How to do a Perfect Split

[jamag689]

HURRY UP TIME IS TICKING AWAY!

[Shadow1234531]

is that korean?

[MegaESOL]

Not all splits are perfect.

[viper3636dr]

Epik High is a good band! ;)

[LD777369]

ok so i am missing the "How-To" part of this video??

[TKaarel]

@LD777369 click more

[ColaAlchoholic]

That's pretty good split, considering splitting in sc1 is hard,since the workers dont split by themselves.

[bredzipan]

i am from Poland but I like song : D

[infamouskid2010]

@bredzipan if you like the song then you must be liking taking dick in the ass too

[WungTung]

@coolboykid11 Epik High - one

[localskateboarding]

hey guys I need some help in starcraft. lately ive played zerg, but i used to play protoss. anyway I just cant beat a computer enemy. I spawn about 10 drones total for resources, have 1 or 2 on vespene, and the rest on mineral. so then I build a spawning pool, and build like a dozen zerglings and an overlord or two. then I build a hydralisk den. Then I build a few hydralisks. then my enemies send in 20 firebats and kill everything. I can't win. please help.

[ManusCelerDei]

@localskateboarding get a expansion first and get lots of drones

[sebasmartenable]

@localskateboarding make a 12th hatch, 12 pool, 12 gas, then throw speed and about 4 suckens in your expo... the drone up, grab that second gas and go to lair, then spire, then save gas and larva for mutas

[FakePriest]

WOW! Coooooooooool

[DuoSpear]

AH SC2 rules.. auto split.

[Roflelf]

I know this is a SC BW video but what I do is I send all my workers to the patch when they start mining box 2-3 workers and send them to the mineral next to it

[Darthozzan13]

epik

[MutenRoscher]

@Darthozzan13 Dramatik

[windwakerlover555666]

How do you get the APM counter in the top right of the screen?

[roxas10192]

@windwakerlover555666

u need the chaoslauncher for this, it has an apm plug in, so u can set a apm count and if u come below a alarm comes, but u can always watch ur apm.

[CooLCKiiD]

when i split , i take em 2 by 2 , then send one from each group to the edge .. my APM allows me .

[BTIsaac]

Ill have to practice that. Even though I don't really play against human opponents. and I can beat the computer in 5 minutes.

[joe59788]

Thank god this isn't so any more in SC2.

[XxJvanKunxX]

DO A BARREL ROLL

[ZeldaFan12345678]

what does a split?

[BTIsaac]

@ZeldaFan12345678

Sending individual workers to mine individual fields as quickly as possible. If you select them and right click on a single field, they just wait for their turn and you lose precious seconds, that can be crucial in competitive play. Sometimes, the first five seconds of a game can decide the outcome of the entire battle.

[MwFreezd]

@BTIsaac send me a link to a vid proving that a perfect split determines the outcome of the game. because a perfect split only gives you a few minerals

[BTIsaac]

@MwFreezd

Just think about it. It saves you a few seconds. That means you get your sixth worker a few seconds faster as well. The quicker the mineral gathering is sped up, the quicker you can build the required buildings and train a few units. If you're playing against Zerg, this will give you a better chance to fight off their initial rush, which may otherwise cripple your economy, leaving you to rebuild while the enemy is churning out the next wave. Bang. You already lost.

[MwFreezd]

@BTIsaac umm 2 or 3 seconds wont save you from a rush. 2 or 3 seconds doesnt make a marine. 2 or 3 seconds doesnt give you a great economic lead. if your playing versus zerg theres something called walling off, you should look into it.

[Pisces3124]

@MwFreezd if it makes the difference between cutting workers and not cutting workers, then worker splitting is a vital part of your build

[Undeadtaro]

@MwFreezd you never played BW have you? many BW games are decided by a split second decision. sometimes they fail to wall cause of that 8 minerals when a ling ran in etc..

[babadef]

is this in anyway useful in SC2 though? I mean the units split anyway.

[helgih580]

@babadef This saves like 3 milliseconds of mining time. Do it if you want to be awesome.

