• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 00:42
CET 05:42
KST 13:42
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Intel X Team Liquid Seoul event: Showmatches and Meet the Pros9[ASL20] Finals Preview: Arrival13TL.net Map Contest #21: Voting10[ASL20] Ro4 Preview: Descent11Team TLMC #5: Winners Announced!3
Community News
Weekly Cups (Oct 20-26): MaxPax, Clem, Creator win52025 RSL Offline Finals Dates + Ticket Sales!10BSL21 Open Qualifiers Week & CONFIRM PARTICIPATION1Crank Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams10Merivale 8 Open - LAN - Stellar Fest4
StarCraft 2
General
RotterdaM "Serral is the GOAT, and it's not close" Intel X Team Liquid Seoul event: Showmatches and Meet the Pros Weekly Cups (Oct 20-26): MaxPax, Clem, Creator win Weekly Cups (Oct 13-19): Clem Goes for Four DreamHack Open 2013 revealed
Tourneys
Kirktown Chat Brawl #9 $50 8:30PM EST 2025 RSL Offline Finals Dates + Ticket Sales! SC4ALL $6,000 Open LAN in Philadelphia Merivale 8 Open - LAN - Stellar Fest Crank Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 497 Battle Haredened Mutation # 496 Endless Infection Mutation # 495 Rest In Peace Mutation # 494 Unstable Environment
Brood War
General
BW General Discussion Ladder Map Matchup Stats SnOw's ASL S20 Finals Review [ASL20] Ask the mapmakers — Drop your questions BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/
Tourneys
[ASL20] Grand Finals Small VOD Thread 2.0 The Casual Games of the Week Thread BSL21 Open Qualifiers Week & CONFIRM PARTICIPATION
Strategy
Current Meta How to stay on top of macro? PvZ map balance Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2
Other Games
General Games
Dawn of War IV Beyond All Reason Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile General RTS Discussion Thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion LiquidDota to reintegrate into TL.net
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread SPIRED by.ASL Mafia {211640}
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread The Big Programming Thread YouTube Thread
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread Korean Music Discussion Series you have seen recently...
Sports
Formula 1 Discussion MLB/Baseball 2023 2024 - 2026 Football Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NBA General Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
SC2 Client Relocalization [Change SC2 Language] Linksys AE2500 USB WIFI keeps disconnecting Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
Career Paths and Skills for …
TrAiDoS
KPDH "Golden" as Squid Game…
Peanutsc
Reality "theory" prov…
perfectspheres
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 943 users

Stupid question... follow a group?

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Normal
HerculesSAS
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7 Posts
February 23 2011 22:14 GMT
#1
I know I can have an SCV follow a single thor, but is there a way to have a group of SCVs follow a group of thors?

Additionally, how do I have a medivac follow a group of units? Possible? I always pick up a unit instead of having it follow so I really don't know.

Adding in any other races with normal 'follow' stuff would be helpful, I play Terran mostly so that's kind of my key. Ravens following other air, or whatever... any tips I can get would be great.

Thanks!
Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
February 23 2011 22:15 GMT
#2
Select units - Click on the unit you want them to follow ^^
Geovu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Estonia1344 Posts
February 23 2011 22:15 GMT
#3
Right click on the thor.

I'm pretty sure there is a 'follow' command in the case of the medivacs.
MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
February 23 2011 22:15 GMT
#4
use the "move" button.
Gold isn't everything in life... you need wood, too!
Gemini_19
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1246 Posts
February 23 2011 22:16 GMT
#5
1. Select unit you want to have follow
2. Right click on unit you want it to follow
3. ???
4. Profit!


No, there is no way to have a unit follow a "group" of units or have a medivac follow a unit without it picking it up once it reaches it.
@GGemini19 GM Protoss | http://www.twitch.tv/geminisc2 | I <333 HerO & Trap | Check out my Build of the Week series on /r/allthingsprotoss, TL, or Spawning Tool
FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
February 23 2011 22:17 GMT
#6
On February 24 2011 07:16 Gemini_19 wrote:
1. Select unit you want to have follow
2. Right click on unit you want it to follow
3. ???
4. Profit!


