How structures win games in StarCraft 2 (Beginner's Guide)

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In StarCraft 2, structures win games. This video guide will help beginners to StarCraft 2 understand the fundamental basics of how structures work, what makes them different from units, and how you can use those principles to win games.
The guide will explain how to use the production queue, how to set rally points, and how to identify structures and what your opponent is using them for. The guide will also give a detailed explanation of the game’s win condition.
Basically, this guide teaches you everything you need to know about structures.
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Timestamps:
00:59 What is a structure?
01:48 Structures win games
04:36 Controlling structures
06:19 Economy structures
07:17 Supply structures
08:10 Production structures
09:50 Rally points
12:27 Technology structures
13:40 Defense structures
15:00 Under construction
17:03 Terran add-ons
17:43 The build grid
19:52 Destroying structures
21:09 Identifying structures

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@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

This is a video I meant to make eight years ago. Oh, how time flies. 🤣 A video all about structures might seem basic, but I think even veterans of StarCraft 2 will find some piece of information in there they didn’t know before. Also, to keep the video at a reasonable length, I had to cut a LOT of details and bonus stuff. Most of that stuff will go into my race specific guides (Terran, Protoss, Zerg) in the near future. Most of the time I spent on this video went into research, fact checking, and setting up the scenes in the game’s editor. Never thought I’d actually get some use out of all those hours I spent making custom maps for WarCraft 3! 😂 If you found this video valuable, I’d be super grateful if you could hit the like button and leave a quick comment, as it really helps the video reach more people. And if you want to help a tiny channel grow, consider subscribing! ✅ If you have any questions or comments, let me know! And thanks for supporting me. 😍

@benjaminwinther7387 3 жыл бұрын

I don't even play starcraft and I was just curious one day so I searched for info about it. Every single video I've seen so far looking for explanations about how the game works and different stuff about the game is so confusing. Every single one except the ones from you so good job!

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That really makes me happy to hear 😀

@merica.noughsaid1672 Жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly.

@CulturaGame 3 жыл бұрын

Wow blizzard should make this official guide for begginers! Very good job man! Learned a lot here.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! 😍

@atata2000 3 жыл бұрын

Even tho I am a diamond player and already knew all of this, I forgot some specific details that I haven't been paying attention recently. Who knows, maybe starting to pay attention to those details will get me to masters league soon. Great video, I hope your content helps to bring a couple more players into the game. Info like this surely will make the learning curve a little less tough for new players

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that's really nice to hear! 😀

@skipp3252 2 жыл бұрын

20:04 There is an important distinction here between armor and the "armored" tag. The armor value of a unit or structure flatly reduces incoming damage from attacks. It can be increased by different upgrades and is ignored by spell damage but in any case goes: more armor -> more good. The "armored" tag of a unit or structure is nothing specifically good. It just marks it as "armored" so that any unit that has bonus damage vs "armored" does more damage against it. I feel like this confuses a lot of newer players. An armored unit has no inherent advantage over a light unit, it just determines how different units interact. Also I'd pay good money to see a professional TvT end by somebody stealing an add-on xD

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Well said! Off the top of my head, some structures are Armored but have no armor (Sensor Tower is an example, I think) which is pretty unintuitive! And yes, I pray that one day we'll finally see a professional TvT end that way 😂

@nahruz.w3044 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Altercate, this is very easy to understand. Nice explanation. Keep on doing this, there a slight increase in the playerbase this few month and they would surely find your videos useful.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man! Thank you. It makes me happy to think someone will benefit from these videos 😀

@amezz3752 Жыл бұрын

The winning scenario with addon structures which was mentioned in the end was indeed executed my maestro RuFF in a match. Cant find the exact game, but it was in one of the games commented by Alex007 in one of his videos. Crazy stuff.

@Altercate Жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for letting me know! If you ever find the exact game I’d love to take a look :)

@amezz3752 Жыл бұрын

@@Altercate sure. Last game of this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ir-hiMh0m5zVqWg.html The exact timecode of the moment is 1:24:10 if you need it.

@Wwillswords Жыл бұрын

Double clicking on a unit or structure selects all of that unit type if you want a less complicated way to select for your control group

@dragomirpetrov5138 2 ай бұрын

DOn't really play the game, but I find these videos to be made with passion. I can support that

@ThanatosIRL Жыл бұрын

Very nice series. I don't even know if I'm gonna start playing. But this vid helps me understand what I'm watching at least lol

@Tehbailiff 2 жыл бұрын

Getting back into starcraft randomly and enjoying your videos.

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad I could help 😀

@LilyZayli Жыл бұрын

Amazing production quality and very informative!

@jacobthejacobmcgee 3 жыл бұрын

Great series so far! Helpful to a beginner like me, looking to beat a friend who got a bit of a head start playing the game :)

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad I could help and good luck challenging your friend! 😀

@jret65541 3 жыл бұрын

Videos on macro cycle would be great!

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! Will put it on the list 😀

@ahhkekeke 3 жыл бұрын

Best. Vid. So. Far.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! 😍

@tmhudg Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks for doing this.

