Starport

"Spaceflight and air superiority form the foundation of terran dominance in the Koprulu sector. And the very cornerstone of our areospace capabilities is the modern starport"

- Dominion Marine Corps Combat Handbook: Infantry Edition^(src)

A starport

The starport is an advanced terran structure, responsible for the construction and maintenance of all space-faring vehicles and starships.

Overview

"The rocket jockeys have a lounge. With cold beer. I hate you, Dominion."

- A disgruntled marine^(src)

A starport

Starports can function both terrestrially and as space stations. At least some feature a flight school. Starports are known to have many amenities for their pilots, including a lounge stocked with beer, much to the ire of frontline infantry.

Along with featuring a number of landing pads, a control tower may be attached to coordinate the upgrading and construction of advanced vessels, though in more recent times, these functions have been taken over by the tech lab and fusion core. Starports contain an advanced fueling system, as well as a versatile, retractable landing pad.

Dominion Special Forces starports carry their crew and cargo into orbit after a mission is complete. In deep space, these starports can function as fully operational space stations.

Game Structure

StarCraft

Starport
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Aircraft production
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Build time	70
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Factory
Hotkey	S
Protection
Hit points	1300
Armor	1
Function
Add-ons	Control tower
Produces	Wraith Dropship (with control tower) Valkyrie (with control tower and armory) (BW only) Science vessel (with control tower and science facility) Battlecruiser (with control tower and science facility with attached physics lab)
Allows	Science facility

In StarCraft, the starport constructs the wraith, dropship, valkyrie, science vessel and battlecruiser.

Building Abilities

Lift Off

This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

Usage
Hotkey L

Build Control Tower

The starport can add a control tower to itself, giving it the ability to produce advanced starships (dropships, science vessels, battlecruiser and in Brood War, Valkyries). The control tower also researches abilities and upgrades for the Wraith.

Usage
Hotkey C Cost 50 50 40

Development

During early builds of StarCraft, the starport had a dry docks add-on.

StarCraft II

Starport
Structure
Race	Terran
Role	Aircraft production
Production
Minerals	150
Gas	100
Build time	36 50 (Co-op Missions)
Produced from	SCV
Requires	Factory
Hotkey	S
Protection
Hit points	1300 1300 (2080 with full Mastery) (Co-op Swann)2600 (Co-op Nova)
Armor	1 (+2 with Building Armor)
Type	Mechanical Structure
Armor type	Armored
Function
Add-ons	Tech lab Reactor Tech reactor (WoL campaign only)
Produces	Versus Viking Medivac dropship Liberator Raven (with tech lab) Banshee (with tech lab) Battlecruiser (with tech lab and fusion core) Campaign and Co-op Exclusive Wraith (with tech lab) (WoL campaign) (without tech lab) (Co-op Missions) Science vessel (with tech lab) (WoL campaign and Co-op Missions) Hercules dropship (with tech lab and fusion core) (WoL campaign) (with tech lab) (Co-op Missions) Raid liberator (Co-op Missions) Raven Type-II (with tech lab) (Co-op Missions) Covert banshee (with tech lab) (Co-op Missions)
Allows	Fusion core

In StarCraft II, the starport is compatible with the tech lab and reactor, albeit not both simultaneously.

Versus

Lift Off

This structure can lift off, enabling it to fly. It cannot produce units or conduct research while in flight, and must leave add-ons behind.

Usage
Hotkey L Cost 2 (for lifting off and landing)

v • e

Reactor

This structure can create a reactor.

Usage
Hotkey C Cost 50 50 36

v • e

Tech Lab

This structure can create a tech lab.

Usage
Hotkey X Cost 50 25 18

v • e

Neosteel Armor

Upgrades the armor of structures by 2 (excluding auto-turrets). Increases the cargo space of bunkers by 2. Also provides extra cargo space for command centers and planetary fortresses.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey B Cost 100 100 100

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Wings of Liberty

Tech Reactor

Combines the tech lab and reactor into one add-on.

Protoss plasma shields have finally given us the ability to fit the tech lab and the reactor into a single structure add-on. This new add-on, known as the tech reactor, replaces the old tech lab and reactor add-ons, and allows us to train two of any unit type simultaneously.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Acquired from Hyperion laboratory for 25 protoss research points

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Fire Suppression System

All structures repair themselves to 50% life. All structure fires are automatically put out.

This all-in-one safety system automatically dispatches robotic drones to put out any fires and perform basic repairs on damaged structures. Although these drones are effective at doing basic repairs, they do not have a strong enough AI to perform the more delicate repairs needed to restore a structure past half life.

