hearters Profile Joined May 2013 Singapore 223 Posts Last Edited: 2013-06-11 17:53:56 #1

Zerglings vs Widow Mines again(12 June 2013)

Zerglings vs Widow Mines in ZvT

Zerglings vs Widow Mines in ZvT

Banelings vs Ling/Bane in ZvZ

Banelings vs Ling/Bane in ZvZ



Splitting is a micro technique that requires attention and lots of precise mouse control, especially for smaller units like zerglings, banelings and marines. It is useful when combating units with splash damage.



Patrol splitting is the simple technique of using the patrol command to split your units without using as much mouse control or attention.



For zerglings or banelings, you will issue a shift+attackmove command after the patrol command. This creates somewhat of a splitting effect. It may be safer for ling/baneling to always travel around the map in this way, as it significantly reduces the losses when encountering widow mines. When marines are behind the widow marines, your lings will clump up around the marines and can still suffer major splash damage. To avoid this, box the first 10 lings or so and move command them behind the enemy marines. It will be much easier to box the first bunch of lings compared to without the split.



For marines, you should select the marines, shift+patrol a few times nearby(each time about 3 range away), then hold position when you're satisfied with the spacing. Then you are pre-split against ling/baneling and can magic box your marines forward. You can also leave them to patrol if you have tanks sieging the zerg.









Next tip/guide will probably be on mutalisks vs widow mines, because I really hate widow mines. Splitting is a micro technique that requires attention and lots of precise mouse control, especially for smaller units like zerglings, banelings and marines. It is useful when combating units with splash damage.Patrol splitting is the simple technique of using the patrol command to split your units without using as much mouse control or attention.For zerglings or banelings, you will issue a shift+attackmove command after the patrol command. This creates somewhat of a splitting effect. It may be safer for ling/baneling to always travel around the map in this way, as it significantly reduces the losses when encountering widow mines. When marines are behind the widow marines, your lings will clump up around the marines and can still suffer major splash damage. To avoid this, box the first 10 lings or so and move command them behind the enemy marines. It will be much easier to box the first bunch of lings compared to without the split.For marines, you should select the marines, shift+patrol a few times nearby(each time about 3 range away), then hold position when you're satisfied with the spacing. Then you are pre-split against ling/baneling and can magic box your marines forward. You can also leave them to patrol if you have tanks sieging the zerg. Research: 1. Creep Spread Trick 2. Patrol Splitting Zerglings 3. Multiple Queen Production 4. Organised Creep Spread

Mahtasooma Profile Joined November 2010 Germany 475 Posts #2 This is awesome and super easy. Thanks! http://twitch.tv/mahtasooma

Targe Profile Blog Joined February 2012 United Kingdom 5978 Posts #3 I thought most people new about patrol splitting but I guess not! 11/5/14 CATACLYSM | The South West's worst Falco main

playerboy345 Profile Joined May 2013 Netherlands 188 Posts #4 I didn't know about this, thanks!

Snowbear Profile Blog Joined July 2010 Korea (South) 1924 Posts #5 I always wondered why almost no zerg at high master level uses this

Chrono000 Profile Blog Joined September 2011 Korea (South) 355 Posts #6 nice

IcemanAsi Profile Joined March 2011 Israel 672 Posts #7 Cool, thanks, I wonder if this is good to use when defending ling/bane all-ins ( with your own banes ) cause that's a problem I'm having.

vol_ Profile Joined May 2010 Australia 1602 Posts #8 Awesome trick, thanks!

hmm, now to find an easier key than 'P' to bind patrol to, been meaning to do it for a while :\ Jaedong gives me a deep resonance.

Incognoto Profile Blog Joined May 2010 France 10199 Posts #9



That's a really nifty trick right there, nice stuff! On May 27 2013 18:50 hearters wrote:

Next tip/guide will probably be on mutalisks vs widow mines, because I really hate widow mines.



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KuKKi Profile Joined April 2011 Germany 73 Posts #10 On May 27 2013 20:38 vol_ wrote:

Awesome trick, thanks!

hmm, now to find an easier key than 'P' to bind patrol to, been meaning to do it for a while :\



i did rebind patrol to 'N'. Very convenient location i think, at least way better than 'P' i did rebind patrol to 'N'. Very convenient location i think, at least way better than 'P'

TheMooseHeed Profile Joined July 2010 United Kingdom 531 Posts #11 Its about time I moved the patrol to Q. This seems like a good enough reason it works really well ''Swarm hosts are the worst thing in the world, I mean terrorism is pretty bad but swarmhosts are worse'' IdrA on ZvZ

BronzeKnee Profile Joined March 2011 United States 5110 Posts #12 Now we just need a guide on how to split full Medivacs when under Widow Mines.

playerboy345 Profile Joined May 2013 Netherlands 188 Posts #13 On May 27 2013 21:40 BronzeKnee wrote:

Now we just need a guide on how to split full Medivacs when under Widow Mines.



