My Greatest Self-Nukes EVER - Cloaked to GM #11

[@billcynic1815]

HotS campaign: "Look how ruthless and evil Mengsk is nuking his own capital." UThermal: "Ooo that was the greatest self-nuke ever, silly goose!"

[@king_cobra1]

Mengskthermal

[@thomaschevrierlaliberte5884]

14:52 that's actually quite on point 😅

[@Toshinben]

@@king_cobra1 uMengsk

[@adamtennant4936]

Ghost Academy fire control: "Alpha 03, are you SURE about that last set of launch coordinates?!?!" Ghost: "Bring the rain". 😎

[@ErenisRanitos]

I said lunch, not launch 😀

[@miloslogic]

That sounds so cool man, thanks for that comment! :D

[@cuddlecakes7153]

I can hear it in the Ghosts voice lol

[@tvrkm6897]

Flashing back to watching "The Iron Giant." "You just launched a nuke on the army's current position! Where is the army, dumb ghost!?!?" *looks at army ten feet away

[@hoofhearted4]

Danger Close

[@adamhenrie3879]

Cheers 🍻 🎉 to the GOAT

[@wikihoolima8988]

I’ve been following your StarCraft streams for a while, and I have to say, you’re absolutely awesome at what you do. Your insights, strategies, and gameplay are top-notch, and I’ve learned so much just from watching you play. Your content adds a lot of value to the StarCraft community, and I truly appreciate the hard work you put into your videos and streams. Keep up the fantastic work, and know that you have a solid supporter in me! Looking forward to more epic content.

[@Jdog-tt8qe]

winning a base race by double nuking your main is absolutely epic

[@bobby4tw]

Interesting how Thermys voice switches in and out frequently from high pitch/falsetto voice to normal voice when he gets exited 😂

[@ja3482]

Dutch. long before following uT i would listen to Paul verhoeven commentaries and interviews so I know the ways of the excitable Dutchman 😁

[@deejayppaul]

Puberty 😂

[@jensmller5861]

Thats why i like him.. im getting exited aswell 😊😊

[@balazsfenyes3880]

'Launch those nukes' 'But Emperor those are our men.' 'In war there are sacrafices for the better good, launch them right now' 'Yes Emperor'

[@miloslogic]

This is such a joy to watch, it's truly incredible how you manage to make almost every game so damn interesting to watch.

[@ChavaYang]

Uthermal is literally radiating. Crazy first game 😂

[@great_hedgehog8199]

No wonder he is after nuking himself so many times

[@chir0pter]

12:25 i like the idea of spamming emp runbys to get more utility out of ghosts vs Terran

[@altonito777]

25:45 unintentional word play "his units were better than mines" xD

[@robert.valencia]

32:49 - 33:10 "It's not usually rocket science." Nice pun XD

[@Target3212]

Would love to see you hide banshee’s while amassing them with a HUGE game winning surprise all in with them.

[@davecolwell725]

29:10 That poor Reaper doing the short patrol back and forth. How dizzy must he have been. I got dizzy just watching him! :D

[@HCIdivision17]

Maxim 20: "If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win."

[@eclipseeffigy]

Holy crap those self nukes were incredible. Literally 4 of them!! Two covering your entire main! Insane 💥🔥 love the big plays!!

[@phillgizmo8934]

Marc, if you're not really sure what to nuke, go for depots, garanteed raze. Like in the last game there were many depots there near CC.

[@alev2973]

uthermal nukes own base and makes it clear iits the best option to get a victory. Incredible.

[@gcl2783]

Always a fun video with uThermal.

[@Nuovoswiss]

Ghosts trade better against colossus than you'd think. Depending on the upgrades, if micro'd to minimize splash,+ 2 EMPs, 3 ghosts should beat a colossus. Since ghosts aren't light, it takes ~5 colossus swipes to kill a ghost.

[@njdarda]

that first game was legendary. Again ghosts prove to generate the most amazing games.

[@rockyweinstein5826]

"playing minesweeper"... lol... you funny marc :D

[@Nszewczak]

The year is 2038: more than 85% of SC2 matches are uthermal challenges. Scientists are baffled by the first instance of "multiverse computing" as utermal is matched against uthermal.

