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StarCraft walkthrough for Chapter II: Overmind, covering missions Among the Ruins and Egression. Learn Zerg strategy and unit creation.

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StarCraft walkthrough for Chapter II: Overmind, covering missions Among the Ruins and Egression. Learn Zerg strategy and unit creation.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Mission One: Among the Ruins
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    Create a Spawning Pool by having at least five Drones on minerals before construction.
  3. 3
    Create Zerglings and Overlords for control. Note that a Drone is lost when morphing into a structure.
  4. 4
    Morph a Drone into an Extractor and assign Drones to Vespene Gas.
  5. 5
    Build a Hydralisk Den when sufficient resources are gathered.
  6. 6
    Assault the Terran base to the northeast with Zerglings and Hydralisks.
  7. 7
    Morph a Creep Colony near the Chrysalis into a Sunken Colony for defense.
  8. 8
    Consider building an Evolution Chamber to upgrade Zerg attacks.
  9. 9
    Build a force of approximately 24 Zerglings with Hydralisk support.
  10. 10
    Destroy the Terran Barracks, Missile Turrets, and infantry, prioritizing infantry and Goliaths.
  11. 11
    Reinforce your forces and move north to the main Terran base.
  12. 12
    Destroy defending units, then the rest of the base, including the Starport to the west.
  13. 13
    Mission Two: Egression
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    Send a unit to control the six Hunter Killers near the Chrysalis; they cannot be recreated if lost.
  15. 15
    Establish your base by morphing the starting Creep Colony into a Sunken Colony and producing Drones.
  16. 16
    Build an Extractor on the northern Vespene Gas geyser.
  17. 17
    Group your Hunter Killers and scout the surrounding area, eliminating scattered Protoss forces like Dragoons, Scouts, and Photon Cannons.
  18. 18
    Consider building more Sunken Colonies for defense against Protoss attacks.
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    Build two Evolution Chambers to upgrade unit weapons and carapaces.
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    Transform a Hatchery into a Lair to access the Spire building.
  21. 21
    Build a Hydralisk Den and research Muscular Augments and Grooved Spines.
  22. 22
    Research Metabolic Boost at the Spawning Pool.
  23. 23
    Clear out Protoss forces across the map, prioritizing Photon Cannons, before attacking the main Protoss base in the southwest.
  24. 24
    Use Hunter Killers, supported by Hydralisks and 25+ Zerglings, to destroy Protoss fortifications.
  25. 25
    Target Photon Cannons first, then Gateways to prevent reinforcements.
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    Have Hydralisks target air units and Zerglings swarm ground units.
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    Once the area is clear, have a Drone transport the Chrysalis to the beacon.
Tips
  • Zerg units are typically produced in large numbers; Zerglings are created in groups of two.
  • Hunter Killers are powerful Hydralisk variants that deal heavy damage but cannot be recreated.
  • Common sense dictates retreating units to base for healing if overwhelmed.
  • Prioritize destroying Photon Cannons as they are a significant threat to ground and air units.

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