[greenracoon505]

when u do a perfect split, should you get enough minerals to build another work immediately after the first worker is built?

[Pisces3124]

@greenracoon505 you should have at least 32 minerals, keeping in mind that you should start the production of the first worker before you actually start mining

[MrBandgeek95]

i love this song. and i epic fail at splits so i just send them to mineral patch and just play like that ahahahahhaha

[FaithForLife1990]

Properr splits.

[antiLeixo]

how can i get the APM counter?

[leonardpwnsall]

boxer splits the best

[ActualGaming]

did I just watch 3:49 seconds of some guy doing starcraft spits? SC1 splits are easy - SC2 splitting is what needs practice!

[animerulezftw]

@ActualGaming it's easier. If you want to split it individually just f1 then click on the patch the f1 again etc. or f1 control then split it in half.

[winscar]

Dam, I can't even do it. I can only split like half of the first four mining units in the first two seconds.

[nkyoder1986]

@babyfran05 lmfao!

[nkyoder1986]

i'd rather split open my girlfriends legs. waa chika waa waa

[Rectiony3]

@nkyoder1986 bro your comment is funny as , i like it x

[lazyeyestuffballs]

@nkyoder1986 Man why would you want to break your girlfriend's leg? so you can talk more?

[babyfran05]

@nkyoder1986 ur girlfriend rather play starcraft

[Seanpoo888]

how many minerals does htis actually get you up by?

[shumped]

@Seanpoo888 this can get you 16-24 minerals before the enemy gets 8

[Meetero]

the cool part is how they manage to make a worker while they do the split.

[FALCO64125]

@Meetero They start the worker building as soon as the game starts. Worker split begins immediately after.

[Meetero]

@FALCO64125 -- Yeah see, it's so fast I dont even see it! ;p

[alienjesus2012]

Nice, but knowing I have to get good at shit like this makes me want to go back to counter strike. Too much multitasking and micromanagement needed to pwn in RTS.

[angelos7]

zerg's the easiest

[Rlentle2s]

I usually split my workers without looking at the minerals. Is that normal?

[narutobalh]

how does he get his apm thing in his game

[awsome123123]

@narutobalh chaoslauncher



[bemdav]

Slowmotion please? :D

[qwertyuiop925]

Thumbs up if it took you waaaay too long to learn that only one worker can mine a mineral patch at a time.

[tanman2468]

@qwertyuiop925 haha yup. i was a D+ and i played on bnet one day and an ob was like "how come you don't split ur probes?" and i'm like "wut."

[wtfaiss]

@qwertyuiop925 is that only in SC1 or does it apply to SC2 as well? iv only just found out that i think about a maximum of 3 scv can work on a vespene geiser. or is it 2? hmm not sure.

[Chocoboty]

I always get at least 2 working on one set of minerals, I need to work on my split better =D

[artemvmin]

An easier way to do this is to:

1) Select all 4 workers

2) Click on one set of minerals

3) Shift-click on 1 of the 4 wire frames (3 left) and click on a different set of minerals

4) Continue steps 2-3 until they are split

...this method makes it so that you don't have to rely so heavily on your ability to manage your mouse positioning

[Armadillomon]

@artemvmin Yeah, it's the best method, but it requires synchronisation between left and right hand, because you have to release shift key each time you click on a mineral. Otherwise the order will be queued instead of being executed immediately and the split will fail.

[Unrunning]

@artemvmin Except that way is about a billion times slower.

You could probably pull off 3 of them split before they reach mins.

[malgrif091]

HOW DOES HE MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY >_<@q#eqwfwe

[JuddCaster]

How to do a perfect split:

Click each worker and then right click the mineral patch you want to send them to. Who would have thought?

[lastrider1]

at 0:14 what is that building to the right?

[ezzwknoob]

@lastrider1 is not a building its just random spam on map .

[Tintelol]

@lastrider1

a cum reactor

[Roflelf]

@lastrider1 in the editor it's called a power generator. It's a Campaign building

[m0onst9er]

Oh yes, yes, splitting is so important.