Don't make widow mines, problem solved! Don't make widow mines, problem solved!

anatase Profile Joined May 2010 France 532 Posts #14 oh my shit this is awesome

ManiacTheZealot Profile Joined December 2009 United States 490 Posts #15



Here's another way. It's basically the same thing except that after issuing the first patrol command you box smaller groups and patrol them in different directions for greater spread then shift patrol in the direction you want to head. This makes me wish starcraft had formation movements. I think that would add some more depth to the game.

hearters Profile Joined May 2013 Singapore 223 Posts #16 On May 27 2013 21:48 ManiacTheZealot wrote:

This makes me wish starcraft had formation movements. I think that would add some more depth to the game.



On a smaller scale, magic box is formation movement.



When your selection is larger than the magic box, you can attackmove on the minimap as far as possible in the direction you want to move. The further the target, the more 'in formation' your units will move, just like how the sun's rays appear parallel because it's kinda far away from us.



I haven't really used that yet, but it seems like it could be practical if practised. On a smaller scale, magic box is formation movement.When your selection is larger than the magic box, you can attackmove on the minimap as far as possible in the direction you want to move. The further the target, the more 'in formation' your units will move, just like how the sun's rays appear parallel because it's kinda far away from us.I haven't really used that yet, but it seems like it could be practical if practised. Research: 1. Creep Spread Trick 2. Patrol Splitting Zerglings 3. Multiple Queen Production 4. Organised Creep Spread

moskonia Profile Joined January 2011 Israel 1448 Posts #17



Anyways I really like the videos, patrol splitting was known for splitting versus Banelings, but I guess there is no reason to use it in other matchups as well I am sure there a lot more things that can be carried over from race to race, just need to think out side the box. Maniac the whole point is to lower the actions needed, you can just manually split 5 lings and only lose them, but in a game you want it to be as simple as possible.Anyways I really like the videos, patrol splitting was known for splitting versus Banelings, but I guess there is no reason to use it in other matchups as wellI am sure there a lot more things that can be carried over from race to race, just need to think out side the box.

ManiacTheZealot Profile Joined December 2009 United States 490 Posts #18 On May 27 2013 22:07 moskonia wrote:

Maniac the whole point is to lower the actions needed, you can just manually split 5 lings and only lose them, but in a game you want it to be as simple as possible.



Anyways I really like the videos, patrol splitting was known for splitting versus Banelings, but I guess there is no reason to use it in other matchups as well I am sure there a lot more things that can be carried over from race to race, just need to think out side the box. Maniac the whole point is to lower the actions needed, you can just manually split 5 lings and only lose them, but in a game you want it to be as simple as possible.Anyways I really like the videos, patrol splitting was known for splitting versus Banelings, but I guess there is no reason to use it in other matchups as wellI am sure there a lot more things that can be carried over from race to race, just need to think out side the box.



Well if you're moving a large group not just 5 and you don't know where the mines are or there's marines with the mines to kill your lings if you only send a couple this would be less effort. Well if you're moving a large group not just 5 and you don't know where the mines are or there's marines with the mines to kill your lings if you only send a couple this would be less effort.

Lobotomist Profile Joined May 2010 United States 1516 Posts #19 so the sequence is:



patrol click (to nearby)

hold shift

attack move past target



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hearters Profile Joined May 2013 Singapore 223 Posts Last Edited: 2013-06-08 01:31:01 #20 On June 08 2013 08:09 Lobotomist wrote:

so the sequence is:



patrol click (to nearby)

hold shift

attack move past target



correct?



Yup



For lings vs biomine, you want to

patrol click (to nearby)

hold shift

move behind bio



to drag the mines

YupFor lings vs biomine, you want topatrol click (to nearby)hold shiftmove behind bioto drag the mines Research: 1. Creep Spread Trick 2. Patrol Splitting Zerglings 3. Multiple Queen Production 4. Organised Creep Spread

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