命令与征服3——脱离菜鸟行列，进阶技巧指导(3)

地图意识

What is Map Awareness?

什么是地图意识？

Put simply, map awareness is knowing the map layout; its choke points, attack angles, and specific intricacies, and keeping these in mind as you play.

简单来说，地图意识就是要知道地图的布局，了解它的咽喉要道，攻击角度，以及它不同于其他地图的复杂特征，在对战的时候，要时刻谨记。

However, it tends to encompass more than just that, and is more like multitasking; keeping on top of the standard tasks of building construction, etc, while keeping an eye on your enemy's actions as well.

不过，地图意识的内涵不仅仅是这些，它更像多任务处理；在你进行基本任务（比如建造建筑等）的同时也关注敌人的行动。

More often than not, it relies heavily on adequate scouting; necessary because of the need to know what is going on most important areas of the map, and tends to mean knowing what your opponent is generally going to be doing at most points in the game and being prepared to counter them, and any potential threats you will face.

大多数情况下，良好的地图意识依赖于大量的侦察工作，这是非常必要的，因为你需要知道地图上那些兵家必争之地的现况。同时，良好的地图意识意味着在游戏过程中你要大致知道你的对手将要做什么，并根据情况做好迎战敌人和任何你将面对的潜在威胁的准备。

Why is it important?

它为什么重要？

Simple. While invaluable, you can't always rely on the spacebar and EVA announcements to tide you through every single assault you're going to face in a match, though; if you're already being attacked and an Engineer is sent into your Construction Yard, you won't know until it's too late.

很简单。地图意识是无价的。你不能总是依赖空格和EVA的提示来帮助你应对比赛中的每一次攻击。试想如果你正在被敌人攻击，一个敌方的工程师正向着你的主基地跑来，而你知道的是时候为时已晚。

If a scouting mission reveals an early game Predator spam, then you can prepare Fanatics or Disintegrators and make his attack unsuccessful and costly. Overall, the benefit is that it will make your army more efficient and increase the likelihood of your units getting promoted, and as everyone knows, promoted units are so much more useful than regular ones.

如果你的侦察部队发现了早期的掠夺者海，那么你可以准备些狂徒或者粉碎者，从而让敌人偷鸡不成蚀把米。总之，地图意识的好处是它可以让你的部队更加有效率并且增大了你的部队得到升级的可能性，众所周知，升级的单位要比不同单位有用得多。

Another good reason is that it really helps with improving your micro; a quick sweep of your base can reveal damaged buildings & units that could require repair or additional defense, or show idle Harvesters or other such issues that could be sorted out, and maybe show you those Flame Tanks that otherwise would have surprised you.

另一个好理由是，良好的地图意识可以切实地帮助你改进微操：快速的扫过你的基地，可以暴露受伤的部队和建筑，他们需要被修理或者加强防御；具有良好的地图意识可以及时知道空闲的矿车或者类似可以列出来的信息，它还可以让你早些发现喷火坦克，避免被他们偷袭。

Map awareness is also hugely effective in helping you know where to position your forces, and this can be useful as you will know where to place defenses and extra units to counter any incoming assaults.

地图意识在你部署兵力时效果更是显著。具有良好的地图意识，你就知道在哪里放置防御和额外的兵力可以有效的对抗敌人的进攻。

It should follow that good map awareness also has a knock-on effect on macro for the simple reason that you will be more able to plan better attacks, because you will be more able to attack his weak spots and capitalise on his mistakes; at times, this can mean the difference between a win and a loss.

不得不说的是，好的地图意识在宏观上也是有很大效果的，原因很简单，它将使你能够谋划更成功的进攻，因为你将更了解他的弱点，并把他的错误转化成你胜利的资本。有时，这将决定胜负。

Distractions will also be less likely to succeed with heightened map awareness; if you are playing against Nod, for example, you can be on the lookout for stealthed assaults and keep on guard with plenty of stealth detection, and save yourself a lot of hassle in the process.

如果提高了地图意识，敌人声东击西的战术就会不那么有效。举个例子来说，如果你对抗Nod，你会时刻警惕隐形攻击，你会布置大量的探隐守卫，这将使你在骚扰过程中大受裨益。

How do I get it?

怎么得到它？

• Hit spacebar whenever you hear an announcement
• Constantly right-click scroll
• Hotkey your main attack group (at the very least)

• 养成不论何时只要你听到报告就按空格的习惯
• 经常使用右键滚屏
• 用热键操作你的主攻部队（至少是这样）

It takes time, but starts with a few simple steps and will become more like second nature the more you practice. One of the first things to do would be to check your minimap constantly, and pay attention to your EVA announcements. Also hit spacebar whenever you see the minimap icon flash or hear the EVA announcement; it will save you lots of time in finding out which enemy unit is where.

这花费时间，但是从一些简单的步骤入手，熟能生巧。第一件要做的事情应该是经常检查小地图，并且关注声音提示。当你听到声音提示或者看到小地图上有图标闪烁的时候，不要犹豫，记得按空格；这将节约你大量的寻找敌人的时间。

Constantly move around your base + the enemy base, just to check what is going on; this will greatly improve your general awareness and make it that much more difficult for your opponent to surprise you.

经常的环顾你的基地和敌人的基地，仅仅是查看有什么变化，这将很大程度上改进你的整体意识，并使得敌人更难偷袭你。

It is a good idea to use bookmarks; set them up as soon as possible at key locations and use them as much as possible. With this, the use of hotkeys is essential; it will save you huge amounts of time if you are able to do this consistently, and also help you get buildings up faster; both will be considerable advantages if you're facing an opponent who isn't using them.

使用标签是个好主意；尽可能快的在关键地点设置标签，尽可能多的使用它们。借助它们，热键的使用是必须的。如果你可以一贯这样做，它将节约你大量的时间，并且可以帮助你更快的发展，两者都是你对抗敌人的巨大优势。（如果你的对手不会用标签的话）

Watch the replays of some of the top players several times through their points of view. Watch how they scout, and watch what counters they make at which points in the match, and try to adapt and implement that into your play. In addition, watching your own replays and looking at where to improve would also be a great idea.

多以高手的视角来看看他们的录像，看看他们是怎么进行侦察的，看看他们在什么地点用什么抵抗，试着接受并把这些融入到你的操作中。此外，多看看你自己的录像，看看哪里需要改进也是个好主意。

Finally, practice. Practice, practice, practice, and don't give up. This can't be emphasized enough. You can only get better by playing, especially against higher-ranked players, and learn from both your wins and your losses.

最后，练习。练习，练习，练习，永远不要放弃。怎么强调都不为过。你只可能通过对战变得更强，特别是与高手对战。