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Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 06 Apr 2013, 16:20

heya all!

unfortunately I think that not so many people are reading the newbie forum.
Nearly half a year ago a thread started that was called the same for producing replay tutorials for the game. They were downloaded over 3000 times in total and I think they really helped people. But many people were also asking for video tutorials, and you know what’s coming now: here they go.

The topics shall be the same as the replays but of course you can suggest more, no you have to suggest more, unfortunately the other thread about this is no longer there, whatever. I can understand if you don’t want to write down all your ideas again, maybe because you think that will never happen. But I promise you it will.

The tutorials on youtube so far are either gameplay casts or for vanilla. That sucks, we need real tutorials, with people explaining something. I started a few weeks ago with it, and I can present you 19 videos in a tutorial playlist so far. All can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... 4b-3s5vol0
The playlist does include videos from Gyle, ZaphodX and myself.

The do cover the topics:
User Interface assinged done
Basic Economy assinged done
Build Order assinged done
Basic Gameplay assinged done
Build Range assinged done
Transports & Getthos assinged done
Point Defences assinged done
Spawn Menu assinged done
How to: Aeon assinged done
Templates (including replay with the templates shown in the video) assinged done
Seleens assinged done
Basic Landmicro: Dodging assinged done
Reclaim assinged
Airmicro assinged done
Commander Blocking assinged done
ACU & SACU upgrades assinged uploading

Naval Basics assinged - Blackheart
Storage & generally mex upgrading
guessing: how to not play without brain
mapmaking
modding
dealing with turtles assinged - Sheppard
scouting and it's importance
choosing faction assinged - Nombringer
snipe techniques (high quality pls)



If you upload to your own channel you have to follow the enumertation!
But you have shit loads of ideas to throw on me so go ahead and that’s also the first point of my "I want to help!" list.

I want to help!
1. Make suggestions
or Make a full concept/transcript for a video
or Make a video (it can be uploaded on my channel or on your own, but in this case you have to keep to the standard of the other videos)
or Make a maptutorial (not setons)


I want to help and I am Ze_Pilot:
1. Add the replays to the tutorial tab
2. Make the tutorial tab fitting for videos on you tube

List Tutorials on youtube: (by eXcalibur)
Spoiler: show


thx to plasmawolf for fixing my english
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 08 Apr 2013, 17:59

Swkoll will likely do something about reclaim or atack bombers so, i figured out an idea for another vid

Vid 1: assinged done
some kind of "little rpo/advanced tips" including
scout assist tank at raidning
moving backwards how to
com missle flying over tmd
flying under shields with gunships
rocks (mass) can be bombed
sat can block nukes
aa can shoot of units from a tranport
if the chickenbot dies while it gets reclaimed it will not leave a quantum signature
groundfire with PD

Vid 2: assinged done
Overcharge, how could i forget that!

if you feel like doing one of these in the format show above, just leave a message or sent me a PM

vid 3

more tips from pros
dodge aa with gunship/t1 aa with jester
new things: running under fatty shield
mobile stealthfield into transport will stealth the trasnport
crtl-k loyalist in t4 fight or acu snipe
block mex with cybran scout
build fac to protect from lab or commander (blocking directfirestop/reclaim)
protect dropped engies with trasport above it
unitsplit vs AOE weapons (flak oblivion, oc etc)
mass scout/int patrolling to stop nuke like with a sat
set CZAR on goundfire
upgrade shields to 99%
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 08 Apr 2013, 22:47

So we got 3 more vids (thrid is still uploading)
- Overcharge
- Commander Blocking
- Tips and tricks #1
(videos in the spoiler)
Spoiler: show






and i really would like people to support this prject: if you have a unit and you think you are very good with it, you think you can use it very good, the post your dieas here, or make a video on your own (i would like to keep it on as less channels as possible so pls give it to me or a caster of your trust)

also if there is anything you would like to know this is the time to post it
if you are a pro try to think about what you would tell noosb and medium players and maybe what you made to improve yourself (not watching replay i mean gameplay stuff)
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby Hascins » 08 Apr 2013, 23:56

I have some suggestions:

- Intel placement, what do i see with the different intels / sonars...how to counter
- PD placement, how the map like hill, water influences gameplay
- how to track andattack an acu under water with groundfire for example
- how to use walls
- why to ctrl-k t1 pgen/facs to get mass
- most popular snipe techniques ...mercy, ghetto gunship, tml, airsnipe etc (maybe with ingame footage)
- how to counter selen when standing on masspoint or hydro

i personally like something like...one t1 bomber is useful against engys/tanks/radar with one pass.... 3 t1 bomber against mexes and t1 pgens
and that for different units that are often used

- how to use gaz_ui and its pros
- there is a mod i guess zulu or something....its a fast build shortcut system some people use....maybe someone could explain that
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 09 Apr 2013, 00:03

intel, yes
reclaim yes (swkoll)
snipetechniqzes, good idea
pd, seleen, walls, bomber done, look playlist
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 09 Apr 2013, 12:10

New suggestion i got:

vid 1
A tutorial about the importance of scout (should maybe be the 3th or 4th already) i dont know yet how to exactly pull this off but i agree there should be something about that, not only explaining scouting but really the importance of it

and also waht to scout form for example where the acu goes at the start of the game
also how to use your scouting information (i play with people on clear sight and they fail to se the information, so tell what you need to look for and what you do if you see certain things)

vid 2
choosing faction

vid 3
modding starting help?

vid 4
mapmaking start help?

Feel free to pick on and leave a comment that you are going to make it!
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby Nombringer » 09 Apr 2013, 21:39

Why can't you and Tartarus work together instead of constantly undermining each other....

/sigh
BC_Blackheart: i just copy his shit and do it 5% better leads to easy win usually xD

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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby Hascins » 09 Apr 2013, 22:16

I'm supporting whoever actually works constantly on it without any preference...there might be a chance to put both together on a later stage....


less talky more worky ;)
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby ColonelSheppard » 10 Apr 2013, 14:45

Tempest did the bomber thing big thanks to him
Spoiler: show


addidtional ideas from some players were:

dodging bombers (maybe combine that with other advanced micro things like out microing mantis with lab)
using terrain, beeing aware of terrain
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Re: Tutorial Productions

Postby Hascins » 10 Apr 2013, 16:04

Is there a plan to show advatages/disadvantages of units?

Like - Comparison of MML's of the different factions (with RoF, Splash, Special abilites - split into smaller rockets etc.)
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