waffling1 Profile Blog Joined May 2010 595 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 17:16:45 #1 I'm not sure if this is widely known already, but it didn't show up on the search.

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Many people already know of the fact that F1 - idle worker select - can be combined with CTRL, (just like "CTRL + Select"), to split workers more easily. (if you're not familiar, just try pressing ctrl F1 at the start of a game and imagine how u might use that to split more easily)



The other way of using F1 for splitting is to alternative between pressing F1 and clicking a mineral patch, thereby sending a worker to a patch in rapid succession.

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Now for the real topic....



Shift can also be used in conjunction with F1. Shft + F1 it will add one idle worker to your selection.



So what? The Application.

The application of this? u can easily return workers to geyser when u hear "vespene geyser depleted", or after having to pull off workers from a harass.



So you pulled workers off mining, and u killed off the harass, and now u want to return workers.



THE METHOD

You want 3 on gas, so you can hold Shift and press F1 three times and send to geyser. Then press CTRL + F1 and send the rest of the idle workers all to the minerals.

(doing it the other way will not work, since none of the workers will be idle)



Obvious Side Note

Depending on how urgently you took workers off, you may have 1 on gas left. In that case, you will need to look at it, and press F1 twice, while holding shift instead of 3 time. (obviously)



Why this is helpful

Harassment can throw you off, and you may end up putting only 2 on gas sometimes. You may end up taking more time than optimal for resending to mine. This quick Shift + F1 method can help ease the stress of recovering from a harassment for newer players, as well as shave time and be efficient for all players.



Disadvantages

u lose the time it takes to click send 3 workers worth of travel time for the rest of your drones. the simply deselect method is probably superior. both methods take getting used to.



Other than that, the bottom line is shft works with F1, too. u can use this method to select X workers in some other scenario.

Mesha Profile Blog Joined January 2010 Bosnia-Herzegovina 438 Posts #2 Nice!

Reality hits you hard bro.

coddan Profile Joined May 2010 Estonia 889 Posts #3 Or you could just send everyone back to mine and while they're moving, you select a couple to send to gas. The only thing this will do is lose you a second or two while you're selecting workers for gas.

illumination Profile Joined August 2010 Korea (South) 248 Posts #4 not really a trick but okay.. Welcome to TL - Where Terran have been teaching the Zerg / Toss pros how to play since Patch 11

waffling1 Profile Blog Joined May 2010 595 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 08:50:46 #5 not a trick, what would u call it? keystroke. shortcut, algroisthm. yea trick was not the best. feel free to retitle.

nekuodah Profile Joined August 2010 England 2376 Posts #6 Alot of sudden trick threads since the mineral one :/. either way this is a decent way of re-assigning i guess if people dont want to manually select.

Ronald_McD Profile Blog Joined November 2008 Canada 802 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 08:53:14 #7 I think it's a basic mechanic. But I was not aware of this. Nice find, would come in handy if I practice it a few games FUCKING GAY LAGS

Apollys Profile Joined July 2010 United States 278 Posts #8 idk about this, usually my probes aren't idle, they're moving somewhere, so I usually have to box or ctr-click them. I will definitely use this if I have idle probes after harass though. When you're feeling down, I'll be there to feel you up!

dinmsab Profile Blog Joined January 2008 Malaysia 2237 Posts #9 It would be nice if someone could compile all these tricks. ..

Peleus Profile Joined March 2010 Australia 418 Posts #10 Personally I prefer alternating quickly between F1 + right clicking at descending minerals the start of the game to do a 6 way split.

kojinshugi Profile Joined August 2010 Estonia 2559 Posts #11 On September 13 2010 17:47 coddan wrote:

Or you could just send everyone back to mine and while they're moving, you select a couple to send to gas. The only thing this will do is lose you a second or two while you're selecting workers for gas.



And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?



This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time. And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time. whatsgrackalackin420

waffling1 Profile Blog Joined May 2010 595 Posts #12 On September 13 2010 17:57 Peleus wrote:

Personally I prefer alternating quickly between F1 + right clicking at descending minerals the start of the game to do a 6 way split.

hey that's awesome. hey that's awesome.

waffling1 Profile Blog Joined May 2010 595 Posts #13 On September 13 2010 17:59 kojinshugi wrote:

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On September 13 2010 17:47 coddan wrote:

Or you could just send everyone back to mine and while they're moving, you select a couple to send to gas. The only thing this will do is lose you a second or two while you're selecting workers for gas.



And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?



