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How does cancelling buildings work exactly?

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KiD[ReD]
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada2103 Posts
April 21 2003 16:25 GMT
#1
Was just wondering how much money you lose, and if you lose more money at different points of the building process.. because right now, I'm starting to cancel buildings and technology after a scouting SCV sees my goon range, for example, and then I'll go for DTs.. was just wondering how much is lost when I cancel (besides time!)
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dekaN
Profile Joined February 2003
104 Posts
April 21 2003 16:28 GMT
#2
Buildings are the only ones that lose money. Units and upgrades don't. (I'm pretty sure it's like that).
Shockey
Profile Joined January 2003
United States2615 Posts
April 21 2003 16:43 GMT
#3
indeed i hate when someone rushes and i have to cancel a hatch. ruins me.
~Drewby
Profile Joined March 2003
Korea (South)131 Posts
April 21 2003 16:48 GMT
#4
You lose 25% of the money (only for buildings) full refund for units. Your fault that you fast expo.
iSuXOr
Profile Joined March 2003
United States606 Posts
April 21 2003 17:01 GMT
#5
On April 22 2003 01:48 ~Drewby wrote:
You lose 25% of the money (only for buildings) full refund for units. Your fault that you fast expo.


I thought it had something to do with how long it had been building T_T.
I want dat beta.
SuperCod
Profile Joined March 2003
United States337 Posts
April 21 2003 17:03 GMT
#6
It doesnt ! ^_^
I have made good decisions in the past. I have made good decisions in the future. - G.W. Bush
KiD[ReD]
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada2103 Posts
April 21 2003 17:47 GMT
#7
"I thought it had something to do with how long it had been building T_T."

Me too.. and units are fully refundable? I didn't know that.. often when I 2 gate rush zerg, i make 2 zealots on 1 gateway by accident instead of 1 on each.. stuff like that is good to know, that i can hit cancel.. and tech is fully refundable too?
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MPXMX
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada4309 Posts
April 21 2003 17:58 GMT
#8
Good players seem not to cancel their mistakes (building 5 tanks in 1 factory and none in others or expansion being destroyed) I guess they are saying to themselves:

"Look what you did, you idiot, aren't you supposed to be good? If you lose let this be a lesson to you"
~Drewby
Profile Joined March 2003
Korea (South)131 Posts
April 21 2003 18:01 GMT
#9
err wtf? maybe a lil over exaggeration..
KiD[ReD]
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada2103 Posts
April 21 2003 18:11 GMT
#10
MPXMX - I dunno, I've noticed pro gamers break off into two classes:

1> Those that don't care if they have 5 tanks building in one, and 1 in the other (e.g. Elky)

and

2> Those that will cancel and rearrange what is building where (e.g. Boxer)

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Roman
Profile Joined November 2002
United States2595 Posts
April 21 2003 18:55 GMT
#11
most progamers are too busy to see that they have 1 or 5 tanks building from a factory.
MPXMX
Profile Joined December 2002
Canada4309 Posts
April 21 2003 19:10 GMT
#12
True too...they are also too busy to move command centre and let it get killed off by 1 dragoon, or to repair shit and cancel stuff in their factories as they are being destroyed.
iSuXOr
Profile Joined March 2003
United States606 Posts
April 21 2003 19:23 GMT
#13
On April 22 2003 04:10 MPXMX wrote:
True too...they are also too busy to move command centre and let it get killed off by 1 dragoon, or to repair shit and cancel stuff in their factories as they are being destroyed.


the best players catch this stuff most of the time actually... pretty amazing; i guess that's why they're the best
I want dat beta.
rK
Profile Joined September 2002
United States371 Posts
April 21 2003 20:33 GMT
#14
On April 22 2003 04:23 iSuXOr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 22 2003 04:10 MPXMX wrote:
True too...they are also too busy to move command centre and let it get killed off by 1 dragoon, or to repair shit and cancel stuff in their factories as they are being destroyed.


the best players catch this stuff most of the time actually... pretty amazing; i guess that's why they're the best


I thought a lot of them didn't cancel at all, but when I paid closer attention, the upgrade/unit or whatever was cancelled at the last possible instant if there was any hope of keeping the building alive.

Sure there are those that don't, but a lot do
A3iL3r0n
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States2196 Posts
April 21 2003 20:39 GMT
#15
You get your money back if a building dies before the upgrade is completed I thought.
My psychiatrist says I have deep-seated Ragneuroses :(
Roman
Profile Joined November 2002
United States2595 Posts
April 21 2003 21:07 GMT
#16
nope...
Fedaykin
Profile Joined February 2003
Netherlands2003 Posts
April 22 2003 01:31 GMT
#17
On April 22 2003 05:39 A3iL3r0n wrote:
You get your money back if a building dies before the upgrade is completed I thought.


No, you should always cancel any uprgade or unit when there is no hope of keeping a building alive.
iD.Twisted
Profile Joined September 2002
Netherlands3102 Posts
April 22 2003 03:31 GMT
#18
I believe you get it back :/

And you get back 33% (I thought) when cancelling a building.
All you have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to you
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
April 22 2003 03:46 GMT
#19
lol
I am just a newb and i knew u get ur money back, if a building is destroyed, and units are built by it.
But to make sure i dont say shit ( although i was pretty sure about it ) i just tested it.#
500 Minerals for the 5 goliaths i ordered.
So there is no loss at all.
But i like the idea of people wasting their time, when they are playing against me ^^
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
Last Edited: 2003-04-22 04:34:46
April 22 2003 03:52 GMT
#20
For upgrades u lose 25 % if the building is destroyed, nothing if u cancel.
LOcDowN
Profile Joined February 2003
United States1015 Posts
April 22 2003 08:05 GMT
#21
On April 22 2003 12:52 Maenander wrote:
For upgrades u lose 25 % if the building is destroyed, nothing if u cancel.


oh nice.
Roman
Profile Joined November 2002
United States2595 Posts
April 22 2003 08:06 GMT
#22
good to know ^_^.
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