-+- 6.1. Terran -+- [6100]

StarCraft: Brood War Terran structures guide including costs, prerequisites, and production. Learn about the Command Center, Barracks, and more.

Command Center

• Cost: 400 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: N/A
• Hit Points: 1500

The Terran Command Center is the primary structure for a Terran base, producing SCVs essential for construction and resource harvesting. All gathered resources are transferred here. It can have a ComSat Station and Nuclear Silo attached. It is recommended to have more than one Command Center.

• Produces:
• Space Construction Vehicle: Cost - 50 Minerals
• Add-ons:
• ComSat Station: Prerequisite/s - Academy; Cost - 50 Minerals/50 V.Gas (Uses 50 Energy to reveal a portion of the map)
• Nuclear Silo: Prerequisite/s - Science Facility w/ Covert Ops; Cost - 100 Minerals/100 V.Gas (Spends 200 Minerals/200 V.Gas to produce a nuclear missile that can then be painted via a Ghost and launched)

Refinery

• Cost: 100 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Command Center
• Hit Points: 500

A Refinery is required to utilize Vespene Gas geysers. Build it over a geyser to harvest gas, which is then transferred to a nearby Command Center by an SCV. Refineries are fragile but inexpensive.

Supply Depot

• Cost: 100 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Command Center
• Hit Points: 500

The Supply Depot increases your supply count by 8, allowing you to build more units. Protecting Supply Depots is crucial, as losing too many can severely hinder your production capabilities.

Barracks

• Cost: 150 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Command Center
• Hit Points: 1000

The Barracks is the main facility for producing Terran infantry units. Building multiple Barracks can speed up infantry production for larger bases.

• Produces:
• Marine: Cost - 50 Minerals
• Firebat: Cost - 50 Minerals/25 V.Gas

Academy

• Cost: 150 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Barracks
• Hit Points: 500

The Academy is where essential infantry upgrades are researched. Its early-game utility makes it a worthwhile construction.

• Upgrades:
• U-238 Shells: Cost - 150 Minerals/150 V.Gas
• Stim Packs: Cost - 100 Minerals/100 V.Gas

Bunker

• Cost: 100 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Barracks
• Hit Points: 350

Bunkers can house up to four infantry units, allowing them to attack from safety. Place Bunkers in strategic locations like mineral lines and choke points to defend against enemy attacks.

Engineering Bay

• Cost: 125 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Command Center
• Hit Points: 850

The Engineering Bay is used to upgrade infantry armor and weapons. If you rely heavily on infantry, having two Engineering Bays allows simultaneous research of both armor and weapons.

• Upgrades:
• Infantry Weapons: Level 1: Cost - 100 Minerals/100 V.Gas; Level 2: Cost - 175 Minerals/175 V.Gas; Level 3: Cost - 250 Minerals/250 V.Gas
• Infantry Armor: Level 1: Cost - 100 Minerals/100 V.Gas; Level 2: Cost - 175 Minerals/175 V.Gas; Level 3: Cost - 250 Minerals/250 V.Gas

Missile Turret

• Cost: 100 Minerals
• Prerequisite/s: Engineering Bay
• Hit Points: 200
• Air Attack: 20

Missile Turrets are primarily anti-air fortifications and also act as stationary detectors. Placing them around your bases is important for detecting cloaked units. Since they cannot attack ground targets, support them with ground units.

Factory

• Cost: 200 Minerals/100 V.Gas
• Prerequisite/s: Barracks
• Hit Points: 1250

The Factory produces all Terran mechanical ground units. It can be upgraded with a Machine Shop add-on for additional upgrades.

• Produces:
• Vulture: Cost - 75 Minerals
• Siege Tank: Cost - 150 Minerals/100 V.Gas
• Goliath: Cost - 100 Minerals/50 V.Gas
• Add-ons:
• Machine Shop: Cost - 50 Minerals/50 V.Gas (Provides upgrades: Vulture Ion Thrusters, Vulture Spider Mines, and Siege Tank Siege Tech)

Starport

• Cost: 150 Minerals/100 V.Gas