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Breeze
Profile Joined October 2002
Bulgaria989 Posts
September 06 2004 16:52 GMT
#21
At pg challenge 2001 Mr.X LAUGHED at Didi8 because he mineral clicked a probe back to his base, when it was carrying minerals, instead of just pressing C.
micro soft, macro hard
Hot77.iEy
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Finland1486 Posts
September 07 2004 02:35 GMT
#22
You can abuse return cargo to brake etc. a zealotwall in choke without having vision to enemy minerals.... Just like with the newly discovered worker stack bug Its a part of the 20 trix ums map
-.-
Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
September 07 2004 02:47 GMT
#23
--- Nuked ---
NeverTheEndlessWiz
Profile Joined November 2003
Singapore827 Posts
Last Edited: 2004-09-21 22:40:12
September 21 2004 22:20 GMT
#24
On September 06 2004 20:44 exalted wrote:
Thanks for bringing this up, I'd like to add a little tip, when you are like protoss on 6 and it's wicked hard to get the probe to the mineral because you end up grabbing like 2 or 3 bc they are bringing back to nexus, you can make a box aeround the probe (and geto thero nes too), and then shift click on mineral, and tha'tll make only that one go to the mineral.

I'll have to try that return cargo thing, it sounds really intersting and helpful. The only time I really use return cargo is when I am floating down a cc to my expo and i send my scvs too early and many of them are on route back to the cc and I highlight those ones and press c, making them see that the cc has landed and return minerals.

Also I use it in 13/15/21 trix ^^


i have a new tip, sounds simple but it does work

if ur scv/probe is holding a mineral and is going to build something, pressing shift + C is somewat way faster than dragging to see a mineral block and shift right clicking (return to work after building)

guess everyone is used to the shift right click way to get it back to work asap but heres something to think about

edit o nvm sorry

On September 07 2004 01:52 Breeze wrote:
At pg challenge 2001 Mr.X LAUGHED at Didi8 because he mineral clicked a probe back to his base, when it was carrying minerals, instead of just pressing C.


if u get it =P
Retired Brood War player / WCG SG Top 8 for 2002, 2003, 2004, retired, then made minor comeback to Top 8 at 2008. 2009 = bleh xD
SpuniasauR
Profile Joined September 2003
Australia1500 Posts
September 21 2004 22:38 GMT
#25
So big momma, what ur saying is that if u pick up a bunch of peons, some with and some without cargo and you want them to return to ur mineral line, c will make them ALL go? cuz honestly i didnt think it would work with peons that had no money in their hands.
A firebat to your Zergling.
MaGnIfIcA
Profile Joined October 2002
Norway2312 Posts
September 21 2004 22:53 GMT
#26
Never heard of it, never tried it. Gonna see if it works in my next game tho, _IF_ i remember about this post by the time i get onto bnet.
Wannabe sMB member yo, so spankable-.-v;;
nortydog
Profile Joined December 2003
Australia3067 Posts
September 21 2004 22:56 GMT
#27
On September 22 2004 07:38 SpuniasauR wrote:
So big momma, what ur saying is that if u pick up a bunch of peons, some with and some without cargo and you want them to return to ur mineral line, c will make them ALL go? cuz honestly i didnt think it would work with peons that had no money in their hands.
Im pretty sure your right, thats the reason I dont use it often
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aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3994 Posts
September 21 2004 23:05 GMT
#28
i knew about it, just hardly ever use it
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
September 21 2004 23:21 GMT
#29
I didn't even know what it was until you told me. ;o
bigMommA
Profile Joined March 2003
1985 Posts
September 21 2004 23:27 GMT
#30
On September 22 2004 07:38 SpuniasauR wrote:
So big momma, what ur saying is that if u pick up a bunch of peons, some with and some without cargo and you want them to return to ur mineral line, c will make them ALL go? cuz honestly i didnt think it would work with peons that had no money in their hands.


Yes it will only work if your group of selected peons either all carry a mineral patch, or a mix of peons with or without one. The ones carrying mineral patch will automatically go to the nearest hatch/cc/nexus before going back to mine, and the ones without one will automatically go mining.

What the command "C" won't work on are if your selected peon(s) isn't carrying a mineral patch on hand.

This command works for gas as well.

Try it out yourself, it's much simpler than explaining.
Jethro
Profile Joined September 2003
Norway95 Posts
Last Edited: 2004-09-21 23:30:12
September 21 2004 23:29 GMT
#31
Doesnt the return carbo icon appear only if they are carrying cargo? I seriously doubt that they will go and collect minerals (or gas for that matter) with this command unless their allready carrying it.
MPXMX
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada4309 Posts
Last Edited: 2004-09-21 23:33:56
September 21 2004 23:33 GMT
#32
Almost nobody does this: When an expo goes up and i transfer 8-12 workers to it, I grab them, order to gather the minerals in nat and then immediately press "C". So instead of literally wasting time and money, uselessly carrying minerals on route to the expo, you get ~24-48 minerals ~5-10+ seconds faster for cost of pressing 1 button.
ApollyoN
Profile Joined April 2003
United States1297 Posts
September 22 2004 02:55 GMT
#33
I use it every time i maynard or when my probes are being attacked like you described
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
September 22 2004 03:23 GMT
#34
On September 07 2004 11:35 Hot77.iEy wrote:
You can abuse return cargo to brake etc. a zealotwall in choke without having vision to enemy minerals.... Just like with the newly discovered worker stack bug Its a part of the 20 trix ums map

-_-
How!

If it isnt inisde wouldnt it go back home?
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
WickeD
Profile Joined April 2003
Slovakia789 Posts
September 22 2004 04:09 GMT
#35
Off topic: Breeze u were at PG CHallenge 2k1 ?? Lol , was there too...
On topic: Never used it, shows how many things about BW I still don't know. Just bought the official BW guide todaj at a PC Bang. LOL
Broodwar: Few days to learn, lifetime to Master
CyuntiyuL
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada1740 Posts
September 22 2004 05:32 GMT
#36
On September 22 2004 08:29 Jethro wrote:
Doesnt the return carbo icon appear only if they are carrying cargo? I seriously doubt that they will go and collect minerals (or gas for that matter) with this command unless their allready carrying it.


Think about it like this. When you select some marines with SCV, you can use hold position command so the SCV hold position too. They don't normally have the hold position command though. So if you have a few peon with and without mineral, it will work for all.
secret base
Jethro
Profile Joined September 2003
Norway95 Posts
September 22 2004 08:26 GMT
#37
I've tried and it doesn't seem to work...
littlechava
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States7221 Posts
September 22 2004 08:31 GMT
#38
i didnt even know that...thats awesome >:0
i need to start using that
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