• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
TeamLiquid Liquipedia LiquidDota LiquidLegends
EDT 16:17
CEST 22:17
KST 05:17
  • 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
[ASL14] Ro24 Preview Pt2: Speedrunning6WTL 2022 Summer - Playoffs Preview4Farewell CCL: Season 4 Recap1WTL 2022 Summer - Regular Season Awards + Week 119[ASL14] Ro24 Preview Pt1: Long Awaited15
Community News
[TSL 9] TIME's replacement, UK Barcrafts31ESL Open Cup #135: ByuN, MaxPax, Solar win5Code Season 3 (2022) - RO20 groups announced70GSL S3 2022 Qualifier Cast (AfreecaTV)3Team NV to disband after WTL 2022 Summer26
StarCraft 2
General
[TSL 9] TIME's replacement, UK Barcrafts Code Season 3 (2022) - RO20 groups announced PvZ and creep What are your feelings on the new SC2 map pool? ESL Open Cup #135: ByuN, MaxPax, Solar win
Tourneys
Sniper's Team League Season 1 HomeStory Cup 21 SC2 Tournament Forum Posting Tips Announcing $5,000 G-FUEL Gladiators' Cup GSL S3 2022 Qualifier Cast (AfreecaTV)
Strategy
PvT macro builds Terran Mule Timing wankery What should I try to work on to improve my TvZ Maru Offensive Widow Mine Drop
Custom Maps
[A] SC Real Scale Alternate Melee | Extension Mod – Multiplayer LotV [M](4) Typhoon StarLance | Extension Mod – Multiplayer LotV
External Content
Mutation # 330 Ulnar New Year Mutation # 329 Attrition Warfare Mutation # 328 Overclocked Mutation # 327 Temple of Rebirth
Brood War
General
BGH auto balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ The future of starcraft broodwar Starcraft University [ASL14] Ro24 Preview Pt2: Speedrunning BW General Discussion
Tourneys
[ASL14] Ro24 Group F [ASL14] Ro24 Group E New Worlds Map Contest 2: Test Tours! [ASL14] Ro24 Group D
Strategy
Battery control PvT advise for noobs [PvP] How to defend vs. 2 gate zealot into nexus Project: Strat Update
Other Games
General Games
Final Fantasy XIV Diablo IV Company of Heroes 3 Nintendo Switch Thread Pokémon Go!
Dota 2
Official Dota and Chess General Discussion PGL Arlington Major [DPC 21-22] Tour 3 Discussion/LR TL.net migration megathread + LiquidDota archive
League of Legends
[Summer Split] LoL Esports General Discussion [Patch Notes] Release General Discussion
Heroes of the Storm
HotS: WP and Funny Moments Farewell CCL: Season 4 Recap Time of the Season: X-Cup Summer Preview The New Kings of Paris: MCC Finals Recap
Hearthstone
TL Mafia
Chezinu streak(s) Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread British Empire Mini Mafia II
Community
General
Russo-Ukrainian War Thread US Politics Mega-thread UK Politics Mega-thread Coronavirus and You South American Politics thread
Fan Clubs
The Flash Fan Club The herO Fan Club! INnoVation Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[TV] HBO's Westworld Korean Music Discussion Movie Discussion! Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2022 - 2023 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story NBA General Discussion Formula 1 Discussion 2021 - 2022 Football Thread
Tech Support
The Ultimate Mouse Thread Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread Windows won't boot from cloned SSD
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Some New Pilot Certificat…
micronesia
U.S. Remote Job Opportunity…
FrinkX
Namkraft's ASL 14 ENG casts…
namkraft
Regarding teenagers and …
mantequilla
New EG Roster
cmsimon
Programming Without Addera…
codonbyte
Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumhe…
JimmiC
Great mix of RTS and tu…
AiHEADHUNTER
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1516 users

Spawning a New Partnership

Forum Index > SC2 General
108 CommentsPost a Reply
1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All

Spawning a New Partnership

Text byJer99
January 9th, 2017 16:58 GMT
IntroductionHow to get itUsing Spawning ToolSelecting a buildUsing the buildBut wait! There's more!

Introduction


StarCraft 2 is a challenging game. The complexity of the game is one of the major barriers for players to improve. Knowing what to build and when is one of the most important things to learn if you want to climb the ladder. The most common way build cut through the complexity of the game early on is following a build order and having a well refined build order can easily propel you into Masters/high Diamond. During Wings of Liberty builds used to be in abundance and relatively simple - who doesn't remember the Korean 4Gate? or 5rax reaper? or the 1-1-1? or the 7 roach rush? Executing these simple strategies propelled people up the ladder and even into major tournaments (hi bitbybit!).

