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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-08 23:35:09
May 08 2018 23:34 GMT
#17641
On May 08 2018 02:47 Vanillatoss wrote:
Hi there!

I was looking everywhere but i cant find an answer..
Is it possible with like 1-2 clicks to select like 3 or 4 units out of the whole selection?
I know you can substract 1 by holding SHIFT and clicking on units but that takes many clicks when i select all my drones and want to sent only 3 to mine gas...

cheers!

alt+1, alt+2, alt+3 etc. will bind unit selection to those numbers and also removes them from any other group they are in. so if you have roaches and hydras on 1, select hydras, alt+2, you will have roaches on 1 and hydras on 2.
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ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
May 09 2018 08:39 GMT
#17642
On May 08 2018 02:47 Vanillatoss wrote:
Hi there!

I was looking everywhere but i cant find an answer..
Is it possible with like 1-2 clicks to select like 3 or 4 units out of the whole selection?
I know you can substract 1 by holding SHIFT and clicking on units but that takes many clicks when i select all my drones and want to sent only 3 to mine gas...

cheers!


No there isn't a way to do that.
Just box a few drones so you don't have to shift click 10 out of the selection ^^
That's how most people do it and with time you should be able to execute it fast enough
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Vanillatoss
Profile Joined May 2016
76 Posts
May 09 2018 08:51 GMT
#17643
On May 09 2018 17:39 ArtyK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2018 02:47 Vanillatoss wrote:
Hi there!

I was looking everywhere but i cant find an answer..
Is it possible with like 1-2 clicks to select like 3 or 4 units out of the whole selection?
I know you can substract 1 by holding SHIFT and clicking on units but that takes many clicks when i select all my drones and want to sent only 3 to mine gas...

cheers!


No there isn't a way to do that.
Just box a few drones so you don't have to shift click 10 out of the selection ^^
That's how most people do it and with time you should be able to execute it fast enough


Aff.. this suxs then
This is what im doing atm:
1. start building extractor..
2. make 3 drones and set them to mine from that extractor so that when the extractor finishes the drones are almost there to mine from it

problem is when i want to transfar extra drones to other base

Anyhow, thx for help

ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 Posts
May 09 2018 09:07 GMT
#17644
On May 09 2018 17:51 Vanillatoss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2018 17:39 ArtyK wrote:
On May 08 2018 02:47 Vanillatoss wrote:
Hi there!

I was looking everywhere but i cant find an answer..
Is it possible with like 1-2 clicks to select like 3 or 4 units out of the whole selection?
I know you can substract 1 by holding SHIFT and clicking on units but that takes many clicks when i select all my drones and want to sent only 3 to mine gas...

cheers!


No there isn't a way to do that.
Just box a few drones so you don't have to shift click 10 out of the selection ^^
That's how most people do it and with time you should be able to execute it fast enough


Aff.. this suxs then
This is what im doing atm:
1. start building extractor..
2. make 3 drones and set them to mine from that extractor so that when the extractor finishes the drones are almost there to mine from it

problem is when i want to transfar extra drones to other base

Anyhow, thx for help



Oh i forgot about that, heres what you can do :
- Select drones to transfer to new base
- Click on a gas then shift click 3 drones out, and repeat for the other gas
- Click on the new base minerals
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
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Vanillatoss
Profile Joined May 2016
76 Posts
May 09 2018 10:02 GMT
#17645
On May 09 2018 18:07 ArtyK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2018 17:51 Vanillatoss wrote:
On May 09 2018 17:39 ArtyK wrote:
On May 08 2018 02:47 Vanillatoss wrote:
Hi there!

I was looking everywhere but i cant find an answer..
Is it possible with like 1-2 clicks to select like 3 or 4 units out of the whole selection?
I know you can substract 1 by holding SHIFT and clicking on units but that takes many clicks when i select all my drones and want to sent only 3 to mine gas...

cheers!


No there isn't a way to do that.
Just box a few drones so you don't have to shift click 10 out of the selection ^^
That's how most people do it and with time you should be able to execute it fast enough


Aff.. this suxs then
This is what im doing atm:
1. start building extractor..
2. make 3 drones and set them to mine from that extractor so that when the extractor finishes the drones are almost there to mine from it

problem is when i want to transfar extra drones to other base

Anyhow, thx for help



Oh i forgot about that, heres what you can do :
- Select drones to transfer to new base
- Click on a gas then shift click 3 drones out, and repeat for the other gas
- Click on the new base minerals


hmm.. thats actually pretty smart better to click 3 times than like 12
mantequilla
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Turkey781 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-12 01:17:11
May 12 2018 01:16 GMT
#17646
I honestly didn't play seriously since wol. And I was always pretty slow. But it was somehow possible to be slow and still be good enough to enjoy the game before lotv. There was even a youtube video series where a good player always played sub 60 apm and executed winning strats successfully.

But it seems it can't be done it lotv so that discourages me to return to the game. Played couple games vs ai and I'm always hurrying just to spend my resources even then a little bit micro and my mineral hits 2k.

