Even though I know that many Terran players do wall off as long as they have played in B.net but hey it doesn't hurt to write an article on Walling Off.
The reason why this article is here is because it is a basic technique that quite many new players tend not to actually properly wall up. Here's some theory to help you with walling up.
THEORY
So why do you wall up? As a Terran player your base is the most mobile of all the three races since you do not require pylons(or pylo) or creep to build your buildings. All of your Unit production buildings can lift off and your supply depot can act as a gate for you since it can be hidden underground.
Walling up helps defend against the Zergling Rush which many players in lower tiers tend to use since many players are not able to use SCV's to defend against Zergling rushes very well.
Walling up basically gives your a gate to keep enemies out and keep your units safe. At least until the air units come for raids.
EXAMPLES
Here's a video courtesy of Husky Starcraft
This is a 3 Barracks opener which Husky walls off and uses to defeat the AI opponent.
Here's another video courtesy of UEN
BUILD ORDER
Husky's Build Order
10 Supply Depot
12 Barracks
14 Supply Depot (Finish Wall-in... every map is different)
15 Refinery
16 Scout
17 Marine
17 Orbital Command
17 Tech Lab (First Barracks)
17 Supply Depot
18 2nd Barracks
18 Marauder
20 3rd Barracks
20 Supply Depot
24 Reactor on 2nd Barracks
26 Supply Depot
MAKE SUPPLY DEPOTS NONSTOP WITH 1 SCV
27 Tech Lab on 3rd Barracks
CONSTANTLY MAKE 2X MARINES AND 2X MARAUDERS FROM ALL BARRACKS.
35 2nd Refinery
PUSH OUT ONCE FIRST MARAUDER SPAWNS FROM 3RD BARRACKS
45 Stimpack
Constantly produce units.
Things to Keep Note
Ensure that your SCV count keeps up.
Depending on how your attack goes:
Goes Well: Keep pressure up, producing units
If Goes Normal: Tech to Medvacs
If Goes Poorly: Turtle and build Command Center in main to expand.
If your opponent is using Zerg and you see a Banelings Nest. ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A SECOND WALL BEHIND YOUR SUPPLY DEPOTS AND ENSURE THAT YOUR SUPPLY DEPOTS DO NOT MAKE UP OF MAJORITY OF YOUR WALL.
Well here's your walling off Tutorial and also a short bit on how to transition while you're using your wall.
I hope this will help all you Terran Players out there who haven't found the right way of walling up.
This is Fireport here with another article for thebronzeleagueplayer.blogspot.com singing off.
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