#Stracraft biting the bullet archive#
Also, the mission is meant to be played in 'original' mode: using Brood War units and researches would be like cheating and would not make sense from a story point of view.Īttached you can find the ZIP archive containing the mission, both in its original version with bugs ("terran07_old.scm") and its updated version implemented by me ("terran07_new.scm"). Due to the changes to the map triggers, version 1.04 or higher is required in order to play this scenario (it won't work with the retail version, i.e.
It was later eliminated from the official campaign the main reason were probably the several bugs existing in the map triggers, which made this mission unplayable the purpose of this work was to fix any bug found, keeping the original design and 'spirit' of the map in its entirety. (*) Yes, I know this game is like decades old, but I prefer to keep it safe, just in case that there are people out there who don't know about the cut content and would like to find it out themselves.I think that "Biting the Bullet" needs no introduction: for those who don't know, this is one of the two "cut missions" from the original Terran campaign, which was originally meant to consist in 12 missions (instead of 10) this was the 7th mission, whose events take supposedly place between "Norad II" and "The Trump Card". The Cutting Room Floor, for listing the known cut content. Version Historyīlizzard Entertainment, for obvious reason.ĬiniCraft, for making me realized of the content existence. Other than that, it is still the same mission. Rescue him and clear out the base from the Zerg to hear it.Įver wonder why the mission briefing in this mission feels so short? Because there used to be more of it. The most important cut content on this scenario is one dialog from Fenix. This mission was supposed to take place after "The Big Push".Ī supposedly-tutorial level of the Protoss campaign, with quite similar layout to "First Strike". Other than that, it is still the same mission, so you will not miss anything if you are quitting right away. There is a transmission at the beginning of the mission. Due to the some trigger issues on the original version, it is highly recommended that you play the improved version, or else you will very likely miss some of the content. This mission was supposed to take place after "Norad II" and before "Trump Card". Destroy a zerg building to trigger this condition.
It is still the same 30 minutes survival mission of the Terran campaign, but there used to be an alternative way to win the scenario. Here are some short, spoiler-free(*) descriptions about the cut content for each of the scenario, and also a way to trigger them.
#Stracraft biting the bullet free#
If you want to experience the actual cut scenarios, and do not mind all of their quirkiness, feel free to play the original version instead (except for "terran07.scm" see next section for more details). This is done in order to make them playable, and also on par with released, official scenarios in terms of quality. The latter has some issues/bugs fixed and very minor improvements. It consists of several cut scenarios, and additionally existing scenarios with their cut features restored.įor the cut scenarios, the addons offered the original version as well as the improved version. This addon contains all the known cut content from the original Starcraft campaign.
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