Full patch notes for StarCraft 1.18 can be found below. Besides offering up StarCraft and its critically acclaimed expansion pack for free, patch 1.18 smooths out compatibility issues in Windows 7, 8, and 10 facilitates snappier response times when playing online tightens anti-cheating measures and touches up the UI during online games.ī hosts installers for Windows and Mac OS. ' When patching, please use the ‘Run as Admin’ option it is required during your first client run to migrate saves and avoid issues from Windows system admin changes,' per Blizzard's patch notes. Among other features, the patch makes both games free to download for all players. After lying dormant for eight years, StarCraft and its Brood War expansion were patched to version 1.18 earlier today.
