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Paljas
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6926 Posts
June 15 2014 00:26 GMT
#61
you can semi-dodge a widow mine shot by cloaking (burrowing too i think) a unit at the right time, and thus avoiding the full damage.
you will still take the 35 splash damage. usefull for banshee harass in tvt
TL+ Member
Xehemoth
Profile Joined May 2014
United States11 Posts
June 15 2014 06:22 GMT
#62
I have a more effective way of spreading creep now. slow-walk a queen in an uncommonly walked path before you start your lair. time it to where the queen is in position by the time the lair is done and have an overlord in position and drop creep. (Now that one I have never seen!)
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
June 15 2014 07:58 GMT
#63
On June 15 2014 15:22 Xehemoth wrote:
I have a more effective way of spreading creep now. slow-walk a queen in an uncommonly walked path before you start your lair. time it to where the queen is in position by the time the lair is done and have an overlord in position and drop creep. (Now that one I have never seen!)

You can do that pre-lair with just 75 minerals and drone hatchery cancel
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
June 15 2014 16:04 GMT
#64
Hey hey, Totally missed putting up the poll for #16. This one's gonna be JaK's pick!
Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
Xehemoth
Profile Joined May 2014
United States11 Posts
June 15 2014 21:57 GMT
#65
On June 16 2014 01:04 JaKaTaK wrote:
Hey hey, Totally missed putting up the poll for #16. This one's gonna be JaK's pick!



I love Handsome Jack. He is like the best villain in the last 10 years of gaming. "I will pay you to kill yourself." haha
tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
June 15 2014 23:38 GMT
#66
You can neural parasite an egg that is morphing and cause it to explode instantly. (enemy's egg is what i tested)
scrub - inexperienced player with relatively little skill and excessive arrogance
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
June 16 2014 18:16 GMT
#67
Poll for the next one

Poll: What do You Want to See in the Next Fast Facts Video?

you can use a forcefield to cancel a nuke (6)
 
24%

If you start building a structure right in the middle of where it is placed the scv will stay in the (4)
 
16%

can you recall units that are warping-in (4)
 
16%

archons/banes/storm (what else?)hellbat? kills a larva in one hit (4)
 
16%

widow mine dodges with cloak/burrow? (3)
 
12%

you can use a hold position unit to stop your opponent from building on their gas geyser (2)
 
8%

A mine will never automatically target disguised Changelings or revealed Hallucinations. (1)
 
4%

stalker vs queen, who wins? (1)
 
4%

# of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash? (0)
 
0%

you can kill cloaked units with splash damage (0)
 
0%

maximum selection is 500 used to be 255 (0)
 
0%

you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass (0)
 
0%

burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see. (0)
 
0%

Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see? (0)
 
0%

as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units (0)
 
0%

# of seeker missles to kill 2 tanks close by main+splash=dead tank? (0)
 
0%

scv repair toss units if they are mechanical (0)
 
0%

# of roaches to one shot a queen (0)
 
0%

25 total votes

Your vote: What do You Want to See in the Next Fast Facts Video?

(Vote): archons/banes/storm (what else?)hellbat? kills a larva in one hit
(Vote): you can use a hold position unit to stop your opponent from building on their gas geyser
(Vote): scv repair toss units if they are mechanical
(Vote): Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see?
(Vote): # of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash?
(Vote): you can kill cloaked units with splash damage
(Vote): maximum selection is 500 used to be 255
(Vote): A mine will never automatically target disguised Changelings or revealed Hallucinations.
(Vote): you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass
(Vote): # of roaches to one shot a queen
(Vote): burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see.
(Vote): If you start building a structure right in the middle of where it is placed the scv will stay in the
(Vote): as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units
(Vote): # of seeker missles to kill 2 tanks close by main+splash=dead tank?
(Vote): can you recall units that are warping-in
(Vote): stalker vs queen, who wins?
(Vote): widow mine dodges with cloak/burrow?
(Vote): you can use a forcefield to cancel a nuke

Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
June 16 2014 19:26 GMT
#68
Fungal Amount per unit please
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26223 Posts
June 17 2014 01:58 GMT
#69
Some of the stuff that is actually usable with some regularity in games would be sick to see
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
June 17 2014 04:26 GMT
#70
@wombat

vote for the one you want! I leave it up to everyone else to decide
Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
Knalle
Profile Joined January 2012
Finland15 Posts
June 20 2014 18:53 GMT
#71
Not sure if this is worth mentioning but i found it interesting. Immortals Hardened Shield treats Oracles Pulsar Beam weapon as a spell that does 15 damage, even though it is a weapon that needs to be activated. So you can drain immortals shield really quickly with oracles.
Beedebdoo
Profile Joined June 2013
130 Posts
June 23 2014 06:29 GMT
#72
Starcraft 2 HotS has 5 transformer units:
Warp Prism, Hellion/Hellbat*, Siege Tank, Thor, Viking
They all have some ability which changes their wireframe art and stats (movement speed, attacks, health etc.)

