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Mzimzim
Profile Joined June 2011
United States221 Posts
August 17 2012 15:07 GMT
#121
On August 18 2012 00:01 Xiphos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2012 23:45 Mzimzim wrote:
I'm seriously having so much fun playing this game right now. I feel like I'm actually decent considering I've only played like ten games total. Can anyone tell me a good hotkey setup for terran? Right now im just using location hotkeys for all my bases and I'm using 8 to take me to my production. I set 9 and 0 to the comsats on my first two bases.

I have 1-7 designated for units, especially when I'm going marine medic, but I usually just get so frustrated trying to set up the control groups that i just end up boxing and clicking on the minimap. Is there some trick to setting up the control groups for units that I don't know about?



Someone should teach the guy Shift + F2 for screen hotkeys.

Basically if you are playing Terran, your production facilities shall be clumped up in one pile. You click on the middle facility and then you press Shift + F2 to take a screenshot of that location. So while you go into the battles with your unit, once your money gets high, you press F2 to go back to your Factories/Barracks and whatnot, quickly click on every single one of them and produce the appropriate units from them. Immediately go back to your unit afterward. If you do this more and more often, your macro won't skip a beat and the entire game just flows smoother.


I use the location hotkeys for my command centers. I'm just wondering what a standard hotkey setup would be.
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
August 17 2012 15:07 GMT
#122
I actually played with one of those sGs guys, he shared vision at one point and started giving me tips. When I showed him my vision he was genuinely surprised how big of an army I had. Maybe SC2 did pay off lol.

That said, Hop in the "op Teamliquid" channel, I'm Kmatt in there too.
We CAN have nice things
Mzimzim
Profile Joined June 2011
United States221 Posts
August 17 2012 15:09 GMT
#123
On August 18 2012 00:07 Kmatt wrote:
I actually played with one of those sGs guys, he shared vision at one point and started giving me tips. When I showed him my vision he was genuinely surprised how big of an army I had. Maybe SC2 did pay off lol.

That said, Hop in the "op Teamliquid" channel, I'm Kmatt in there too.


I'll do that for sure. I'm Mzimzim there too.
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 15:24:00
August 17 2012 15:09 GMT
#124
My terran hotkey setup

F2 -- for production facility
F3-- for natural
F4-- expo

1-6 Army

7-8 Armory or Engineering bay for quick upgrades

9-0 Comsat station ....

It works for me however it may not work for you. Also I never like spamming in the beginning of the game this so called "warming up" crap will only make you get tired in the middle of the game . Instead practice rallying your scv to minerals and press "r" to a mineral spot . Helps you in the middle game where you need to rally your factorys and barrack to your natural in a quick manner this is where F2,F3 screen is a live saver .




On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.


If that's a problem do you have a spare keyboard lying around with a usb port ? If you have just plug it in to your junk laptop and you are good to go.
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Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 15:19:09
August 17 2012 15:16 GMT
#125
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.

On August 18 2012 00:09 Sawamura wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.


If that's a problem do you have a spare keyboard lying around with a usb port ? If you have just plug it in to your junk laptop and you are good to go.


I think I have one somewhere, I'll give it a try.
We CAN have nice things
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 15:19:02
August 17 2012 15:18 GMT
#126
Crap, meant to edit the old post.
We CAN have nice things
fold
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia665 Posts
August 17 2012 15:43 GMT
#127
On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.

Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 00:09 Sawamura wrote:
On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.


If that's a problem do you have a spare keyboard lying around with a usb port ? If you have just plug it in to your junk laptop and you are good to go.


I think I have one somewhere, I'll give it a try.

Should be able to disable that so it performs as a normal function key. You can probably find that option in your BIOS settings. If you don't know how to do this then look up your laptop's manual.
t.t
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
August 17 2012 16:14 GMT
#128
I tried that, but it was giving me hassle. I'm getting a new computer sometime in the next few months, so I'll just wait it out.

But I'm having a really hard time finding games. There's at least 30-50 people in each channel and not one of them will say a word. Is it normal for everyone to be afk all the time or are they just ignoring me because I'm a noob?
We CAN have nice things
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
August 17 2012 16:28 GMT
#129
On August 18 2012 01:14 Kmatt wrote:
I tried that, but it was giving me hassle. I'm getting a new computer sometime in the next few months, so I'll just wait it out.

But I'm having a really hard time finding games. There's at least 30-50 people in each channel and not one of them will say a word. Is it normal for everyone to be afk all the time or are they just ignoring me because I'm a noob?


Just whisper to them (there is an ICCup page on how to use these things), go like "PvZ Destination D/D+?"

Most of them will respond in couple of seconds.
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Kal_rA
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2925 Posts
August 17 2012 16:29 GMT
#130
On August 18 2012 01:28 Xiphos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 01:14 Kmatt wrote:
I tried that, but it was giving me hassle. I'm getting a new computer sometime in the next few months, so I'll just wait it out.

But I'm having a really hard time finding games. There's at least 30-50 people in each channel and not one of them will say a word. Is it normal for everyone to be afk all the time or are they just ignoring me because I'm a noob?


Just whisper to them (there is an ICCup page on how to use these things), go like "PvZ Destination D/D+?"

Most of them will respond in couple of seconds.

Yeah.. finding games is frustrating at first but once you figure out how its done its pretty easy. And when you find someone try and play them a couple times in a row too

glhf
Jaedong.
Demonhunter04
Profile Joined July 2011
1530 Posts
August 17 2012 16:44 GMT
#131
On August 18 2012 00:43 fold wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.

