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The idea for cloning spellcasters is exactly the same. Select several units (they must be the same, or there must be units with the same abilities and the other units selected must not have any abilities) and tell them all to use an ability on a target. Shift-click one, tell them to use that ability (or another ability if you are fast and the units have multiple abilities) on another target. Shift-click and repeat until your last unit. Alternately, if you only want some of the units to use the ability, once you have issued as many commands as you want, tell the remaining units you have selected to move somewhere (by simply right clicking, even on the spot) to cancel the commands you previously issued while cloning. | The idea for cloning spellcasters is exactly the same. Select several units (they must be the same, or there must be units with the same abilities and the other units selected must not have any abilities) and tell them all to use an ability on a target. Shift-click one, tell them to use that ability (or another ability if you are fast and the units have multiple abilities) on another target. Shift-click and repeat until your last unit. Alternately, if you only want some of the units to use the ability, once you have issued as many commands as you want, tell the remaining units you have selected to move somewhere (by simply right clicking, even on the spot) to cancel the commands you previously issued while cloning. | ||
You can also clone units to attack different targets. The best unit to do this with is the Scourge. The biggest problem with these suicide bombers is that they almost always overdetonate on targets. For example, 1 (non-upgraded) Scourge does 110 damage. A Terran Wraith has 120 HP; therefore, two Scourge can take it out. But in reality, this doesn't work. Let's say you have a group of 6 Scourge hotkeyed for emergencies, and two Wraiths start attacking your base. You right-click on a Wraith, thinking that once that one is history, the remainder will attack the other one; but in some cases, four or five Scourge will run into the targeted Wraith before it explodes, leaving only one or none to do minimal damage to the other one. This happens because units attacked by Scourge take a while to die. So here's what you do: first, move the Scourge a good distance away from the Wraiths so you can have some time. Now, right-click on a Wraith, and quickly deselect two Scourge by holding down the shift key and clicking on them. With the four Scourge you now have selected, right-click on the other Wraith. Quickly deselect two more, then right-click on some other spot away from the Wraiths. The six Scourge will make a run toward the targets and split up into pairs | You can also clone units to attack different targets. The best unit to do this with is the Scourge. The biggest problem with these suicide bombers is that they almost always overdetonate on targets. For example, 1 (non-upgraded) Scourge does 110 damage. A Terran Wraith has 120 HP; therefore, two Scourge can take it out. But in reality, this doesn't work. Let's say you have a group of 6 Scourge hotkeyed for emergencies, and two Wraiths start attacking your base. You right-click on a Wraith, thinking that once that one is history, the remainder will attack the other one; but in some cases, four or five Scourge will run into the targeted Wraith before it explodes, leaving only one or none to do minimal damage to the other one. This happens because units attacked by Scourge take a while to die. So here's what you do: first, move the Scourge a good distance away from the Wraiths so you can have some time. Now, right-click on a Wraith, and quickly deselect two Scourge by holding down the shift key and clicking on them. With the four Scourge you now have selected, right-click on the other Wraith. Quickly deselect two more, then right-click on some other spot away from the Wraiths. The six Scourge will make a run toward the targets and split up into pairs, one pair running into the first Wraith, another pair running into the second Wraith, and the last pair surviving. The Scourge cloning technique works best with weaker air units like Mutalisks and Wraiths, because there's less units to deselect. | ||
==Basic Zerg Strategy== | ==Basic Zerg Strategy== |