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#challenge - max out zerg with only drones

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coffeesession
Profile Blog Joined August 2019
65 Posts
August 30 2019 14:07 GMT
#1
Hi. I'm practicing macro and I've come up with a challenge. Here it goes:

#challenge: max out zerg on drones only in under 10:00 or better.

conditions:
1. map = CircuitBreakers 1.0 (current ladder ver)
2. vs no opponent (launch vs computer and set to closed before the countdown ends).
3. the exact moment u hit 200/200 counts as the result.

Under 10:00, on that map, is a rather non-issue for any stronger player.

(sorry if this is not the proper section to post it to, if that is the case please move the post)
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2041 Posts
August 30 2019 15:24 GMT
#2
So what is your score? Btw Flash did 200/200 before 10min vs like a 2000 mmr protoss (and won afterwards)
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coffeesession
Profile Blog Joined August 2019
65 Posts
August 30 2019 15:59 GMT
#3
My current best - 9:58. On 22 attempts - I succeeded 2x (200/200 before 10:00). Went over 10:30 3x. Went over 11:00 2x (two first attempts). On average I do it in about 10:15.
art_of_turtle
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
United States1202 Posts
August 30 2019 18:23 GMT
#4
As warmups every once in awhile I do 9 minute drills and 15 min Max challenges. I use the drills specifically for ZVP since it's the macro based matchup. with the 9 minute drill I follow a specific build then get as many hydras I can after getting 42 drones, and with 15 I get to Defiler tech by 12 mins and max out before 15.
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LV_426
Profile Joined December 2009
Poland432 Posts
August 30 2019 18:26 GMT
#5
On August 31 2019 00:24 kogeT wrote:
So what is your score? Btw Flash did 200/200 before 10min vs like a 2000 mmr protoss (and won afterwards)


200/200 drones only ?
coffeesession
Profile Blog Joined August 2019
65 Posts
August 30 2019 19:19 GMT
#6
On August 31 2019 03:26 LV_426 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2019 00:24 kogeT wrote:
So what is your score? Btw Flash did 200/200 before 10min vs like a 2000 mmr protoss (and won afterwards)


200/200 drones only ?


Drones, Overlords. No other units allowed.
EndingLife
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States1598 Posts
August 31 2019 02:28 GMT
#7
First attempt, 9:59. I didnt make enough hatches and had 5 bases. I think that's enough of that
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28704 Posts
August 31 2019 10:05 GMT
#8
got to 9:34 on third try. Should be possible for faster players to do it a bit faster, but I think the approach was a good one - spread out very quickly, but once you get to the 80 drone stage start massing hatches and start caring less about having drones perfectly spread around, because you're about to get way more income than you're able to spend anyway. (first two attempts were 9:52 and 9:49)
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coffeesession
Profile Blog Joined August 2019
65 Posts
August 31 2019 18:02 GMT
#9
here's a model assumption of how zerg macro works in general.

concept[image loading]

the point of this model is to find out where and in what conditions it is wrong so a new and better one can be constructed.

it doesn't involve performance in real time factors - it's exclusively about understanding conceptually how the optimal macro really looks like (when that is complete one can start involving practical
performance factors, at least that's the approach taken there for now)

very simple model and nothing special but I wonder how do you see optimal macro in concept
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2041 Posts
August 31 2019 22:46 GMT
#10
9:45 on 1st attempt. Could have saved 20~ sec on more hatheries earlier probably.
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ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1148 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-01 06:19:58
September 01 2019 06:17 GMT
#11
my best is 9:50 keep getting supply block my macro is badd reeee

i wonder if gunning right for the 4 main starting bases would be most optimal, they provide 9 starting mineral fields the highest as opposed to the 7/8 in the other expo areas. highest mineral saturation output would more than make up for the longer drone transfer distances?

also anyone interested in the terran/toss version :D?
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6638 Posts
September 01 2019 14:47 GMT
#12
I did it in 10:15 first attempt, think I needed to get those last hatches up a bit faster.
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ii.blitzkrieg
Profile Joined November 2006
Canada1122 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-02 03:40:31
September 02 2019 00:07 GMT
#13
My best after 4 tries was 9:35 (twice). Could definitely be faster. Not sure when the best time is to start adding hatches but i added them up as minerals allowed without cutting production much, might be better to stop drone production for a round or 2 and add a bunch at once? idk

edit: idk why i was interested to try T - i got 9:17 on 2nd try, I guess P would be even faster with probes not having to stick around to build nex/pylons
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LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
September 02 2019 23:16 GMT
#14
10:10 or something, at 100 supply you'd think that 11 hatcheries is enough but no, 3k minerals and no larva, gotta get like 20 hatcheries
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WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3412 Posts
September 03 2019 03:54 GMT
#15
first try 10:03

this is actually fairly hard, you do need way more hatch than you think
Horang2 fan
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2041 Posts
September 03 2019 11:11 GMT
#16
On September 03 2019 08:16 LG)Sabbath wrote:
10:10 or something, at 100 supply you'd think that 11 hatcheries is enough but no, 3k minerals and no larva, gotta get like 20 hatcheries


When I did it 1st time I had 1 drone per mineral in 9 expos and 17 hathes. :p And yes, I felt like 20+ hatchies would given me a time of 9:15-9:20 easily
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LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
September 03 2019 12:33 GMT
#17
20 is too much, in fact 18 is too much at least with 4 expos but you got more so I don't know, the sweet spot is maybe 5-6 expos with 16 hatches
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Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10226 Posts
September 03 2019 14:40 GMT
#18
Similar to this:

