Starcraft is a popular real-time strategy game developed by Blizzard Entertainment, with over 11 million copies sold worldwide. It involves managing armies and economies across different races to outstrategize opponents. Key aspects of being a good Starcraft player include resource management, scouting opponents' strategies, micromanaging individual units in battles, and macromanaging base development through research, recruiting, and expanding. Novice players often make bad decisions and lack strategic awareness despite many games played, so improving requires focused study of techniques, self-review of gameplay, and targeted practice.

1. PRESENTATION CST
NGUYEN TRUONG

2. WHAT IS STARCRAFT ?
• An RTS (Real time strategy) game developed
by Blizzard Entertainment.
• 11 million copies sold world wild.
• It is professional in Korea and Europe.

3. Real Time Strategy
• An complex game where you have to manage
your armies while developing the economy.
• Type: 4X, Strategy, MMOG
– 4X: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate
– Strategy: The win based on your strategies
– MMOG: Massively Multiplayer Online Game

4. Races

5. SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost
Hellion Tank Siege Tank Viking-ground Thor
Madivac Raven Banshee Viking-air Battlecruiser

6. Probe Zealot Sentry Stalker Dark Templar
High Templar Immortal Colossus Observer Warp Prism
Archon Phoenix Void Ray Carrier Mothership

7. Lava Drone Overlord Overseer Zergling
Infestor Benelling Roach Queen Ultralisk
Brood Lord Corruptor Multalisk Hydralisk Nydus

8. How to be a good player ?
• RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
• SCOUTING
• MICROMANAGEMENT
• MACROMANAGEMENT

9. I. Resource Mananagement
• Making the right decisions how to invest the
resource in game.
• Types :
1. In game resource ($$$) : the money you
gather in game.
2. Off game resource : player skills.

10. II. Scouting
• Purpose : To know what the opponent’s
strategy.
• Every information is very important.
• Minimize your risk and maximize your
advantage.

11. III. Micromanagement
• Controlling the individual unit and your whole
armies.
• It is all about putting your armies in the
advantageous positions.
• Purpose : Minimize the loss of your armies in
the battle.

12. IV. Macromanagement
• Managing your base.
• Decision making :
1. Research ( improving your armies)
2. Recruiting more soldiers.
3. Building more bases for more resource.

13. Typical bad player ( NOOB)
• Bad decision making.
• Play thousand of games but still bad.
• Always caught of guard.

14. How to improve ?
• Play less, study more.
• Watch your own game to acknowledge your
mistakes.
• Practice what you have studied.

15. THE END!!!