Tech lab

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The terran tech lab is an add-on in StarCraft II. Its modular design enables it to be attached to a barracks, factory or starport.

A structure attached to a tech lab can produce a higher tier of units. For instance, a factory attached to a tech lab can produce siege tanks, a barracks attached to a tech lab can produce marauders, and a Tech Lab attached to a Starport can produce banshees and nighthawks.

Note that a Terran structure cannot be attached to both a tech lab and a nuclear reactor, so it cannot enjoy the benefits of both.

Functions

Barracks

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Research

Infantry Weapons

• +1 damage for marines and reapers
• +1 base damage and +1 bonus damage for marauders and ghosts

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay Hotkey E Level 1 Cost 100 100 114 Level 2 Cost 150 150 136 Required Armory Level 3 Cost 200 200 157 Required Armory

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Combat Shield

Increases the hit points of marines by 10. The marine model changes to have a shield attached to the left shoulderguard. The M98 combat shield is composed of 30 mm of bonded carbide.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to barracks Hotkey C Cost 100 100 79

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Factory

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Research

Infernal Pre-Igniter

Increases the hellion's attack damage by +5 (to +11) vs light units and the hellbat's attack damage by +12 vs light units. The flame changes to a blue color.

The flame color on the icon was changed to blue in patch 1.3.5.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to factory Hotkey I Cost 100 100 79

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Siege Tech

The siege tank transforms, becoming stationary and using a different weapon.

The ability is not smartcast.

In Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void, Siege Tech does not need to be researched.

Usage
Hotkey Siege mode: E Tank mode: D Cost 3.5

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to factory (WoL) Already researched (HotS/LotV) Cost 100 100 80

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Development

Previous researches/upgrades:

• Fighter Tech

At earlier builds the Viking was built on the Factory at ground mode, but needed a Fighter Tech upgrade to enable transforming to air mode.

Starport

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Cloaking Field

Enables terran Banshees to cloak.

Usage
Hotkey C (cloak), D (decloak) Cost 25 (+1.26 per second) (or +0.45 per second with Cross-Spectrum Dampeners - WoL-campaign only)

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to starport Hotkey C Cost 100 100 79

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Development

Previous researchs/upgrades:

• Defensive Matrix Field
  • Cost:150 150 110 seconds
  • Hotkey:D
  • "Allows the Nomad to use the Defensive Matrix Field ability. Defensive Matrix Field creates a damage suppression field at target location which reduces all incoming damage by 50%."

The Nomad (later Vulkan, now Nighthawk) had this ability along with other unknown on Blizzcon 07. No longer on the game.

References

Building Information, in Korean. Media.Daum.net Accessed 2007-07-20.

Mielke, James. 2007-07-27. Protoss for a Day. 1up.com Accessed 2007-07-28.

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