We're well past the WoL era, and the changes made in LotV have radically increased the complexity of builds and the quantity and quality of available builds has disappeared. Indeed, (Z)FireCake recently lamented that

"Let’s imagine you are just starting SC2. First you will be a bit lost and what you will want to do is to find some content about how to play, what are the main strategies, what are you doing wrong, why are you losing? Etc…
Then try to Google “SC2 legacy of the void tutorial”, try to find resources on the internet, you will find nothing.
Maybe if you are lucky you will find HOTS/WOL build orders that will be of no use for you.
You just cannot learn the game by looking for help on the internet."


TL Strategy has long been a bastion of reliable SC2 knowledge, and it's about time we started rebuilding a reliable collection of builds for LotV. To do this, we've partnered with some of the best in the business to bring you (i) reliable strategies that you can put into practice on the ladder; (ii) a better practice experience so you can quickly learn new strategies and improve faster.

Who better to turn to for high quality builds than (Z)PiG. His dailies have become the definitive authority of SC2 strategy. We're teaming up with Jared to turn his build order-centric dailies in an easily readable, digestible form. This will give you a quick reference point to reinforce your knowledge before heading off into game, or provide you an introduction to the build before you go away and watch PiG explain the build in detail in his daily.

But we're not stopping there. Up until recently, the only way to memorise a build was to jump into a custom and grind out games (possibly using SALT or some variant) or be Artosis and carry a notebook full of build orders around. The folks over at spawningtool have been an indispensable resource for sharing builds over the years, and they've taken the next step to produce an app on the Overwolf platform to make learning new builds a breeze. The Spawning Tool Build Advisor app directly overlays a build you choose into your game of StarCraft 2 and walks you through the build from the start of the game.

[image loading]

Every build that we feature will have a corresponding build order available within the Spawning Tool app so that you can jump straight into game and get playing. You can expect to see the first of PiG's content coming through next week, but for now we wanted to introduce you to the Spawning Tool app and show off what it can offer you in game.

How to get the Spawning Tool App:


To use Spawning Tool, first you must download Overwolf found here. Following that, you can either search for the spawning tool app through Overwolf, or follow this link. Now that you have Spawning Tool, let’s walkthrough the build on how to use it.

Using Spawning Tool:



[image loading]

The build hub


After starting StarCraft 2 and having Overwolf launched in the background, this overlay will pop up over your menu (which can be toggled with control + Q). This is the hub for builds in Spawning Tool; every build entered into the app will be searched through here. In here, you have multiple search parameters:

  • Search by matchup: You can select both your and your opponent’s race to narrow down the initial list of builds
  • Sort by: This is a drop down menu with the options Hot, Top, New, Alphabetical. Each one does as their name implies
  • Type: Another drop down menu with the options All, Cheese, All-in, Timing Attack, Economic. These will further refine your search with more precise strategy for the build you are looking for.

If these are not enough to satiate your thirst for builds, there is also a search bar that works in tandem with all previous search criteria. In here you can input keywords such as professional players and units.

Selecting a build:


Selecting a build is quite simple, just click on a build that piqued your interest, and the build information will pop up. This screen includes the description of the build, the build order, and an analysis of the build. To activate the build, click the Pick Build! button next to the description, and another new window will pop up. To get out, simply click the back button next to the title of the build.

Using the build:


[image loading]

The build tab


Now that we’ve selected a build, it’s time to hop in game and try it out! While the build is picked, launch a game and when the game starts, the build will also synchronously start with the game timer. As the game goes on, the build will automatically scroll down through itself to continue the build. In case of falling behind, you can simply pause the build until you catch back up. There is also an option to lock the tab in place, so you can move it to a convenient place on screen and lock it there.

And that’s it! Previously it was much harder to follow builds in game, but now with this tool you’ll be able to breeze through a build while not losing focus on the action in front of you. There are constantly new builds being created through Spawning Tool, have fun exploring all of them!

Brought to you by the TL Strategy Team in collaboration with Overwolf and Spawning Tool.

Facebook Twitter Reddit
StrategyTaeJa #1 || @TL_Jer99 || "seeker seeked out his seeking"
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2146 Posts
January 09 2017 17:05 GMT
#2
Intriguing, I am interested to read some feedback and try it myself.

