Covert ops (add-on)

Template:SC1StructBox 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 is only accessible to members of the Confederate Intelligence Corps.

The Covert Ops does not appear in StarCraft II, having been replaced by the Shadow Ops.

Abilities

Personal Cloaking The ghost can cloak. It can still use attack and use other abilities while cloaked. Usage Hotkey C Cost 25 (+1 per second) Acquisition Purchased from Covert ops Hotkey C Cost 100 100 80

Nuclear Strike A nuclear silo may build and store one missile each. A ghost launches and "aims" the nuclear missile at a targeted location. The missile arrives 14 seconds after. The ghost must aim for the entire duration; if the ghost takes any other action, or the ghost is killed, or the missile is cancelled, the launch is aborted and the missile is wasted. The launch is broadcast to all players with the audio and visual message "Nuclear Launch Detected." The targeted location is visible to all players as a small flashing red dot. The missile deals 500 damage or removes two-thirds of total hit points (whichever is greater) to all units within a wide blast radius. One nuke kill most units, and critically damage most buildings. Two nukes will destroy nearly anything. Without Ocular Implants, the ghost's targeting distance is within the blast radius. Usage Hotkey N Range 8 or 10 (1 less than ghost's sight range) Acquisition Purchased from Nuclear silo Cost 200 200 8 v • e

Lockdown 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 Range 8 Duration 60 Acquisition Purchased from Covert ops Hotkey L Cost 200 200 100

Upgrades

Infantry Weapons +1 bonus per attack per level for ghosts, and marines. +2 bonus per attack per level for firebats. Acquisition Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey W Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Science facility

Infantry Armor +1 upgrade to armor per level for SCVs, marines, firebats, ghosts, and medics. Acquisition Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey A Level 1 Cost 100 100 267 Level 2 Cost 175 175 300 Required Science facility Level 3 Cost 250 250 333 Required Science facility v • e

Ocular Implants 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 100 100 166
Moebius Reactor Increases ghost maximum energy by 50. Increases ghost starting energy from 50 to 62.5. Acquisition Purchased from Covert ops Hotkey M Cost 150 150 166

References

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

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