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Hollywise
Profile Joined December 2010
France112 Posts
February 04 2011 22:19 GMT
#221
is the splash damage of siege tanks afflicted by bonus damage vs armored? in mean in both ways
if a tank shoots a zergling and theres a roach near does the roach take the damage as light or--?
has left the game.
OriginalBeast
Profile Joined September 2010
United States709 Posts
February 04 2011 22:27 GMT
#222
How much ranges does a forcefeild cover i.e. stalkers have 6 range, marines have 5 range, not like it covers 3 squares
More gg, more skill.
gusmahler
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3 Posts
February 04 2011 22:52 GMT
#223
On February 05 2011 06:54 Ssoulle wrote:
1.When hotkeying an army, is there anyway to ensure your spellcaster unit of choice is the first unit in the list so you get access to its spells on the command card ?

This is especially true when you have got 2 different spellcasters in your army and you want a specific one at the front.

Apart from selecting them individually with shift etc, which takes previous time.

2. Is there any way of maintaining a current hotkey'd army ? Or do you have to manually add each wave of units you produce / spawn / warp in ?


1. I don't know how to specifically do what you're asking. One tip that I saw is put your army on hotkey 1, for example, including all units that you want to move, including the spellcasters. Then put the spellcasters on a separate hotkey. E.g., Protoss could put their entire ball into #1, High Templar on #2, and Sentries on #3. Select 1 when you need to attack or move the entire ball. Select 2 to Storm. Select group 3 to cast force field.

2. Use shift-# to add to a hotkey.
Kaitlin
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2958 Posts
February 04 2011 23:06 GMT
#224
On February 03 2011 18:20 MusiC4LifE wrote:
does guardian shield also protect your own air units in its area of effect?


Yes.
Toxigen
Profile Joined July 2010
United States390 Posts
February 04 2011 23:08 GMT
#225
On January 26 2011 18:50 Ulfsark wrote:
I got your back zatic

As Zerg, where should I send my first overlord?

I always scout close air positions. It's true if they send an SCV/probe out they can see the overlord and deduce where you spawned, but I find this is less important than figuring out what kind of situation I'm in.

I tend to drone scout to the first close position on 4-player maps.

My second overlord goes to my natural and tries to get vision of the bottom of the ramp / back of minerals for pylon/bunker cheese.
Kaitlin
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2958 Posts
February 04 2011 23:16 GMT
#226
On February 05 2011 06:54 Ssoulle wrote:
1.When hotkeying an army, is there anyway to ensure your spellcaster unit of choice is the first unit in the list so you get access to its spells on the command card ?

This is especially true when you have got 2 different spellcasters in your army and you want a specific one at the front.

Apart from selecting them individually with shift etc, which takes previous time.

2. Is there any way of maintaining a current hotkey'd army ? Or do you have to manually add each wave of units you produce / spawn / warp in ?



1. If multiple unit types are included in the same control group, there is a static priority, so to speak, of how they will be ordered. For protoss, for example, with sentries and blink stalkers, sentries will be first, so quick access (quicker than a tab) to blink requires a separate group for them. High templar take precedence over both. It's not something you can change, but you can predict it. If you want the sentry micro to be first, you can include stalkers, but not HTs.

2. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I can take a stab. When protoss warp in, you can box and shift+# them to your control group. Zerg, however, can be included in the control group while still larva, which is nice. So, you can 'zzzz' for a bunch of zerglings and shift+1 or whatever and they will be in the group as larva, then also as zerglings, when they spawn. I don't play zerg so I don't know how well-known that part is.
Kaitlin
Profile Joined December 2010
United States2958 Posts
February 04 2011 23:19 GMT
#227
On February 05 2011 07:52 gusmahler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 05 2011 06:54 Ssoulle wrote:
1.When hotkeying an army, is there anyway to ensure your spellcaster unit of choice is the first unit in the list so you get access to its spells on the command card ?

This is especially true when you have got 2 different spellcasters in your army and you want a specific one at the front.

Apart from selecting them individually with shift etc, which takes previous time.

2. Is there any way of maintaining a current hotkey'd army ? Or do you have to manually add each wave of units you produce / spawn / warp in ?


1. I don't know how to specifically do what you're asking. One tip that I saw is put your army on hotkey 1, for example, including all units that you want to move, including the spellcasters. Then put the spellcasters on a separate hotkey. E.g., Protoss could put their entire ball into #1, High Templar on #2, and Sentries on #3. Select 1 when you need to attack or move the entire ball. Select 2 to Storm. Select group 3 to cast force field.

2. Use shift-# to add to a hotkey.


You wouldn't actually need to select '2' to Storm, but it's good to have them separated for movement micro. Their casting card is shown first in the army for spell casting.
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-06 01:35:33
February 06 2011 01:29 GMT
#228
When would you use rax's without addons?
How do I spend my gas TvZ?
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 06 2011 03:07 GMT
#229
On February 06 2011 10:29 n.DieJokes wrote:
When would you use rax's without addons?
How do I spend my gas TvZ?


