Orbital command
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The orbital command is an upgrade to the terran command center. It was previously known as the surveillance station.[1]
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Overview
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The number of command centers deployed in combat zones drove the development of standard schematics to upgrade them into a dedicated military role. One variant was the orbital command.[2] The ATVX orbital command entered service following the Brood War and allows space assets to better assist ground forces;[1] it includes a satellite comlink useful for reconnaissance.[3]
Structures similar to orbital commands and planetary fortresses were in use by the Kel-Morian Combine by 2502.[4]
Game StructureEdit
| Orbital Command | |
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Foundation building/Surveillance and asset management structure |
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| Maximum energy |
200 (init. 50) |
| Production | |
| Minerals |
150 |
| Supply |
Provides 11 |
| Build time |
35 |
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| Hotkey |
B |
| Protection | |
| Hit points |
1500 |
| Armor |
1 (+2 with Building Armor) |
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The orbital command retains all of the command center's functionality except it may no longer load SCVs, or be changed into a command center or planetary fortress. The orbital command takes over the role of StarCraft's ComSat station with the Scanner Sweep ability.
ProductionEdit
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The command center can transform into an orbital command. The transformation is irreversible. | |||||||||||||||
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AbilitiesEdit
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The orbital command has the ability to temporarily clear the fog of war and detect all cloaked units within the target area, analogous to the comsat station in StarCraft. | |||||||||
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 Calldown: MULE
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An orbital command summons one MULE via drop pod. If the ability is targeted on a mineral patch the MULE will begin mining automatically. The ability may be used only on areas uncovered by the fog of war. | |||||||||
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UpgradesEdit
 Building Armor
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| Hotkey |
B | ||||||
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Wings of LibertyEdit
| Orbital Command | |
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| Campaign | |
| Cost |
$125,000 |
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Orbital commands replace command centers in the tech tree. Starting command centers for the player are replaced by orbital commands. Orbital commands may be converted into planetary fortresses, replacing the ability set with those of the planetary fortress.[5] | |
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DevelopmentEdit
Added by MecoThe orbital command's functions were originally possessed by the sensor tower (albeit prior to the conception of the MULE). Its design was carried out after that of the planetary fortress, and didn't undergo much variation.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karune. 2009-02-18. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 49. Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-02-18.
- ↑ SC2 Command Center. Accessed on 2008-18-11
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Armory upgrades (in English). 2010.
- ↑ Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "StarCraft #2" StarCraft 1 (2) (June 24, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard) (in English). July 27, 2010
- ↑ 2011, Terran Command Center. Deviantart, accessed on 2011-05-30
