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Encyclopedia > Vespene gas
A Vespene gas geyser on Shakuras
A Vespene gas geyser on Shakuras

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. ... It has been suggested that Game of strategy be merged into this article or section. ... For the champion New Zealand bred race horse, see Starcraft (horse). ... 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. This article is an alphabetical list of minor characters in the fictional StarCraft universe, a fictional universe in which a a games and several books are set, who do not fit into any other category. ... The Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... The Sun is the star at the center of Earths 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 Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... 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 that were built with Vespene. The Hydralisk Den is the structure that contains the Hydralisk strain for the Zerg race. ...


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. Terran Marines are very zuvvitic military units. ... The Zergling is a breed of Zerg in the RTS game Starcraft and the Zergs most basic attacking unit. ... Zealot Zealot is a Protoss primary attack unit in the real-time strategy computer game Starcraft. ...


Vespene is widely sought after by the Terrans, Protoss and Zerg for different reasons. The Terrans use it as an energy source, in a manner similar to the way fossil fuels are used now. The 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.


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 Marines of the Terran Confederacy. ... 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 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... R-phrases , S-phrases , , , , Flash point non-flammable Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...


References

  • StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
  • Battle.net StarCraft Compendium
  • Vespene regeneration
  • Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  • Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.




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Vespene gas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (642 words)
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.
Vespene and mineral formations slowly regrow over time on planets such as Antiga Prime; this allowed the Terrans to survive in the Koprulu Sector.
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.
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