Scouting (Terran) [TTG] (Starcraft II Beginners Guide)

[DayOfTheFrettchen]

@jojo300001 ROFL and roaches are useless in later game. They just destroy the enemy faster.

[brimacki]

i like when you refused the surrender of your opponent so you could finish your video.

[jojo300001]

@fOrcataclysmic a certain point in the game mules are completely useless and just mine out your bases faster

[endline1]

im surprised you didn't mention building a barracks and float it over a base. it's cheap, about half the cost of a mule. it flies, and it has a ton of health.

[battlehero1948]

I usally use scan 1 time when I get 150 En.

[hotterThanU101]

nice i didnt know ctrl f1

[falconmick]

You beat the computer... with only scouting... sweet

[KingOSketchKomedy]

This video won't buffer.

I now have no skills to play Starcraft with but don't worry, I'll just play FFA.

[thestatuegotmehigh]

Is there a table where it details what the three races units are strong and weak against? Please reply : /

[ihcug90]

@thestatuegotmehigh the online play guide, just look around the menu tabs while online, i hope you've found it by now (7 months ago)

[djdoru666]

Another effective Terran scouting method is to use your FACTORY. Lift it and send it to the enemy base. Given its high life, it can easily withstand attacks especially in the early part of the game.

BUT using this method depends on your strategy. For example, if you'll be using an MMM (Marine-Marauder-Medivac) strategy then you can scout with the Factory since you're only using your Barracks and Starports for production. For other strategies like Marine-Hellion or Thor-Rush, I wouldn't use it.

[djdoru666]

@djdoru666 On some maps you can even make it land in your opponent's base behind smoke screens for example. They might not notice it, giving you an advantage.

[MyTheBoyWonder]

hey guys im geting a desktop for christmas and i wwant to start playing this game i know which computer im geting and i was wondering if any of you guys can tell me if it will work on it. its at the bestbuy website and its the cheapist desktop for $309 with 2gb memry and a 500gb harddrive please tell me!

[DanxRouge]

its true that scan works but a problem with it is if they hide structures ur screwed>_>

[JasonDGreen]

Wow, I've been playing for about a month now and didn't know about the Ctrl-F1 trick! That's great! Thanks for this video!

[swayz87]

CONTROL F1!!!! man!! Again just saved me ao much time and effort!! Beautfiul just friggin beautiful!

[thegreatyuri]

i appreciate them too dude! Stuck in bronze! main thing is my APM though I think haha.

[liquorstore888888888]

just build a single viking

[darekkhort]

The sensor tower placement near their base is very interesting - because you'll pretty much know exactly how many units they have in their base and the choke even without a scan - unless they were to move behind. into their mineral line to hide the size of their force (in which case a scan would reveal it). Of course it'd be targeted pretty fast by any non-AI opponent so could be a waste of minerals.

[ResearchTechnology]

@fOrcataclysmic I started trying to max my mules and i've been losing, when i used to scan all the time I won more.

[ResearchTechnology]

You remind me of my ass.

[Hopeofmen]

Yea....I just learned to scout now, and it's been the sort of "missing piece" to my game. I'm also learning the counters.

[elitemonkeh]

@fOrcataclysmic He doesnt mean to scan everywhere all the time. What he said if you were listening was to move your scans around, don't just keep scanning the same place. The reason he scanned everywhere was to give examples of places enemies could hide buildings. Also late game a mule is worth 300 or so minerals, maybe more. But knowing what your opponent is making is worth the game, or at least your army. If your army doesn't have the right composition it can be completely wiped out.

[DomenicTestani]

all the best zerg, terran and protoss strats and build orders - youtube.com/watch?v=SNMAYSP8ze­0

[Beechb63]

check out this vid, tutorials on how to become a better sc2 player with strategies and build orders - youtube.com/watch?v=SNMAYSP8ze­0

[DomenicTestani]

all the best zerg, terran and protoss strats and build orders - youtube.com/watch?v=SNMAYSP8ze­0

[sektube]

I m new player, the infomation you provide are useful.

