Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough Space 1: With Friends Like These

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Space 1: With Friends Like These

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 528

This is a rather interesting mission that has probably been heavily inspired by the arcade map "Stars Battle"

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 529

You will automatically attack the enemy when you're near them.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 530

You will be introduced to your first ability right after the first enemy.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 531

You warp jump, going through everything in the way. I will call it blink.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 532

Your second ability is unleashing fighters to fight your enemies.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 533

You will be shown your third ability when you see a turret. Destroy the turret with the Yamato cannon.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 534

The Yamato cannon deals heavy damage.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 535

You will find a repair bot right after the turret, use it to restory to full health and repair all of your fighters.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 536

After you destroy the next turret you engage...

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 537

...a bit station will appear. It will send allied flyers to your opponents base.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 538

Gather minerals, and when you've gathered enough you will upgrade your ship.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 539

There are huge mineral dumps around the map, but they are usually guarded by mines. Try to dodge the red laser targetters they use.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 540

You can blink right through them.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 541

After you have enough minerals...

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 542

...you will upgrade your ship, increasing the number of fighters you have, the damage of your yamato cannon and the cooldown of your blink ability.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 543

Go south. You will meet up some mines and enemy fighters.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 544

A turret will be right behind them. Destroy it.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 545

After destroying everything, you will meet an enemy warship and a repair bot. Save the repair bot for now and attack the warship.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 546

The enemy will use an emp blast, stunning you, and will become invisible from time to time.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 547

Use your yamato cannon and fighters on him.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 548

When you get on low health...

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 549

...use the repair bot to restore to full.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 550

After defeating the warship, you will get your final ability. It stuns enemies around you, like the warship, but it doesn't turn you invisible.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 551

Continue pushing forward, and remember to grab every mineral chunk you find.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 552

You will start fighting enemy battlecruisers more and more often during the mission.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 553

They aren't too tough though.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 554

If you get on too low health while fighting the enemy, blink through the debris over here.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 555

On the other side, you will find a lot of mines and a repair bot. Tip: You can use your fighters to activate the mines.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 556

Gather all the minerals and the repair bot and you should be pretty close to the next level.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 557

Go back and finish off the structure.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 558

A new allied structure will spawn in it's possition.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 559

Continue forward, aiding the allied ships in destroying the enemy.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 560

Make sure you grab the minerals to the south...

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 561

...since you will reach your next level with them.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 562

...you can destroy the enemy turrets with only one yamator blast.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 563

Continue wreaking havoc on the enemy.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 564

After destroying their third base, blink over the debris.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 565

After getting the stash of minerals there. continue pushing north.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 566

Grab the minerals over here and...

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 567

...you should get the maximum level.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 568

With the maximum level, it should be easy enough to destroy the enemy base.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 569

Just be careful with all of the mines. They should be easy enough to dodge when you blink.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 570

After some mine dodging and yamato blasting the structure, you should have destroyed it easily.

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Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Walkthrough - Starcraft 2-Heart-of-the-Swarm 571

You just beat the mission.

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