This is a video I meant to make eight years ago. Oh, how time flies. 🤣 A video all about structures might seem basic, but I think even veterans of StarCraft 2 will find some piece of information in there they didn’t know before. Also, to keep the video at a reasonable length, I had to cut a LOT of details and bonus stuff. Most of that stuff will go into my race specific guides (Terran, Protoss, Zerg) in the near future. Most of the time I spent on this video went into research, fact checking, and setting up the scenes in the game’s editor. Never thought I’d actually get some use out of all those hours I spent making custom maps for WarCraft 3! 😂 If you found this video valuable, I’d be super grateful if you could hit the like button and leave a quick comment, as it really helps the video reach more people. And if you want to help a tiny channel grow, consider subscribing! ✅ If you have any questions or comments, let me know! And thanks for supporting me. 😍
I don't even play starcraft and I was just curious one day so I searched for info about it. Every single video I've seen so far looking for explanations about how the game works and different stuff about the game is so confusing. Every single one except the ones from you so good job!
Even tho I am a diamond player and already knew all of this, I forgot some specific details that I haven't been paying attention recently. Who knows, maybe starting to pay attention to those details will get me to masters league soon. Great video, I hope your content helps to bring a couple more players into the game. Info like this surely will make the learning curve a little less tough for new players
Wow Altercate, this is very easy to understand. Nice explanation. Keep on doing this, there a slight increase in the playerbase this few month and they would surely find your videos useful.
20:04 There is an important distinction here between armor and the "armored" tag. The armor value of a unit or structure flatly reduces incoming damage from attacks. It can be increased by different upgrades and is ignored by spell damage but in any case goes: more armor -> more good. The "armored" tag of a unit or structure is nothing specifically good. It just marks it as "armored" so that any unit that has bonus damage vs "armored" does more damage against it. I feel like this confuses a lot of newer players. An armored unit has no inherent advantage over a light unit, it just determines how different units interact. Also I'd pay good money to see a professional TvT end by somebody stealing an add-on xD
Well said! Off the top of my head, some structures are Armored but have no armor (Sensor Tower is an example, I think) which is pretty unintuitive! And yes, I pray that one day we'll finally see a professional TvT end that way 😂
The winning scenario with addon structures which was mentioned in the end was indeed executed my maestro RuFF in a match. Cant find the exact game, but it was in one of the games commented by Alex007 in one of his videos. Crazy stuff.
Thanks for your kind words! Those camera movements are scripted in the StarCraft 2 editor. I use the map editor to setup a lot of the scenes for my videos. 😀
LOL, thanks for that suggestion too! I'm working my way up through the series (working on FF2 right now) and I'll definitely talk about FF12 battle system eventually 😀
Asbolutely AMAZING videos! question though... I haven't played since SC1 20 years ago, but you got me in to SC2! But I played a match and had a floating base trying to hide and still lost... do they change the rules in online play so it doesn't drag out? (I was playing against a friend just trying to annoy him a little after he destroyed me).
Correct, the Tab key cycles between different units in your current selection. It works exactly as for structures - there's a set priority that *always* remains the same if you have the same types of units in your selection. So if you have Marines, Marauders, and Medivacs in the same unit group, they will always be in the same order. Hope that helps! 😀
@@Altercate I'm asking, because I wanted to select tanks and turn them to siege mode, but i had to go through other units I had and Ctrl + tank. Thanks a lot.
In the case of tanks it is very good practice to put them on a different hotkey though. Not only does it let you siege them but it allows you to focus fire important enemy units with your tanks. This might be too advanced for your skill level but it is a good habit to build early anyways. But generally it is very usefull to cycle through selected units with tab. Just keep in mind that depending on what units you have in your selection it might take more or less tabs than you expect.
its such a weird quality of life thing thats missing in every rts ive played so far: why are production buildings rally points MOVE COMMANDS to the location instead of ATTACK MOVE commands to that location? would be nicer in 95% of cases
while you are at it, also enable selection of enemy units :D Those two options should be changed by every new starcraft player before they even hop into their first AI game ^^
This is a video I meant to make eight years ago. Oh, how time flies. 🤣
A video all about structures might seem basic, but I think even veterans of StarCraft 2 will find some piece of information in there they didn’t know before. Also, to keep the video at a reasonable length, I had to cut a LOT of details and bonus stuff. Most of that stuff will go into my race specific guides (Terran, Protoss, Zerg) in the near future.
