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==General <strike>Zerg</strike> Garm Brood Strategy== | ==General <strike>Zerg</strike> Garm Brood Strategy== | ||
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| + | ==Construction and Spawning== | ||
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| + | Zerg building construction and spawning mechanics are very different from those of other races, and therefore deserve special mention. | ||
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| + | In constructing a base, Zerg sacrifices Drones and evolves them into buildings on Creep (contrast with other races, where a mining unit is merely occupied for a short amount of time). There are several notable effects of this mechanic: | ||
| + | # It is important for Zerg players to continue spawning Drones during periods of (heavy) construction, or they will suddenly find themselves much shorter on minerals than they should be (if you are taking Drones out of your Vespene line, you're doing it wrong!). | ||
| + | # Zerg can defeat population limit issues by morphing Drones into buildings, starting the construction of other units, and then unmorphing the Drones (if a building has not completed construction, you get the Drone back upon cancelling the build). | ||
| + | #* At the beginning of games, Zerg players can morph/unmorph an Extractor to get a tenth Drone before their second Overlord. | ||
| + | #* At the end of attrition games, Zerg players can morph/unmorph Evolution Chambers to break the 200-unit population cap. | ||
| + | # Hatcheries can be built anywhere, but every other building must be spawned on Creep. To put Creep somewhere it isn't, Zerg must extend already existing Creep with Creep Colonies, or build a Hatchery. | ||
| + | #* Zerg expansions are easier to take down when they are going up, since Zerg must wait until after the main building completes before starting turret construction. | ||
| + | #* Silly strategies involving Nydus Canals work best against other Zerg players, who will already have Creep in their bases ready for you. | ||
| + | #* Sunken Colony rushes with a Drone only works against other Zerg players, whereas Bunker/Photon Cannon rushes are much less restricted. | ||
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| + | In spawning an army, all Zerg units are created from a Hatchery or one of its evolved states; tech buildings are auxiliary in this sense (contrast with other races, where units are spawned from a corresponding tech building). | ||
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==Servants of the Hivemind== | ==Servants of the Hivemind== | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 11 November 2007
The GARM BROOD is the epitome of all that is Zerg. All other Broods are merely distractions for those that are not ready for the true glory of the Hive.
The GARM BROOD has several important mathematical properties.
- GARM BROOD PWNS N00BS. This is an axiom and cannot be proven, though once in a while it proves you. Right in the face.
- For all x in the set of things that exist, and all natural numbers n, nx < GARM BROOD.
- No open cover of GARM BROOD has a finite subcover. However, GARM BROOD can still compact you.
The GARM BROOD is so awesome, that more often than not, at least two people are required to play the GARM BROOD in a game in order to properly approximate its might. Once in a while, two halves of the GARM BROOD will attack each other simply for the entertainment of getting lesser Tribes and Colonies to senselessly slaughter each other at the same time.
Contents
General Zerg Garm Brood Strategy
Construction and Spawning
Zerg building construction and spawning mechanics are very different from those of other races, and therefore deserve special mention.
In constructing a base, Zerg sacrifices Drones and evolves them into buildings on Creep (contrast with other races, where a mining unit is merely occupied for a short amount of time). There are several notable effects of this mechanic:
- It is important for Zerg players to continue spawning Drones during periods of (heavy) construction, or they will suddenly find themselves much shorter on minerals than they should be (if you are taking Drones out of your Vespene line, you're doing it wrong!).
- Zerg can defeat population limit issues by morphing Drones into buildings, starting the construction of other units, and then unmorphing the Drones (if a building has not completed construction, you get the Drone back upon cancelling the build).
- At the beginning of games, Zerg players can morph/unmorph an Extractor to get a tenth Drone before their second Overlord.
- At the end of attrition games, Zerg players can morph/unmorph Evolution Chambers to break the 200-unit population cap.
- Hatcheries can be built anywhere, but every other building must be spawned on Creep. To put Creep somewhere it isn't, Zerg must extend already existing Creep with Creep Colonies, or build a Hatchery.
- Zerg expansions are easier to take down when they are going up, since Zerg must wait until after the main building completes before starting turret construction.
- Silly strategies involving Nydus Canals work best against other Zerg players, who will already have Creep in their bases ready for you.
- Sunken Colony rushes with a Drone only works against other Zerg players, whereas Bunker/Photon Cannon rushes are much less restricted.
In spawning an army, all Zerg units are created from a Hatchery or one of its evolved states; tech buildings are auxiliary in this sense (contrast with other races, where units are spawned from a corresponding tech building).
