How do I micro in PA?

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by mushroomars, July 31, 2013.

  1. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    My entire game consisted of waiting 1 minute after I selected my engineers to place more metal extractors, double click on factories and spamming shift+LMB to queue up more units, and doing exactly what is in the picture.

    I had a gigantic expansion base with over 200 engineers in it, and I never used it. It wasn't because I forgot about it, but because I didn't want to go to the trouble of microing mixed tiers of engineers to build more metal; I had enough metal already. My teammates were literally building nothing but energy, naval and AA defenses all game.

    I think I'll stick to Spudwars: Episode 4: The Return of the Chips.
  2. greendiamond

    greendiamond Active Member

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    you do not

    its alpha its not going to have a lot in the balanced gameplay department
  3. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    ...Did you even look at the OP?
  4. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    I think no matter what type of definition you use, selecting your whole base and telling it to go somewhere is not micro?
  5. iampetard

    iampetard Active Member

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    I think its all a big joke. I'm not sure though
  6. cwarner7264

    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

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    My God, Mushroomars, you're playing on Windows 95? :p
  7. greendiamond

    greendiamond Active Member

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    i did and i had no idea what it had to do with micro

    you may noticed that it selects groups of similar units when selecting a wid area with priority going towards aattacking units

    also you can tell multiple types of fabs to build at once by pressing B a few times
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  8. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    --> Point <-- *whoosh*

    ^
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    --> Your head <--

    :p
  9. greendiamond

    greendiamond Active Member

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    you are very correct. wth is going on here.
  10. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    It's ok, Mushroomars is just really bad at sarcasm... or perhaps he's really good, depending on your perception of the outcome of his attempt.

    Either way, Mushroomars is being sarcastic.
  11. impend1ngdoom

    impend1ngdoom Member

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    lol in the later game stages this is so true (for me at least)
  12. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    Being really bad at sarcasm and really good at sarcasm are entirely synonymous, so long as it takes people a while to get that you're being sarcastic.

    It's when people don't get that you're sarcastic that you have elevated to godhood. Or you have officially transformed into a massive throbbing cock. I wouldn't mind being both.
  13. kalherine

    kalherine Active Member

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    Try not think in micro for now!
    We will have time to test that and balance it ,but not now.
  14. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    Another *whoosh*.

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