• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 01:33
CET 06:33
KST 14:33
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
[ASL20] Finals Preview: Arrival12TL.net Map Contest #21: Voting10[ASL20] Ro4 Preview: Descent11Team TLMC #5: Winners Announced!3[ASL20] Ro8 Preview Pt2: Holding On9
Community News
2025 RSL Offline Finals Dates + Ticket Sales!9BSL21 Open Qualifiers Week & CONFIRM PARTICIPATION1Crank Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams7Merivale 8 Open - LAN - Stellar Fest3Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou22
StarCraft 2
General
RotterdaM "Serral is the GOAT, and it's not close" The New Patch Killed Mech! Could we add "Avoid Matchup" Feature for rankgame Smart servos says it affects liberators as well Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou
Tourneys
2025 RSL Offline Finals Dates + Ticket Sales! Crank Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams Merivale 8 Open - LAN - Stellar Fest $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship $3,500 WardiTV Korean Royale S4
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 497 Battle Haredened Mutation # 496 Endless Infection Mutation # 495 Rest In Peace Mutation # 494 Unstable Environment
Brood War
General
BW General Discussion [ASL20] Finals Preview: Arrival BSL Season 21 BSL Team A vs Koreans - Sat-Sun 16:00 CET ASL20 Pre-season Tier List ranking!
Tourneys
[ASL20] Grand Finals BSL21 Open Qualifiers Week & CONFIRM PARTICIPATION ASL final tickets help [ASL20] Semifinal A
Strategy
PvZ map balance Current Meta Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Simple Questions, Simple Answers
Other Games
General Games
Path of Exile Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread General RTS Discussion Thread Nintendo Switch Thread Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion LiquidDota to reintegrate into TL.net
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread SPIRED by.ASL Mafia {211640}
Community
General
Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread YouTube Thread The Chess Thread
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread Korean Music Discussion Series you have seen recently... Movie Discussion!
Sports
Formula 1 Discussion 2024 - 2026 Football Thread MLB/Baseball 2023 TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NBA General Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
SC2 Client Relocalization [Change SC2 Language] Linksys AE2500 USB WIFI keeps disconnecting Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
The Benefits Of Limited Comm…
TrAiDoS
Sabrina was soooo lame on S…
Peanutsc
Our Last Hope in th…
KrillinFromwales
Certified Crazy
Hildegard
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1439 users

[Q] Terran Build Orders

Forum Index > Brood War Strategy
Post a Reply
Deleted User 39582
Profile Joined August 2008
317 Posts
December 08 2008 06:11 GMT
#1
hey guys
I'm a total newbie to competitive starcraft. I got into it recently when my mate introduced me to the TSL and i found it really interesting and started watching other vods. I've decided to start playing on ICC but got a mean shock when i found everyone was owning me O.o. can anyone suggest some not particular micro intensive, but solid build orders i can use for terran?
Also, im probably going to get roasted for this one, but when people say like "4 pool" or "12 hatch" what are they referring to? does it mean when your supply is at that or when you have that many workers or does it have somthing to do with where they build it?
thanks for the halp tl
404.Nintu
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1723 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-08 06:18:24
December 08 2008 06:17 GMT
#2
Making 2 threads at once with the same content is a sure way to get flamed . It was probably an accident but still...

Yes, builds with numbers in them usually refer to your supply when you get the building, except for things like "2gate" or "2rax", which clearly indicates the amount of early rax/gate you get. 4pool is getting a pool when you have 4 supply. That's right, not even making a drone. Mining until 200 minerals, spawning pool, then lings. Ezpz.

I can't give you a list of BO's for Terran, and generally speaking, all Terran builds require a lot more multitasking and micro. That's just how Terran works. I have some commentated FPvods for newer (Terran) players that you can check out. Past that, you're very new, and the best thing I can suggest is replays, practice and tutorial/fpvods.

My Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/coky18
"So, then did the American yum-yum clown monkey also represent the FCC?"
DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
December 08 2008 06:20 GMT
#3
LOL double thread ftw


Forum Guidelines are here. You might be a SC noob, but god forbid that you're a TL noob.
Deleted User 39582
Profile Joined August 2008
317 Posts
December 08 2008 06:21 GMT
#4
thank you very much
also rax is barracks right?
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
December 08 2008 06:27 GMT
#5
Read the guides........there are lots here

Search for "Recommended threads" and then open the post by Chill and there are guides there ..
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
December 08 2008 06:31 GMT
#6
ugh T_T
please make it so people who post like newbs in the strat forum get a temp ban or at least a warning or something. like dancecommander said you might be an SC noob but there a rules to prevent you from being a TL noob.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
December 08 2008 06:35 GMT
#7
Hey dude, I'm from Australia too, you wanna play some time? I'm pretty crap at the game too, currently 0 - 6 on iCCup, bottoming out at 1 point (that's right, one point, something like 2 - 40 last season). Add me on iCCup to your friends list, my name is nataziel on there.

