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The '''baneling nest''' is a [[zerg]] structure that allows [[zergling]]s to morph into [[baneling]]s. It consists of a growth building with a bloated [[brood mother]] hanging overhead.<ref name = "Nest"/>
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The '''baneling nest''' is a [[zerg]] structure that allows [[zergling]]s to morph into [[baneling]]s.
   
 
==Game Structure==
 
==Game Structure==

Revision as of 22:35, 14 January 2012

"Baneling nests aren't QUITE as adorable as birds' nests, though it's a close call."

- Lucas Sullivan(src)

The baneling nest is a zerg structure that allows zerglings to morph into banelings.

Game Structure

Researched Upgrades

CentrifugalHooks SC2 Game1
Centrifugal Hooks
  • Increases the speed of banelings to 4.13.
  • Causes banelings to roll instead of walk.
Acquisition
Purchased from Baneling nest
Hotkey C
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 71seconds
Required Lair
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Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
Nest SC2 GameOld1

The former nest

The initial game mechanics of the baneling were simple: an upgrade was researched at the spawning pool which allowed zerglings to morph into banelings. Later design decisions thoughtfully concluded that there should be a building to visually indicate the technology available to a zerg player. Thus, the art team developed the baneling nest[1] The "nest",[2] as designed by Jesse Brody[1] appeared prior to WWI 08.[3]

The final art pass, which deviated from the old "nest" concept, was carried out by Phill Gonzales. He was interested in making a large, bloated baneling brood mother planted on the creep, too fat to move and instead serving as a building. Samwise Didier however, liked Brody's old concept and made the brood mother be attached to the main growth of the building, rather than being a building in itself.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2011, SC2: Zerg Baneling Nest. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-07-01
  2. StarCraft Legacy staff. 2008-03-13. Zerg - Buildings. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2008-03-22.
  3. StarCraft II Zerg Gameplay sAvIoR vs HwaSin