The Zerg are composed of
several different types of creatures that have been integrated into the Swarm by the
Overmind. These creatures, or breeds, have been selectively evolved to become efficient
killers and to assist the Zerg in their quest for ultimate power. The Zerg do not utilize
technology in the common sense, but their natural weaponry and armor is comparable to the
most advanced gadgetry employed by any other species. This biological evolution, combined
with an unmatched savagery and their blind devotion to the Overmind, make the Zerg an
extremely formidable and deadly foe. The Zerg have been found in all types of
environments, including deep space. They have adapted themselves to the rigors of space
travel, although it is not exactly understood how they are able to do so. The center of a
Zerg habitation is the Hatchery. Their nests are composed of a thick organic matter,
nicknamed the Creep, which provides nourishment for the Zerg and provides organic mass for
Zerg Larvae and Drones to facilitate their transformation into larger forms. The Creep
expands and covers the area around the Zerg hive, and is very difficult to eradicate.
Now, The Zerg want
Kerrigan's heart. If she has one.
Forgery: White : Top Left Position
CrazyLisk: Teal: Bottom Middle position
Mr. Wonderful: Green : Right Middle Position
Haplo.wm: Blue : Bottom Right Position
The zerg are
a malicious race. The thrive upon the creep, and devour any terran or protoss that come
their way. But what do they do when they all want something that none of them can have?
They fight. They choose a battleground, and go there. They have no choice, for this
once was the Overmind's will, and is now Kerrigan's will. She is not allowed to interfere
however, for she is the prize sought, even though no cerebrate could have her. Each
cerebrate was given a single hatchery, four drones, and a solitary overlord. Each
cerebrate also got a small island to build on, there we're several other islands nearby,
all within 256 tiles. (The standard zerg measurement of long distances)
The
cerebrates began their long and furious battle by commanding each of their drones to
separate mineral patches. The TEAL and BLUE cerebrates each started off with a 2nd
hatchery, followed closely by an overlord, and then finally, a spawning pool. GREEN did a
different build, starting with a spawning pool, then a gas extractor, and finally a second
hatchery. WHITE, who had the best positioning on the planet (He was in the opposite corner
from everyone else, yes, these planets are flat) and he would have the ability to take
over several mineral deposits before needing to do anything in the way of military
conflict. Even though he didn't know this, he started a spawning pool, then a gas geyser,
and morphed his hatchery into a Lair.
Both TEAL and
BLUE decided to go for hydralisk drops, this was very apparent, because instead of putting
down a spire for the much needed mutalisks, they both put down a hydralisk den almost
simultaneously!
BLUE was the
first to start spawning an army, he began amassing hydralisks, because he felt that with
an early hydralisk drop, he might be able to turn the tides of the battle in his favor.
WHITE, who
now had a spire morphing, had apparently started the Ventral Sacks upgrade so that he
could expand quickly. Unfortunately, he had thus far failed to create a second hatchery,
and that could put him at a disadvantage if he we're to be attacked early. As soon as his
spire finished morphing, he started a Queen's Nest, and then a Evolution Chamber. His
overlords had established contact with their sac glands, and were able to produce ventral
sacs on their undersides, allowing them to carry a drone to a nearby expansion slot. WHITE
chose to expand to the expansion slot behind him, in the corner. During this time he also
started morphing his hatchery at the original base into a hive, and began morphing a
second hatchery at his main hive cluster.
Both TEAL
and BLUE had 20 or so hydralisks patrolling at the edges of their bases. This could
prevent drops, from those sides, easily, but a more creative strike, such as having the
mutalisks fly around to the back, would cause terror in the zerg base that BLUE could only
imagine from the several times he must have done it himself.
Knowing
that they would very much need extra minerals and gas to fuel their respective broods,
both BLUE and GREEN began hatcheries at a nearby base, BLUE behind his main, and GREEN at
a base that jutted to the empty lands north of himself.
GREEN was
continually producing troops up to this point, except when he was out of control. as you
see here that wasn't often, as this isn't even all of his broods!
Because
he felt that he was powerful, GREEN expanded to the top right starting position, it was
pretty far away, but he didn't reinforce it at all. I'm sure that any other of the
cerebrates that had seen this would have laughed him off of the planet, but fortunately
they didn't so it went un-noticed for quite a spell.
TEAL, the coveted hydralisk dropper, had spawned 16 hydralisks, and had 4 overlords ready
to drop them on GREEN's main, which was now defended by several sunken colonies, spore
colonies, zerglings, and hydralisks. The zerglings ripped into the hydralisks' flesh.
Sunken colonies anally probed their butts. Glave worms bounched from each of the
hydralisks heads. Clearly the hydralisks did not stand a chance, and little GREEN blood
was shed at that skirmish.
