[Prodigga]

Hey guys was wondering if you all had any tips to share when it comes to building placement as Zerg. I didn't find this to be a prob until I got out of Silver, where some clever terrains bunch their marines between my hatchery and spawning pool do I can't get a surround.

Now I've learned to spread my buildings out against Terran and 'wall off' my mineral line against Zerg to slow his forces trying to stream in at my workers.

Any others tips I should be aware of?

[TABjornbrandr]

Basic things placing evolution chambers and macro-hatches to prevent hellions from getting giant run-bye into your mineral lines and not placing important tech structures in easily snipe-able positions. Other than that, you generally want to maximise mobility for your force so that you aren't fighting in chokes.

[mGGDrGooSe]

dont place buildigns behind your mineral line against terran. Drop marines in there and the lings cant get to them cos they are protected.

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	PiG:	agree!
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[PiG]

Vaguely related tip: don't waste too much time on building placement just make sure you don't clump them together as was the problem stated in the OP. Just box a handful of workers in your mineral line and build as quickly as possible! Any time spent planning a wall is time not macroing :P

[SLCN.NXZ]

The reason you used to see players ( and still do) make pools behind their min line is to be better off against reapers. Honestly apart from just making macro hatches to wall off your natural and evo chambers to do the same there isnt that much to add. I guess drones can walk through spines so if you make them to defend drops put the IN your mineral line.

Oh actually something ive done on a few maps is if your going double evo in zvz, put it on either side of ur ramp (the first one goes whered u normally put it to wall off) then u can put a queen in the middle vs a zergling runby and its incredibly effective.

[nirvAnA]

Sim city wall off at your natural to prevent hellion runbys, ice always does this excellently.

Don't sim city in your main as marines will just drop in those sweet spots, unless you're meta gaming and hide borrowed banelings there. Something ice does too lol.

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FvRphoneheha:

Seriously? Baits drops? sneaky...

[LGShaft]

Sim city in main vs Terran to invite drops... hide Banelings. Genius. Who is Ice?

[SLCN.NXZ]

Originally Posted by vVvShaft

Sim city in main vs Terran to invite drops... hide Banelings. Genius. Who is Ice?

Iceiceice, pro dota player known for being ridiculously good at sc2 (for our region) despite never playing it. Talented guy...

[majhra]

One a day9's shows (some time ago, I forget which) covered this for zvz. I still use it.

esentially placing your first few buildings (pool + bane/roach/evo) as a choke between your main and gasses. much easier to defend all ins.

[BearPack]

in ZvZ, if your creep spread is covering the ramp at your natural, you can save yourself from massive ling/baneling all-ins that you would be unprepared for by walling off the ramp with evos, with a queen blocking the exit path. This generally gives you time to morph blings/make some roaches to defend the obnoxious all-in

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FsDronesInJail:

good start :D although this is vulnerable very fast bane timings

[FsDronesInJail]

good strategy i always use it although this is vulnerable to very fast bane timings

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[Hijung]

I like placing two spines and two evo's next to each other to deny hellion access. Queens at ramp, once Hellions are in your main then your shit is fucked.

[Ghosty]

Try this for shits and gigs:

1) Place your buildings behind the mineral line vs Terran so none of your lings can hit marines he drops there but put 1-2 burrowed banelings in the space instead
2) Wait till said unsuspecting Terran comes along with pesky drop "Silly Zerg can't place his buildings properly huehuehue"
3) Profit! > BwaHahahHAha!!!

edit: looks like shaft beat me to it

[Arterial]

i dont know how to quick comment...but im using the stronger team color mod and had teams set to green and red =]

[Arterial]

Back before the queen buff I used to always simcity my natural using an evo chamber at the bottom of the ramp and a spine next to it, but these days hellion openers are less popular so I don't do it anymore.

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