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CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-23 19:58:48
June 21 2011 06:43 GMT
#1
So my girlfriend has decided to become a Master league player in SC2! She had a little experience playing Brood War, but nothing intense. The other day we visited Fry's and picked her out some new gaming gear and everything. She's very new to SC2, so I decided to write her a short document on how to practice for an entire day tomorrow while I'm at work. I'm sure you'll see her stream sometime in the near future when she gets better than me

If you are a very new player to SC2 and wish to get a huge jump-start in learning to play Terran, you can definitely use this short document as well! Take a look.

Basically these are step by step instructions on how to get into at least Diamond league. If you are curious about how valid the builds are, they were written by KawaiiRice the night before this was posted up. The builds are easy to execute, and generally good against most of what the opposing players can throw at you (though written in only a couple minutes). They should be great for new players to learn.

Steps to start practice:
-Login
-Click Multiplayer top left
-Click create game bottom right
-Type in search bar YABOT
-Select a map you want to try with [Official] at beginning of name, and author xorpwnz
NOTE: Only use the following maps: Lost Temple; Metalopolis; Scrap Station; Shakuras Plataeu; Xel Naga Caverns
-Hit Start
-Once map loads just hit start game
-Map allows you to try build for 10 minutes, then stops
-To restart round type -r into chat

Finish up one build over and over in the YABOT map until you have it memorized. Then start on another one. Once you have all three memorized go ahead and start trying them against people on ladder (I really don't like the idea of trying against computers). Just hit the find match button.


--BUILDS--
TvT Cloak Banshee Expand: 10 depot; 12 rax; 13 gas; 15 orbital; 100 gas factory and 2nd gas; nonstop marines -> starport when factory done -> 8 marine 4 hellion medivac push -> tech lab on starport -> cloak (upgrade on tech lab starport) + banshee; command center -> +2 barrack -> marine tank

Notes: Controlling the center of the map is really important. Other players will likely use marines and seige tanks against you, so flanking the enemy tanks is good if you can.


TvZ 2 Rax Expand: 10 depot; 12; rax; 14 rax; 15 orbital; 22 depot; 400 mineral cc +2rax +2gas; tech lab on rax; factory; starport; marine tank medivac

Notes: You can be really aggressive with the marines early in the game because the zerg is trying to get a hatchery up. You can even put a bunker down at the zerg's hatchery at the zerg's natural expansion when you have only one marine and one scv at the hatchery, this is a bunker rush.


TvP 2 Rax Concussive Shells Expand: 10 depot; 12 rax; 13 gas; 15 orbital; Marine; Reactor; Barracks -> tech lab on 2nd rax -> marines marauder concussive shell -> push with 2 marauders ~6-8 marines +3 scvs and expand

Notes: You will get concussive shells (marauder upgrade) at the tech lab once it finishes. When you push, you attack with the scvs. The scvs go in front and they pretty much just take some extra hits and deal a little damage during the push. Expand right when you have enough money (while you are attacking/walking across map to attack).

IMPORTANT: Once you get past the first few minutes, you will always be constantly making scvs, marines, and supply depots. Always! If you are constantly making your medivacs/tanks and your marines/scvs/depots and still cannot spend your money, then make more barracks!


Edit: Whoever gave me a one star.. I'm going to destroy you on ladder. Edit: I'm destroying you both now.

***
RyuChus
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada442 Posts
June 21 2011 06:49 GMT
#2
Interesting.. I could use this for some of my friends that play Terran! Thanks.
I have an announcement to make, "Moo!" That is all.
damahammer
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany111 Posts
June 21 2011 07:14 GMT
#3
i gave you 5 stars my friend, think some people are just jealous because they don't have a gf^^
do you know when kawaiirice posted this? would like to see the date
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 07:24:51
June 21 2011 07:24 GMT
#4
On June 21 2011 16:14 damahammer wrote:
i gave you 5 stars my friend, think some people are just jealous because they don't have a gf^^
do you know when kawaiirice posted this? would like to see the date

He wrote the builds for me over IM a couple hours ago. Also, thanks for the 5 star <3
Samp
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada783 Posts
June 21 2011 07:38 GMT
#5
gonna try it!
Banelings, "They're cute, they live in a nest". -Artosis
clayn
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany444 Posts
June 21 2011 07:43 GMT
#6
nice, i gave you 5 *
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
June 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#7
On June 21 2011 16:38 Samp wrote:
gonna try it!

