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The gateway is a protoss structure used to transport infantry.

OverviewEdit

Gateways create a swirling rift that warps in protoss warriors from their home territories to the location of the military colony housing the gateway. A phenomenal amount of energy is required for this operation and, as with most protoss structures, a gateway can only function if it is powered by the psionic matrix formed by a network of pylons.^[1]

Gateways are an inferior form of the xel'naga warp gate technology which was lost during the Aeon of Strife (the protoss maintained the ability to use warp gates, however).^[2] The technology was upgraded, based on the ancient warp gate technology, following the Brood War, giving the protoss access to warp gates of their own. The protoss barely understand the technology behind it however, as it has been reverse engineered from ancient xel'naga structures found on both Aiur and Shakuras.^[1]

Deactivating a gate traps objects in mid-transport within the gate's energy matrix. Trapped travelers may be aware of what has happened. The suspended transport is completed upon gate reactivation.^[3]

Game StructureEdit

StarCraftEdit

Gateway

Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Infantry warp-in
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	60
Produced from	Probe
Requires	Nexus
Protection
Shields	500
Hit points	500
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Zealot Dragoon (with cybernetics core) High templar (with templar archives) Dark templar (with templar archives) (BW only)
Allows	Cybernetics core Shield battery

Gateways warp-in protoss infantry such as the zealot.

UpgradesEdit

Plasma Shields

Researched at

Forge

Hotkey

S

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	200	300	400
Gas	200	300	400
Research time	266	298	330
Required		Cybernetics core

Notes

+1 armor bonus to shields per level for all units and structures.

StarCraft IIEdit

Gateway

Gateway

Warp Gate
Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Infantry warp-in
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	Initial: 65 Transform: 10
Produced from	Probe
Requires	Nexus
Hotkey	G
Protection
Shields	500
Hit points	500
Armor	1
Type	Mechanical Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Upgrades to	Warp gate
Produces	Zealot Stalker (with cybernetics core) Sentry (with cybernetics core) High templar (with templar archives) Dark templar (with dark shrine)
Allows	Cybernetics core

The gateway is much the same in StarCraft II, though can now transform into a warp gate.

Warp GateEdit

	This article is about the StarCraft II structure. You may be looking for:
	The xel'naga-crafted structure The map from StarCraft: Brood War

Warp Gate Transformation

Acquisition
Minerals	50
Gas	50
Research time	160
Researched at	Cybernetics core
Hotkey	G

Usage
Activation/ Build Time	10

Notes

This research enables gateways to transform into warp gates.

Edit

Any gateway can be transformed into a warp gate, any warp gate can be transformed back into a gateway.

Warp-InEdit

A warp gate can warp-in protoss forces to any part of the battlefield that lies within the psionic matrix, created by pylons and by the very mobile warp prism. This enables protoss forces to be transported directly to the front lines, to beleaguered outposts, or even to launch ambushes.^[1] Units can be warped-in on a cliff if the player can see the top of the cliff.^[4] Warp-in does not function on allied or enemy psionic matrices.^[5]

The forces warp-in over 5 seconds, gaining hit points over time. If the units fall outside the psionic matrix during this process (for instance, if the supporting pylon or warp prism is destroyed) then they are destroyed.^[6]

If a warp prism is supporting the warp-in and it is destroyed, the warp-in is canceled and the player gets back the resources.^[7]

The warp gate enters a cooldown before another unit may be warped in. The interval is equivalent to ten seconds less than the last unit's gateway build time.

The warp gate does not have the ability to queue units regularly, but can be quickly transformed back into a gateway. All warp gates can be selected by pushing the "W" key.

Putting a pylon in the central map area, known as "proxy pylon", in order to warp-in units nearer the enemy base is a commonly used strategy.^[8]

To use warp-in, the player would first:

Select one or more warp gates.
Press the hotkey to create a unit.
Select an area in the psionic matrix (either generated by a pylon or warp prism) and select that point.
The unit begins to warp-in. This causes the closest warp gate to enter cooldown, during which it cannot begin to warp-in another unit.
Repeat steps 3-4 for each warp gate and unit (this can be done very quickly, before any unit has completed warping in).
Once all warp gates have begun warping in units, the player must wait for at least one warp gate to emerge from cooldown before they can use one again.

If the player has any idle warp gates, an icon will display showing how many are idle.

Unit	Warp Time	Train Time
Zealot	28	38
Sentry	32	37
Stalker	32	42
High Templar	45	55
Dark Templar	45	55

Building UpgradesEdit

Plasma Shields

Researched at

Forge

Hotkey

S

Properties

Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Minerals	150	225	300
Gas	150	225	300
Research time	160	190	220

Notes

+1 armor to shields per level.

Edit

DevelopmentEdit

Gateway SC2 Game2 — Early image of the gateway in *StarCraft II*
Added by Hawki

The gateway underwent a makeover during development, but the final result was "too mighty." It was thus reverted to the form currently seen.^[9]

When Wings of Liberty was first released, a tactic in protoss vs. protoss games was the 4-gate rush. Alterations were made and the technique became less viable.^[10]

AchievementsEdit

Warp In Madness
Points	10
Criteria	Warp in 100 units with Warp Gates in a single League game.

ImagesEdit

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Blizzard Entertainment (2007-05-19). Gateway, Blizzard Entertainment, Retrieved 19 May 2007
↑ 1998-08-07. Warp Gates. StarCraft Compendium Map Archives.
↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Echoes of the Future (in English). 2010-07-27.
↑ Yes, with vision you'll be able to warp in on the cliff. Sight is a hugely important factor in timed strategies where players rush to a unit that can traverse cliffs. Karune. 2009-03-16. Warp in / pylon. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forums. Accessed 2009-03-16.
↑ Quote:
When you play as Protoss you can use to warp gate to warp stuff anywhere on the battlefield, provided that it is into pylon power. Ok cool. But what if you are playing another Protoss player? Can you then warp in on his/her pylons as well? And what about allied Protoss players?

In other words:

A: Can you warp in on an allied Protoss player's pylon power?
B: Can you warp in on an enemy Protoss player's pylon power?

Personally I think the answers should be:

A: Yes
B: No

But can anyone confirm this or set the record straight?
A: No
B: No Cydra, Warlord1981nl. 2009-02-25. (QUESTION) Warp Gate. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-03-02.
↑ Karune. 2007-09-20. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 14. StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2007-09-21.
↑ Quote:

Lets say you use the phase prism to start warping in some units in an enemies base. the enemy focus fires and kills the prism before the units are warped in. what happens to those units? do they finish warping in, pause, or just simply die?

if anyone but cydra answers i will be very dissapointed.
Warp in will be canceled and you will get the resources back. Cydra, Rancid_death75. 2009-02-25. Warp in question for... Cydra! Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-02-25.
↑ Dustin Browder, Robert Simpson, Matt Cooper, David Kim. 2008-12-19. Battle Report (1). Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2008-12-19.
↑ 2011, SC2: Protoss Gateway. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-02-16
↑ 2011-08-01, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Q&A With Dustin Browder. Gamespot, accessed on 2011-08-13