In regards to your question, just mass game. You know what they say, practice makes perfect!
u gotta sk8
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
December 08 2008 06:41 GMT
#8
I learned a lot from watching fpvods and mass gaming. Also obsing games is a good way to learn build orders and strategy in general.
TRUEESPORTS || your days as a respected member of team liquid are over
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
December 08 2008 06:43 GMT
#9
On December 08 2008 15:21 QuasiMachina wrote:
thank you very much
also rax is barracks right?


yes

acad = academy
fac = factory
cc = command center
bay = engineering bay

etc
SKT_Best: "I actually chose Protoss because it was so hard for me to defeat Protoss as a Terran. When I first started Brood War, my main race was Terran."
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
December 08 2008 07:37 GMT
#10
On December 08 2008 15:43 fusionsdf wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 08 2008 15:21 QuasiMachina wrote:
thank you very much
also rax is barracks right?


yes

acad = academy
fac = factory
cc = command center
bay = engineering bay

etc

some less common used ones and common sense ones but:
siege = siege mode
goli/gol = goliath
ebay = engineering bay(as well as bay)
stim = stimpack
turret = missile turret
depo/depot = supply depot
bunk = bunker
bc = battlecruiser
ld = lockdown
med = medic
fb = firebat
rine = marine
MnM = Marines n' Medics
metal/mech = common tank vult combo (usually, sometimes gols, etc)
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
R3condite
Profile Joined August 2008
Korea (South)1541 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-08 08:08:18
December 08 2008 08:07 GMT
#11
dude... read recommended threads... it has definitions and everything u will need..ever

btw if u r that u might not want to start off w/ terran.. though that is totally up to u

also when it says + show spoiler + u can click it to see wat it's holding...(in the thread i mean)
ggyo...
Hundredth
Profile Joined November 2008
United Kingdom142 Posts
December 08 2008 08:55 GMT
#12
Yeah replays are your best bet - all I can say.
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
December 08 2008 09:25 GMT
#13
thread purge.
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
December 08 2008 11:20 GMT
#14
On December 08 2008 17:55 Hundredth wrote:
Yeah replays are your best bet - all I can say.

Yeah, I agree with this one...

even after reading stuff about how to play StarCraft, you shouldn't be waay confident that you will own everyone else. Just post reps here and we will be more than happy to help you out with it.
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
bluesoda541
Profile Joined December 2008
Canada16 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-12 05:53:59
December 12 2008 05:53 GMT
#15
edit out: sorry i didn't see the other part
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
BSL 21
01:00
Open Quali #1
LiquipediaDiscussion
The PiG Daily
22:10
Best Games of SC
Rogue vs herO
MaxPax vs Clem
MaxPax vs Lambo
Clem vs herO
Reynor vs Classic
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft: Brood War
Bale 84
ZZZero.O 38
Icarus 11
Dota 2
XaKoH 867
monkeys_forever825
PGG 545
NeuroSwarm91
League of Legends
JimRising 800
Super Smash Bros
C9.Mang0804
Other Games
summit1g8154
WinterStarcraft461
Tasteless313
Hui .119
Maynarde102
Mew2King73
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick776
BasetradeTV42
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Berry_CruncH113
• practicex 32
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush1327
• Lourlo938
• Stunt605
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
4h 27m
Streamerzone vs Shopify Rebellion
Streamerzone vs Team Vitality
Shopify Rebellion vs Team Vitality
WardiTV Invitational
6h 27m
CrankTV Team League
7h 27m
BASILISK vs Shopify Rebellion
Team Liquid vs Team Falcon
BSL 21
19h 27m
Replay Cast
1d 4h
BASILISK vs TBD
Team Liquid vs Team Falcon
OSC
1d 6h
CrankTV Team League
1d 7h
Replay Cast
1d 17h
The PondCast
2 days
CrankTV Team League
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
WardiTV Invitational
3 days
CrankTV Team League
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
BSL Team A[vengers]
4 days
Dewalt vs Shine
UltrA vs ZeLoT
BSL 21
4 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
BSL Team A[vengers]
5 days
Cross vs Motive
Sziky vs HiyA
BSL 21
5 days
Wardi Open
6 days
Monday Night Weeklies
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

ASL Season 20
WardiTV TLMC #15
Eternal Conflict S1

Ongoing

BSL 21 Points
CSL 2025 AUTUMN (S18)
BSL 21 Team A
C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 4
SOOP Univ League 2025
CranK Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025
ESL Pro League S22
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025

Upcoming

SC4ALL: Brood War
YSL S2
BSL Season 21
SLON Tour Season 2
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
RSL Offline Finals
WardiTV 2025
RSL Revival: Season 3
Stellar Fest
SC4ALL: StarCraft II
META Madness #9
eXTREMESLAND 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
SL Budapest Major 2025
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.