[alpytus]

wow you're like the best teacher of rts on youtube :D

[Hopeofmen]

I'm still in the beginner's league....so there are rocks at the choke points, which means I can't scout with an SCV right out.

[VegasBilgeRat]

@Hopeofmen the rocks are only at certain choke points on certain maps. They're not always going to prevent scouting into an enemy base. --in fact, when your SCV finds a rock pile, their scouting has already paid off because you're now aware of their presence!

[TheDoubleL27Inc]

Keep these videos coming, you've already improved my game a ton and I can't wait to learn more. Maybe some videos on unit build priorities to complement the structure build videos? :-p

[dreadz07]

Thanks for the videos man.

[happyhobobyronlam]

im new to the game. can someone please tell me hoe to scout for terran and zerg cuz im not bothered to watch the video and whats the yeloww circle scan thing thx

[rhoffer21]

@happyhobobyronlam no go fuck yourself. here is the resource take 10 minutes to watch it lazy ass.

[goldsmash9]

@happyhobobyronlam dude no one cares if u just got capped on broadband. jus watch the video and learn something that can actually help u in game

[imation857]

when youre checking the expansions, u can hold shift and right click on the various expansion areas on the mini map instead of scrolling through the screen like that

[Blah13lah]

Didn't know about the f1 thing. ty

[TheThinkingGamer]

@fOrcataclysmic All those extra mules are going to do nothing for you if you have no clue what your opponent is doing. Yes you should use mules whenever you can and they def take priority over scans but if you have no clue what the opponent is doing then a quick scan is well worth the energy.

[deepwaterDW]

@TheThinkingGamer scouting SCV FTW

[MuTeXSc2]

@TheThinkingGamer I totally agree with this, because what if, your opponent is just starting his tech to colossi, and you dont even have a starport up? a classic TvP example, where the Terran player has an army of marauders/marines, but hasnt teched to medivacs yet, and the protoss player out macroed the terran player, and is just starting to tech to colossi, the terran attacks the protoss base/natural expo/whatever and fails, he has to scan the base to see whats going on. MULES cant do that.

[OmegaStryder]

Yes, you can haz.

[cduce2411]

How are you at 0/200 supply? Thanks for the video, really helpful!

[pfohlb]

How are you able to click so fast to steer your units? It seems like you are right-clicking many many times to subtly direct where your unit goes. Are you using a regular mouse or something fancier?

[Spaceweed10]

Cool vids, TTG, keep 'em coming.

[ESPMV300]

How are you able to constantly see the life level of all the units and structures? That would be handy. Is that a setting in the options menu?

[TheThinkingGamer]

@ESPMV300 Good question and I plan to cover this in my upcoming micro guide. You can enable show health bars always in the main menu under gameplay.

[Us3L3ss]

@TheThinkingGamer Also holding "alt" will display it, probably better since it might be annoying having the bars all the time.

[eclipsez0r]

@ESPMV300 its in the options menu.... strange place to put it

[oR00o]

what are you using to record this? thx for the videos

[TheThinkingGamer]

@oR00o Xfire

[Gubaca93]

Love your vids, Helped a ton, Keep up the good work!

[Adun4184]

these are the most helpful starcraft 2 videos i have ever seen!

thumbs up and subscribed

keep making more

[Sifer2]

Yeah attack move being on T sucks that's the only annoying thing about this. But I guess when I get used to it more it wont matter.

[oddible]

How early do you build an orbi on your cc?

[oR00o]

@oddible asap the mule helps alot early in the game

[Eisenhuber]

Very nice Video!

[TehBirddCage]

Another tip, Shift + Right click uses the same mechanic as the shift + patrol...but they do not go back to places to where they have already been, you can use it to map the movements a little more specifically

[sum41rockstomuch]

nice thanks for a lot of useful information :)

[lovvi]

Great video.