This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time. And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time.



that is the advantage of this method. u do, however lose a few seconds of travel time for alll the rest of your workers.



so your choice of potentially messing up and losing seconds of apm, or losing a split seconf of mining time for all those drones. preference. this method may help ease the stress too. that is the advantage of this method. u do, however lose a few seconds of travel time for alll the rest of your workers.so your choice of potentially messing up and losing seconds of apm, or losing a split seconf of mining time for all those drones. preference. this method may help ease the stress too.

Daewon Profile Joined October 2008 Denmark 127 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 09:04:40 #14 On September 13 2010 18:00 waffling1 wrote:

Show nested quote +

On September 13 2010 17:57 Peleus wrote:

Personally I prefer alternating quickly between F1 + right clicking at descending minerals the start of the game to do a 6 way split.

hey that's awesome. hey that's awesome.



The AI can do it more effectively if you just select all using Ctrl + F1 and send them to one mineral patch. Doing F1 and right clicking a mineral patch 6 times will be inefficient. The AI can do it more effectively if you just select all using Ctrl + F1 and send them to one mineral patch. Doing F1 and right clicking a mineral patch 6 times will be inefficient.

deL Profile Blog Joined March 2009 Australia 5540 Posts #15 Guess it could make it SLIGHTLY faster, don't really see a great use for this though and I wouldn't call it a trick it's just basic mechanics like hotkeys or waypoints. Gaming videos for fun ~ http://www.youtube.com/user/WijLopenLos

coddan Profile Joined May 2010 Estonia 889 Posts #16 On September 13 2010 17:59 kojinshugi wrote:

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On September 13 2010 17:47 coddan wrote:

Or you could just send everyone back to mine and while they're moving, you select a couple to send to gas. The only thing this will do is lose you a second or two while you're selecting workers for gas.



And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?



This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time. And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time.



If I get too many i shift-click away excess workers. So difficult and loses me 0 seconds.



If you're going to be demeaning, try doing it when you're not being an idiot. If I get too many i shift-click away excess workers. So difficult and loses me 0 seconds.If you're going to be demeaning, try doing it when you're not being an idiot.

koOma Profile Joined March 2010 Norway 461 Posts #17 pretty huge trick imo, nice one! He wears a mask so when he dogs his face / Each and every race could absorb the bass /// ST_Life

kojinshugi Profile Joined August 2010 Estonia 2559 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 09:14:54 #18 On September 13 2010 18:08 coddan wrote:

Show nested quote +

On September 13 2010 17:59 kojinshugi wrote:

On September 13 2010 17:47 coddan wrote:

Or you could just send everyone back to mine and while they're moving, you select a couple to send to gas. The only thing this will do is lose you a second or two while you're selecting workers for gas.



And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?



This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time. And how, pray tell, do you avoid boxing more than three by accident? Do all your workers politely spread out for you?This guarantees selecting the appropriate number of workers and saves time.



If I get too many i shift-click away excess workers. So difficult and loses me 0 seconds.



If you're going to be demeaning, try doing it when you're not being an idiot. If I get too many i shift-click away excess workers. So difficult and loses me 0 seconds.If you're going to be demeaning, try doing it when you're not being an idiot.



So if you get too many you use your Scientology superpowers to stop time and shift click away excess workers and thereby lose 0 seconds.



The OP is obviously not Clear and therefore his method of "Select three workers with F1, click on gas, then select remaining workers" causes him to lose a second or two.



The Scientology thing is a guess but I have high confidence in it since you appear to master space and time.



(edit: good call accusing people of being demeaning when your first post in this thread was a ridiculously myopic and thoughtless "your suggestion is useless") So if you get too many you use your Scientology superpowers to stop time and shift click away excess workers and thereby lose 0 seconds.The OP is obviously not Clear and therefore his method of "Select three workers with F1, click on gas, then select remaining workers" causes him to lose a second or two.The Scientology thing is a guess but I have high confidence in it since you appear to master space and time.(edit: good call accusing people of being demeaning when your first post in this thread was a ridiculously myopic and thoughtless "your suggestion is useless") whatsgrackalackin420

Super_bricklayer Profile Joined May 2010 France 104 Posts Last Edited: 2010-09-13 09:19:51 #19



It's not specially a super trick to get a win, but it's pretty handy in my opinion.



If there is a way to deselect it would be perfect, and i could be ever more calm when my opponent is harassing. Is there a shortcut to "deselect" ? Like escape when you're watching a replay ?It's not specially a super trick to get a win, but it's pretty handy in my opinion.If there is a way to deselect it would be perfect, and i could be ever more calm when my opponent is harassing.

Swwww Profile Blog Joined July 2010 Switzerland 811 Posts #20 sounds pretty cool, nice work "What is this TeamSupportGroup?" - mahnini.

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