No, there is no way to have a unit follow a "group" of units or have a medivac follow a unit without it picking it up once it reaches it.


The A-move "heal" doesn't work?
TheTenthDoc
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9561 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 22:28:26
February 23 2011 22:19 GMT
#7
I'm not 100% positive on this and can't test it out at the moment (not enough battery to run SC2 for any length of time right now), but I think if you shift click move commands on each of the thors you can have the SCVs follow them until they die, then follow the next one. This may or may not work for rally points.

Edit: WRONG, just tested it (almost KOing my battery in the process) and this doesn't work with rally points OR with right clicking OR with the move command. It only follows the last one in the queue.
Gemini_19
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1246 Posts
February 23 2011 22:19 GMT
#8
On February 24 2011 07:17 FabledIntegral wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:16 Gemini_19 wrote:
1. Select unit you want to have follow
2. Right click on unit you want it to follow
3. ???
4. Profit!


No, there is no way to have a unit follow a "group" of units or have a medivac follow a unit without it picking it up once it reaches it.


The A-move "heal" doesn't work?


Does it? I don't know. Pretty sure a medivac stops when it heals things.
@GGemini19 GM Protoss | http://www.twitch.tv/geminisc2 | I <333 HerO & Trap | Check out my Build of the Week series on /r/allthingsprotoss, TL, or Spawning Tool
XiGua
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden3085 Posts
February 23 2011 22:20 GMT
#9
Press M and then left-click on the unit you want your units to follow. Done, also with Medivac, instead of M you can also use A since they can't atk
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) APM, Why u make me spam?
HerculesSAS
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7 Posts
February 23 2011 22:20 GMT
#10
Well that's not the issue, I meant more of a group following a group

So if I have 3 thors, and 1 dies, I want the SCVs to have been following "all" the thors, not just 1

Similarly the same for medivacs and such. I don't recall if there's a "follow" command.
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 22:22:41
February 23 2011 22:21 GMT
#11
select the SCVs/medivac, press "M" (standard keyboard layout) left click on the unit you want to follow, if the followed unit dies you have to select another one, you cannot follow a group

in the case of medivacs i would simply group the together with your bio-force to be honest :o
Kevmeister @ Dota2
aidnai
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1159 Posts
February 23 2011 22:22 GMT
#12
^^ If you shift queue it, the SCVs will approach the first thor, then the second, and so on without the thors dying.

You can have medivacs follow units that they can't pick up, i.e. air units.

Use the simple questions/answers thread in the future.
XiGua
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden3085 Posts
February 23 2011 22:22 GMT
#13
On February 24 2011 07:20 HerculesSAS wrote:
Well that's not the issue, I meant more of a group following a group

So if I have 3 thors, and 1 dies, I want the SCVs to have been following "all" the thors, not just 1

Similarly the same for medivacs and such. I don't recall if there's a "follow" command.


Maybe it works by shift-clicking? Don't really know, but if that doesn't work then you can't do it.
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) APM, Why u make me spam?
orotoss
Profile Joined September 2010
United States298 Posts
February 23 2011 22:22 GMT
#14
You can't follow an entire group. If I have a bunch of scvs following a single thor out of a group of 5 thors. If that thor happens to die first and the other 4 keep moving towards the enemy base, the scvs will just chill in the middle where the thor died. I guess you just have to pay close attention when telling units to follow one another.

The same thing applies for rally points. If I rally muta eggs on a muta in my attack group, and that muta dies, those mutas will stop in place as soon as it dies.
BLARRGHGHH
domtrooper
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada15 Posts
February 23 2011 22:22 GMT
#15
Select SCVs , shift right click all the thors
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 23 2011 22:23 GMT
#16
Just group them together to be honest. You can't have them follow several units.
If there's a follow-command. Try Shift + Follow command maybe?
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25986 Posts
February 23 2011 22:24 GMT
#17
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?
Moderator
Shiladie
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1631 Posts
February 23 2011 22:24 GMT
#18
On February 24 2011 07:20 HerculesSAS wrote:
Well that's not the issue, I meant more of a group following a group

So if I have 3 thors, and 1 dies, I want the SCVs to have been following "all" the thors, not just 1

Similarly the same for medivacs and such. I don't recall if there's a "follow" command.