Thanks.
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
PardonYou
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1360 Posts
January 09 2017 17:13 GMT
#3
I am very interested in this since I haven't played ladder in over a year, but have been looking to get back in to non-co-op commander games.
Tosster
Profile Joined August 2011
Poland299 Posts
January 09 2017 17:17 GMT
#4
Interesting, this could work provided that builds are updated and new ones implemented frequently.
billynasty
Profile Joined October 2014
United States260 Posts
January 09 2017 17:24 GMT
#5
As far as i know this tool has been out for awhile now, & according to what i just read, the only thing that appears new about it is that it will now be featured on teamliquid? I 1st learned of this tool on teamliquid weeks ago, but now it has a cool new label on it of 'partnered with teamliquid'. Cool. Hope it helps new players
i dont miss God but i sure miss Santa Claus
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 09 2017 17:27 GMT
#6
On January 10 2017 02:24 billynasty wrote:
As far as i know this tool has been out for awhile now, & according to what i just read, the only thing that appears new about it is that it will now be featured on teamliquid? I 1st learned of this tool on teamliquid weeks ago, but now it has a cool new label on it of 'partnered with teamliquid'. Cool. Hope it helps new players

We'll be putting out regular content which will get featured in the app we hope it helps new players, old players looking to get back into the swing of things, or even just current players looking to learn the other races.
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
January 09 2017 17:29 GMT
#7
This is really cool!

I didnt know this was out there. Finally I can ditch the 2-1-1 build and do something else I guess!

I am wondering though, what is Pig's part in the partnership? Is it feeding the app with builds?
The mind is like a parachute, it doesnt work unless its open. - Zappa
Ctone23
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States1838 Posts
January 09 2017 17:33 GMT
#8
That is excellent, well done!
TL+ Member
Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
January 09 2017 17:35 GMT
#9
That's terrific news, it's cool to see TL being back in the help a noob business.

There are plenty of new people or people trying new races atm, and there surely is a demand for this.

Dear INno and all the former STX boys.
Morn_sc
Profile Blog Joined March 2015
United States40 Posts
January 09 2017 17:37 GMT
#10
On January 10 2017 02:29 Kevin_Sorbo wrote:
This is really cool!

I didnt know this was out there. Finally I can ditch the 2-1-1 build and do something else I guess!

I am wondering though, what is Pig's part in the partnership? Is it feeding the app with builds?



He is going to be incorporating the app into his content to further help new players understand builds and have a resource to go find the exact build he's using.
Spawningtool3 marines vs lurker, round one: FIGHT!
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
January 09 2017 17:38 GMT
#11
On January 10 2017 02:29 Kevin_Sorbo wrote:
This is really cool!

I didnt know this was out there. Finally I can ditch the 2-1-1 build and do something else I guess!

I am wondering though, what is Pig's part in the partnership? Is it feeding the app with builds?

Our content will closely follow what Pig is doing. So if he does a show featuring a certain build, we'll have follow up article about that build and integration with spawning tool.
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Caligo
Profile Joined January 2011
South Africa15 Posts
January 09 2017 17:39 GMT
#12
This is some exciting stuff. Hopefully this will help out many new and returning players, like myself, adjust to all these crazy LotV build orders and timings ^^ A round of applause to all those involved in this initiative!
"Until the very very top, in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in"-IdrA
Aelendis
Profile Joined February 2011
Belgium892 Posts
January 09 2017 17:43 GMT
#13
This is just awsome!
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8724 Posts
January 09 2017 17:50 GMT
#14
I've used the overwolf platform for hearthstone and just poked around with spawningtool - this may help me get back into playing StarCraft more regularly!
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1691 Posts
January 09 2017 17:57 GMT
#15
Is there any way to make the display click-through?
Cereal :: AllThingsZerg.com :: SC2Overwatch.com
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3141 Posts
January 09 2017 17:58 GMT
#16
Just tested, and approved! Great to see build guides back on TL!

What the hell is that option in overwolf though? "Browser settings : avoid getting caught, clear browsing history"
Seriously?

And why are sigs so small now Oo
Sup dood ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ KiWiKaKi | SLush | uThermal | PtitDrogo | SortOf | Clem ~ "I told my mom she should vote for me in Nation Wars, she said 'I dunno, I kinda want Finland to win'" – Luolis ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NScWV9h8k#t=1h01m
TL+ Member
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8724 Posts
January 09 2017 17:59 GMT
#17
On January 10 2017 02:58 ArtyK wrote:
Just tested, and approved! Great to see build guides back on TL!

What the hell is that option in overwolf though? "Browser settings : avoid getting caught, clear browsing history"
Seriously?

And why are sigs so small now Oo

looks like the CSS in the original post messed them up judging from the sig in OP :D
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-09 18:14:32
January 09 2017 18:14 GMT
#18
Congratulations! It's great to see PiG get some collaborating going with TL.