It gives you a mining edge of about 0.485538274 nano-seconds, according to my nerdy calculations.

Malfunction. Malfunction. System overload.

[Undeadtaro]

@m0onst9er

actually it gives you an edge of over a few seconds, and those few seconds become crucial against timing pushes. fail

[theslayer922]

lol i was listening to this song when i started this video i was like o.o is thar something wrong with itunes? XP

[fLaMeGuArDiAn933]

nice krn song, u krn?

[psuREIA]

I wonder if in Starcraft 2 Blizzard will do the automatical multi task AI to split from the beggining or just even force the game to have the same stacking up glitch so Perfect Split is still needed :/

[HapaLife]

god Korean music sucks

[Jatre]

So... Uh... What is the point? Sure, they split but... Do they mine faster or some shit?

[fLaMeGuArDiAn933]

@Jatre if u dont split them they all try to mine the same minerals which isnt possible and it takes like 15 seconds for them all to get their own mineral stacks

[kamikrazi123]

I rage quit when my split fails. I have approximately 10% success rate.

[Triggz47]

@kamikrazi123

I Have never played SC1 but is a Split the fastest way to make your workers collect minerals or something like that?

[kamikrazi123]

@Triggz47 if u send all workers to one mineral patch, they all wait and mine one by one on their first trip.

[Alien43]

@Triggz47 in sc 1 when u put all ur workers on 1 mineral patch they just stand there they dont split liike they do in sc2

[vladamirrrr]

@kamikrazi123 ok, i fucking lol'd so hard :)

[kamikrazi123]

You know it's legit cuz it's a korean song, insinuating he's a korean, insinuating he's pro. :)

[Da1337ed]

if you look closely all of the splits near the end are pretty much "perfect split" in the beginning they were all a little shaky only thing is he still builds the drone before splitting, which gets some drones stuck and defeats the purpose for zerg splitting

i can do perfect splits like progamers now though thanks to this video i saw months ago

[demonicInuyashaq]

The guys split up automaticly if theres to many in a spot. its wasting time that u can use to build the next unit.

[pelmateo]

@demonicInuyashaq lol if you cant see in each split tyhe fisrt action is start making the first worker, ther isnt wast of time.

[peterabottt]

@demonicInuyashaq you should make your worker first thing.. and they dont split on their own properly. why do you think people would do this if it was completely unnecessary?

[demonicInuyashaq]

@peterabottt i see them split up all the time. they move to the next crystal mound if the 1 they want is taken. if they didnt then that would make the game a pain in the ass to do every time.

[ForKa5T]

So what am I supposed to do with this? You just show the same shit over and over and over again. Fucking useless.....

[evilfatsh1t]

@ForKa5T

watch and learn dumbass

[woodystrength]

if no one did this it would make the game better. this trick is for fags

[selvmordspilot]

@woodystrength you're wrong. What you're saying is like saying microing units is for fags. Obviously that's synonymous with simply stating the obvious: that you're a noob. All pros do this. All semi pros try to and all noobs should either practice it, or just get pwnd.

[Akplayerone]

@selvmordspilot i agree but its not like splitting your workers is game vital

[selvmordspilot]

@Akplayerone : no, a gosu split is no guarantee for victory what so ever, nor is a fail split a guaranteed loss. Not even close. But every ltitle thing matters.

[selvmordspilot]

@Akplayerone : (that was a strange wording. I do agree with u)

[4540524]

@Akplayerone song says it all:TIME IS TICKING.every second you get is free time to rack up enough minerals to build your fifth worker.

[mikoikill]

@woodystrength

Try saying that to the Pros.

Even they do it.

You newb.

[Da1337ed]

@woodystrength it's not a "trick" and you're a total noob for not having a basic, essential little thing called "mouse accuracy" for starcraft

[fLaMeGuArDiAn933]

@woodystrength wow, why dont u try going up against a pro and see what happens, every second mining counts retard, if u stop mining for 10 seconds it really hurts ur economy

[Ram3nf0x668]

@woodystrength LOL obviously not asian, if it puts u at an advantage, and its not illegal, do it dont cry like a fag

[TheXeno2000]

@woodystrength Hey noob,

why dont u answer all ppl who replied to your stupid comment,

ALL pros do this and ur just feelin shameful to urself u NOOB GAY

[Armalizilto]

I do perfect splits on this game many times.

