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Spawning a New Partnership

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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.

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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:



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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:


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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.

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Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2215 Posts
January 09 2017 17:05 GMT
#2
Intriguing, I am interested to read some feedback and try it myself.

Thanks.
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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
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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?
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Ctone23
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States1839 Posts
January 09 2017 17:33 GMT
#8
That is excellent, well done!
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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.
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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
SoCal8910 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!
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InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
January 09 2017 17:57 GMT
#15
Is there any way to make the display click-through?
Cereal
ArtyK
Profile Joined June 2011
France3143 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
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8910 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
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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.
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19248 Posts
January 09 2017 18:24 GMT
#19
Sick, literally sickening. This is clearly a zerg favored tool.
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Odoakar
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia1837 Posts
January 09 2017 18:29 GMT
#20
This is really nice. Too bad we didn't have something like this earlier.
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