08-23-2003, 06:42 PM
Quote:I've played a few of the campaigns and decided to try some custom games.
Single Player campaigns are good for developing an understanding of unit abilities. But due to unusual start conditions SP is not good for learning multiplayer tactics. Use SP only to familiarize yourself with tech trees and how to use units. (It's also a great story.)
Quote:But every time I start one, all the computer players gang up on me and I'm wiped out within minutes. The longest I've stayed alive was 9 minutes and 17 seconds.
Don't fight so many enemies. Concentrate on 1v1 games. When you can handle one enemy, try vs another race. Try different tactics. When you're satisfied, try two enemies. Etc.
Concentrate on using one particular race until you're comfortable with it.
Develop a standard early build strategy you can use every game.
On most maps, no more than 4 workers/geyser is necessary.
With Terran/Protoss: Early game, building multiple workers at once is bad. Build *one* SCV/Probe at a time. It's a waste of time and minerals to que your Nexus to build 3-4 workers, completely draining minerals which you *could* have used to build 1 worker/1 Gateway (or whathaveyou). By the time the Probe finishes, you'll have enough to build the next one anyway.
With Terran: SCVs to repair bunkers (during attacks, not after!) are extremely important. 4 SCV per Bunker cluster usually works for me.
Don't scatter defense structures (Sunkens, Cannons, Bunkers). They work best in groups. Try setting them up so, should an enemy attack, all battlements can attack at once.
Learn what types of units can defeat defense structures.
Learn ground units first. They're the most basic. Then move on to Fliers and Mages.
The Computers already know where you are.
In Brood War, *detection* is extremely important.
Above all: vs Protoss -- watch out for High Templar! Psi Storm bad bad bad.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]