Arqade Asked by Gilly on January 18, 2021
I’m a Silver League Terran player. I normally don’t use nuke gameplay in SC2 since the army normally moves out the nuke’s blast area. I would like to start incorporating it into my play style as a harass tactic, and to block paths of the opponents army.
What is the most effective method of hiding the red nuke dot on the map so the opponent does not know where the nuke is going to land?
As you have already discovered, using a nuke against enemy units is very difficult since a player is very likely to notice it. The trick is to only use it to harass enemy units when your opponent is otherwise distracted. When you do use it, it is best to use it against an area on the map he is not currently focused on. If your enemy is attacking you, launch a nuke on one of his bases (a successful nuke will deal massive damage to any of the bases, and destroy any workers as well).
However, I believe you may be narrowing your focus too much. The nuke is useful against more than just units, it is devastating to buildings as well. The following buildings will be destroyed from one nuke (source):
Pylon, Supply Depot, Extractor, Refinery, Tech Lab, Reactor, Photon Cannon, Bunker, Missile Turret, Sensor Tower, Spine Crawler, Spore Crawler, Creep Tumor
Of these, I would say the supply depot is the most tempting targets. Terran players will often clump up their supply depots together. One well placed nuke can put a huge dent in the enemies supply cap.
Finally, the defensive nuke. The defensive nuke will almost always be seen by the enemy, but that's fine. One of the most useful features of the defensive nuke is that it can hold off an opposing army, either giving your units time to retreat or finish building some units. Managing to kill enemy units with it would be ideal, but considering you need to place it in the opposing armies path for it to work, it's very unlikely your opponent won't notice it when moving his army.
Correct answer by Wipqozn on January 18, 2021
A couple I can think of:
Answered by tenfour on January 18, 2021
The other answers have already given good advice, but I wanted to add a little that I've been successful with:
Multiple nukes, attacking: as simultaneously as you can manage to launch them (two or even three).
Multiple nukes, defensive: with a ghost parked somewhere far from your base in relative safety, when attacked, you can nuke their retreat simultaneously with their advance (with a ghost from inside your base). This is often very effective at devastating their army. I also find this is a great time to drop one onto their base, assuming you've got another ghost out there on the map somewhere.
The edge of a cliff. As Wipqozn points out, nukes are excellent against buildings. I often like to drop a nuke on the edge of a cliff that has defensive buildings perched atop of it. Even without sight, they get damaged if not destroyed.
Answered by Jed Daniels on January 18, 2021
You can walk your nukes forward. If protoss or terran opponent has clumped supply, easy target, big reward. 3 nukes will kill any building, hatchery = 3 nukes + 1 auto attack.
When dropping nukes, dont think of the center blast radius always. The splash is good too. Hide the nuke marker off to the side of a farming mine field with the edges of the blast in range of workers. Gets you good kills.
Also, do not be afraid to rush to a nuke, a ghost does not need cloak to use it. Your force can always protect it while trying to blow up a fortification on a ramp.
Answered by Jakub on January 18, 2021
Also, Hide the red dot behind the health bars! See here
I've pulled this off successfully almost all the time. They check their bases and still don't see the red dot. Distract and keep them busy while the nuke is in transit.Answered by ScalarX on January 18, 2021
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