Did you guys enjoy working with Overwolf? They approached me about doing similar with Hero Builds but didn't see it as valuable to me as it is for them.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia18599 Posts
January 09 2017 18:24 GMT
#19
Sick, literally sickening. This is clearly a zerg favored tool.
ModeratorOfiicial Afreeca Starleague Caster: http://afreeca.tv/ASL2ENG2
Odoakar
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia1827 Posts
January 09 2017 18:29 GMT
#20
This is really nice. Too bad we didn't have something like this earlier.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
BeAsT Cup
17:00
qualifier#2 semi pro 5700
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
mouzHeroMarine 1471
IndyStarCraft 281
JuggernautJason 138
WinterStarcraft122
DisKSc2 66
CosmosSc2 35
StarCraft: Brood War
Mini 275
Soulkey 230
sSak 164
Dewaltoss 88
ZZZero.O 70
Sexy 42
Bale 12
Iris 2
Dota 2
Dendi4988
EternaLEnVy1430
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
fl0m1752
pashabiceps1556
DGminise15
Super Smash Bros
PPMD157
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu594
Other Games
Stewie2K9026
summit1g7377
Beastyqt874
Day[9].tv806
C9.Mang0766
ToD493
Fnx 381
Trikslyr155
Lowko85
febbydoto20
Organizations
Dota 2
BeyondTheSummit303
StarCraft 2
Esl_sc2166
ESL.tv166
TaKeTV 90
Other Games
BasetradeTV78
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 25 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• HorussTv 45
• gerald23 30
• Response 4
• Dystopia_ 1
• Gussbus
• iNuTV
• Poblha
• Migwel
• Alpha X_
• aXEnki
• Laughngamez YouTube
• intothetv
• LaughNgamez Trovo
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• sscaitournament4
• STPLYoutube
• BSLYoutube
• AfreecaTV YouTube
Dota 2
• WagamamaTV1518
• iSHOKZ698
Other Games
• Scarra2161
• imaqtpie2141
• Shiphtur882
• Day9tv806
Upcoming Events
BeoBash
4h 43m
FuturE vs Cham
Online Event
13h 43m
Theatre of Dreams
13h 43m
Clem vs ByuN
herO vs Reynor
herO vs ByuN
Reynor vs Clem
Reynor vs ByuN
herO vs Clem
1v1 Eternal Contest Tou…
15h 43m
1v1 Eternal Contest Tou…
15h 43m
ESPOT SC2 Circuit
1d 19h
BSL 2v2 ProLeague
1d 21h
ESL Pro Tour
2 days
Theatre of Dreams
2 days
Serral vs Solar
MaxPax vs Cure
Serral vs MaxPax
Solar vs Cure
Solar vs MaxPax
Serral vs Cure
New Worlds Map Contest:…
2 days
Bonyth vs Sziky
Hawk vs TerrOr
BoA vs MadiNho
OyAji vs SquaLL
[ Show More ]
BSL 2v2 ProLeague
2 days
PSISTORM Gaming Misc
2 days
ESL Pro Tour
3 days
ESL Pro Tour
4 days
Theatre of Dreams
4 days
BeAsT Cup
4 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
5 days
OlimoLeague
5 days
BeAsT Cup
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

DDS36: Sziky vs. Zhanhun
WTL 2022 Summer
Community Clash League S4
WePlay Academy League S5

Ongoing

GAN Race Survival Season 5
KCM Ladies Race Survival 2022 Season 3
ASL Season 14
KCM Race Survival 2022 Season 3
BSL Season 15: ChoboLeague
BSL Season 15: HasuLeague
Screw Me Up Bro
Luck Over Strength
FS Mania
CSL season 6 Summer Cup
STL37
LASL Season 14
Future Cup 5 (U18)
DSSL 15
StarClash 0818 CHN vs KOR
TSL 9
WardiTV Summer 2022
NGS Storm Division S5
ESL Challenger League S42 AP

Upcoming

Deathfate Pro League 4
CWCL Season 5
Deathfate Pro Team League 2
StarClash 0828 CHN vs KOR Week10
StarClash 0821 CHN vs KOR Week9
Hongtu Solo League S3
IEM Katowice 2023
HSC XXII
2022 GSL: ST 2
DH Masters Atlanta
2022 GSL S3: Code S
Gladiators' Cup
Heroes International
Heroes Int. - NA LC Qual.
Heroes Int. - NA Qual. 2
Heroes Int. - EU LC Qual.
Heroes Int. - EU Qual. 2
Heroes Int. - NA Qual. 1
Heroes Int. - EU Qual. 1
IEM Rio Major 2022
IEM Rio 2022: AME RMR
IEM Rio 2022: EU RMR B
IEM Rio 2022: EU RMR A
IEM Rio 2022: APAC RMR
ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022
ESL Pro League Season 16
ESL Challenger League S42 EU
ESL Challenger League S42 NA
BLAST Premier Fall Groups
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 © 2022 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.