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Frostfire
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Falling
Canada11450 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:20 Frostfire wrote: I meant maps to install/download whatever, I'm new so I don't know much, I just know I've seen people playing on maps I can't seem to find Dx. Another thing I hate so far about this game is the damned blacked out fog of war! If I'm new, how am I supposed to know where my opponent spawns?! The good thing about sc2 is that even with blacked out fog of war there is a map preview so I can see all the spawn positions rofl. Edit: Even if there was blacked out fog of war * Go to iCCup. They have a big button that says How to Start or something like that. You download iCCup, but they also have a map-pack to download. Whenever I add a map to my repetoire, I just play against the computer a couple times to get a feel for it and then start laddering. If you want to find games in a hurry, the big 3 seem to be Fighting Spirit, Python, and Destination (and sometimes Tau Crossing?). However, I've just started playing Match Point and Crossfire and really have been enjoying it The nice thing about iCCup is you can focus in on one or two maps and play the hell out of them. So at the beginning, yeah that black fog is a nuisance, but it's a lot more easier to get good at an individual map than SC2 which will feed you random maps (despite downvoting.) You want to get better at Fighting Spirit? Just host it again and again and watch as people flock in. (If you do host, you'll probably have to port forward, however. One of those things that is not mentioned anywhere on iCCup and yet is very necessary.) Oh yeah. As another mentioned, in single player you can just use the cheat Black Sheep Wall to get rid of the fog to figure out what the map looks like. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
As for the computer, its rush can be pretty scary, but he has 2 strat max so once you figure out a method...^^ | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
 I really love science vessels, although accidently casting defense matrix with FOUR Science Vessels at once is extremely annoying > | ||
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StarStruck
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Yeah, Brood War doesn't really have training wheels. There's a lot of sources and content. You really have to get used to using hotkeys. F1-F4 for screen markers in your base ctrl+# for unit groups and key buildings (CC- unit groups, important buildings like comsat if Terran). It will take some re-adjusting to get used to. =) | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
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jjhchsc2
Korea (South)2393 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:36 Frostfire wrote: What sucks is in Sc2 I always hotkey my CC on 5,in BW I keep seeting CC to 5 and just try to scan off of that D: now I'm kinda getting the hang of having comsats on 8,9 and 0, but since I'm only 14 my hands are stretching to hit those keys. If that makes you feel better, Jaedong doesn't use is far away keys because his hands are too small. And yeah, you'll need adjustements from SC, but the thing is, mechanics are hard for everybody. Have you watched a few progames to get a feel of how the races are played at a high level ? Edit : very happy to see a 14 years old try it and not reject the graphics :D | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
 I don't judge games by their graphics haha, as long as they work and you can distinguish things from one another it's a good game to me (: | ||
rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:36 Frostfire wrote: What sucks is in Sc2 I always hotkey my CC on 5,in BW I keep seeting CC to 5 and just try to scan off of that D: now I'm kinda getting the hang of having comsats on 8,9 and 0, but since I'm only 14 my hands are stretching to hit those keys. i got tiny hands too, can't even reach ctrl+6 comfortably in games xd you got a long ways to go, but I'm a perennial D and the game is still enjoyable for me! I just play with friends or play UMS, and follow the proscene, don't really play competitively hehe If you want to get better, lots of people willing to help you out with the basics on TL! Good luck! | ||
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Falling
Canada11450 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:36 Frostfire wrote: What sucks is in Sc2 I always hotkey my CC on 5,in BW I keep seeting CC to 5 and just try to scan off of that D: now I'm kinda getting the hang of having comsats on 8,9 and 0, but since I'm only 14 my hands are stretching to hit those keys. I don't main Terran, but to be honest, 0 to 's' is more than I can stretch too. Rather than trying to stretch, I just use pointer-pinky and move that extra inch to the left. But I don't know the proper way. I don't think there's many people that have fingers long enough to do it properly (without having bear paws.) Edit Only seen the Chill grudge match??? You need to check out a couple threads on recommended games- maybe Jangbi vs Fantasy or something. Or perhaps for English casting, some old GOMtv Tasteless casts. | ||
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Frostfire
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FFGenerations
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
freakin motherfuckin lololol, but anyway, I don't know I jsut got used to it cause that's what was there, I see a macro hatch without a queen and think of it as worthless | ||
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X10A
Canada9837 Posts
Atleast you know that its ctrl+# I thought it was shift+# and for the first two months played like a scrub, without hotkeys. | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
I'd advise you to watch a few progames in each match up to, to see how each match up plays out. Maybe watch Sayle casting PL live. And yeah, don't hesitate to ask for help, I'm sure many people would love to help you =) Edit : and yeah I've seen that showmatch like 10 times and showed it to friends that don't play sc... <3 day9 | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37064 Posts
Welcome to BW : ] This world is going to be SO DIFFERENT than SC2 GL HF GG | ||
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TheSubtleArt
Canada2527 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:16 Servius_Fulvius wrote: You send more than 24 zerglings using more than 2 hotkeys. Takes mad skillz. Terran is usually regarded as the hardest race when starting. Either way, you're faced with a massive learning curve to competency. Getting D+ on iccup 2 summers ago required more hard work and practice than any of my sc2 promotions! Good luck! D+ is basically mid masters in Sc2 lol. I was low D+ in Brood War (2100 points) and went immediately to diamond and then masters when it came out, and I don't pretend to be good at the game by any means. | ||
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Frostfire
United States419 Posts
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KazeHydra
Japan2788 Posts
On November 29 2011 08:36 Frostfire wrote: What sucks is in Sc2 I always hotkey my CC on 5,in BW I keep seeting CC to 5 and just try to scan off of that D: now I'm kinda getting the hang of having comsats on 8,9 and 0, but since I'm only 14 my hands are stretching to hit those keys. I have very small hands too, but I played bw back when I was like 9 and my hands were even smaller. I learned to jump across the keyboard and accurately hit the far numbers. I use the right control key to bind stuff to them so there's no need to stretch and it becomes a matter of speed and accuracy instead. Now it's very easy for me to use them without much thought. I have no idea how long it may take to be learn how to do this, but it's something I pretty much had to learn in bw and you may want to consider doing it this way rather than stretching. Even now, I actually can't bind stuff to 9 and 0 without this method. | ||
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