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Neosteel Frame is a standard type of armor system possessed by terran military structures, researched at the engineering bay. The armor can be upgraded with several systems to make it stronger.

For lore on terran armor, see Neosteel

StarCraft II[]

Versus[]

  • As of Patch 4.7.1, Neosteel frame was removed from Versus gameplay. It merged with Building Armor into a new upgrade, Neosteel Armor.

Wings of Liberty[]

In StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Neosteel Frame is purchased in the Hyperion's armory in the single-player campaign instead of the engineering bay.[1]

Neosteel Frame

Increases bunker capacity by 2.

This bunker uses a high-density neosteel frame, leaving more room inside for additional infantry without increasing the overall bunker footprint. While ordinary bunkers can hold a maximum of four infantry, neosteel bunkers can house up to six infantry in fortified comfort.

Campaign Acquisition
Acquired from Hyperion armory for $50,000
ve

Coop Missions[]

Neosteel Frame

Bunkers gain +2 capacity and command centers gain +5 capacity.

Usage
Passive
Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.
Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay
Hotkey N
Cost 100 Minerals
Mastery: -2 Minerals per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 Minerals
100
Mastery: -2 per Research Resource Cost mastery point. Down to a minimum 40 Vespene gas
60seconds
ve

Development[]

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
  • As of Patch 4.7.1, Neosteel frame was removed from Versus gameplay.
Neosteel Frame
Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay
Hotkey N
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 79seconds
ve

The Neosteel Frame upgrade changed for the start of the StarCraft II beta. The previous version had the following attributes:

Neosteel Frame

This upgrade increases the armor of the missile turret and bunker.[2]

The upgraded bunker can hold six units rather than four.[3][4] The upgraded bunker appears bigger and taller.[5]

The upgrade was available in the multiplayer game as of May 2009.[6]

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay[6]
Cost 100[7] Minerals 100[7] Vespene gas 110[7]seconds
ve

References[]

  1. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Armory upgrades (in English). 2010.
  2. Terran Missile Turret. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2009-10-04.
  3. Dustin Browder, Rob Pardo. 2008-10-11. Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Discussion Panel (Part 3). Youtube.com Accessed 2008-10-11.
  4. Gamespy staff, Dustin Browder. 2008-12-23. StarCraft II (PC). Gamespy. Accessed 2008-12-24.
  5. Yes, I can confirm that some units get visual upgrades when you boost them through research. Zerglings, Marines and Banelings are just some examples though, as there are other units that are getting a visual upgrade.

    For example, Battlecruisers have the ability to choose between three specializations:
    - Defensive Matrix (a shield that absorbs damage)
    - Missile Pods (Air to Air AoE damage)
    - Yamato Cannon (honestly, do I need to introduce this one? :) )
    Each one of these specializations changes the graphic of the battlecruisers, thus making it easily recognizable.
    Just to clarify things up: you can only have one specialization per Battlecruiser, and once you choose you cannot switch to another one.

    But not only units are affected by this visual upgrades, even buildings are being visually upgraded.
    Let's talk about Bunkers: when the NeoSteel Frame upgrade is completed (+2 cargo space) the bunker actually gets bigger and taller.
    Zhydaris. 2009-12-01. Visual Upgrades? Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2009-12-01.
  6. 6.0 6.1 StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-05-30. StarCraft II Impressions Translations - May 21, 2009. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-30.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Terran Engineering Bay. StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2009-10-04.