While no one was looking, WHITE had taken over another expansion, and had another
one starting up. However GREEN had started an expansion between his main hive cluster and
BLUE's, and TEAL had an expansion near him, and was morphing a hatchery at the bottom left
corner expansion.
As I had seen earlier, TEAL was a hydralisk drop fanatic, and he felt the need to do it
again. This time he sent 6 overlords, their undersides packed side to side with
hydralisks. Seeing the need to perhaps deal with zerglings, he also brought along about 10
of the zerg basic flying fighters, mutalisks! He sent this army at BLUE's main hive
cluster, and was beaten back harshly. Foruntately this time it was almost cost
effective. Almost.
Our friend, WHITE, who hadn't been attacked yet, was fully exploiting the
queen's Parasite ability, by attaching them to several Scantid Crawlers near the middle of
the planet. On an unrelated note, WHITE found green's northern most expansion, and was
very pissed off that GREEN felt he could expand, and not defend it. In retaliation to it,
he sent over a wing of 20 or so mutalisks, which had been resting up to a point where they
we're now 2/2.
Apparently, there was a reason for GREEN not defending his expansion. He was busy
at the BLUE main base! He had dropped about 50 Zerglings, who had been injected with an
adrenal gland upgrade, several hydralisks, and escorted by 30+ Mutalisks! TEAL, who was
completely idle at the time, decided he too, wanted to destroy BLUE, and he sent 6
overlords with hydralisks stacked in their bellies to BLUE's expansion behind his ex-main
hive cluster. Blue compensated by taking two expansions, and not even teching anymore. He
was now out of the gam e for
good.
WHITE, who still hadn't been attacked, was expanding for a 4th, all
within 70 tiles of his main hive cluster! This cerebrate was not showing signs of stopping
mutalisk production. He had several mutalisks (At least 40) and 12 devourers floating over
a possible future expansion. This army would not stay put for long, however, because there
was another GREEN base that need to be dealt with, the expansion directly above his main!
However, GREEN would not sit idly by as his expansion was
destroyed. He expanded to 2 spots between him, and where BLUE used to be, and sent his
army of mutalisks to deal with white. Unfortunately, devourers and a superior number of
mutalisks destroyed GREEN's mutalisks, and the few scourge that he sent.
Fortunately for GREEN, he was able to produce several more mutalisks very quickly, and was
able to chisel the WHITE wing of mutalisks down to 4 devourers, with acid spores from
several newly hatched Devourers.
Because he wasn't being harassed at the time, TEAL decided to take over 3 expansions to
the left of his main hive cluster. At the same time, he loaded up 7 overlords full of
hydralisks, and dropped them at the GREEN expansion that was right below GREEN's main.
Needless to say, the hydralisks won, with very few losses, and were able to completely
destroy GREEN's army of mutalisks.
Unfortunately, Mr.Wonderful had to go off to eat his dinner now. He went off, and we saved
the game so that we could return later. So far, Mr.Wonderful (green) Had produced 253
units, killed 165, and lost 146. Most of the units he killed were WHITE's mutalisks.
Forgery (white) Had produced 185 units, killed only 68 units, and had lost a MEASLY 26
units! Crazylisk (teal) Had produced 244 units, killed 111, and had lost 83. Clearly the 3
remaining cerebrates weren't very close, but it appeared that GREEN had a very large
disadvantage.
WHITE still wasn't pleased by GREEN's expansion north of the base, and decided to hit it
again. Since GREEN had lost all of his mutalisks, he did not stand a chance. This was his
last mineral mining base, and his last hope. Shortly after the hatchery there had fallen,
the mutalisks moved on to the main hive cluster, and destroyed it with losses under 30
mutalisks. GREEN was down to his very last base, and it was composed of only a hatchery,
that wasn't even done building. Thankfully WHITE had more important things to take care
of, as TEAL had 12 overlords full of hydralisks unloading on his main! With lightning
speed the mutalisks obediently flew back to the base. There was a small force of mutalisks
there, but they fell easily to the superior numbers of WHITE's mutalisks. The hydralisks
were dropped half and half, half at WHITE's main, and the other half at his expansion
directly behind his main.
The mutalisks prevailed! After intensely flying some away to make the hydralisks run,
giving the mutalisks free hits, the mutalisks prevailed, leaving TEAL with nothing left to
hope for. The mutalisks swooped down and methodically cleared out every expansion owned by
TEAL, meeting little or no resistance. As soon as he was down to his last building, a
creep colony, WHITE flew off to deal with any expansions GREEN had created. Fortunately he
had made several, but not enough mutalisks to even stand a chance against WHITE's ever
growing wing of 3/3 mutalisks.
As we all seem to be doing nowadays, I present you with a minimap animated
GIF!
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