Campaign Acquisition
Wings of Liberty Unlock Complete 12 missions. Acquired from Hyperion armory for $90,000

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Co-op Missions

Covert Ops starport model

Raynor Upgrades

In Co-op Missions, Jim Raynor gains the following upgrades to the starport.

Rapid Recruitment

• Raynor trains combat units and builds Barracks 50% faster.
  
• Factory and Starport Mechanical units cost 20% less vespene gas.
  
• Stimpack grants increase bonuses, costs less life, and does not require research.
• Cost reduction does not affect SCVs.

Raynor's infantry units are able to use Improved Stim. (Increases movement and attack speeds by 75% for 15 seconds at the cost of 5 health.)

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available.

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Orbital Drop Pods

Barracks, factory, and starport units are delivered directly to the structure's Rally Point via drop pod.
Passive: Reduces the production time of units, produces from Barracks, Factory, and Starport, by 2.3 seconds.

Speed Increase for Drop-Pod units Mastery: All combat units, after being dropped by Orbital Drop-Pods, gain +2% to movement speed, attack speed, cooldown reduction and energy regeneration per each mastery point for 30 seconds.

Usage
Cost 3 Notes Mastery: +2% per Speed Increase for Drop-Pod units mastery point. Up to a maximum +60%

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Raynor Level 8.

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Swann Upgrades

In Co-op Missions, Rory Swann gains the following upgrades to the starport.

Vehicle Specialist

Swann builds SCV, vehicles and starships 20% faster than other Commanders. Factories and armories do not cost vespene gas.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Initially available

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Tech Reactors

Combines tech lab and reactor add-ons, allowing two units of any type to be trained simultaneously.

Campaign Acquisition
Unlock Reach Swann Level 10

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Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.

Early render of the starport in StarCraft II

In early builds of the game, the starport was capable of being upgraded into the star base, but the building was scrapped.

The development team wanted to revise the starport and some other terran structures from the first game, but there wasn't enough time for this. The starport underwent only by a couple art revisions, the second revision done to realize the structures properly in 3D with all the flight animations and moving parts the placeholder art lacked. These versions were done two or more years or more before Wings of Liberty shipped, and didn't get the benefit of a texture unification pass.

Known Starports

A starport

• Augustgrad's starport
• Agria starport
• Atkinson Airfield
• Dominion starport
• Giddings Station
• Kurtz Starport
• Mar Sara Starport
• Skyway Starport
• Tarsonis Starport
• Zarahemla Starport

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

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus Units and Structures Infantry SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost Terrestrial Vehicles MULE Hellion Hellbat (HotS) Siege tank Cyclone (LotV) Thor Widow mine (HotS) Aerospace Vessels Viking Medivac dropship Banshee Raven Battlecruiser Liberator (LotV) Spawned Units MULE Drop pod Nuclear missile Basic Buildings Command center Refinery Supply depot Barracks Engineering bay Automated Defenses Auto-turret Missile turret Point defense drone Repair drone Support Buildings Orbital command Planetary fortress Sensor tower Bunker Add-ons Tech lab Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy Factory Armory Starport Fusion core Campaign and Co-op Missions Units and Structures Mercenaries Devil Dogs Hammer Securities Siege Breakers Spartan Company War Pigs Hel's Angels Dusk Wings Jackson's Revenge Dominion Elite Guard Sons of Korhal Prometheus Company Death Head Aegis Guard Field Response Theta Outback Hunter Bulwark Company Shock Division Blackhammer Sky Fury Squadron Night Wolves Winged Nightmare Pride of Augustgrad Valor of Vardona Infantry Firebat HERC Medic Rebel Spectre Trooper Terrestrial Vehicles Armored personnel carrier Diamondback Goliath Militarized transport Predator Sensor drone Vulture Warhound Aerospace Vessels Asteria wraith Assault galleon Hercules dropship Science vessel Harvester Special ops dropship Sonar drone Sovereign battlecruiser Strike fighter Tac fighter Theia raven Valkyrie Wraith Spawned units A.R.E.S. Bio-mechanical repair drone Advanced Buildings Dominion starport HERC compound Merc compound Shadow ops Add-ons Tech reactor Support Buildings Laser drill Hive mind emulator Psi disrupter Nuclear silo Strike fighter platform Automated defenses Devastation turret Gun turret Flame turret Perdition turret Sentry gun Shrike turret Spider mine Cerberus mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Anti-air walker Block B Bulwark D-8 charges Guardian Gundam HERC Hercules tank Incinerator Laser drill tank Mine drone Missile launcher Nomad Pillager Predator Prison infantry guard Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship Red Adder Scout Shredder Super crane Targeting drone Valkyrie Zeus battle tank Zeus lander Removed Buildings Drop pod facility Listening post Munitions depot Radar tower Star base