The StarCraft Tech Manual is a upcoming StarCraft sourcebook. Its release date varies by source. According to Amazon its current release date is Sept. 8, 2015.[1]
Overview
The Tech Manual is part of a series of lorebooks designed by Blizzard Entertainment, the series having begun in its Diablo franchise with Book of Cain and Book of Tyrael. The book is written in-universe, narrated from the perspective of the Terran Dominion. Information on the tech and science of the StarCraft universe is provided in the form of diagrams and field notes from terran researchers. This includes data on protoss and zerg units, and the manual will include units from StarCraft: Ghost, and those only found in expanded universe material. It is fully illustrated, and contains artwork unique to the manual.[2]
Development
The idea for a StarCraft sourcebook existed as far back as 2011, in light of the recently published Diablo sourcebook Book of Cain.[3] In the same year, Chris Metzen commented that it would be easier to do such a work for StarCraft than Warcraft due to the former's more linear story.[4] Warcraft ended up getting its first lore book in 2013.
The Tech Manual was revealed in 2015. The design is built off Book of Cain, and The Dark Knight Manual.[2]
References
- ↑ 2015-03-07, Starcraft Tech Manual. Amazon, accessed on 2015-03-07
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2015-01-16, StarCraft Tech Manual. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2015-01-16
- ↑ SoMuchMass. 2011-10-24. BlizzCon 2011 - Blizzard Publishing: So What's The Story? Panel (Full). Youtube. Accessed 2011-10-27.
- ↑ 2011-12-12, The Most Important Artifact in the Diablo Universe. Kotaku, accessed on 2011-12-21