Starcraft Cheats

The Blizzard Entertainment classic continues to puzzle and delight strategy gamers everywhere. Tired of getting whipped early in the game? Try these Starcraft cheats on for size to gain an upper hand. They also work with the Brood Wars expansion, so your winning streak can go untarnished.

Starcraft Cheat Codes

To use the codes, simply press "enter" during gameplay to bring up a message prompt. Type in the codes on the left to get the effect on the right.

• show me the money - Gives you 10,000 minerals and gas.
• whats mine is mine - Gain 500 minerals.
• breathe deep - Gain 500 vespene gas.

• black sheep wall - Reveal the map!
• food for thought - No supply limit.
• game over man - Instantly lose!
• modify the phase variance - Build any building or upgrade.
• noglues - Enemies can't use psionics
• operation cwal - Build faster.
• ophelia - Mission select.
• power overwhelming - Units become invincible.
• something for nothing - Free upgrades .
• staying alive - Continue playing after you win. No, the Bee Gees don't show up.

• the gathering - Free unit spells and abilities.
• there is no cow level - Win the current mission.
• war aint what it used to be - No fog of war.

• protoss# - Replace the # with a mission number to play that mission (Protoss game).
• terran# - Put a number in place of the # sign to play that mission (Terran game).
• zerg# - Play any Zerg mission by placing its number in place of the # sign.

• Radiofreezerg - (possibly Radio free zerg) Only available in Brood War, put it in and see what happens.

Shortcuts and Tips

In addition to the above cheats, you can also gain a strong advantage (especially when playing against friends) with keyboard shortcuts. They may not seem like much, but tapping a few buttons over moving the mouse can give you that extra second that puts you ahead.

• Escape - Cancel building; exit menu
• Left click - Cancel unit/building construction
• + (plus sign) - Increase game speed
• - (minus sign) - Decrease game speed
• Ctrl + C - Center screen on current unit

• Alt + M (or F10) - Main menu
• Ctrl + H (or F1) - Help menu
• Ctrl + O - Option menu
• Ctrl + Q - Quit mission
• Ctrl + X - Quit Starcraft
• Tab - Toggle map background
• Shift + Tab - Toggle team colors (shown on minimap)
• Ctrl + M - Toggle game music
• Ctrl + S - Toggle game sounds

• Ctrl + J (or Enter) - Send message
• Shift + Enter - Message to all players
• Ctrl + Enter - Message to allies only
• Ctrl + R - Toggle multiplayer ranking mode