Hey long time player first time poster. I wanted to talk about game openers, as I’m sure everyone has their preference.
When I start a game I do certain things. This is all in C&C Tiberium Dawn (BoN) but applies to all if not most RTS.
At game start
- immediately plant my construction yard
- start my powerplant build (:12).
In the 12 seconds of that build I scroll as far up, down, left and right as I can, to try to figure out my placement on the map.
When the powerplant is finished: queue a barracks (12), and two refineries.
When the barracks is complete:
- Start a guard tower
- Shift-click infantry build for five units and queue two engineers.
I then set the destination of the barracks build as far away as I can in Up, Down, Left, Right directions, as each unit is built. It has to happen quickly since the build is every three seconds. I either save the last unit or send it off depending on whether I’ve spotted Tiberium.
Based on the survey of the infantry units heading in four directions, I immediately send out the engineers to capture the nearest construction yard, slapping down a guard tower when that is complete if need be to combat their barracks.
If the above is done quickly enough I have a decent view of the map and two construction yards. It is worth the extra costs to make 1-2 more engineers and capture the refinery of the construction yard I captured. You get a refinery for 2/3 the cost. You have to time this for when the harvester is in the refinery to be worth it. If there is time I will beat-down the HP on the refinery with two rocket infantry so I only need one engineer.
How do you guys open a game?
When I start a game I do certain things. This is all in C&C Tiberium Dawn (BoN) but applies to all if not most RTS.
At game start
- immediately plant my construction yard
- start my powerplant build (:12).
In the 12 seconds of that build I scroll as far up, down, left and right as I can, to try to figure out my placement on the map.
When the powerplant is finished: queue a barracks (12), and two refineries.
When the barracks is complete:
- Start a guard tower
- Shift-click infantry build for five units and queue two engineers.
I then set the destination of the barracks build as far away as I can in Up, Down, Left, Right directions, as each unit is built. It has to happen quickly since the build is every three seconds. I either save the last unit or send it off depending on whether I’ve spotted Tiberium.
Based on the survey of the infantry units heading in four directions, I immediately send out the engineers to capture the nearest construction yard, slapping down a guard tower when that is complete if need be to combat their barracks.
If the above is done quickly enough I have a decent view of the map and two construction yards. It is worth the extra costs to make 1-2 more engineers and capture the refinery of the construction yard I captured. You get a refinery for 2/3 the cost. You have to time this for when the harvester is in the refinery to be worth it. If there is time I will beat-down the HP on the refinery with two rocket infantry so I only need one engineer.
How do you guys open a game?
Statistics: Posted by NotoriousPIM — Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:55 pm — Replies 0 — Views 3693