Most of the time I spent on this video went into research, fact checking, and setting up the scenes in the game’s editor. Never thought I’d actually get some use out of all those hours I spent making custom maps for WarCraft 3! 😂
If you found this video valuable, I’d be super grateful if you could hit the like button and leave a quick comment, as it really helps the video reach more people. And if you want to help a tiny channel grow, consider subscribing! ✅
If you have any questions or comments, let me know! And thanks for supporting me. 😍
I don't even play starcraft and I was just curious one day so I searched for info about it. Every single video I've seen so far looking for explanations about how the game works and different stuff about the game is so confusing. Every single one except the ones from you so good job!
Thank you so much! That really makes me happy to hear 😀
I agree wholeheartedly.
Agreed
😅
Wow blizzard should make this official guide for begginers! Very good job man! Learned a lot here.
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! 😍
Even tho I am a diamond player and already knew all of this, I forgot some specific details that I haven't been paying attention recently. Who knows, maybe starting to pay attention to those details will get me to masters league soon.
Great video, I hope your content helps to bring a couple more players into the game. Info like this surely will make the learning curve a little less tough for new players
Thank you so much, that's really nice to hear! 😀
Wow Altercate, this is very easy to understand. Nice explanation. Keep on doing this, there a slight increase in the playerbase this few month and they would surely find your videos useful.
Hey man! Thank you. It makes me happy to think someone will benefit from these videos 😀
20:04 There is an important distinction here between armor and the "armored" tag. The armor value of a unit or structure flatly reduces incoming damage from attacks. It can be increased by different upgrades and is ignored by spell damage but in any case goes: more armor -> more good.
The "armored" tag of a unit or structure is nothing specifically good. It just marks it as "armored" so that any unit that has bonus damage vs "armored" does more damage against it.
I feel like this confuses a lot of newer players. An armored unit has no inherent advantage over a light unit, it just determines how different units interact.
Also I'd pay good money to see a professional TvT end by somebody stealing an add-on xD
Well said! Off the top of my head, some structures are Armored but have no armor (Sensor Tower is an example, I think) which is pretty unintuitive!
And yes, I pray that one day we'll finally see a professional TvT end that way 😂
DOn't really play the game, but I find these videos to be made with passion. I can support that
The winning scenario with addon structures which was mentioned in the end was indeed executed my maestro RuFF in a match. Cant find the exact game, but it was in one of the games commented by Alex007 in one of his videos. Crazy stuff.
Cool! Thanks for letting me know! If you ever find the exact game I’d love to take a look :)
@@Altercate sure. Last game of this video th-cam.com/video/TYqUeC66qy4/w-d-xo.html
The exact timecode of the moment is 1:24:10 if you need it.
Getting back into starcraft randomly and enjoying your videos.
Thank you! Glad I could help 😀
Very nice series. I don't even know if I'm gonna start playing. But this vid helps me understand what I'm watching at least lol
Great series so far! Helpful to a beginner like me, looking to beat a friend who got a bit of a head start playing the game :)
Thank you! Glad I could help and good luck challenging your friend! 😀
Double clicking on a unit or structure selects all of that unit type if you want a less complicated way to select for your control group
Best. Vid. So. Far.
Thanks bro! 😍
i started watching this channel to learn starcraft just so i could play with my friends now i watch just for fun
Videos on macro cycle would be great!
Thanks for the suggestion! Will put it on the list 😀
Video totally underrated.
Thank you! 😀
Keep them coming man ;)
Thanks, I will! 😀
@@Altercate They are so helpful for nubs like me appreciate it.
@@everacalm8410 Glad to hear it! Always makes me happy to hear people are getting some use out of my videos 😀
its a great game. i was searching something like this for years
Another great video. Thanks for doing this.
