A few more things:
1) Good, Godde's videos are very helpful, I do recommend them.
2) I am not very good at this, but in order to do better, it helps to be in control of as much as you possibly can. In order to be in control of the entire battle, you have to be paying attention and controlling the
whole battle. This is extremely hard to do, because how do you a) pay attention to everything, and at the same time, b) control everything! It seems impossible, and well, it is pretty much impossible, but you can come close. There are many things you can do to improve your control of the battle, and I have noticed some of these by watching pro players. First of all, if you are ever wondering "Is there a faster way to do this?", then 99% guaranteed there is a faster way, and if there isn't then you can suggest it and it might become a thing.
-Of course, it helps to be faster at everything
-Somewhere in advanced settings you can enable what I think is called something gestures (correct me if I'm wrong), but basically it allows you to hold down right click, and all of the buildings and things you can build are all literally at your fingertips. It takes a long time to get used to using this effectively, as you have to memorize where everything is to do it fast, but once you get it, it is much faster.
-If you want to move your screen from one army to another one all the way across the map, the fastest way is to click on the minimap where your other army is and your screen basically teleports there.
-A really good way to be in control of many armies at once is knowing
when to use the built-in unit AI and when to not. This game has some crazy good unit AI, and while sometimes it is not fit for the job, sometimes it will do the job just fine and you don't need to pay as much attention. This is very hard to do, but as some other people have already said, a good way to start this is to use attack move instead of normal move. I have made this mistake many times. Also, sometimes simpler is better. Sometimes it is better to just right click (attack) the enemy unit you want to destroy, rather than absorb all of your attention trying to micromanage your units. You have to know
where to spend your attention. That is true with anything actually, like where to spend your units, where to spend your time, etc.
-Try to come up with your own strategies, or develop some backup strategies that are already known. As someone else said, reclaim is great (as long as you use it lol), so maybe try luring the enemy a little farther into your base (pretend like you're retreating or something), and once they get past a chokepoint, get some fast guys around the back of them and surround them and there you go! It's a win-win, you win the battle AND you get the reclaim.
-Be prepared to look for anything you can use to your advantage, and use it! Look for the unexpected, the unknown, the effective, and the superb!
quote: Does it depend on the factories in play? |
Absolutely.
For instance, what I usually do for spiders (my favorite factory) is not the best, but I usually use a combination of Venoms, Redbacks, and Recluses as the main force, and once I engage I usually send some fleas around the back (or to chase them) to corner them, score some extra hits, and maybe even finish them off. I used to think fleas were absolutely terrible, but if you can get the enemies focused on your guys with more health, and then score some hits in with the fleas, it turns out they do quite a bit of damage for their cost and speed.
I would do something completely different if I were doing a factory like, lets say amphbots.
If I am wrong on any of these points, please correct me.