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dhe95
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1213 Posts
October 12 2011 04:07 GMT
#61
Learn tricks on when to build pylons. For example, for zerg generally you would build 1 or 2 more overlords whenever another one finishes.

For terrans depending on the number of rax you have, you'd basically have 1-3 scvs constantly building supplies.

Protoss, I don't really know, have a probe build a few pylons every warp in? Either way, eventually these habits will become 2nd nature.
Kornholi0
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada634 Posts
October 12 2011 05:02 GMT
#62
Build
overlords
Supply depots
Pylons

any other really bad questions?
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LolitsPing
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States285 Posts
October 12 2011 05:10 GMT
#63
For every wave of units, build a(some) pylon/supply depot/overlord. In the beginning, you can just make 1 but after a while, you're going to have to make 2 or 3 depending on how big the wave of units is. For example, if a wave of unit is going to be 12 marines, make 2 more supply depots. That way, you'll have room for another 12 marines when the production cycle finishes. (As a terran or protoss, you should make a pylon/supply depot almost immediately after the construction of one, zergs make them in waves or the larvae that spawn between injects.
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Zariel
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Australia1312 Posts
October 12 2011 05:12 GMT
#64
If you drive a car, you glance at your side mirror and your rear mirror every now and then instead of just purely concentrating on the road ahead of you. Similarly, do this for starcraft too. Glance at your minimap (bottom left), and glance at top right (min/gas/supply) every 20 seconds or so, MAKE IT A HABIT.
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