Thanks for understandable summary
Thanks for an awesome Guide! :)
Thanks my friend! 😍
Your Englisch is so clearly and I understood All the things.
I am a great fan from SC 2.
Thank you! :)
I typed “Starcraft 2 for dummies”and this is the first video that shows up
Amazing production quality and very informative!
Thank you for the good and clear explanation.
Amazing guide.
Thank you! 😍
I thought if a structures got destroyed while researching/queing the resources would dissapear. Wasted APM haha
🤣 Might've helped improve your APM tho!
Thank you !
Glad I could help! 😀
Great info thanks.
Glad I could help! :)
Fantastic video thank you !
Thank you for this video
Glad I could help! 😀
Great video!
Thank you! 😀
I love the Starcraft 2 guide videos and I have a quick question. How did you do the zoom-in at 6:22 and the similar one at 7:20?
Thanks for your kind words! Those camera movements are scripted in the StarCraft 2 editor. I use the map editor to setup a lot of the scenes for my videos. 😀
Great info
Video on why ff12 has the best battle system
LOL, thanks for that suggestion too! I'm working my way up through the series (working on FF2 right now) and I'll definitely talk about FF12 battle system eventually 😀
Great tutorial!
All structures are also armoured, but being armoured does nothing except make them take more damage!
High quality content here
I missed the SC2 hype train. But due to Covid and lockdown I’m gonna get back into sc ahah
Good luck with the game! 😀
Cool vid
Best video everer erhthethetheth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot! 😍
"Only the Protoss' Photon Cannons can shoot both air and ground"
toss imba
LOL always!
A bug: at 4:54 Ctrl-LMB is listed twice.
D'oh, yeah, I messed that up in editing! Should be Ctrl+Shift+LMB 😣
Asbolutely AMAZING videos! question though... I haven't played since SC1 20 years ago, but you got me in to SC2! But I played a match and had a floating base trying to hide and still lost... do they change the rules in online play so it doesn't drag out? (I was playing against a friend just trying to annoy him a little after he destroyed me).
I have a question: Can I cycle between groups of units (Marines, Siege tanks etc.) by Tab key?
Correct, the Tab key cycles between different units in your current selection. It works exactly as for structures - there's a set priority that *always* remains the same if you have the same types of units in your selection. So if you have Marines, Marauders, and Medivacs in the same unit group, they will always be in the same order.
Hope that helps! 😀
@@Altercate I'm asking, because I wanted to select tanks and turn them to siege mode, but i had to go through other units I had and Ctrl + tank. Thanks a lot.
@@coldcoder3138 Glad I could help! 😀
In the case of tanks it is very good practice to put them on a different hotkey though. Not only does it let you siege them but it allows you to focus fire important enemy units with your tanks. This might be too advanced for your skill level but it is a good habit to build early anyways.
But generally it is very usefull to cycle through selected units with tab. Just keep in mind that depending on what units you have in your selection it might take more or less tabs than you expect.
its such a weird quality of life thing thats missing in every rts ive played so far:
why are production buildings rally points MOVE COMMANDS to the location instead of ATTACK MOVE commands to that location? would be nicer in 95% of cases
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4:49 what's LMB?
LMB is Left Mouse Button and RMB is Right Mouse Button!
how do i get the extra unit commadns on the righit side?
Hi! Go to menu, Options -> Gameplay, and then remove the check from "Enable Simple Command Card". 😀
@@Altercate fuck ya, thanks big dog! Much appreciated.
@@tgzus40oz2 Happy to help, friend! 😀
while you are at it, also enable selection of enemy units :D
Those two options should be changed by every new starcraft player before they even hop into their first AI game ^^
sheesh
That's a fast comment! 🤩
Bro dead ass just went on to explain what a structure is
third view
Thanks for watching! 😍
@@Altercate That thing about the add-ons is so high... xd
@@user-do8od7eh9g Cool, right?!
@@Altercate Will use it as a way to humiliate my opponents.
@@user-do8od7eh9g Send me the replay if you manage to do this!! 😂
this comment is simply for the algorithm
Very good comment sir!
A quick comment.
:P
Great info