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Penalty for Cancelling Buildings?

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Prose
Profile Joined June 2004
Canada314 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-22 23:38:41
February 22 2005 23:37 GMT
#1
When I did the extractor drone trick, I noticed that my mineral count was no longer even numbered... there must be a penalty. How much percentage in minerals and vespene gas?
April showers bring May flowers bring June bugs bring JulyZerg.
gLyo
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States2410 Posts
February 22 2005 23:43 GMT
#2
You only get 3/4 of the buildings cost back when you cancel. Not sure if the same for units, but I don't think so.
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maleorderbride
Profile Joined November 2002
United States2916 Posts
February 22 2005 23:47 GMT
#3
it changes for some races and depending on how much is done I think.

I usually just go by 25% penalty also. Cant protoss cancel for less or something? =/
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seeyoulater
Profile Joined June 2004
970 Posts
February 22 2005 23:48 GMT
#4
i tihnk units and upgrades are 100%
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
February 23 2005 00:00 GMT
#5
I thought building cancel was 33% loss of minerals.. not sure if it could be 25% though.

Units and upgrades are 100% refunded.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
February 23 2005 00:00 GMT
#6
in Singapore the penalty for cancelling buildings is death
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Ashimpto
Profile Joined January 2005
Romania146 Posts
February 23 2005 00:05 GMT
#7
LOL
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Beast_Bg
Profile Joined October 2002
Bulgaria1623 Posts
February 23 2005 00:07 GMT
#8
Its 25%.
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Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-23 00:32:18
February 23 2005 00:31 GMT
#9
It seems to round up on what you lose. When doing extractor trick, you lose 13 minerals, for example.

(And, as other people have said, it's 25%)
seeyoulater
Profile Joined June 2004
970 Posts
February 23 2005 00:47 GMT
#10
If buildings were 100% refunded the games would be hilarious
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32277 Posts
February 23 2005 00:49 GMT
#11
Yeah for protoss especially...
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hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-23 02:13:01
February 23 2005 00:56 GMT
#12
75% back for buildings - was typoed, but sure everyone knew what I meant
100% back for cancelling an upgrade
75% back for losing a building that is upgrading - 75% back on the upgrade price I mean
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ZpuX
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Sweden1230 Posts
February 23 2005 01:01 GMT
#13
hasuwar are u sure? I thought you didnt get anything back...
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Beast_Bg
Profile Joined October 2002
Bulgaria1623 Posts
February 23 2005 01:03 GMT
#14
And I thought you got everything back.
MadFrog : In my opinion, the biggest reason why WC3 is dying is because it is not such a great game as Brood War is.
hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 23 2005 01:08 GMT
#15
Hahahaha! Yes, I wasn't the only one :D Yep, I'm sure..found that out a few months ago I think
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Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-23 01:26:52
February 23 2005 01:22 GMT
#16
Wow, you only get 75% back of the upgrade price when it's lost? I thought it was everything, too :D.
You get back 100% of the value of the unit making if you lose a building making a unit, however.


Edit: That's really weird with the upgrades... I even checked it myself since I found it hard to believe . I did all my testing with Toss, except for the extractor trick of course...
hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 23 2005 01:35 GMT
#17
ah yeah, I knew there was a 4th part of what I wrote in some other thread a while ago..units in buildings get 100% back :p
Diablo3 ID: Exalted#1710 -------R.I.P. http://hasuwar.isgsa.org. Much love to Toptalent
Prose
Profile Joined June 2004
Canada314 Posts
February 23 2005 02:08 GMT
#18
On February 23 2005 09:56 hasuwar wrote:
25% back for buildings
100% back for cancelling an upgrade
75% back for losing a building that is upgrading - 75% back on the upgrade price I mean


Don't you mean 75% back for buildings, not 25%?
Good thing I asked this question, because even a gosu (if that's id.Twisted above) wasn't sure whether it's %33 or 25% penalty.
Okay, so 100% back for units.

Side question: If your warping cannon vanishes from an attack, do you get anything back? The animation looks like it's been cancelled, rather than destroyed...ie. no debris.
April showers bring May flowers bring June bugs bring JulyZerg.
Gryffindor_us
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States5606 Posts
February 23 2005 02:17 GMT
#19
On February 23 2005 09:47 seeyoulater wrote:
If buildings were 100% refunded the games would be hilarious


Before 1.09 it was full refund wasn't it?
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hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 23 2005 02:19 GMT
#20
So it wasn't actually cancelled, it was killed while building, but....there is no debris. .....hmm
Diablo3 ID: Exalted#1710 -------R.I.P. http://hasuwar.isgsa.org. Much love to Toptalent
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