Academy

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Academy
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Advanced infantry center
Production
Minerals	150
Build time	80
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Barracks
Protection
Hit points	600
Armor	1
Function
Research	U-238 Shells StimPack Tech Restoration (BW only) Optic Flare (BW only) Caduceus Reactor (BW only)

The academy was the primary center of research for new technologies for the Confederate Marine Corps, seeking to improve the quality of its personnel. Despite this, it appears the academy was looked on with dread by some soldiers, raising questions about its true nature.

It was used by the United Earth Directorate for equipping medics.

Game Structure

Researched Upgrades

U-238 Shells

• Increases marine attack range by 1 (to 5)

Acquisition
Purchased from Academy Hotkey U Cost 150 150 100

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Caduceus Reactor

• Increases the medic's energy by 50.
• Increases medic starting energy from 50 to 62.5.

Acquisition
Purchased from Academy Hotkey D Cost 150 150 166

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Researched Abilities

StimPack

Marines and firebats double their rate of fire and increase their movement rate for a limited period of time.

Usage
Hotkey T Cost 10 HP

Acquisition
Purchased from Academy Hotkey T Cost 100 100 80

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Restoration

Medics remove parasite, ensnare, plague, devourer's corrosive acid (removes all multipliers of acid in one cast), maelstrom, lockdown, optical flare, and irradiate, from a targeted unit; a single cast removes any combination and number of negative buffs from the above list from the target unit.

Restoration can be cast on any friendly or allied unit.

Usage
Hotkey R Cost 50 Range 6

Acquisition
Purchased from Academy Hotkey R Cost 100 100 80

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Optic Flare

The medic uses its A-13 grenade launcher to reduces the sight of an enemy unit to 1, and removes any detection ability.

Usage
Hotkey F Cost 75 Range 9

Acquisition
Purchased from Academy Hotkey F Cost 100 100 80

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Development

During the StarCraft alpha, the academy served as an add-on for the barracks. During the StarCraft beta, a structure named the "ChemLab" had the same model as the academy, which allowed for the production of better spaceships.

The building does not appear in StarCraft II, its functions taken by the tech lab.

Notes

• The yell heard in the academy's sound file is the Howie scream, a common stock yell used in many media sources.

Images

Building wireframe

Remastered building wireframe

References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War v • e

Infantry SCV Marine Firebat Medic (BW) Ghost Ground vehicles Vulture Goliath Siege tank Air units Wraith Dropship Valkyrie (BW) Science vessel Battlecruiser 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 Scrapped units Cargo ship Merc biker Mercenary gunship Raider Spysat Scrapped buildings Cantina Dry docks Power station Repair bay Star base