StarCraft: Brood War/Protoss Mission 8: Countdown


 * Location
 * Shakuras, almost the exact same location as Protoss Mission 3


 * Difficulty
 * 8 out of 10


 * Mission Objectives
 * 1) Bring Artanis and Zeratul to the Temple.
 * 2) Protect the Temple from the Zerg.
 * 3) Zeratul and Artanis must survive.


 * New Unit
 * None


 * New Enemy Unit
 * Zerg Devourer


 * Special Units
 * Zeratul (enhanced Dark Templar)
 * Artanis (enhanced Scout)


 * Special Structures
 * Xel'naga Temple (destructible w/5000 HP)

Walkthrough

In this stage, you need to defend the temple at the middle of the map during the end of the game after 2 vips reach the temple. What you really need is a big bunch of armies surround the temple to make sure no one can reach it. To get those armies, you need to do the following step by step.

1. Tight up your base defense

Photon cannons, dragoons and some zealots. Just make sure you won't end up swallow by the zerg's minions.

2. Capture a DRONE

The most important part of this stage is to capture a drone and build up a zerg's force either in expanding base and defend the temple at the end of the game. Take over the red color Zerg base as soon as possible after you stable your base defense. Use mind control capture a drone and make a base with it. Upgrade Hydralisk's stats, speed, range, to max.

3. Capture the only natural extension

Most east side of the map got a natural extension sites for you to gather the money you need for the defense of temple.

4. Don't do any assault on the orange and brown zerg.

You will waste your time and resources, the mission objective is to protect the temple for 15 minutes, not destroy all enemy's base. Also, you will end up bankrupt either assault the brown or orange zerg.

5. Build 2 hatchery beside the temple

make a lot drones to gather the extra resources, and build a lot spore colony and sunken colony.

6. Fill up the space around the temple

spawn hydralisk with all your resources and fill in the blank in the middle of the map. If you got extra resources, buy some Carrier and park it on the temple. Anything come near to the temple will become ashes.

Why need zerg's forces?

You will end up bankrupt if you defend the temple with all protoss unit. Zerg is cheap and strong specially for hydralisk, it is a great advantage that it can attack ground and air units with average damage. Zerg's cydus is a good transfer for reinforce the units.