The timing of racks without addons is circumstantial.

As for spending your gas. That, too, is circumstantial. For harassment purposes: Heilions with Blue Flame works. Tanks are also a good sinker and naturally thors.

Medivacs, also, work well if you're going heavy Bio.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
MuffinCookie
Profile Joined February 2011
China64 Posts
February 06 2011 03:43 GMT
#230
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?
Zoom out, and then zoom back in.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 06 2011 04:14 GMT
#231
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
MuffinCookie
Profile Joined February 2011
China64 Posts
February 06 2011 07:09 GMT
#232
On February 06 2011 13:14 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.


I watched some Day9 Dailies and I saw that Day9 only hotkeyed individual Hatcheries, and I think that was for the sake of checking spawn larva progress. Should I group all of my Hatcheries in one control group or put them in individual groups?
Zoom out, and then zoom back in.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 06 2011 07:54 GMT
#233
On February 06 2011 16:09 MuffinCookie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2011 13:14 Torte de Lini wrote:
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.


I watched some Day9 Dailies and I saw that Day9 only hotkeyed individual Hatcheries, and I think that was for the sake of checking spawn larva progress. Should I group all of my Hatcheries in one control group or put them in individual groups?


At the beginning I do them individually and hotkey them together (after my bases are saturated). But I most people hotkey them and use tilde or backspace to jump between the bases.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Babaganoush
Profile Joined November 2010
United States626 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-06 08:58:56
February 06 2011 08:55 GMT
#234
I know I should be playing more 1v1 games but as a zerg I'm afraid I'll get stomped each game. I'm a gold league person and I think my macro is... plat league probably. Is there any solid build that I should practice for vZ/vT/vP? So far I'm just doing 5 roach openers for vP and vT. For vZ it's usually ling/bling battles.

Edit: I understand there is the Liquipedia having a list of build orders - but I'm curious if anyone thinks theres a good build FOR A GOLD LEAGUE to practice execution and not too risky, not too cheesy.
Stick a fork in those buns.
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
February 06 2011 09:10 GMT
#235
On February 06 2011 13:14 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.


I would like to add that doing larvae injects using the minimap is preferred by many of the top players. TLO said while on day9 that the koreans on ogs had him do so when he was in Korea and that's how he does it.

I've tried both techniques myself and I feel doing it on the minimap is much stronger
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 06 2011 09:12 GMT
#236
On February 06 2011 18:10 Patriot.dlk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2011 13:14 Torte de Lini wrote:
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.


I would like to add that doing larvae injects using the minimap is preferred by many of the top players. TLO said while on day9 that the koreans on ogs had him do so when he was in Korea and that's how he does it.

I've tried both techniques myself and I feel doing it on the minimap is much stronger


Both equal the same answer to his question.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
February 06 2011 09:15 GMT
#237
On February 06 2011 10:29 n.DieJokes wrote:
When would you use rax's without addons?
How do I spend my gas TvZ?


When you need marines and can't wait or when you are making the barracks to dump minerals into marines and you rather spend another 150 then 50 gas if since it's a reduced waiting time.

You can add the addons when your maxed or supply blocked (at least that's when I do it) or add them when you can spare the time basically.

Spending gas in that matchup is quite easy? You upgrade mech weapons and run two eng bays for bio upgrades, you make thors, tanks and medivacs. I believe you stay to low tech if you have this question
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-06 09:24:48
February 06 2011 09:16 GMT
#238
On February 06 2011 18:12 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 06 2011 18:10 Patriot.dlk wrote:
On February 06 2011 13:14 Torte de Lini wrote:
On February 06 2011 12:43 MuffinCookie wrote:
Should I hotkey my Queens or my Hatcheries?

I think that might actually be too advanced, but I would like to know from people's experience the pros and cons maybe?


Both.

Here's why: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=125725

Hatcheries for when you want to mass-produce to reinforce your army.


I would like to add that doing larvae injects using the minimap is preferred by many of the top players. TLO said while on day9 that the koreans on ogs had him do so when he was in Korea and that's how he does it.

I've tried both techniques myself and I feel doing it on the minimap is much stronger


Both equal the same answer to his question.


My post is not an answer to his question, it's me adding another technique to consider while considering the one you mentioned.
hunter3
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States155 Posts
February 06 2011 09:31 GMT
#239
On February 05 2011 07:19 Hollywise wrote:
is the splash damage of siege tanks afflicted by bonus damage vs armored? in mean in both ways
if a tank shoots a zergling and theres a roach near does the roach take the damage as light or--?


Splash damage is calculated independently of the initial target. The zergling will take light main damage, and the roach will take armored splash damage.
hunter3
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States155 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-06 09:46:55
February 06 2011 09:38 GMT
#240
On February 05 2011 07:27 OriginalBeast wrote:
How much ranges does a forcefeild cover i.e. stalkers have 6 range, marines have 5 range, not like it covers 3 squares


From end to end, 3 range.
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