You cannot have them follow the group, but you can for example have auto-repair on, so if one thor dies, they will lose their current order and go to the nearest damaged thor if it is in range and go repair it.
for medivacs just use the A or M commands instead of right clicking, and they will then follow the unit you click, though again that is following that one unit, if that unit dies, and the group moves away, the medivac will sit there doing nothing.

Also following units will be at a small delay, lagging behind the army, what you want to do instead is have the units on a separate hotkey and move them yourself when you need to.
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 23 2011 22:25 GMT
#19
On February 24 2011 07:22 XiGua wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:20 HerculesSAS wrote:
Well that's not the issue, I meant more of a group following a group

So if I have 3 thors, and 1 dies, I want the SCVs to have been following "all" the thors, not just 1

Similarly the same for medivacs and such. I don't recall if there's a "follow" command.


Maybe it works by shift-clicking? Don't really know, but if that doesn't work then you can't do it.


they'd just go from one unit to the next and follow the last one selected i think
Kevmeister @ Dota2
FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
February 23 2011 22:26 GMT
#20
On February 24 2011 07:19 Gemini_19 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:17 FabledIntegral wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:16 Gemini_19 wrote:
1. Select unit you want to have follow
2. Right click on unit you want it to follow
3. ???
4. Profit!


No, there is no way to have a unit follow a "group" of units or have a medivac follow a unit without it picking it up once it reaches it.


The A-move "heal" doesn't work?


Does it? I don't know. Pretty sure a medivac stops when it heals things.


Pretty sure they do, because I A-moved my teammates broodlords with medivacs in a recent game and they did exactly that!
Shiladie
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1631 Posts
February 23 2011 22:26 GMT
#21
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25986 Posts
February 23 2011 22:28 GMT
#22
On February 24 2011 07:26 Shiladie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...

In Brood War it works as you mentioned, but I seem to specifically remember it was changed in Starcraft II... Could be wrong
Moderator
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 23 2011 22:30 GMT
#23
On February 24 2011 07:28 Chill wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:26 Shiladie wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...

In Brood War it works as you mentioned, but I seem to specifically remember it was changed in Starcraft II... Could be wrong


i just gave it a quick test, the unit goes through all the queued commands and then just follows the last target in the queue
Kevmeister @ Dota2
TheTenthDoc
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9561 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 22:32:40
February 23 2011 22:32 GMT
#24
On February 24 2011 07:26 Shiladie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...


Not sure if this was my touchpad accuracy but from what I just tried it doesn't seem possible to use the patrol command and then click on units. Clicks just went right through them to the ground beneath. Though the loading screen helpfully told me that SHIFT+COMMAND+F makes a unit follow another unit (that may be why you can't shift-queue it up!).
Moody
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States750 Posts
February 23 2011 22:32 GMT
#25
On February 24 2011 07:14 HerculesSAS wrote:
is there a way to have a group of SCVs follow a group of thors?

Thanks!


No.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Where's the counter?"
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 22:34:12
February 23 2011 22:33 GMT
#26
right click the first thor, hold shift, right click the next thor, repeat for all thors. will that work?
MonsieurGrimm
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada2441 Posts
February 23 2011 22:36 GMT
#27
if you want to make the medivac follow another unit without picking it up or using the scan-move command, why not just hit M and click the unit?
"60% of the time, it works - every time" - Brian Fantana on Double Reactors All The Way // "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
TheTenthDoc
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States9561 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 22:39:01
February 23 2011 22:37 GMT
#28
On February 24 2011 07:33 Mastermind wrote:
right click the first thor, hold shift, right click the next thor, repeat for all thors. will that work?


Unless following works differently for SCVs following thors than it does for SCVs following other SCVs (just tested it in quick start custom game vs. AI) it doesn't, unfortunately. It will just move to the first thor, then the second, then the third, and then follow the last one you shift clicked. I had the same misconception though; was this possible in BW or something? Why is this belief so widespread?
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
February 23 2011 22:37 GMT
#29
80% of the replies came from people who can't read.

