In theory the void ray can move while attacking. Is it possible to attack a stationary (non moving target) while moving your void ray? Or does the void ray have to be attacking a moving target?
Starcraft 2: Void Ray Micro
starcraft-2
Related Solutions
So the secret to this conundrum can be found by examining the Goliath, and the Goliath merc.
The Goliath Merc uses ground while the Goliath uses Air.
So why doe the Thor use ground?
If we actually look at the Thor we see that the Thor actually acquires with its weapons based on angle.
On the Goliath and Goliath merc, these values are set to distance. Since the Thor can use angle to prioritize (Colossus and Goliath are both ground), it does. Since the Goliath can't (distance is identical), it defaults to the order its weapons occur.
Finally, this explains the Scout:
When a carrier is idle or attack-moving, it will launch its interceptors against any hostile targets it sees in attack range (range 8). If it's attack-moving, it will also stop in place until out of combat.
If you issue a move order to a carrier that is currently attacking a target, it will continue to attack that target until it dies or moves out of interceptor range (range 14), but will not switch to new ones. (This behavior is inconsistent. If the carrier's target dies while the carrier is moving, occasionally two or three interceptors will not return and switch to other targets. I haven't been able to figure out the exact conditions triggering this.)
(Source of range numbers)
Related Topic
- Starcraft – Does a Thor take 3 or 4 volleys to kill two (2) hydras
- Starcraft – How to micro mutalisks in a muta vs. muta battle in Starcraft 2
- Starcraft – How to destroy a base more efficiently in Starcraft 2
- Starcraft – Make a phoenix not attack when I move it to scout in starcraft 2
- Starcraft – Scan-Move
- Starcraft – How does the Mutalisk’s Glaive Bounce calculate damage
- Starcraft – Best Attacks Against Bunker Early Game StarCraft 2
- Starcraft – How to run backwards whilst still attacking
Best Answer
So the way attack moving as a void ray works is as follows:
The practical result of these rules is that you have no control over what the Void Ray targets while moving (similar to the Phoenix). If the target its chasing goes out of range (or dies) the Void Ray will independently choose its target. To remedy this do the following: