With the recent update 1.18, it got some much-needed polish after all those years more specifically, it launched in 1998. You can download it from the official page and get to it right away. The free version also doesn't require a Blizzard account to play. Remastered Graphics up to 4K with Widescreen Support Presale Unlocks: Korhal Command Center, Aiur Nexus, and Char Hive StarCraft Free vs Remastered Version Information Turn Rate Starcraft Remastered Xbox 360 Details included in the specific version You can play the free version right now, while you'll have to wait until August 14 for the remastered one.

While everything about the gameplay remains the same in both version, the remastered one offers better graphics and new online features. There is a quite a bit of difference between the free and remastered version of StarCraft.

A big majority of EUD maps are supported except for maps that change the SCR graphics.

Fixed a crash on Mac occurring when joining a Multiplayer custom game.

Players that navigate rapidly through the client menus will no longer hit a black screen state.

Fixed an issue where some player and race settings couldn't be changed in the Single Player lobby.

/where and /whois commands are now working correctly for those that are Blizzard friends and non Blizzard friends.

The + and = symbols are now working correctly within chat.

Pressing U now only toggles replay speed after Alt+Tabbing in and out of the Replay session.

Changes made for Game Speed, Key Scroll Speed or Mouse Scroll Speed should now persist after patches.

Players can now view their own replays from the profile screen.

The new system is more meticulous at determining if the turn rate needs to be lowered and will even increase it. We have updated our turn rate algorithm to be smarter and better than ever.Updated the current ladder map pool in the Frontier League to: We have raised the limits of sprites & bullets that can be spawned in game! Additionally, we have added an option while creating a game that allows players to adjust the CCMU limits back to their original limitations.

Brood War enthusiasts can rejoice in the glory that is updated CCMU variables.

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Added an EUD 'Extended Unit Death' emulator that supports hundreds of EUD offsets for custom maps.

Fixed an issue where replays with transport units were not playing properly.

Starcraft remastered patch notes