He wants to follow a GROUP of units, not a single unit.
(hint for the slow people: if you follow a single unit that moves in a group, if he dies, the follower will have nothing to follow.)
Zarahtra
Profile Joined May 2010
Iceland4053 Posts
February 23 2011 22:41 GMT
#30
On February 24 2011 07:30 FliedLice wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:28 Chill wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:26 Shiladie wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...

In Brood War it works as you mentioned, but I seem to specifically remember it was changed in Starcraft II... Could be wrong


i just gave it a quick test, the unit goes through all the queued commands and then just follows the last target in the queue

Well more importantly, you can't select a unit with the patrol command. And yer shift queue doesn't work(it just repairs first unit, 2nd, 3rd etc until at last unit it will additionally follow it). So nopes doesn't seem like you can follow a group(had hopes up for patrol ).
FliedLice
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany7494 Posts
February 23 2011 22:51 GMT
#31
On February 24 2011 07:37 niteReloaded wrote:
80% of the replies came from people who can't read.

He wants to follow a GROUP of units, not a single unit.
(hint for the slow people: if you follow a single unit that moves in a group, if he dies, the follower will have nothing to follow.)


we're just trying to give alternatives since his actual idea doesn't work...


On February 24 2011 07:41 Zarahtra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 24 2011 07:30 FliedLice wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:28 Chill wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:26 Shiladie wrote:
On February 24 2011 07:24 Chill wrote:
I'm just throwing out ideas since I'm at work: What if you queue patrol movement between the thors?


I don't think queuing patrols work at all, though I may be wrong. I'd think it would go "ok, when I'm done this endless back and forth path, I will go on to that other endless back and forth path"
but if as you said, you patrol them to the unit, does the first patrol command end entirely, or does it instead get relegated to patrol to where the unit was last alive?

I'd definitely be interested in testing this now...

In Brood War it works as you mentioned, but I seem to specifically remember it was changed in Starcraft II... Could be wrong


i just gave it a quick test, the unit goes through all the queued commands and then just follows the last target in the queue

Well more importantly, you can't select a unit with the patrol command. And yer shift queue doesn't work(it just repairs first unit, 2nd, 3rd etc until at last unit it will additionally follow it). So nopes doesn't seem like you can follow a group(had hopes up for patrol ).


yup, tested patrol also doesnt work either :[
Kevmeister @ Dota2
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
23:00
PiGosaur Cup #54
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 50603
Jaeyun 44
Dota 2
PGG 210
NeuroSwarm79
LuMiX1
League of Legends
JimRising 519
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K1492
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor113
Other Games
summit1g12426
WinterStarcraft431
C9.Mang0285
Hui .173
ViBE113
Skadoodle107
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick1117
StarCraft: Brood War
UltimateBattle 33
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• Diggity3
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush1102
• Stunt392
• HappyZerGling71
Upcoming Events
Epic.LAN
7h 18m
BSL Team A[vengers]
9h 18m
Dewalt vs ZeLoT
UltrA vs ZeLoT
LAN Event
9h 18m
BSL 21
14h 18m
BSL Team A[vengers]
1d 9h
Cross vs Sobenz
Sziky vs IcaruS
LAN Event
1d 10h
BSL 21
1d 14h
Replay Cast
2 days
Wardi Open
2 days
Monday Night Weeklies
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
2 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
The PondCast
5 days
Korean StarCraft League
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL 2025 AUTUMN (S18)
CranK Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams
Eternal Conflict S1

Ongoing

BSL 21 Points
BSL 21 Team A
C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
KCM Race Survival 2025 Season 4
SOOP Univ League 2025
SC4ALL: Brood War
SC4ALL: StarCraft II
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025
ESL Pro League S22
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025

Upcoming

YSL S2
BSL Season 21
SLON Tour Season 2
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
RSL Offline Finals
WardiTV 2025
RSL Revival: Season 3
Stellar Fest
META Madness #9
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier
eXTREMESLAND 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
SL Budapest Major 2025
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.