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jabberjaw
Profile Joined October 2010
225 Posts
May 10 2011 09:02 GMT
#41
Thanks. Whenever I play toss, I usually f click, f click. Didn't know about this method. D:
Jerokar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Denmark83 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-10 11:17:45
May 10 2011 11:17 GMT
#42
On May 10 2011 14:02 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:
Show nested quote +
Someone didn't read the entire post.


Thanks OP this has proven quite useful!


Someone underestimated the amount of times this information has been shared.

But once again, thanks for sharing.


I apologise i am wrong, but from what ive seen (looking through the forrums, using the search potion), noone has made any post explaining how character repeat delay affects ingame abilities.

Also, i am happy that this is helping. It sure drove me crazy when i kept on accidentally targeting enemy units while forcefielding.
"More gg, More skill." -WhiteRa
mewbert
Profile Joined April 2011
United States291 Posts
May 10 2011 11:18 GMT
#43
ty very much, I always am targeting enemy units when I ff
seejay2
Profile Joined December 2010
United States86 Posts
May 10 2011 14:14 GMT
#44
OMG...As i masters protoss i still had this problem T-T I have not tried this yet, but i already put the new settings so i hope it works! Thank you so much you have made my life so much easier. ^_^
polysciguy
Profile Joined August 2010
United States488 Posts
May 10 2011 15:10 GMT
#45
ive just been doing f shift click click click
glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever---napoleon
CryMore
Profile Joined March 2010
United States497 Posts
May 10 2011 15:11 GMT
#46
To use shift + F effectively you need to have your sentries on a separate hotkey, hit s to clear any commands they have, then use shift + f. Otherwise you can have some epic fail late forcefields. This also works pretty well for psi storm.
"What wins? 3-base Protoss or 2-base Zerg?" "1-base Terran"
polysciguy
Profile Joined August 2010
United States488 Posts
May 10 2011 15:16 GMT
#47
On May 11 2011 00:11 xixecal wrote:
To use shift + F effectively you need to have your sentries on a separate hotkey, hit s to clear any commands they have, then use shift + f. Otherwise you can have some epic fail late forcefields. This also works pretty well for psi storm.


f first then shift for placement works without hitting s i believe, id have to test.
glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever---napoleon
JinDesu
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3990 Posts
May 10 2011 15:25 GMT
#48
On May 11 2011 00:16 polysciguy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2011 00:11 xixecal wrote:
To use shift + F effectively you need to have your sentries on a separate hotkey, hit s to clear any commands they have, then use shift + f. Otherwise you can have some epic fail late forcefields. This also works pretty well for psi storm.


f first then shift for placement works without hitting s i believe, id have to test.


This will affect all sentries not engaged in combat, and possibly one sentry that is in combat (if it is the closest to the region you have selected for forcefield). The remaining sentries in combat will not have had the forcefield order applied to them.
Yargh
CptHandsome
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark95 Posts
May 10 2011 20:46 GMT
#49
Might be an obvious tip for long time bw players and such but I definetly appreciate it. Thanks, it helped
Is that a sword? Luxury! Is that a horse? Sloth! Is that a helmet? Vanity!
Jerokar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Denmark83 Posts
May 10 2011 21:35 GMT
#50
On May 11 2011 00:25 JinDesu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 11 2011 00:16 polysciguy wrote:
On May 11 2011 00:11 xixecal wrote:
To use shift + F effectively you need to have your sentries on a separate hotkey, hit s to clear any commands they have, then use shift + f. Otherwise you can have some epic fail late forcefields. This also works pretty well for psi storm.


f first then shift for placement works without hitting s i believe, id have to test.


This will affect all sentries not engaged in combat, and possibly one sentry that is in combat (if it is the closest to the region you have selected for forcefield). The remaining sentries in combat will not have had the forcefield order applied to them.


Correct! The sentries out of combat will cast forcefields, but the sentries that are in range of enemy units will NOT CAST FORCEFIELDS using a shift command

The reason they wont is: A shift command orders your units to perform the selected action AFTER they have finished their current action. Even though pressing S will clear their command queue, they will INSTANTLY re-engage nearby enemy units, making shift commands ineffective when casting forcefields unless sentries are out of combat, in which case they generally wont be very effective anyways
"More gg, More skill." -WhiteRa
qazqwezxc
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada91 Posts
May 11 2011 00:43 GMT
#51
so just to clarify, does this also work with other spell casting units such as ghosts? I find that using abilities like snipe and EMP kind of a burden >.< with all this e click e click etc etc and the same applies to snipe.
Jerokar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Denmark83 Posts
May 11 2011 00:46 GMT
#52
On May 11 2011 09:43 qazqwezxc wrote:
so just to clarify, does this also work with other spell casting units such as ghosts? I find that using abilities like snipe and EMP kind of a burden >.< with all this e click e click etc etc and the same applies to snipe.


As stated in the very first sentence of the post: "Everything discussed in this article also applies to other abilities that require you to target terrain or other units, such as EMP or Transfusions"


"More gg, More skill." -WhiteRa
Maliris
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Northern Ireland2557 Posts
May 11 2011 00:58 GMT
#53
i just do shift stop -> shift spam F...
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angra86
Profile Joined October 2010
United States56 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 05:12:07
May 11 2011 05:11 GMT
#54
Will this help for snipe? I assume it would, but since you are actually clicking on a unit and not just an area while holding 'R', I'm 100% on that.
BeastofManju
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States79 Posts
May 11 2011 05:14 GMT
#55
I didnt know this and I am a master zerg. This should greatly help my gameplay as well ty.
The raven nevermore.
Hannibal942
Profile Joined June 2010
United States5 Posts
May 11 2011 05:31 GMT
#56
It all makes sense now...
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Jerokar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Denmark83 Posts
May 11 2011 11:39 GMT
#57
On May 11 2011 09:58 Maliris wrote:
i just do shift stop -> shift spam F...


Its UNBELIEVABLE how many people dont understand how shift commands work... You must have lost many games by not being able to throw down any forcefields

As i stated before, shift commands will not work when throwing down forcefields when your sentries are in combat

I guess i will have to edit this into the OP...

"More gg, More skill." -WhiteRa
Compendium
Profile Joined April 2005
United States14 Posts
May 11 2011 12:39 GMT
#58
Thanks for the tip this will help me so much!
Valckrie
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom533 Posts
May 11 2011 14:03 GMT
#59
Been holding down F since forever. I guess it will help those who don't know how to do it
Fear is a 4 letter word. Why be afraid?
Jerokar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Denmark83 Posts
May 11 2011 14:08 GMT
#60
On May 11 2011 23:03 Valckrie wrote:
Been holding down F since forever. I guess it will help those who don't know how to do it


Please read before posting...

The thread isnt only about holding about F, but how to set your computer settings to make it more effective
"More gg, More skill." -WhiteRa
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