[Chinchilla22891]

Really? A whole video that is almost 4 minutes long that repeatedly shows you splitting... and then you don't even explain it anyways? It is important for very level matches, but for your average game, taking a few seconds longer will not be crucial.

[lmuguy222]

@Chinchilla22891 the ability to do a perfect split is just an example of accuracy and speed that pros have to win games.

Basically, a pro that can't do a perfect split probably can't do a lot of other crap too. and probably isn't korean haha

[FlaSH4LeB]

Xavior it is all about micro, to face fast reaction and to move your hand quick. u can trait fot this, it is hard

[XaviorOne]

Spiting is so hard.. You got like, what, 2 or 3 sec? Your mouse have to select each workers quickly and point to each minerals.. I can't get it right. Anyone can explain me easy way?

[WindxStrife]

splitting is because, one, Only one worker can mine from one location on that mineral at once, so if you simply select 4 workers and pick one mineral, if they stack the 3 workers will wait till the first miner finishes, but if they don't stack you waste time where they try to find different patches to mine on. So either way, a perfect split is common for a somewhat good player. (it's not that hard)

[CoonBabble]

whats the point of "splitting"?

[heri0n]

you will collect more minerals as opposed to selecting all your workers and clicking on a single mineral... since it takes a couple seconds for the workers to find their own mineral patch

[CoonBabble]

damn. far too technical for my weekend playing. hah

[MrSuperPhun]

@CoonBabble

only 1 worker can mine off of the same mineral patch at the same time. though workers will split themselves, when you are going against someone better than you, you need to get ahead.

splitting won't get you too far ahead, but every little bit helps. It is most important to split at least 3, so that you get that 6th worker out faster.

[sjok101]

wht is this supposed to be

[Gosuness123]

Someone can explain the 0:44 split?!?!?! Why the hell the scv are not moving even if he selects three different patches?!

[Despotaca]

@Gosuness123 lag

[JakzLusterz]

@Gosuness123 Yup, lag

[Mun885]

at least perfect split. :P

[darkside3704]

@Gosuness123 he hot keyed 2 of the miners so he could take them off to supply an rax without losing economy, seeing as the porrt where the scv comes out, is right where those 2 are mining =D wooof, breathes =D

[d4n13lr0x]

Intense...

[2030k]

what's the song called?

[Kpopbest]

@2030k one - Epik High

[runevaldivia]

0:45 wtf were you playing with extra high latency setting? Your split was the delayed there. Good splits btw.

[jinhk93]

if only i could click that fast

[nexus1g]

:37 is something else. If you watch, they miss selecting the first two probes but recover and select each one manually still getting them to the right minerals despite the mistake.

[Zonde32]

1:47 is not perfect

[Zonde32]

i know some shit about the game.. the ai pathing is terrible. and im the one who decides if i want to write a comment or not

[Ammaculate44]

Actually... this is not perfect, when you select them all with Ctrl, you send the probes to the closet, going to the 4th furthest, and sep the 3th, and 4th to the 2nd and 3rd furthest away.

[skyfall0119]

cool but what about when mineral is down??

[alextsui05]

3:07 has one example

[zingazhangzu]

Nice. Very nice splits

[Aquila67280]

Nice splits

[Jackpkmn]

the point of splitting is taht your workers can all be assigned to gather from one node but can only gather 1 at a time so if they are working on 4 nodes seperately they are moer productive

[taxe0]

Nice vid

Epik high ftw!!

[andthatsforthewin]

can someone please explain the split at 0:44 to me, never seen it before

[taxe0]

When the minerals are seperated by a gap, you use 2 scvs to go to the bottom 2 and the others to mine at the others

[blizzrdball]

whats with the power generator in 0:15

[234lalao]

Map artifact.

