Starport

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Starport
Structure
Race	Terran
Properties
Hit points	1300
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Requires	Factory
Hot key	S
Combat
Armor	1
Function
Add-ons	Control tower
Produces	Wraith Control tower: dropship, Valkyrie (Brood War), science vessel, battlecruiser

The starport is an advanced terran structure, responsible for the construction and maintenance of all space-faring vehicles and starships. A Control Tower may be attached to coordinate the upgrading and construction of advanced vessels.^[1]

Starports can function both terrestrially^[2] and as space stations.^[3]

Contents 1 The Starport in StarCraft I 1.1 Abilities 2 The Starport in StarCraft II 2.1 Abilities 2.2 Building Upgrades 2.3 Development 3 Known Starports 4 References

[edit] The Starport in StarCraft I

In StarCraft I, the starport constructs the Wraith, dropship, Valkyrie, science vessel and battlecruiser.

[edit] Abilities

Lift Off
Notes
This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

Build Control Tower
Usage Minerals 50 Gas 50
Notes
The starport can add a control tower to itself, giving it the ability to produce advanced starships (dropships, science vessels, battlecruiser and in Brood War, Valkyries). The control tower also researches abilities and upgrades for the Wraith.

[edit] The Starport in StarCraft II

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Starport
Structure
Race	Terran
Properties
Hit points	1300[4]
Type	Armored, Mechanical, Structure
Production
Minerals	150[4]
Gas	100[4]
Build time	55[4][5]
Requires	Factory[4]
Function
Add-ons	Tech lab, Nuclear reactor
Produces	Viking,[6] medivac dropship.[7] Tech lab: Raven,[7] Banshee[7] Tech lab and fusion core: battlecruiser[8]

In StarCraft II, the starport plays the same role it did in StarCraft I.

[edit] Abilities

Lift Off
Notes
This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

[edit] Building Upgrades

Building Armor[9][10]
Researched at	Engineering bay[10]
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Minerals 150[9] 200[9] Gas 150[9] 200[9] Research time 140[9] 160[9]
Notes
Increases the armor of terran buildings.[9]
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[edit] Development

In early builds of the game, the starport was capable of being upgraded into the star base, but the building was scrapped.^[11]

[edit] Known Starports

• Atkinson Airfield
• Giddings Station
• Mar Sara Starport
• Tarsonis Starport
• Zarahemla Starport

[edit] References

↑ Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998. ↑ Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). StarCraft: Speed of Darkness. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9. ↑ Randolph, Grace (w), Nan Kim (art), Matt Dalton (i). "Newsworthy." In StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 2 (paperback binding), pp. 68-121. Tokyopop, January 1, 2009. ISBN 1427-80831-7. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. Terran Buildings Information. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-10. ↑ StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. WWI 08 Coverage - Terran Buildings. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-20. ↑ Zero. 2009-04-04. My Day at Blizzard. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-04. WWI 08 Coverage - Terran Units. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-06-20. ↑ 2008-10-12. Terran Tech Tree. StarCraft Source. Accessed 2008-12-03. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Terran Bunker. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2009-09-12. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Grrrrr. 2009-07-04. Terran Late Game Experience (page 2). Inc.Gamers. Accessed 2009-07-13. ↑ Karune. 2007-09-28. StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 15. StarCraft II General Discussion Forums. Accessed 2007-09-28.

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Firebat · Ghost • Brood War only • Medic
Ground vehicles	Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank
Air units	Wraith · Dropship · Science vessel · Battlecruiser • Brood War only • Valkyrie
Basic buildings	Command center (ComSat station · Nuclear silo) · Supply depot · Engineering bay · Barracks · Refinery · Missile turret · Academy · Bunker
Advanced buildings	Factory (Machine shop) · Armory · Starport (Control tower) · Science facility (Physics lab · Covert ops)
Other	Nuclear missile · Spider mine

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Reaper · Marauder · Ghost
Land Vehicles	MULE · Hellion · Siege tank · Thor
Air Units	Viking · Medivac dropship · Banshee · Raven · Battlecruiser
Basic Buildings	Command center · Refinery · Supply depot · Barracks · Engineering bay
Automated Defenses and Explosives	Auto-turret · Defensive drone · D-8 charges · Missile turret
Support Buildings	Orbital command · Planetary fortress · Sensor tower · Bunker
Add-ons	Tech lab · Nuclear reactor
Advanced Buildings	Merc compound · Ghost academy · Factory · Armory · Starport · Fusion core
Other	Drop pod · Nuclear missile
Campaign-Exclusive Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II	Infantry	Firebat · Medic · Rebel · Spectre
	Mercenaries	(Kel-Morian Mercenaries — Elite marines) · (Devil Dogs — Elite firebats) · (Hammer Securities — Elite marauders)
	Land Vehicles	Cobra · Diamondback tank · Goliath · Transport truck · Vulture
	Air Units	Hercules dropship · Wraith
	Automated defenses	Perdition turret · Shrike turret
Scrapped	Removed Units	Mine drone · Predator · Spider mines · Targeting drone
	Removed Buildings	Munitions depot · Radar tower · Shadow ops · Star base