Co-Op Mutation #428: Urban Warfare

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The city is a dangerous place. Unseen assailants lurk around every corner, and the streets are littered with deadly hidden traps. Even the buildings themselves seek to strike you down. Move quickly and carefully, and always watch your back.

Photon Overload - All enemy structures attack nearby hostile units.
Minesweeper - Groups of Widow Mines and Spider Mines are buried throughout the battlefield.
We Move Unseen - All enemy units are permanently cloaked.

Rating:

Video Replays on Brutal difficulty:

Player 1 Player 2
[CtG 33x40 Galactic Gunrunners]
[CtG 33x40 Matriarch of the Nerazim]
[CtG 33x40 Desolate Queen] Arcturus 33x40 Renegade Commander
[CtG 33x40 Soldier of Fortune] Arcturus 33x40 Merchant of Death

[ [Reddit Post Link]](Will add later)

Notes:

  • Sometimes there are mines between your bases. Move carefully.
  • Artanis’ Guardian Shell is a literal life-saver for mines.
  • Observers’ and Overseers’ surveillance mode and scanner sweep are helpful for seeing mines.
  • Even the first wave [2:30] is cloaked.
  • Time stop reveals all cloaked enemy units and mines.
  • Apparently even Ravens’ Auto Turrets get Photon Overload, which is pretty funny.

Commander of the Week: https://www.strawpoll.me/24788859
Mutation difficulty: https://www.strawpoll.me/24788896
Do you like this mutation? https://www.strawpoll.me/24788951

Links:
Weekly Mutation Database
Maguro’s Mutation List
starcraft2coop.com

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This mutation requires cannon fodder and detection. Recommended commanders:

  • Nova P3
  • Stukov P3
  • Raynor P3
  • Tychus P1/P2
  • Swann P3
  • Mengsk P1
  • Zagara P1
  • Fenix P1
  • Stetmann P1
  • Abathur P2
  • Dehaka P3
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It took me a couple tries to handle the first wave due to the invisibility and its especially early timing on this map, but once I got thru it the rest of the map was easy. Ended up finishing it with Fenix P0.

The first couple minutes are heavily constrained, but Minesweeper and Move Unseen are easily handled together, and Photon Overload is pretty manageable.

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Mutation overlap 10, 79, 245. this week 4th. 429

1st clear Mengsk P3+Dehaka P2

Mutation (Urban Warfare) play list

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#10 Urban Warfare – SOLO ALL CLEAR and then some

Mutators: Minesweeper, We Move Unseen, Photon Overload

https://youtu.be/msM-h-XNOMQ (easy solo - Mengsk p1)

Need to rush detection for the early wave.

After that, be careful of mines near your expansion.

Photon Overload is most noticeable when you’re trying to push with long range units to avoid mines, but your detectors have to get close. Make extra detectors to ensure that you don’t lose sight in the middle of the fight.

For duos: Karax and Mengsk

For solo queue: Karax, Stetmann

Successes [and key points]

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3FSCru5EHIiUj_IVIN3-xwkJ5ERdhp5x (playlist with all commanders)

Multi-mutations

https://youtu.be/-hBLFIg5mng (Mengsk p3, 4 mutations, b+10)

https://youtu.be/QC0zCk7yez4 (HH p3, 2 mutations, b+7)

https://youtu.be/sQbUaeMMpi0 (Swann p2, 3 mutations, b+8)

https://youtu.be/4l1YgCkwtxU (Karax p3, 3 mutations, b+8)

Aggressive Urban Recruitment (Urban Warfare + Think Fast [speed props] = b+6)

https://youtu.be/bscbgti4cK8 (Abathur p0)

https://youtu.be/e7c1k3AwU9Y (Dehaka p3)

https://youtu.be/_dJINqeSPqE (Zeratul p3, no mining, cheese)

https://youtu.be/eGy482WuRY0 (Zagara p3)

Challenge runs

https://youtu.be/4-yeGWy5YMk (Zeratul p3 no mining)

https://youtu.be/9FRvwdOH4CY (Abathur p3)

https://youtu.be/wSguXxHm_54 (Nova p3, no detection)

https://youtu.be/Dl6DKjHnir0 (Nova p1, mass ravens)

https://youtu.be/UC_PII0_OP4 (Dehaka p3, mass primal wurms)

https://youtu.be/P2p6BcdHzJI (Nova p0, level 1)

https://youtu.be/xqL95l8byPA (Kerrigan p1, no detection)

https://youtu.be/Fagz1cT9YOE (Vorazun p3, no detection)

Questions about any of these runs are welcome. Runs will be uploaded throughout the week. All members get early access to videos.

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Was fortunate to have a good Karax P3 ally on this one that cleared the hill for me to set up on. Once I had my critical mass of ESOs we just had to sit and wait.

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