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The floating farm unit that provides supply for the sprawling Zerg army in the StarCraft universe.
The Overseer functions as a detector, as well as an energy-based support unit for the Zerg army in Starcraft II. It is the evolved form of the Overlord.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
Protoss is one of three major races in Starcraft. A noble and powerful race.
The Zerg Queen is a support unit from StarCraft series. It started as a flying unit but now takes on a ground role supporting bases.
Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
Research involves spending resources to create new items or unlock upgrades.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A rush can be one of two things; in real-time or turn-based strategy it's pumping many units out quickly. In team-based shooters it is running across the map as soon as possible.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
When inventing a series of races for a sci-fi setting, creators sometimes utilize a common framework of three competing races, including Humans, advanced aliens, and monster aliens. This is especially true in video games, where variety and balance are key.
A superweapon is a structure or character with amazing powers and amazing costs. This weapon can turn the battle to its owner's side single-handedly, but is usually the most expensive and time consuming to construct.
Enemies that are small, deal relatively low damage, and have low health, but make up for it by attacking in large numbers. Examples include Flood infection forms from Halo, Trites from Doom 3, or Crawlers from Resistance: Fall of Man.
A "Tech Tree" is a concept used mainly in strategy and role playing games. Unlocking a node in the tree generally unlocks some effect (example: a new ability in a role playing game or new unit in a strategy game). Unlocking a parent node allows access to its child nodes.
The Terrans are a race of futuristic humanoids that appear in the Starcraft universe. They are noted for their ability to quickly adapt to new terrains and use any natural resources to their advantage.
Many games feature storylines about wide, sweeping combat between three radically different factions.
The Ultralisk is the ultimate melee unit. with its massive blades, it deals splash damage to any units in front of it. It also functions as a meat shield.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
An ancient and advanced race, the Xel'Naga created the Protoss and the Zerg before they were supposedly destroyed by the Overmind.
The Defiler is a relatively rare Zerg breed that secretes toxic substances to support Zerg forces.
A small and weak but fast and relentless starting unit in the Zerg race from the StarCraft series. Very effective in packs.
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