Great! Post back here I wanna hear how it goes! Good luck!
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12246 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 08:00:27
June 21 2011 07:57 GMT
#8
5 stars good sir, will help my offrace a good deal Although putting one star was tempting since i play on EU ^^
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
Tatari
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1179 Posts
June 21 2011 08:07 GMT
#9
Can I please 1 star this? I'm guaranteed not to meet you on the ladder. ¯\_(シ)_/¯

Honestly, I'd try this if I was curious about playing Terran. Last time I tried, I was banking 2k each off 2 bases.

No clue ftw!
A fed jungler is no longer a jungler, but a terrorist.
ProbeYourSCV
Profile Joined June 2011
Bahrain30 Posts
June 21 2011 08:45 GMT
#10
This is actually really helpful. I've always wanted to get an early expo but never really managed to execute it right as I usually end up with 2 rax (tech + reactor) or 3 rax (2 techs + reactor) and I never have the excess minerals to expand
Long Live the King
BobMcJohnson
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
France2916 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 08:53:31
June 21 2011 08:52 GMT
#11
On June 21 2011 15:43 CecilSunkure wrote:
TvP 1 Rax Concussive Shells Expand: 10 depot; 12 rax; 13 gas; 15 orbital; Marine; Reactor; Barracks -> tech lab on 2nd rax -> marines marauder concussive shell -> push with 2 marauders ~6-8 marines +3 scvs and expand


Uh, I may be retarded, but isn't that a 2 Rax expand and not a 1 Rax expand? :>
Romanes eunt domus
Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
June 21 2011 09:33 GMT
#12
KawaiiRice forgot to mention Osu! in the guide ;_;
6581
SenorChang
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia4730 Posts
June 21 2011 09:42 GMT
#13
I just swapped to T and think I'll try these out :D

Thanks :D
ლ(╹◡╹ლ)
nrv
Profile Joined April 2011
United States113 Posts
June 21 2011 09:48 GMT
#14
Hm, I've been wanting to switch from zerg to terran and have been lost as to what to do, definitely gonna try these.
yes
DwmC_Foefen
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Belgium2186 Posts
June 21 2011 10:21 GMT
#15
On June 21 2011 18:33 Loser777 wrote:
KawaiiRice forgot to mention Osu! in the guide ;_;


Whats Osu? :o
fearus
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
China2164 Posts
June 21 2011 10:22 GMT
#16
Great post!

1 star'd for the lulz.
bisu fanboy
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
June 21 2011 10:47 GMT
#17
uh dood i wrote those in like 2 minutes max why did u post this haha
@KawaiiRiceLighT
EchelonTee
Profile Joined February 2011
United States5245 Posts
June 21 2011 11:06 GMT
#18
sounds cool. id say a 1 rax expand is a little hard for a total newbie to execute, but gl hf
aka "neophyte". learn lots. dont judge. laugh for no reason. be nice. seek happiness. -D[9]
Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
June 21 2011 11:16 GMT
#19
How is it a 1 rax expand if you have a factory and a starport before expanding?
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-21 16:25:00
June 21 2011 16:19 GMT
#20
On June 21 2011 19:47 KawaiiRice wrote:
uh dood i wrote those in like 2 minutes max why did u post this haha

Cuz it's easier to say you wrote them than some random protoss writing them. And if I just say you wrote them I don't have to argue with people about them them, etc.

Plus I figured the document I wrote could help some other new people. I had to halp them D:

On June 21 2011 20:16 Ikonn wrote:
How is it a 1 rax expand if you have a factory and a starport before expanding?

Was typo; fixed.

On June 21 2011 18:33 Loser777 wrote:
KawaiiRice forgot to mention Osu! in the guide ;_;

Lol I wrote the article, he just quickly wrote me the three builds since I don't play Terran.
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