My goal is to get into master with lotv so i thougth start using a macro cycle,
Is it a good idea to chnage my Controlgroups around for a better cycle like 1 for injekt, 2 for hatcherys 3 for creepqueens, 4 for scouting and 5 to 7 for army?,
right now i didnt have a hotkey for creepqueens and have 123 for armys and 4 for hatcherys and 5 for speacel things.
because it feels unperfect for a cycle srly i hae no clue

Bastinian

Serbia177 Posts

November 02 2015 19:13 GMT

#102

This is actually very very good post! I will study this further, as it has many answers to my usual questions...

zerge

Germany162 Posts

November 02 2015 19:30 GMT

#103

On November 03 2015 02:03 DERASTAT wrote:
My goal is to get into master with lotv so i thougth start using a macro cycle,
Is it a good idea to chnage my Controlgroups around for a better cycle like 1 for injekt, 2 for hatcherys 3 for creepqueens, 4 for scouting and 5 to 7 for army?,
right now i didnt have a hotkey for creepqueens and have 123 for armys and 4 for hatcherys and 5 for speacel things.
because it feels unperfect for a cycle srly i hae no clue

If you want to be fast having keys that you use in succession close together doesn't really help. If you use them with the same finger it acctually slows you down. Regarding control groups you should sort them by how frequently you use them and then use the most accessible keys for the highest prioritys. Also look at what keys you press during each sequence. For example select hatcherys, select larvae, morph drone is a pretty frequent action sequence so you should try to have your hotkeys setup in such a way that you can press each key with a different finger without reaching too much.

[PkF] Wire

France24239 Posts

November 02 2015 21:36 GMT

#104

Amazing piece of work, thanks for putting that together.

Sacrilege

United States199 Posts

November 04 2015 19:37 GMT

#105

I'm a GM Zerg and read:

"Burrow expand/expand deny - Good players will often spawn-rally a drone to their 4th/5th/etc long before the expansion timing comes around. They will burrow 2-3 ahead of time, ensuring that an instant expo timing is available when called for."

I am now kicking myself for not having thought of that. It's brilliant! Well done on the article.

nopantsnoproblem

6 Posts

November 05 2015 20:22 GMT

#106

Woah, thanks man! This one helped me a lot. It's finally fun to play zerg again! :D

DERASTAT

Germany99 Posts

November 05 2015 23:44 GMT

#107

I just wanted to say that after i started to use macro cycle midgame (Injekt, build units, spread creep build overlrods scout/army movement) my Injekts and my creepspread greatly improved, and i faced a Master player in ladder^^

jume

Germany25 Posts

April 09 2016 16:24 GMT

#108

Is the initial post still correct for LotV? I guess the number count of drones (40) might not be correct anymore for LotV. As well as scout timings and may be more things. Would be great if this could be updated.

TheZov

Russian Federation34 Posts

April 13 2016 01:39 GMT

#109

Hey Jume, thanks for checking in. I'll try update the post soon. The 40 drone goal is now 4 minutes and the general overlord scout timing is 3:30.

Scorpion_vn

3 Posts

October 31 2016 17:10 GMT

#110

You my Russian friend deserve a medal!

DERASTAT

Germany99 Posts

October 31 2016 19:34 GMT

#111

Best guide!, the drone count for LOTV is around 44 as magic number

Little-Chimp

Canada949 Posts

November 01 2016 00:32 GMT

#112

Whoever bumped this, thanks. Sooooo good. Thinking of zerg macro as a "cycle" is really helping with supply blocks.

Deleuze

United Kingdom2102 Posts

November 04 2016 13:15 GMT

#113

On November 01 2016 09:32 Little-Chimp wrote:
Whoever bumped this, thanks. Sooooo good. Thinking of zerg macro as a "cycle" is really helping with supply blocks.

Yeah, a great guide! Great bump!

Really starting to feel like I am in a rut now with Zerg, so this has given me some inspiration.