Fact: There are differences in when stats and wireframe change for different transformers during transformation.
+ Show Spoiler [Specifics] +
    Warp Prism
    • Instant stats and wireframe

    Hellion/Hellbat
    • Instant stats (name, health, armor type, attack, movement speed)
    • Wireframe at the end of transformation

    Siege Tank
    • Slight delay for both wireframe and stats when sieging
    • Instant stats and wireframe during unsiege

    Thor
    • Stats and wireframe at the end of transformation

    Viking
    • Instant attack and wireframe
    • Slightly delayed movement speed

Instant is not actually instant, as there will always be a delay. It's simply very fast.
Note that changes in the movement speed stat, does not mean that the unit can move. Every transformer is immobile until the end of transformation.


Map used: Unit Test Map, authored by meum (EU arcade map)
Own perception used to record differences in delay

*Hellbats can be seen as a different unit from Hellions, but for this facts purpose, they're not.
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
June 23 2014 17:15 GMT
#73
Here's FF 17 and the poll for the next video!





Poll: What Fact would you like to see on the next Fast Facts Video?

Terran Transformer units gain their new stats and wireframe at different times. (5)
 
17%

Dustin Browder's face is used in the Spartan Company Merc Unit (5)
 
17%

If you contaminate a Planetary Fortress with an overseer, it can't be repaired anymore? (4)
 
14%

There is a bug that will make larva disappear from 2012 that has not been patched (not 20th larva) (4)
 
14%

Halt can be used in combination with a queued mineral trick to keep an SCV safe when building a wall (3)
 
10%

x ladder maps with islands (2)
 
7%

Oracles weapon is counted as a spell and does not activate the immortals hardened shield (2)
 
7%

# of queens to transfuse a building for a viper to consume endless energy (1)
 
3%

you can hallucinate to set off mines (1)
 
3%

Many Protoss units are mechanical and can be repaired by SCVs in team games (1)
 
3%

maximum selection is 500 used to be 255 (1)
 
3%

you can kill cloaked units with splash damage (0)
 
0%

# of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash? (0)
 
0%

you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass (0)
 
0%

# of roaches to 1 shot a queen (0)
 
0%

as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units (0)
 
0%

# of seeker missiles to kill 2 tanks close by main+splash=dead tank? (0)
 
0%

burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see. (0)
 
0%

you can use changelings to stop a depot from being raised (0)
 
0%

Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see? (0)
 
0%

you can place creep tumors on your opponents creep as a means of scouting in ZvZ. (0)
 
0%

29 total votes

Your vote: What Fact would you like to see on the next Fast Facts Video?

(Vote): Terran Transformer units gain their new stats and wireframe at different times.
(Vote): There is a bug that will make larva disappear from 2012 that has not been patched (not 20th larva)
(Vote): Oracles weapon is counted as a spell and does not activate the immortals hardened shield
(Vote): Dustin Browder's face is used in the Spartan Company Merc Unit
(Vote): Many Protoss units are mechanical and can be repaired by SCVs in team games
(Vote): Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see?
(Vote): # of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash?
(Vote): you can kill cloaked units with splash damage
(Vote): maximum selection is 500 used to be 255
(Vote): x ladder maps with islands
(Vote): you can hallucinate to set off mines
(Vote): # of queens to transfuse a building for a viper to consume endless energy
(Vote): you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass
(Vote): # of roaches to 1 shot a queen
(Vote): as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units
(Vote): # of seeker missiles to kill 2 tanks close by main+splash=dead tank?
(Vote): burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see.
(Vote): you can use changelings to stop a depot from being raised
(Vote): Halt can be used in combination with a queued mineral trick to keep an SCV safe when building a wall
(Vote): If you contaminate a Planetary Fortress with an overseer, it can't be repaired anymore?
(Vote): you can place creep tumors on your opponents creep as a means of scouting in ZvZ.

Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
SouthernGamer
Profile Joined February 2013
United States5 Posts
June 25 2014 14:01 GMT
#74
a single 3-5 ultralisk can kill about 800 0-0 zerglings
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
June 25 2014 17:26 GMT
#75
if you patrol a msc it won't have to accelerate to where it's going once you send it an order.
Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
Xehemoth
Profile Joined May 2014
United States11 Posts
June 30 2014 17:27 GMT
#76
Burrowing zerglings hinder expansions greatly.
Xehemoth
Profile Joined May 2014
United States11 Posts
July 02 2014 07:39 GMT
#77
Using [Injured] lifebar settings tracks upgrade progression, Larva progression and other important information. Injured Lifebars also make army micro a joy moving back dying units.
Valeranth
Profile Joined August 2010
United States100 Posts
July 02 2014 08:09 GMT
#78
On June 15 2014 15:22 Xehemoth wrote:
I have a more effective way of spreading creep now. slow-walk a queen in an uncommonly walked path before you start your lair. time it to where the queen is in position by the time the lair is done and have an overlord in position and drop creep. (Now that one I have never seen!)


I've seen TLO do this along with doing the hatch trick. Its a really cool and good trick (esp. if your creep spread is lack luster)
JaKaTaKSc2
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2787 Posts
July 15 2014 16:49 GMT
#79
Here's the new video, and the poll for the next one!





Poll: What Facts Do You Want in the Next Fast Facts Video?

You can load a probe in a warp prism, send it to the middle of nowhere, put the prism in phase mode, (10)
 
24%

PDD blocks nexus cannon shots? (7)
 
17%

SCVs can repair Protoss Structures? (5)
 
12%

as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units (5)
 
12%

hellion vs hellbat max damage with splash damage comparison (3)
 
7%

# of vikings to one shot a colossus (2)
 
5%

maximum selection is 500 used to be 255 (2)
 
5%

# of queens to transfuse a building for a viper to consume endless energy (1)
 
2%

killing a reactor doesn’t stop the production of the 2nd unit (1)
 
2%

burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see. (1)
 
2%

dodging projectiles with blink! (1)
 
2%

you can place creep tumors on your opponents creep as a means of scouting in ZvZ. (1)
 
2%

Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see? (1)
 
2%

you can kill cloaked units with splash damage (1)
 
2%

you can hallucinate to set off mines (1)
 
2%

queen transfuse vs reaper heal (0)
 
0%

# of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash? (0)
 
0%

you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass (0)
 
0%

vision range on changelings, change on transform? different vs different races? (0)
 
0%

what happens when you kill the nexus while the protoss is recalling to this very nexus? does it canc (0)
 
0%

you can use changelings to stop a depot from being raised (0)
 
0%

42 total votes

Your vote: What Facts Do You Want in the Next Fast Facts Video?

(Vote): PDD blocks nexus cannon shots?
(Vote): SCVs can repair Protoss Structures?
(Vote): hellion vs hellbat max damage with splash damage comparison
(Vote): killing a reactor doesn’t stop the production of the 2nd unit
(Vote): queen transfuse vs reaper heal
(Vote): vision range on changelings, change on transform? different vs different races?
(Vote): You can load a probe in a warp prism, send it to the middle of nowhere, put the prism in phase mode,
(Vote): what happens when you kill the nexus while the protoss is recalling to this very nexus? does it canc
(Vote): dodging projectiles with blink!
(Vote): you can place creep tumors on your opponents creep as a means of scouting in ZvZ.
(Vote): you can use changelings to stop a depot from being raised
(Vote): Vision range on revelation, what exactly can it see?
(Vote): # of seeker missiles needed to kill worker/muta with splash?
(Vote): you can kill cloaked units with splash damage
(Vote): maximum selection is 500 used to be 255
(Vote): you can hallucinate to set off mines
(Vote): # of queens to transfuse a building for a viper to consume endless energy
(Vote): you can use damaged drones to build buildings to insulate yourself from future worker harass
(Vote): # of vikings to one shot a colossus
(Vote): burrowing a widow mine in creep makes it more difficult to see.
(Vote): as a walled terran, how far back to place buildings so they can't be scouted by ground units


Commentatorhttps://www.youtube.com/JaKaTaKtv
ganthritor
Profile Joined July 2014
Latvia1 Post
July 15 2014 17:54 GMT
#80
I posted a fact about hiding a dark shrine but the whole text was too long.
Here's the short version:
Build a hidden dark shrine anywhere via warp prism+probe. Power is only needed to start building.

Please change the description to the shortened one.
This little fact advertises another stealthy aspect of the stealthy dark templar even their buildings are sneaky!
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