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In the PC strategy game StarCraft, Vespene gas is a basic resource used to produce advanced units for all races. It is green in color and emerges from the top of volcano-like structures called Vespene Geysers, like the one shown. The other basic resource, which is needed to produce all units of all races, is minerals. A picture of a Vespene gas geyser from a screenshot. ... StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... The StarCraft storyline is the history covering the fictional universe of StarCraft. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... The Sons of Korhal are a terrorist organization in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ... The United Earth Directorate (UED) is the fictional government of Earth in the StarCraft universe. ... A Zerg Brood (or Brood) is a formation of the Zerg race in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... A Dark Templar (dts) is a member of a group of Protoss in the StarCraft universe. ... Raynors Raiders are a unit of Terran troops in the StarCraft universe, led by Jim Raynor. ... The Terran are a race found in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set. ... The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ... The Protoss are a race in Blizzard Entertainments real-time strategy computer game, StarCraft. ... Strategy games are typically board games, video or computer games with the players decision-making skills having a high significance in determining the outcome. ... StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... Minerals are one of the two resources gathered in the computer game, StarCraft, the other being Vespene gas. ...

According to Doran Routhe, a famous Terran scientist, solar systems outside of the Sun's could contain new resources. At least two have been discovered in the Koprulu Sector, Vespene and blue mineral crystals. Doran Routhe is an important character in the history of the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Terran are a race found in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set. ... A Sun is the star at the centre of a solar system. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ...

In order to transport and store Vespene gas, it must first be converted into a liquid form. Each race has a type of structure for performing this conversion: the Terran Refinery, the Zerg Extractor, and the Protoss Assimilator. Each source has a fixed amount of gas readily available, and it is collected 8 units at a time and brought to the base by a collector unit (Terran SCV, Zerg Drone, or Protoss Probe); only one collector unit can be inside the building collecting at any one time. Once the fixed amount of gas is expended, the source is said to be depleted, and then only 2 units of gas are collected at a time. The Terran are a race found in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set. ... The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ... The Protoss are a race in Blizzard Entertainments real-time strategy computer game, StarCraft. ... The T-280 SCV (Space Construction Vehicle) is the fictional basic Terran construction unit in the computer game Starcraft. ...

Generally speaking, the more advanced a unit is and the more abilities it has, the more Vespene gas it requires to produce. Flying units almost always require Vespene gas, as does any unit with an energy meter. Basic structures do not require Vespene gas to construct (except the Hydralisk Den), while advanced structures usually do. Terrans typically require Vespene gas to repair flying and other advanced units.

Because a player with no Vespene gas should be able to begin a mission, the collector units, the base structure ("town hall"), and the Vespene gas converter structure never require Vespene gas to construct. Each race also has a simple ground soldier that requires only minerals to produce, the Terran Marine, the Zerg Zergling, and the Protoss Zealot. Zerglings are probably the weakest of all ground units. ... The Protoss are a race in Blizzard Entertainments real-time strategy computer game, StarCraft. ...

Vespene is widely sought after by the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg for different reasons. Terrans use it as an energy source, in a manner similar to the way we use fossil fuels now. Protoss use it as a catalyst for their psi-driven machines, and the Zerg use it for metabolic purposes and as a method of inducing evolutionary enhancements. It has been rumored that exposure to raw Vespene is responsible for the Ultralisk's improved biological carapace. The Terran are a race found in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set. ... The Protoss are a race in Blizzard Entertainments real-time strategy computer game, StarCraft. ... The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ...

Vespene and mineral formations slowly regrow over time on planets such as Antiga Prime; this allowed the Terrans to survive in the Koprulu Sector. Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... The Terran are a race found in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ...

It is unknown if Vespene gas has any relation to Terrazine gas, a potent psionic reagent, or to chlorine gas, which occurs in small amounts in volcanic gases along with hydrogen chloride. Terrazine gas is a potent psionic reagent in the StarCraft universe. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Series halogens Group, Period, Block 17 (VIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 3. ... Hydrogen chloride is a gas at room temperature and pressure, having the chemical formula HCl. ...

References

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment (http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/)
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium (http://www.battle.net/scc/)
• Vespene regeneration (http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/0798.shtml)
• Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.