rifle upgrade possibly? Kind of like a Seige Tank ability, but it does like 50 splash damage. I don't know. In conclusion, the Firebats and The Vultures NEED work to make this game truly balanced, and to make in my opinion some Terran Players feel the same.
Hey, Read the post for more details.
SpaceDominator's Post
You thought I wasn't gonna give you the post huh? Thanks, BTW, the SCM page is being worked on.. SpaceDominator concludes.

New poll / old poll results! - Agelmar @ 7:30 PM
Based upon recent events, I have changed the poll. The results of the old poll, which race will be the most powerful after BW is released, resulted in the following results: Zerg: 21%, Terran: 31%, Protoss: 48%. There is a 3 percent margin of error. Please vote on the new topic, is the Zerg race unbalanced in BW?
Agelmar Out

SC Millennium views on Zerg Imbalance - DarkShade @ 7:12 PM
I made a post about my views on Zerg imbalance and Agelmar made a reply to it. Read our views here

About Zileas and Agent911 - DarkShade @ 7:10 PM
Incase you didn't know, Zileas and Agent911 played a bonus battle! It turns out that Zileas won the bonus game as well as the championship game! Click here to read the battle report of the championship game. Click here to read the outcome of the bonus game.

Blizzard Action Figures - DarkShade @ 6:51 PM
According to Blizzard:

Blizzard Epic Action Figures are now available at software retailers including Babbages Etc. and Electronics Boutique. Just letting you know where you can try to find them. GFraizer(Shlonglor) Web Designer

SCM page Update - SpaceDominator @ 6:16 PM
Well, I've added some more SCM's to keep you guys busy. Problem is, you'll have to right click, on the link to download them. Sorry for that people! I'll get that fixed as soon as I can! Thanks a lot, oh yeah.. download the last 4 on the frontpage too, they are Mine. Hehe : ) See ya guys later!

Shafe's site has returned - Squaredot @ 4:50 PM
Shafe's Starcraft Source is back up after being down for awhile. I hope they get back to normal soon, it's a good site!

Pardon our dust! - Agelmar @ 4:13 PM
Please pardon our dust! We just did a complete makeover of the news script! In doing so, we lost all of Monday and Sunday's news. We also lost some of today's news. Be assured that the problem is fixed for good. We apologize sincerely for any inconvenience.

B.net Season 3 Ends - Mr. Insano @ 4:10 PM
Season 3 ended last night, Kralle one with a 1777 rating. You can see his profile here. He spent a total of 251 hours on B.net. Phew, must be nice =)

The Boss Speaks...My FINAL Post! - DarkShade @ 6:32 PM
Well as Agelmar said below, This IS my LAST post for sure! I don't mind being restricted, I don't really care, after all I did quit so I shouldn't be posting anymore. I just did some "support" work for the site because this week has been pretty boring for me...All the time I've worked on this Starcraft site has made me less interested, I'm not saying that I'm bored of the site... It's just that I need something new to do, something new to update besides a starcraft site all the time... I like to make pages and maintain them, but starcraft sites are just not for me anymore... The only thing that I'll do for a starcraft site is graphics... Hey, I'm currently working on a new layout for the scmillennium broodwar page... You'll see the new page soon... Anyways, I had a wonderful time working here, I hope you guys, the staff, the best of luck! Get lots of hits and become popular! Don't ever let SC Millennium FALL! Keep up with the great work! To the new staff members, I hope you guys have a lot of fun here! If you any of you guys need me I'll always be here for you. You can always contact me on ICQ, my number is 12676993... or just email me! Okay, that's all everyone! Good luck and Good Bye!

...DarkShade signing off...

Changes at SCMillennium - Agelmar @ 5:51 PM
We are undergoing big changes at SC Millennium. The two new news guys, Inferno and Squaredot, will be starting Sunday. As for Koreldar, he has left and created Koreland, i think he's calling it the Infirmary now. I cant quite remember where it is, so look for a post tomorrow when i get back home. (I'm mobile right now). Since DarkShade and Koreldar have left, their access to the news scripts, polls etc has been revoked. We would still love their support and help in any possible ways, however. And congrats to all staff members, we're #3!

3 more battle reports - DarkShade @ 5:03 PM
I just added 3 more battle reports to the stories section. All of them are old ones from my old site (Starcraft Aerostation) I decided to add them in today. Check them out at the stories section!

New Tip of the Week! Look below! - DarkShade @ 4:58 PM
I've written another tip for you guys! Check it out here

What's up with Brood War Dynasty?!?! - Overlord @ 12:17 AM
Is is just me or can you not get the front page of Brood War Dynasty to load? I hope you guys get the problem fixed soon!

We're rated #4!!! - Overlord @ 12:01 AM
I saw over at Extreme Starcraft that we are tied for 3rd place on the top 10 sc sites list!!! I hope we keep climbing the ladder! I'd like to thank the guys at Extreme Starcraft for the great ratings!! You can check it out here!!!

Great Art Work!!! - Overlord @ 10:08 PM
I was looking around at Antioch Chronicles and I came across there character art page. It has some of the best art work I have seen in a long time, so go check it out here!

Battle Reports & More! - DarkShade @ 12:44 AM
Well I got in my email another battle report submitted by SilverWeed! Thanks!!!! The report is called Faded Alliance! Check it out here If you'd like to submit your stories to us please do so and send them to me! We appreciate your contribution! Keep sending more stories! And What's more? Well the stories is updated with another category, I added a new catorgory of stories called fictional reports? Basically, it's just a battle report written in a fictional style! What? You never heard of those kinds of stories? Well I did and I got one from This guy, named Guildenstern, way back when Aerostation was up! Luckily I found them somewhere floating in my computer, so I decided to use this story and make an insterting new category of stories for our Stories Page! That's all the updates for me, DarkShade Out...

Brood War Faq's! - Overlord @ 9:33 PM
I just added the Brood War faq's section so check it out here!

The Link of the week - DarkShade @ 2:17 PM
Net 22 is a fun entertainment site with stuff about Games, TV, Films, and more! That's all you'll hear from me, links of the week and other small updates, but no big news or exciting updates.... - DarkShade out....

SpaceDominator Rejoiced! : ) - SpaceDominator @ 12:10 PM
DarkShade, welcome back. Anyways, SC Infoceptor, had a review with tillerman and if you wanna take a look at it go Also, HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL! here.. It wasn't the most impressive chat, but it was a chat afterall.

My Continuing Support & More... - DarkShade @ 12:49 AM
Hello. You're probably wondering why I'm posting this? Well, I said that I quit and that is half true becayse I still want to support the site. I might not do much around here, or even do anything, but I just want to let the staff know if they need me I'll always be here for you! I'm going to continue to help out the site, but probably not in a big way. You probably won't see as much posts as I use to make now. I hope the staff still approve of my continuing support even though I won't really make big updates. I hope they don't turn against me because of this. Well all I'm going to do is....whatever that's submitted to me like stories, or articles, or if I find something that's interesting, I would make an update on this page. Anyways, I got a new battle report for you, It was submitted to me by Vorlon, you can check it out here (Battle Report: Victory When Foes Ally)