Is it still possible to play this game with little apm without being complete low bronze?
Age of Mythology forever!
AbouSV
Profile Joined October 2014
Germany1278 Posts
May 12 2018 08:18 GMT
#17647
Yes it is absolutely possible.
Quite recently a friend of mine started playing, he reached diamond 3 with about 80 apm (as terran).

It is actually ironic to see diamond-ish players with 300+ apms, but still unable to handle double fronts. Even if you hit the strokes fast, it does not mean you know what to do with them anyway.
wishbonesaka
Profile Joined June 2016
Canada117 Posts
May 12 2018 13:36 GMT
#17648
Is there a difference between HotS level expansion and LotV level expansion when laddering?

I currently have HotS level expansion and am wondering if I am missing anything. Thanks.
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8242 Posts
May 12 2018 15:28 GMT
#17649
On May 12 2018 22:36 wishbonesaka wrote:
Is there a difference between HotS level expansion and LotV level expansion when laddering?

I currently have HotS level expansion and am wondering if I am missing anything. Thanks.


No. When laddering, everything is the same for everyone. The only thing you'll lose out of is the single player.
wishbonesaka
Profile Joined June 2016
Canada117 Posts
May 12 2018 21:16 GMT
#17650
On May 13 2018 00:28 Excludos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 12 2018 22:36 wishbonesaka wrote:
Is there a difference between HotS level expansion and LotV level expansion when laddering?

I currently have HotS level expansion and am wondering if I am missing anything. Thanks.


No. When laddering, everything is the same for everyone. The only thing you'll lose out of is the single player.

Oh okay, thanks, I was literally going to spend money I don't have to get the full ladder experience, thanks for the information. Really appreciate it.
realCranium
Profile Joined April 2018
Korea (North)17 Posts
May 15 2018 10:51 GMT
#17651
Didnt play for a long, long time - came back - is it just me or are people playing way dumber, riskier and cheesier than ever before these days (Europe 5k)?
realCranium
Profile Joined April 2018
Korea (North)17 Posts
May 15 2018 11:31 GMT
#17652
on an unrelated note - has Blizzard given any official explanation as to why mmr isn't displayed at the loading screen?
realCranium
Profile Joined April 2018
Korea (North)17 Posts
May 15 2018 11:32 GMT
#17653
on another unrelated note - has Blizzard given any official explanation as to why the loading screen does not reveal which race has been randommed?
SMOrangeUtan
Profile Joined May 2018
21 Posts
May 28 2018 06:59 GMT
#17654
On May 15 2018 20:32 realCranium wrote:
on another unrelated note - has Blizzard given any official explanation as to why the loading screen does not reveal which race has been randommed?


It never did show that, i tend to ask what race they got but yea it's a bit annoying XD.
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8242 Posts
May 28 2018 08:08 GMT
#17655
On May 15 2018 20:32 realCranium wrote:
on another unrelated note - has Blizzard given any official explanation as to why the loading screen does not reveal which race has been randommed?


They did talk about it back in WoL. I don't remember if it was addressed at a Blizzcon or any other random Stream/event, but what they said at the time is that due to the inherent downside of playing random, it was ok that they got a small bonus in the form of the opponent not knowing what they are.. At which point I screamed "bullshit!" at the screen because it's not "a small bonus" as much as a "Now I need to completely revamp my entire build order to scout early in all matchups which gives my opponent a huge bonus if he happens to play a race he is comfortable with". But luckily random matchups is rather rare
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-28 14:58:28
May 28 2018 14:58 GMT
#17656
i don't care about the random thing, lol. it is unfair to a protoss because of the walling meta, and once in a while you do get a random cheeser who will land pvp and 4gate the shit out of you or something because you walled your natural, but it doesn't happen often enough for it to matter much. many randoms are macro players. and frankly getting metagamed by some random player isn't any worse than like defending an 8gate gas pullout charge allin in zvp for example. you can know their race and they can still dickslap you with some horrible attack
TL+ Member
boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
May 28 2018 15:31 GMT
#17657
I'm trying to play a bit of StarCraft lately but I'm absolutely screwed because the last time I touched the game, there were just six starting workers. Is there any go-to Zerg/Terran opener that is safe to play yet allows me to actually survive for a bit?
okright
Profile Joined February 2018
47 Posts
May 28 2018 16:01 GMT
#17658
is there a quick way to pick up entire army of units in to medivacs very quickly ? I noticed that pro players can take a batch of marines in to medivacs in approximately one second, however I am consistently pressing on medivacs individually after selecting an army.
SMOrangeUtan
Profile Joined May 2018
21 Posts
June 02 2018 22:48 GMT
#17659
This may seems silly but how does one actually split drones at the beginning of the game properly?
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
June 03 2018 02:50 GMT
#17660
On June 03 2018 07:48 SMOrangeUtan wrote:
This may seems silly but how does one actually split drones at the beginning of the game properly?
doesn't really matter lol. pros seem to split half to one side or split left and right off to the sides. personally i just grab one worker and rally it to a close patch. in lotv they improved worker AI so it really barely matters at all
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