@DiegoAguilera Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video thank you !

@daviddornbrack8057 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for the good and clear explanation.

@ANUD01 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for understandable summary

@MrTonkiee 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an awesome Guide! :)

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend! 😍

@Sokrydes 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

@GodLike420s 2 жыл бұрын

its a great game. i was searching something like this for years

@leechanyeong409 4 ай бұрын

i started watching this channel to learn starcraft just so i could play with my friends now i watch just for fun

@diegogaleote5382 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing guide.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😍

@mcondon23 Жыл бұрын

Great info

@everacalm8410 3 жыл бұрын

Keep them coming man ;)

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will! 😀

@everacalm8410 3 жыл бұрын

@@Altercate They are so helpful for nubs like me appreciate it.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

@@everacalm8410 Glad to hear it! Always makes me happy to hear people are getting some use out of my videos 😀

@nicolasmaldonado7334 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😀

@BrutalationXL 2 жыл бұрын

Great info thanks.

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! :)

@pauln7029 2 жыл бұрын

Video totally underrated.

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😀

@rogermcghee8125 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! 😀

@ANTOINEJonathan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! 😀

@donvitto5123 Жыл бұрын

Your Englisch is so clearly and I understood All the things. I am a great fan from SC 2.

@Altercate Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@omciiioiooo1706 11 ай бұрын

I typed “Starcraft 2 for dummies”and this is the first video that shows up

@c.k.demirdzhiyan 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Starcraft 2 guide videos and I have a quick question. How did you do the zoom-in at 6:22 and the similar one at 7:20?

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words! Those camera movements are scripted in the StarCraft 2 editor. I use the map editor to setup a lot of the scenes for my videos. 😀

@staiton3889 2 жыл бұрын

Cool vid

@jret65541 3 жыл бұрын

Video on why ff12 has the best battle system

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, thanks for that suggestion too! I'm working my way up through the series (working on FF2 right now) and I'll definitely talk about FF12 battle system eventually 😀

@TheRabbittz 7 ай бұрын

Asbolutely AMAZING videos! question though... I haven't played since SC1 20 years ago, but you got me in to SC2! But I played a match and had a floating base trying to hide and still lost... do they change the rules in online play so it doesn't drag out? (I was playing against a friend just trying to annoy him a little after he destroyed me).

@nahruz.w3044 3 жыл бұрын

I thought if a structures got destroyed while researching/queing the resources would dissapear. Wasted APM haha

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

🤣 Might've helped improve your APM tho!

@andr0oo820 2 жыл бұрын

I missed the SC2 hype train. But due to Covid and lockdown I’m gonna get back into sc ahah

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the game! 😀

@Qladstone 2 жыл бұрын

All structures are also armoured, but being armoured does nothing except make them take more damage!

@coldcoder3138 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question: Can I cycle between groups of units (Marines, Siege tanks etc.) by Tab key?

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Correct, the Tab key cycles between different units in your current selection. It works exactly as for structures - there's a set priority that *always* remains the same if you have the same types of units in your selection. So if you have Marines, Marauders, and Medivacs in the same unit group, they will always be in the same order. Hope that helps! 😀

@coldcoder3138 3 жыл бұрын

@@Altercate I'm asking, because I wanted to select tanks and turn them to siege mode, but i had to go through other units I had and Ctrl + tank. Thanks a lot.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

@@coldcoder3138 Glad I could help! 😀

@skipp3252 2 жыл бұрын

In the case of tanks it is very good practice to put them on a different hotkey though. Not only does it let you siege them but it allows you to focus fire important enemy units with your tanks. This might be too advanced for your skill level but it is a good habit to build early anyways. But generally it is very usefull to cycle through selected units with tab. Just keep in mind that depending on what units you have in your selection it might take more or less tabs than you expect.

@cocodoggo3153 3 жыл бұрын

Best video everer erhthethetheth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! 😍

@sooooooooDark Ай бұрын

its such a weird quality of life thing thats missing in every rts ive played so far: why are production buildings rally points MOVE COMMANDS to the location instead of ATTACK MOVE commands to that location? would be nicer in 95% of cases

@nchaly 2 жыл бұрын

A bug: at 4:54 Ctrl-LMB is listed twice.

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

D'oh, yeah, I messed that up in editing! Should be Ctrl+Shift+LMB 😣

@NotAriieFluffie 2 жыл бұрын

"Only the Protoss' Photon Cannons can shoot both air and ground" toss imba

@Altercate 2 жыл бұрын

LOL always!

@tgzus40oz2 3 жыл бұрын

how do i get the extra unit commadns on the righit side?

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Go to menu, Options -> Gameplay, and then remove the check from "Enable Simple Command Card". 😀

@tgzus40oz2 3 жыл бұрын

@@Altercate fuck ya, thanks big dog! Much appreciated.

@Altercate 3 жыл бұрын

@@tgzus40oz2 Happy to help, friend! 😀

@skipp3252 2 жыл бұрын

while you are at it, also enable selection of enemy units :D Those two options should be changed by every new starcraft player before they even hop into their first AI game ^^