On August 18 2012 00:09 Sawamura wrote:
On August 18 2012 00:16 Kmatt wrote:
As for screen hotkeys, I'm using a somewhat junky laptop that has this weird function key thing (see:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=324776), so I can't hit F3 to use it as an F3 button, I have to hold down Fn to make it not perform a function, in this case changing screen brightness.


If that's a problem do you have a spare keyboard lying around with a usb port ? If you have just plug it in to your junk laptop and you are good to go.


I think I have one somewhere, I'll give it a try.

Should be able to disable that so it performs as a normal function key. You can probably find that option in your BIOS settings. If you don't know how to do this then look up your laptop's manual.


Is there a function lock key? Some keyboards that dual-purpose their F keys have those.
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Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2748 Posts
August 17 2012 16:46 GMT
#132
Yeah, the main thing wich i find so much better in sc2 (sorry dont wanna start a compare flame war) is finding games. That part is still kind a buggy in bw (also with the latency issue..)
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 17:18:27
August 17 2012 17:17 GMT
#133
Sorry for being late to the thread but

the party's already over



T_T

+ Show Spoiler +
¿¿¿time for the AFTER PARTY????


Don't know if it's mentioned before but Day9's videos and podcasts were enlightening

On August 18 2012 01:46 Navane wrote:
Yeah, the main thing wich i find so much better in sc2 (sorry dont wanna start a compare flame war) is finding games. That part is still kind a buggy in bw (also with the latency issue..)


buggy? I thought it's non-existent. Yes, indeed SC2 is better when it comes to that. No one would start flaming for that.
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Merfyn
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom945 Posts
August 17 2012 17:52 GMT
#134
Ah just won my first game :D litrally jumped out my chair and was like YEAAAAAAHHHH!!!! If a mod could possible re-name the thread (maybe?) becuase this thread isnt just about me anymore its more about new people getting into BW ill re-update the OP with more info in a bit (out ATM) but god i love this game
"One cannot play StarCraft with clenched fish.."
Mzimzim
Profile Joined June 2011
United States221 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 18:25:46
August 17 2012 18:25 GMT
#135
Lost my first 1v1 I was playing a protoss and i was going mech like a baws. After about 20 minutes of macroing my heart out and struggling to get all my units in a control groups, I go to his base and he's chilling there with like 8 carriers. I've never played BW before this, but now I understand what idra meant when he said making carriers is a useful skill toi have. GG
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
August 17 2012 18:44 GMT
#136
On August 18 2012 03:25 Mzimzim wrote:
Lost my first 1v1 I was playing a protoss and i was going mech like a baws. After about 20 minutes of macroing my heart out and struggling to get all my units in a control groups, I go to his base and he's chilling there with like 8 carriers. I've never played BW before this, but now I understand what idra meant when he said making carriers is a useful skill toi have. GG


Use your scans properly man lol
2014 - ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ Raise your bows brood warriors! ᕙ( •̀ل͜•́) ϡ
ImbaTosS
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United Kingdom1689 Posts
August 17 2012 18:56 GMT
#137
On August 18 2012 03:44 Xiphos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 03:25 Mzimzim wrote:
Lost my first 1v1 I was playing a protoss and i was going mech like a baws. After about 20 minutes of macroing my heart out and struggling to get all my units in a control groups, I go to his base and he's chilling there with like 8 carriers. I've never played BW before this, but now I understand what idra meant when he said making carriers is a useful skill toi have. GG


Use your scans properly man lol

Yup. As Terran, tech need never surprise you!
EleGant[AoV]
Flip9
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany151 Posts
August 17 2012 19:55 GMT
#138
On August 17 2012 22:22 forsooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2012 02:58 quirinus wrote:
Actually there are two color fix reg files, one is for 32 bit windows and the other is for 64 bit:

http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/starcraft/scbw116_x64.reg - 64bit
http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/starcraft/scbw116_x86.reg - 32bit

What about the aspect ratio problem? I haven't done any research but I'd love to get it back to 4:3 like it's supposed to be.

Depending on your graphics card you can check in your driver settings or monitor settings "fixed aspect ratio".
Its a bit searching tho. Good luck^^
vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-17 20:09:13
August 17 2012 20:07 GMT
#139
On August 18 2012 03:56 ImbaTosS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 03:44 Xiphos wrote:
On August 18 2012 03:25 Mzimzim wrote:
Lost my first 1v1 I was playing a protoss and i was going mech like a baws. After about 20 minutes of macroing my heart out and struggling to get all my units in a control groups, I go to his base and he's chilling there with like 8 carriers. I've never played BW before this, but now I understand what idra meant when he said making carriers is a useful skill toi have. GG


Use your scans properly man lol

Yup. As Terran, tech need never surprise you!


Except for when Protoss builds a robotics right outside your main on the other side of the cliff and sends a reaver in 20 seconds earlier than you are used to, before you have any turrets.

Or when they hide templar tech and send in dark templars.

Or when you get a wraith to deal with the reaver drop thinking its over, but he transitions into dark templar drop (Kal vs Baby, Pathfinder, OSL)
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
Merfyn
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom945 Posts
August 18 2012 10:26 GMT
#140
On August 18 2012 00:09 Mzimzim wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 18 2012 00:07 Kmatt wrote:
I actually played with one of those sGs guys, he shared vision at one point and started giving me tips. When I showed him my vision he was genuinely surprised how big of an army I had. Maybe SC2 did pay off lol.

That said, Hop in the "op Teamliquid" channel, I'm Kmatt in there too.


I'll do that for sure. I'm Mzimzim there too.


Hehe im Cameronmills47 (fuuuuuuuuuu fail at naming lol) i need to play some practice games with people at my own skill level
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