Placing Units

In Starcraft, each unit is assigned to a particular player by color. For example, all units with blue team colors belong to the blue player.

When you place units in the main window, they belong to the current player. There are three ways to change the current player:

• Go to the Player menu and select a Player to make it the current player.
  
  
• Select a brush from one of the player folders of the Tool Tree. That player is now the current player.
  
  
• Press a number key corresponding to a player number. That player is now the current player, and the Brush Palette changes to display units for that particular player.

Note: The current player is only relevant for placing units; it does not affect terrain.

To select a unit brush, you can use either the Tool Tree or the Brush Palette. When using the Tool Tree, select a unit brush from the folder of the appropriate player. When using the Brush Palette, select a unit category in the pull-down at the top of the Brush Palette and then click on a unit brush button. The Brush Palette will only allow you to place units for the current player.

Note: Each player defaults to a particular race. For example, Player 1 (the red player) defaults to Terran. You cannot place units of a different race for a player. For information on changing a player’s race, see the Player Settings: Properties section.

Once you select a unit brush, you can click or click and drag in the main window to place units for the current player. You can only place units on terrain marked as passable. A green outline appears around the unit brush if you can place a unit; a red outline appears if you cannot.

Note: You can change the player assignment for units after you have placed them. For more information, see Unit Ownership.