Starcraft II – Units

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty features about the same amount of units as the original game, some units from the original game will be returning where some are featuring new upgrades and abilities. The Protoss zealot, for example, a melee unit from the original game, now has the ability to dash forward and quickly reach nearby enemies as a refinement of their speed upgrade from the original. While other units have been replaced or removed entirely, some changes to unit design have been inspired by story events in StarCraft and its expansion, Brood War where replacing old units with new or renamed versions which sport different attributes and abilities.

Compared to the original, units in Starcraft II have new abilities that encourage more detailed interaction with the game environment. Among these are the inclusion of units that can cross over multiple levels of terrain, or have the ability to teleport short distances.  Starcraft II’s campaign will also have exclusive units which would only be playable in the campaign and not in the multiplayer modes.  Some Protoss units can be warped in to pylon-powered areas using the Warp Gate, a slight change of the existing building called the Gateway.