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/64371-contest-macro-king-reaching-population-limit
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
September 04 2019 09:58 GMT
#19
I made a thread like this several years ago as well but I did a video on fastest map
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
September 04 2019 10:01 GMT
#20
heres the thread https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/59923-video-world-record-supply-max-out-800-min?page=3
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-04 10:16:27
September 04 2019 10:16 GMT
#21
i supply blocked a couple of times and didnt make hatches quick enough once I had like 4 bases going. 1st try 10:28
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
September 04 2019 10:28 GMT
#22
Did it again with terran and got 9:56 I made like 2 timing mistakes with sending SCV out to make a base when I didnt have enough money because maynarding and my first depot got fumbled up in the line and was a bit late.
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MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
September 04 2019 10:29 GMT
#23
I think maybe best 3rd base to take is another main since there are more crystals and better formation.

So overlord>nat>main>hatch at that main>3rd>hatch at 3rd
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Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10226 Posts
September 04 2019 17:04 GMT
#24
On September 04 2019 19:29 MarlieChurphy wrote:
I think maybe best 3rd base to take is another main since there are more crystals and better formation.

So overlord>nat>main>hatch at that main>3rd>hatch at 3rd

Travel distance would be a concern then, no? Especially since it will take a while to saturate there, as travel distance again would impact any transferring you do. I don't think it's necessarily the best option.

A more important question is, IMO, what build to open with. For example, I did Over 10 Hatch to get that earlier larva production from a second Hatch/base. I hit 9:45 with a slight supply block at one point on the first run through, haven't compared it to 12 Hatch or something similar. Perhaps someone who is doing this more can play around with the different openings.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2063 Posts
September 04 2019 19:11 GMT
#25
On September 05 2019 02:04 Jealous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 04 2019 19:29 MarlieChurphy wrote:
I think maybe best 3rd base to take is another main since there are more crystals and better formation.

So overlord>nat>main>hatch at that main>3rd>hatch at 3rd

Travel distance would be a concern then, no? Especially since it will take a while to saturate there, as travel distance again would impact any transferring you do. I don't think it's necessarily the best option.

A more important question is, IMO, what build to open with. For example, I did Over 10 Hatch to get that earlier larva production from a second Hatch/base. I hit 9:45 with a slight supply block at one point on the first run through, haven't compared it to 12 Hatch or something similar. Perhaps someone who is doing this more can play around with the different openings.


yea i couldnt time the 3rd base corectly and ended up making 3rd hatch in nat, and 4th at a main, 5th there as well, 6th at 3rd. ended up getting 10:14

My opening is always 10/9 overlord, 12 hatch.
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LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
September 05 2019 04:16 GMT
#26
Been trying with terran and 9:14 is the best I could do, hit that time several times, no idea how someone did it in 8:45 on the other thread lol
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10226 Posts
September 05 2019 04:42 GMT
#27
On September 05 2019 13:16 LG)Sabbath wrote:
Been trying with terran and 9:14 is the best I could do, hit that time several times, no idea how someone did it in 8:45 on the other thread lol

Probably Vultures.
"The right to vote is only the oar of the slaveship, I wanna be free." -- бум бум сучка!
Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-05 07:50:42
September 05 2019 07:03 GMT
#28
got like 9:47 on first attempt. like others i was not used to needing to add so many hatcheries.

Edit: Tried adding hatcheries earlier but could not get less than 9:36 in next few attempts. I added them faster but cut very few drones in the process. I suspect the optimal way to do it involves cutting multiple drones and adding many many hatcheries at around 5 minutes.
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
September 05 2019 22:56 GMT
#29
On September 05 2019 16:03 Anc13nt wrote:
got like 9:47 on first attempt. like others i was not used to needing to add so many hatcheries.

Edit: Tried adding hatcheries earlier but could not get less than 9:36 in next few attempts. I added them faster but cut very few drones in the process. I suspect the optimal way to do it involves cutting multiple drones and adding many many hatcheries at around 5 minutes.

What BO did you use? I never could get less than 9:45
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Anc13nt
Profile Blog Joined October 2017
1557 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-07 06:53:51
September 06 2019 04:05 GMT
#30
On September 06 2019 07:56 LG)Sabbath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2019 16:03 Anc13nt wrote:
got like 9:47 on first attempt. like others i was not used to needing to add so many hatcheries.

Edit: Tried adding hatcheries earlier but could not get less than 9:36 in next few attempts. I added them faster but cut very few drones in the process. I suspect the optimal way to do it involves cutting multiple drones and adding many many hatcheries at around 5 minutes.

What BO did you use? I never could get less than 9:45


honestly i didnt really have build but at around 5 minutes-ish i prioritized making hatcheries over drone (i would keep making hatcheries and only make drones when I felt there was soon to be 3 larva for the hatchery). Also I got 5 bases and made a bunch of hatcheries between the natural and third so i could send drones with less distance and ctrl click many larva. After 100 something supply it's not as important to send drones because you reach basically max saturation already so it's more important that you spend every larva asap.

edit: on my 5th try i got 9:30 by cutting many drones and building macro hatcheries up to almost 8 minutes (afterwards i thought that they would not be worth it because it take 75s to build and time to create enough larva to compensate for lost drone). my macro optimization and speed are not very good (i'm more of a micro player), so I have feeling that the absolute fastest is probably around 9 minutes.
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