How do you do a mass drop while your ships are moving?

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How do you do a mass drop while your ships are moving?

  1. BTNHfan99

    BTNHfan99 New Member

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    fast forward to 2:55
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo043p9UsFg

    notice how the zergs overlords unloads everything it has without stopping. how is that possible? the same questions on how to reload.
    (sorry for the nub question)
     
  2. Butterfly

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    You move your ol's in the direction you want them to go then you press the unload hotkey and click the hotkey and then click on the overlord
     
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    im a bit confuse, when i do a drop with a group of ols, i would click a direction and when i click the unload hot key i am force to click at a spot, and thats what causes the overlord to stop at a specific location.

    i know how to unload a single overlord while moving, i click on the unit portraits while the ol is moving, but for a group of overlords, i find that method useless.
     
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    That's exactly how you do it but you keep pressing the unload hotkey on all of the ol's one at a time. You can see in the vid that he is unloading one at a time as well. I wish the betta was up I could just show you.

    ? do you know how I can reach an admin?
     
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    good question. yeah, sen has just some really good micro management, I know he selects each ovl individually i dont know about the pressing the unload button and clicking it on your overlord.

    LOL i feel so noob now :(
     
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    you're right he was clicking them one at a time. thanks for the observation. i just thought there was an easier way.
     
  7. Lobsterlegs

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    There is an easier way. While your dropship/overlord/warp prism is moving with units, push the unload hotkey and click on your moving dropship or whatever it is that you have.

    If you have a ton of overlords this is the way to drop. Select all overlords to fly over an opponents base, once there is ground (when they reach the base), click and unload every overlord. The units will drop in a nice line and will help your spread and increase your concave. Don't forget to put the transporting units to use after the drop! (Note, you should not drop like this if you're making an immortal drop or intense micro drops with siege tanks!)

    Terrans can heal, Protoss can warp in extra forces, and Zerg can use overlords to barf creep to maximize the damage.
     
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    Move, then click unload on your dropship while it's mooving to the location
     
  9. BTNHfan99

    BTNHfan99 New Member

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    thank you both
     
  10. Lobsterlegs

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    No problem, happy to help :D
     
  11. Butterfly

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    that link dont work. i always wanted to see sen vs idra zvz
     
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