Build Orders

Question 1

What is the optimal starting build order (NO HYDRO)

[9 steps]

Answer 1

(Open Split View)

1. Land/Air Factory [Build next to a Mex] - (Land if land possition, Air if air or sea possition)
2. Pgen x 2 (Build next to a Mex)
3. Mex x 2
4. Pgen x 2 (Build next to a Mex)
5. Mex x 2
6. Then, any 2 x factories (depending on map/possition) next to a mex (with Pgens built before hand to support) then send your ACU forward to kill units/establish a forward base (if stuck on an island, send your ACU by air transport)

(engineers build…)

7. Power Storage (Right click OC to enable auto-fire!!)
8. T1 Radar right accross your base (detect base drops!)
9. T1 energy spam (surround air factories & 1 side of land factories)

Question 2

What is the optimal starting build order (WITH HYDRO)

[7 steps]

Answer 2

(Open Split View)

1. Land/Air Factory [Build next to a Mex] - (Land if land possition, Air if air or sea possition)
2. Mex x 4
3. Assist Hydro
4. Then, any 2 x factories (depending on map/possition) next to a mex (with Pgens built before hand to support) then send your ACU forward to kill units/establish a forward base (if stuck on an island, send your ACU by air transport)

(engineers build…)

5. Power Storage (Right click OC to enable auto-fire!!)
6. T1 Radar right accross your base (detect base drops!)
7. T1 Pgen spam

Question 3

How can you view all map radar coverage at once

Answer 3

This can be switched on & off in-game in the Strategic Overlay Menu (see top left options bar)

Question 4

How do you view the quantity of mass reclaim available

Answer 4

Hold Ctrl + Shift

Question 5

How many additional T1 Pgens are required to support an additional T1 land factory

Answer 5

1 x T1 Pgen

Question 6

How many additional T1 Pgens are required to support an additional T1 air factory

Answer 6

3 x T1 Pgens

Question 7

How many T1 engineers are required to have the same buildpower as the ACU

Answer 7

Only 2

(the ACU is actually quite an inefficient builder, thus it’s better just to send the ACU into combat early on)

Question 8

How do you rotate build templates

Answer 8

Middle mouse button

Question 9

Where’s the best place to build Pgens & in what pattern

Answer 9

Next to air factories (early game surround your air factories with T1 Pgens)

Mid Game: Build T3 Pgens next to air factories in a grid pattern

Question 10

Once Mexs are T3, how can you continue to increase your Mass income

Answer 10

Surround your Mass Storage units with T2 Mass Fabricators

Question 11

How much energy does the first edition of the shield consume per second

Answer 11

100 energy/s

Question 12

Can a Mex still produce while being upgraded

Answer 12

YES !