The overseer is a zerg unit evolved from the overlord.
Overview
Overseers are genetically altered overlords. They grow additional hypersensitive eyes. Each developmental cycle has improved on them, eventually enabling them to detect enemies hiding with camouflage techniques.[1]
Game Unit
The overseer loses the ability to excrete creep or transport units, but gains the ability to create changelings. It continues to provide control and has faster movement.
Abilities
This unit or structure can detect cloaked, burrowed, duplicated and hallucination enemies.
The overseer disables a building, which becomes covered in slime. It cannot produce units, larva or research upgrades while contaminated.
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The overseer can create a changeling, which can spy on enemy forces.
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Upgrades
Increases armor of zerg air units.
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Level 2
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Increase speed of the overlord from 0.902 to 2.63, overlords with Ventral Sacs from 1.099 to 2.83, and the overseer 2.62 to 4.73.
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Development
Notes
The overseer was developed as the universal overlord detection in StarCraft I made the zerg "detectorific". As such, the overlord/overseer split makes cloaking more useful to a zerg's opponent.[3]
References
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment staff. 2010-07-24. Units: Overseer. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2010-07-24.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment, Teamliquid. 2012-06-09. Heart of the Swarm Update. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2012-06-09.
- ↑ INC Games: Zerg Q&A. Accessed on 2008-20-03