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Set up StarCraft: Remastered like a competitive player: no mouse acceleration, left-hand hotkeys, control groups, screen keys, mineral walking and the Cargo trick.
- Turn off mouse acceleration so the cursor moves exactly as far as your hand does.
- Keep your hotkeys under the left hand and put your army on control groupsControl groupsCtrl + a number key saves the selected units or buildings to that key; press it to select them again, twice to jump the camera there. Up to 12 units per group. 1–0.
- Screen keysScreen keysF2, F3 and F4 save camera positions (Shift + key to set). One press jumps the screen back to that spot., mineral walkingMineral walkA worker ordered to mine ignores other units, so it can pass through a blocked ramp or a surrounding army. and the Cargo commandCargoReturn Cargo (C): a worker carrying minerals or gas takes them to the nearest base before doing anything else. each save you seconds every minute.
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Get Repalyzer, freeWhat this episode covers
- Host Borislav (Grast) opens the episode by demonstrating how to disable Windows mouse acceleration using a registry fix for exact cursor precision.
- Grast explains hotkey customization in StarCraft: Remastered, recommending a left-hand grid layout to avoid reaching across the keyboard.
- Single-player mechanics are introduced, starting with immediate opening worker splitting onto separate mineral patches.
- The host demonstrates unit selection techniques, control group assignment (1–0), and adding or removing units using Shift and Ctrl shortcuts.
- Rally point setup and screen hotkeys (F2, F3, F4) are explained for rapidly shifting camera focus between production buildings and rally locations.
- Grast reveals the worker mineral-walk mechanic, showing how ordering a worker to mine a distant resource allows it to phase through blocking units.
- The host explains the Cargo command (C key), which orders workers carrying minerals or gas to immediately return resources before switching tasks.
- Settings and graphics options in StarCraft: Remastered are reviewed, warning against Shadow Stacking because it obscures unit counts.
- Grast plays through the first Protoss campaign mission (Escape from Aiur), highlighting Zeratul's permanent cloak, shield regeneration, and Zerg detectors.
- Zerg production and tech mechanics are demonstrated, explaining Hatchery costs, Larva morphing, Sunken Colonies, and LurkerLurkerMorphed from a Hydralisk. Attacks only while burrowed, with spines that hit everything in a line. burrowing.
- A trick to force worker patrolling is demonstrated by select-grouping a Probe with a combat unit and issuing a Patrol command.
- Grast hosts an interactive 3v3 multiplayer match on Big Game HuntersBig Game HuntersA classic four-player map with huge mineral fields, popular for team and casual games. with community viewers, demonstrating Reaver drops and Carrier transitions.
Test yourself
4 quick questions on this episode.
1. A Probe is stuck behind your own units on a ramp. How do you get it through?
A worker ordered to mine ignores other units (mineral walking), so it passes straight through them.
2. What does the Cargo command (C) do?
Return Cargo drops off the minerals or gas a worker is holding before you send it somewhere new, so nothing is lost.
3. Workers have no Patrol button. How do you make one patrol?
Patrol given to a mixed group reaches the worker too; stopping the combat unit afterwards leaves the worker patrolling.
4. Which keys does Grast use to save camera positions?
Shift + F2, F3 or F4 saves the current screen; pressing the key again jumps straight back to it.
Questions this episode answers
How do you disable mouse acceleration for StarCraft: Remastered in Windows 10?
Uncheck 'Enhance pointer precision' in Windows Mouse Settings and download the 'Remove Cursor Acceleration' registry archive. Applying this fix removes automatic Windows acceleration, granting exact 1:1 mouse tracking necessary for accurate micro-management.
How can a worker unit pass through a group of units blocking its path?
Right-click on any visible mineral patch or refinery across the blockade. Ordering a worker to mine triggers its resource-gathering pathing ('mineral-walk'), allowing it to clip directly through blocking units.
What is the Cargo command (C key) used for in StarCraft?
The Cargo command (C key) instructs a worker currently holding minerals or gas to immediately return those resources to the nearest town hall (Nexus, Command Center, or Hatchery). Pressing C when redirecting workers prevents losing gathered resources and saves unnecessary backtracking.
How do you make a worker patrol if there is no Patrol button on its command card?
Select the worker together with any combat unit that possesses a Patrol command, press 'P' (or your assigned Patrol hotkey) toward the target area, and then select the combat unit and press 'S' to stop it while the worker continues patrolling.
Full summary
Episode 2 of StarKraftika, hosted by Borislav (Grast), is a foundational tutorial on control setup, user interface customization, and core mechanics in StarCraft: Remastered, designed for beginners and returning players looking to improve their speed and efficiency. The episode opens with essential system adjustments, explaining how to disable Windows mouse acceleration using a registry fix to achieve precise 1:1 cursor control. Grast then demonstrates custom hotkey setups, advocating for a left-hand-focused grid layout that remaps distant keys (like P, O, and M) closer to the primary gaming position.
Through single-player demonstrations, the host covers fundamental mechanical skills: splitting workers onto individual mineral patches at the game start, creating and managing control groups (1–0), using selection shortcuts (Ctrl+click, Shift+click), setting rally points, and assigning screen hotkeys (F2, F3, F4). Grast introduces advanced control tricks, such as worker mineral-walking through unit blockades, using the Cargo command (C key) to instantly return gathered resources when reassigning workers, and forcing a worker to patrol by grouping it with a military unit. The episode also reviews graphics options—warning against Shadow Stacking due to visual unit ambiguity—and walks through the first Protoss campaign mission. It concludes with an interactive 3v3 community match on Big Game Hunters, where Grast showcases Reaver drops and Carrier transitions.