Patch Download For Starcraft 1 To Run Without Cd
Portable StarCraft WITHOUT the CD, please! Blizzard's latest offical Starcraft patch allows you to play the game without a CD and without using any third-party hacks. Theoretically it should be possible to play from a thumb drive. Optionally, install StarCraft: Brood War to the same location. Update StarCraft with the latest patch. If you're manually patching, be sure to choose the original patch unless you have Brood War installed. Copy the 'Install.exe' file from the StarCraft (or Brood War) CD into the StarCraft folder. Your Starcraft Broodwar and Starcraft II Mapping community! Ya, once you get the 1.15.2 no-cd setup and download our Downgrader, you're good to go.
Along with Command & Conquer, Blizzard's StarCraft ushered in the real-time strategy genre as we know it. Hard to believe that was almost 20 years ago.
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Never played the game? Good news: It's now available for free.
Why the giveaway? Blizzard is no doubt hoping to create some buzz around StarCraft: Remastered, an updated version of the game due later this year. That version will feature 4K graphics support and improved online matchmaking for multiplayer sessions.
To get the original, at no charge and with no strings, use these download links (these begin the download immediately):
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(Keep in mind that freebies tend to melt the Interwebs, so don't be surprised if you encounter a download delay or other issue. This is not, to my knowledge, a time-limited offer, so you should be able to get it at some point, even if you have difficulty initially.)
Interestingly, this is a newly patched version of StarCraft (1.18), the first patch the game has seen in over eight years. You can get a full rundown of the updates in this post on Blizzard's StarCraft forum.
What's more, this version includes not only the core game, but also the Brood War expansion pack. (Don't be confused by the installer, which mentions only the latter during setup.)
I remember spending a lot of hours playing this back in the late '90s. It may look a little long in the tooth, but the gameplay is as solid -- and addictive -- as ever.
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No-CD & No-DVD Patch troubleshooting: The most common problem getting a No-CD/No-DVD patch to work is ensuring that the No-CD/No-DVD patch matches you're game version, because the games exe is changed when a patch update is applied previous versions won't work.
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If its an older game you are playing and you are running Windows 7 or Windows 8 it may not work, if you right click the .exe file and choose Properties and then Compatibility you can change this to run in Windows 98/ Windows 2000 etc. You can find more information on the Beginners Help page here