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The '''covert ops''' is a [[terran]] facility that is an [[add-on]] to the [[science facility]]. It provides the ability to train [[ghosts]] and the upgrades they can receive. It was originally only accessible to members of the [[Confederate Intelligence Corps]].
 
The '''covert ops''' is a [[terran]] facility that is an [[add-on]] to the [[science facility]]. It provides the ability to train [[ghosts]] and the upgrades they can receive. It was originally only accessible to members of the [[Confederate Intelligence Corps]].
   
The covert ops does not appear in ''[[StarCraft II]]'', having been replaced by the [[ghost academy]].
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The covert ops does not appear in ''[[StarCraft II]]'', its role of providing support for ghosts having been taken by the [[ghost academy]] and [[tech lab]].
   
 
==Game Structure==
 
==Game Structure==

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The covert ops is a terran facility that is an add-on to the science facility. It provides the ability to train ghosts and the upgrades they can receive. It was originally only accessible to members of the Confederate Intelligence Corps.

The covert ops does not appear in StarCraft II, its role of providing support for ghosts having been taken by the ghost academy and tech lab.

Game Structure

Researched Abilities

The ghost can cloak. It can still use attack and use other abilities while cloaked.

Usage
Hotkey C
Cost 25 (+1 per second) Energy
Acquisition
Purchased from Covert ops
Hotkey C
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 80seconds

The ghost disables enemy mechanical or robotic units. Targets may not attack, move, or use abilities; passive detection and cloaking are disabled. Lockdown may be removed by a medic's restoration ability.

Usage
Hotkey L
Cost 100 Energy
Range 8
Duration 60 seconds
Acquisition
Purchased from Covert ops
Hotkey L
Cost 200 Minerals 200 Vespene gas 100seconds

Researched Upgrades

  • Increases ghost sight range by 2 (to 11), making sight range greater than the nuke blast radius.
Acquisition
Purchased from Covert ops
Hotkey O
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 166seconds
  • Increases ghost maximum energy by 50.
  • Increases ghost starting energy from 50 to 62.5.
Acquisition
Purchased from Covert ops
Hotkey M
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 166seconds

References

Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.