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What I can do with Construction Priority and Buildpower?

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12/2/2020 5:40:51 AMUSrankCrazyEddie before revert after revert
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1 When you only have 10 metal/sec income, it's better to build one thing at 10m/s and then a second thing at 10m/s than it is to build two things at once at 5m/s each. Both ways take the same amount of time to complete, but the first way gets you thing #1 halfway through the process whereas the second way doesn't deliver thing #1 until both thing #1 and thing #2 are done. Since the sooner you get thing #1 built the sooner it can be put to use, the first way is better than the second way. 1 When you only have 10 metal/sec income, it's better to build one thing at 10m/s and then a second thing at 10m/s than it is to build two things at once at 5m/s each. Both ways take the same amount of time to complete, but the first way gets you thing #1 halfway through the process whereas the second way doesn't deliver thing #1 until both thing #1 and thing #2 are done. Since the sooner you get thing #1 built the sooner it can be put to use, the first way is better than the second way.
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3 In other words, build your stuff in series (one after the other) not in parallel (both at the same time). 3 In other words, build your stuff in series (one after the other) not in parallel (both at the same time).
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5 In the early game, this means that you don't want to be making units AND making eco at the same time. You want to make units THEN eco, OR you want to make eco THEN units. Usually the latter. 5 In the early game, this means that you don't want to be making units AND making eco at the same time. You want to make units THEN eco, OR you want to make eco THEN units. Usually the latter.
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7 Zero-K gives you an easy way to make this happen. Set your factory priority to low and/or your commander and constructor priority to high. This way, when your com is making eco, your entire income will be directed towards making eco, rather than being split between eco and units. That lets your eco finish sooner - which is good, because the sooner your eco is build, the more eco you'll have, and in the early game you desperately need eco! 7 Zero-K gives you an easy way to make this happen. Set your factory priority to low and/or your commander and constructor priority to high. This way, when your com is making eco, your entire income will be directed towards making eco, rather than being split between eco and units. That lets your eco finish sooner - which is good, because the sooner your eco is built, the more eco you'll have, and in the early game you desperately need eco!
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9 When your com is finished making eco [i][b]and is walking to the next cluster of mexes[/b][/i] then he won't be doing any construction, which means that your entire income will be allocated to the next-highest-priority construction, which will be your factory. So while your com is walking, your factory will make units. And when your com starts making eco again, because he's the high-priority constructor, his eco will finish as rapidly as possible, at which point your factory will start making units again as rapidly as possible. 9 When your com is finished making eco [i][b]and is walking to the next cluster of mexes[/b][/i] then he won't be doing any construction, which means that your entire income will be allocated to the next-highest-priority construction, which will be your factory. So while your com is walking, your factory will make units. And when your com starts making eco again, because he's the high-priority constructor, his eco will finish as rapidly as possible, at which point your factory will start making units again as rapidly as possible.
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11 The total time it takes to produce the same amount of eco and units will be the same as if you had left everything at the default priority and therefore split your income evenly between your com and your factory... but the eco will finish [i]earlier[/i] which means you'll have [i]more metal[/i]. 11 The total time it takes to produce the same amount of eco and units will be the same as if you had left everything at the default priority and therefore split your income evenly between your com and your factory... but the eco will finish [i]earlier[/i] which means you'll have [i]more metal[/i].
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13 But that also means your units will finish [i]later[/i]. That too has its drawbacks. You need to learn how to balance your needs between getting units early and getting eco early. That's part of learning the game and comes with experience. 13 But that also means your units will finish [i]later[/i]. That too has its drawbacks. You need to learn how to balance your needs between getting units early and getting eco early. That's part of learning the game and comes with experience.
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15 But at a first approximation, as advice for a beginner - set your commander's and your constructor's priority to high or set your factory's priority to low. GENERALLY SPEAKING in the early game you're going to be better off letting whatever your com is building get built first, whether that's eco or defense. But be careful that you don't have your com building too much! Build mexes, build just enough energy, maybe build a lotus, then start walking to the next cluster of mexes and let your factory crank out units while he's walking. 15 But at a first approximation, as advice for a beginner - set your commander's and your constructor's priority to high or set your factory's priority to low. GENERALLY SPEAKING in the early game you're going to be better off letting whatever your com is building get built first, whether that's eco or defense. But be careful that you don't have your com building too much! Build mexes, build just enough energy, maybe build a lotus, then start walking to the next cluster of mexes and let your factory crank out units while he's walking.
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17 Hope that helped! There's a bunch of other fun tricks you can play with buildpower and priority, but from the replay that Godde commented on this is probably where you need to focus for now. 17 Hope that helped! There's a bunch of other fun tricks you can play with buildpower and priority, but from the replay that Godde commented on this is probably where you need to focus for now.