Mineral boost trick (works in 1.5!) - Page 11

On August 15 2012 07:06 thezanursic wrote:
REPOST: because I edited with further information assuming you 1 raxx expand I calculated that with minor error if you micro 6 workers you can put down an extra raxx at 3:35 when the CC is supposed to go down (If 5 workers are micro'd perfectly and 6 with minor error) 192M extra if 6 and 160M if 5 at 3:35 (no errors) 3:35 IS THE 1 RAXX CC TIMING!!!

TERRAN:

12 supply= 1:30 = 5 worker micro= 100

When the first supply depot is finished you usually have 80 minerals if you micro at least 4 workers you have 150 and you can put down your raxx 6-7 FUKING SECONDS SOONER!!!

Now further more a Terran usually scouts at 2:05 14 supply so nothing to do before that you have at least 2 minutes to only micro and build a supply/raxx that's 100 minerals for 5 SCVs and 120 for 6 (I'm assuming this is about how much could be managed) and your CC is down at 3:35 now let's assume that you scout your opponent on the last try (or you don't have to micro it much only patrol which doesn't occupy APM)

3:35 that is around the time CC should go down. Soo assuming that you don't micro each SCV will bring in 140 minerals by the time. If SCVs are micro'd they would bring in about 172 minerals. Soo let's assume that we can only gain 28 extra minerals for each SCV (errors) and we do that for 5 SCVs you receive a bonus of 140 if you do that for 6 you get an extra of 168 now.

168 minerals is an extra raxx you could theoretically pull of the same build order, but add another raxx a couple of seconds before expanding or right just so the first marine starts after the CC (If you did it with more or you wouldn't account my errors.

Soo if you were really good you could have put down a CC and a raxx both at 3:35 and still be even with the other guy doing the same build order (You could put it down earlier, but everything would need to be recalculated because of the mining time lost)

If I made a big a error please correct and comment.


PEOPLE THIS IS FUCKING HUGE DON'T MAKE IT OUT TO BE NOTHING. 2 RAXX CC (CC and raxx are simulatinous) IS NOW = NO MICRO 1 RAXX CC

On August 15 2012 06:01 Mairou wrote:
People who think this feature is good because it can increase the possible skill gap between amateur and pro are wrong. This is not good way to add skill to the game.

First of all most people will never even know about this and Blizzard would never make this official game feature because its based on glitch. Secondly for spectators this would be like invisible war, because no one can actually see who is microing their workers better.

Microing your workers to close mineral patch is enough to do in early game. Later on you can deny enemy mining from close mineral patch with your scouting worker. It's much more efficient way to get ahead in economy, but even in code S most of the players don't do that yet. But that kind of feature is good way to add skill to the game and there should be more features like that.

On August 15 2012 07:12 TheWisp wrote:


Someone mind making a test under slowest speed for minimum mistake?

On August 15 2012 06:14 r.Evo wrote:


I can't remember any popular game which offered the ability to gain advantages with small glitches like that. Not a single one.

(Q3, CS, SCBW just off the top of my head. In fact, sometimes glitches create way better mechanics than actual design because, well.. no one thought about it before.)