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How do I make it so when my drones are mining they only get 1 mineral at a time? Instead of the regular 7 a time.

No way to do this really (without modifications), unless you make all the mineral fields have 1 mineral and make the mineral fields respawn.

Is there any other way to make drones gather less minerals than the regular amount like a trigger.

No.

You could try something like for every 8 minerals they mine, subtract 8 minerals and add 1 gas. The only problem with that is if you plan on using gas for strictly building everything.

There was already a heated 3 page debate on this subject. Check it right here and see if it can help you.

We pretty much decided that your best options are:

1. Just change how much stuff costs. So if you want to mine 1 mineral at a time instead of the normal 8, and you want a seige tank to cost 4 minerals, just make it cost 32 (4x8).

2. Have a trigger that constantly replaces another mineral field with 1 mineral when the location has 1 mineral field left.

Yes it will keep going, it doesn't care if it's income or not.

So if I do that every time i get 8 minerals it will go back to 1 so that would mean everytime i try to get more than 8 it will go back to 1 won't it?

With that trigger you will never get over 1 mineral because everytime you get more than 8 it makes your minerals back down to 1. Just do the other way where you modify the resource amount to 1.

I know what you mean... but you will get more then 1, but not 8

Heres it in a sorta easy to understand chart

• 0 + 8 - 7 = 1
• 1 + 8 - 7 = 2
• 2 + 8 - 7 = 3
• 3 + 8 - 7 = 4
• 4 + 8 - 7 = 5
• 5 + 8 - 7 = 6
• 6 + 8 - 7 = 7
• 7 + 8 - 7 = 8 ...(gets tricky after this)
• 8 - 7 = 1 .....(you already have 8 so it will automatically - 7)
  Then it starts again back at 1

So the only way would be replacing it. Ok
But what about gas. How much do we get from gas per time we mine since i could switch to gas instead of minerals.

just modify the mineral field so it has 1 ore in it, once the mineral field is gone cause the drone mined all the ore just recreate a mineral field with 1 ore

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yea u and me posted at the same time, the best way would be 2 replace the mineral field with one that has only 1 ore in it.

Ok I'll just do that then unless gas already gives us less than how much the minerals do.

Well the non depleteed gas gives you 8 gas everytime but when it is depleted, you only get 2 and the 2 gas can never go away. If you want everything to be easier just use gas and make it 2 instead of the original 1.

Ok i'll go with gas then. Thanks
Also with SF should i put the extractor or put the Vespene Gas Geyser first then the Extractor on it.

if you put down the extractor the geyser will automatically be under it, it kinda preplaces one so go with the extractor

http://www.staredit.net/?download=4601

Give that a look

Yo thats cool, i looked at the triggers and got kinda lost can anyone explain it?

How would I use those triggers for 2 minerals only though? And that is still kinda buggy.

Since you're wanting to mine 1 mineral each, you can't cheat. However, it will give you a money penalty every time you cancel a unit.

Yea I know that happens. I read the comments on that.

Just use gas for everything. Use Josh's system, except instead of giving ore, make it give one gas. Then, make all units cost gas instead.

I got an idea. Make a location around the CC/Nexus/Hatchy called Min Deliver, with a bit of extra area around it, like half a tile or so.

Make 3 triggers like these
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Players:
Player that mines


Conditions:
Current player brings at least 1 [Miner unit you are using] to location min deliver
Current player brings at least 1 Mineral Chunk Type 1 to location min deliver


Actions:
Wait for 500 milliseconds (this is so the miner can deliver the minerals)
Subtract 7 minerals
Preserve trigger_________________________________________________

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Players:
Player that mines


Conditions:
Current player brings at least 1 [Miner unit you are using] to location min deliver
Current player brings at least 1 Mineral Chunk Type 2 to location min deliver


Actions:
Wait for 500 milliseconds
Subtract 7 minerals
Preserve trigger_________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________
Players:
Player that mines


Conditions:
Current player brings at least 1 [Miner unit you are using] to location min deliver
Current player brings at least 1 Mineral Chunk Type 3 to location min deliver


Actions:
Wait for 500 milliseconds
Subtract 7 minerals
Preserve trigger_________________________________________________