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Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-04 00:02:04
January 01 2010 22:29 GMT
#1
NO NOT STARCRAFT 2 BETA, but Starcraft Beta.

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Helpful information
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/features.php?i=a&id=2198
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=57913
Kudos to Entropy.

It works!
Steps
1. Download SC BETA
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4116731/StarCraft_Beta
2. Use Daemon Tools to mount and install.
3. Download BETA gate
http://www.filefactory.com/file/bc05ec/n/SC_Beta_Gate.rar
4. Extract BETA gate, run it, and choose server. I choose East. Now click BETA SC on launch menu. It will start up SC and then click multiplier, choose battle.net, and you will have to make a new name. Once that's done you can play. It's telling Battle.net that you're on Shareware.
BROODWAR BETA
Before step 4: mount and install brood war beta.
http://www.mediafire.com/?1gdw34wmjiz
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Am I the only one who’s mildly interested in playing the old beta that was shipped to adoring fans back in 1997 or 1998? I mean wouldn’t it be cool to actually play it and not just read about it or look at old videos of it on the internet.

I found the ISO on Piratebay, although I could upload it to a file sharing website later on if people are actually interested in playing the beta.

I seem to remember someone uploading the beta ISO a couple years ago and patching a registry file to allow people to connect to US East. I don’t remember who it was.

There is a problem though.

You need to connect to a server. The original beta came with a registry of the old Battle.net servers. They don’t exist anymore so when I installed and tried to connect to Battle.net it just lags and doesn’t do anything (back then there weren’t 4 servers it was just one big server).

I found this guide. It basically tells you that you need to set up a server to play the beta. It's old and I'm pretty sure there might be better alternatives, but it does provide an EXE that allows a game with just one player.
http://avantageous.com/SCBeta.htm

However, the poster who uploaded the file mentioned that you could configure it so you would be able to play on hamachi, but I have no idea how to do this.

So what I’m asking is if there are people out there who are interested in help setting this up and maybe playing. I don’t mean let’s have a tournament or something, although that does sound mildly amusing. I just mean play some games and have a little fun.

Any takers!?



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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
January 01 2010 22:34 GMT
#2
I would have such a raging nerd-on if I owned that disc.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
January 01 2010 22:37 GMT
#3
On January 02 2010 07:34 Chef wrote:
I would have such a raging nerd-on if I owned that disc.

This.
And i'm definitely interested.
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
KurtistheTurtle
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1966 Posts
January 01 2010 22:39 GMT
#4
zurg!
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
January 01 2010 22:40 GMT
#5
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/features.php?i=a&id=2198
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
Physician *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4146 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-01 22:52:10
January 01 2010 22:42 GMT
#6
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=57913

u can add them to ur previous thread spoiler; history repeats itself, you could play it online at battle.net too, try it out if u can, its fun!
"I have beheld the births of negative-suns and borne witness to the entropy of entire realities...."
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-01 22:45:25
January 01 2010 22:43 GMT
#7
On January 02 2010 07:40 Physician wrote:
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/features.php?i=a&id=2198


On January 02 2010 07:42 Physician wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=57913


Thanks.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
January 01 2010 22:44 GMT
#8
Gosugamers were faster this time
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
January 01 2010 22:45 GMT
#9
On January 02 2010 07:44 Zoler wrote:
Gosugamers were faster this time

I mentioned this. I distinctly remember the guide, but I tried finding it and didn't get anything.
Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
January 01 2010 22:54 GMT
#10
All the download links to the beta seem to be broken/removed. Anyone care to re-upload? Thanks
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-01 23:18:13
January 01 2010 22:58 GMT
#11
On January 02 2010 07:54 Sigh wrote:
All the download links to the beta seem to be broken/removed. Anyone care to re-upload? Thanks

Beta Gate
http://www.filefactory.com/file/bc05ec/n/SC_Beta_Gate.rar
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
January 01 2010 23:14 GMT
#12
I'm on east right now playing on the name mickey77
Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-01 23:23:59
January 01 2010 23:21 GMT
#13
Hm.... it says im missing MSWINSCK.ocx, but when i downloaded it, and put it in my system32 folder, i still get the same error.
Edit; I'm on windows 7 ultimate
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
January 01 2010 23:24 GMT
#14
On January 02 2010 08:21 Sigh wrote:
Hm.... it says im missing MSWINSCK.ocx, but when i downloaded it, and put it in my system32 folder, i still get the same error.
Edit; I'm on windows 7 ultimate

What are you following? I simply installed the iso, downloaded beta gate, ran it, and it worked fine. I didn't have to put anything in my system32 folder.
andeh
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States904 Posts
January 01 2010 23:29 GMT
#15
the zurg in that video look a lot like the sc2 zerg in a way
banana
Profile Joined January 2009
Netherlands1189 Posts
January 01 2010 23:32 GMT
#16
zurg zurg!
Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
January 01 2010 23:38 GMT
#17
On January 02 2010 08:24 Mickey wrote:
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On January 02 2010 08:21 Sigh wrote:
Hm.... it says im missing MSWINSCK.ocx, but when i downloaded it, and put it in my system32 folder, i still get the same error.
Edit; I'm on windows 7 ultimate

What are you following? I simply installed the iso, downloaded beta gate, ran it, and it worked fine. I didn't have to put anything in my system32 folder.

Where did you get the iso?
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2928 Posts
January 01 2010 23:41 GMT
#18
Is the beta like in the video shown? Because if it is I'll download it, if its a lot more like later SC beta screenshots then i probably won't.
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
January 01 2010 23:42 GMT
#19
On January 02 2010 08:41 Whiplash wrote:
Is the beta like in the video shown? Because if it is I'll download it, if its a lot more like later SC beta screenshots then i probably won't.

Later SC beta screenshots. It looks like regular SC.
Re-Play-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Dominican Republic825 Posts
January 01 2010 23:43 GMT
#20
lol at first i thought a SC2beta leak! was glad for a while
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