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I'm more disappointed that there won't be an official Linux release. The 1998 version works fine with WINE so I can still hope that they don't break anything with the remake.

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Since it won't even be using a 3D engine (let alone any modern APIs like DX 12) I would think that any tweaks needed for WINE to run it well should be pretty minor.

Using that same logic though, I would have thought that making a Linux release would have also been pretty trivial for Blizzard to do, but given their history I suspect they have a policy of avoiding this.

Isn't their history with Linux about making their games wine compatible? I think that was the case for wow

I used wine for a bit but feel its important to mention warzone 2100 its what seems to satisfy my starcraft urges. At one point i feel that it was more in depth. they have online servers ip play very detailed and still being updated muilti platform.

once I got my head around the game I am addicted to it. https://wz2100.net/ They have many AI modes for the computer. Its very popular in the Linux world.

I had to mention it. I too would like there to be a Linux version available for the latest Starcraft. but until that happens I feel this is the best alternative.

note here is a tree of sorts that show what you need to build research to have said weapon or tech. with out this it was just a crazy world where you start playing the computer and all of sudden they have hover then planes and you are like how did they get to that.

https://betaguide.wz2100.net/Research.php?tree=1

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