[samfisher874]

Nicely done.

[vertigo0613]

If you practice a lot for spliting, you can improve on your APM too.

Spliting too indeed.

[KawauRofl]

You'd better practice your micro instead of making stupid videos

[Kin632]

Splitting is considered a form of micro..

[Kin632]

WOAH, troll ahoy! Just stfu if you don't have anything nice to say...

[martygabe18]

these splits make me hard

[Rectiony3]

u didnt have to do that much

[speedjounetsu]

So , how to do a perfect split ???

[Kruggy0]

By looking at which units he selects in what order, of course. The rest is up to your hand speed.

[Artanis186]

I still haven't perfected the split. It's pretty hard for me. Maybe I'm just a newb though. :(

P.S. Hacking is for losers that get desperate.

[lilvietsolja]

lol ur probably not noob. A plit just give you a slight advantage in your mineral count, cause the workers dont need to move around as much later. It also helps u get ur 6th probe out early, so if you think of it, It could be a really big help. But is not always needed.... ur not new. it's hard.. just practice practice practice

[florida12341000]

how do u get that APM thing at the top right can someone tell

[Artanis186]

It's hacks. Hacks are highly used in StarCraft. Please don't join the noobs. it's funner to annihilate your enemy, knowing you didn't have to cheat to do it.

[johbanez]

APMlive

[vmntmn]

you gotta download it from somehwere, i forgot and you enable it by pressing like f10 or so

[cooldog6793]

its not hacks. Atranis stfu. Its called chaoslauncher. Its a plugin that ICCUP also uses so id suggest you stfu. Though it isnt approved by battle net. It is NOT a hack but rather a tool to help you improve your skills.

[tjhiry29]

@florida12341000 Unfortunately, it is not in the NA version of Starcraft, or for that matter any other, except the Korean version. It is NOT hacks!

[JihwanYi]

It would be important to split with pros but with amateurs like my friends,,,,it is never a problem haha

[shsaint]

Pretty cool, i like the song

[iAmJonJCP]

damn this is hella perfect

[Otarku]

God this is so beast...

[Neptune513]

where did you get the apm device

[MEOWGONEWILD]

its called adv loader jus google it and teamliquid has it

[kerrorking]

It's probably chaoslauncher + APMalert plugin.

[Sc2ggrocks]

going to the left or right is the easiest... i alwaysdo the split then make the worker, but now i no wat to do

[Sarutahiko1]

曲の名前は？ what is this song called?

[bankaikun94]

epik high - one, its a Korean song

[atik48]

actually i have a different way of doing it and it works just as good

you dont have to play like the pro's to be good :)

[CtrlAltDaLEET]

i use shift click to deselect one

[niftyguygmerc]

I thought you are supposed to

1.send

2. build

3. split

This video is teaching the wrong form!

[Kooftown]

nah, you always build first.

[niftyguygmerc]

Why? Its beter to get 4 people mining 0.25 seconds earlier than have 1 guy mining 0.25 seconds earlier...

[Kooftown]

The timing of creating a worker first and then sending your workers is more optimal than sending your workers first.

What's the point of getting those resources if you aren't always spending them 100%?

[niftyguygmerc]

Your right, you should only be making 50 minerals every 13 seconds untill you get a baracks, thats totally optimal, whats the point in being more effective? It's not like you can use those resources anyway....

[Kooftown]

Trust me, I'm sure people who have their incomes on the line have tested the timing of it enough times to conclude that getting the worker first is more efficient, or they wouldn't do it

[niftyguygmerc]

Ok, due to your well constructed argument I trust you. 1 Unit is more important than 4.

[Kooftown]

I don't think you understand that if you aren't always making workers, you're behind someone who is.

The only time you do cut is for specific timing.

Besides, how long does it take to build a unit compared to splitting them? It's definitely not the same length of time, it's much easier to just click and hit a key (two if you're Zerg), whereas to split your workers it takes selectx4, movex4, selectx2, movex2, select, move, select, move. All mouse.

99% of pros and everyone build worker first.