[@tvrkm6897]

Challenge ideas: Sieging only- army centers on mines, tanks, and libs. In the strictest form, only unseiging when you need to move them. Second idea: Burrow rush.

[@adamdidier491]

Time to mix it up Marc. Throw in soem planetary fortress rushes with widow mine escorts. Medivac drops. Or. Go hardcore defensive, and try and see how many banshees you can save before trying for a banshee overwhelm.

[@lickenchicken143]

(radio static from the nuclear blasts settles to only ear ringing volume of white noise) "...GG"

[@omnimoeish]

Congrats on getting over 100k subscribers. You deserve it. All 3 games were excellent.

15:18 "I can kinda see it" -- CantSeeMe, 2023

[@Kazimier101]

That was.. the best nuke game I've seen from you in awhile!

[@DiscipleofVenser1992]

I never lose faith in uThermal. So long as there's 1 Ghost still alive it can kill up to 100 supply single handedly.

[@nicklindberg90]

It'd be interesting to see the win/loss record for each of the races for each challenge

[@baculleon6955]

I think when at the end of each game, it shows at the top (white text). For example, at the end of game one, it says 30 - 4, which means 30 wins 4 loses

[@nicklindberg90]

@@baculleon6955 I mean for the record for how the challenge is doing against each race as well, since he talks about how some cheeses are harder against certain races

[@CameronOwen101]

That widow mine lockon issues is further aggravated by the closer mine having moved a fraction more and burrowed a fraction later.

[@Sunjammer13]

"...Oh my goodness, what a game! There we go, I told you we can do it!..." 💣💣💣

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for the cloaking and nuking fun! x^)

[@atharisgroholm8992]

The ultimate bait would be wait for him to try and lift the WMs then EMP at the last second so he can't do it and all his stuff blows up.

[@jasonmighty3328]

Watching those self nukes was better than watching a queen sacrifice into checkmate.

[@tom4ivo]

Marc forgot that a ghost is a widow mine's best friend against phoenixes.

[@Linkandzeldarules]

Opponent: I’m going to kill you. uThermal: Let me help you *calls in nukes on own base* Opponent: What did you say? *BOOM*

[@52flyingbicycles]

Arcturus would be proud of those nukes

[@jjwebster4587]

That first game was absolutely awsome to watch

[@thomaschevrierlaliberte5884]

Wow. So much action just like a movie 🍿

[@benihanah]

Greatest double seppuku I’ve ever seen. GGWP!!!

[@dakkath414]

If you're not willing to bombard your own position, you're not willing to /win/ -The artillerymans primer

[@PhuVinh030609]

marc have you ever nuking your own army when there is a threat of attacking so when you retreat, he goes in? kinda hard to time but so big brain :)

[@pjmtrmcjm]

This was an amazing episode!!!

[@john80944]

I think the only valid strategy from now on might be early harass choke and base trade? "Espionage Trader" might be a more fitting name than "You Can't See Me"?

[@antoniobarrara9052]

34:57 I thought the audio was stuttering at first lol.

[@chir0pter]

I think we need to do predictive nuking- when you expect to force a response with the first wave of nukes, after a small delay post a nuke on where it would be most logical for him to go after he’s dodged the first wave

[@pirds102010]

in the mass ghost challenge he nuked a colossus army from behind and front and the guy stepped back into it

[@IggyHitokage]

@@pirds102010 That plus the zerg ramp nuke were absolutely the best nukes I've ever seen.

[@ChavaYang]

Aww yeah. Just finished cooking and now I got something to watch.

[@RuinousDrow]

You make nuking look so darn easy 😎

[@redford4ever]

Game 1 was so so good.

[@RMutt-fj1sz]

Gosh - with a title like that - you just know it's going to be good!

[@00j80]

Dude self nukes during a basetrade and blows mind of grandmaster player. Keeps a 20 year old game refreshing.

[@gui1521]

13:52 Really, how did he not fall back...

[@Gieldur]

Hello uThermal. Is there any chance that you would create a beginner mech guide ?

[@TheGeniusZingo]

You should try scanning where you're not nuking to make the opponent look in the wrong place ;)

[@great_hedgehog8199]

Gotta love those Mengsk strategies

[@magnuslord]

Would you be willing to film your hands for one game, from its beginning to its conclusion?

[@KageShukuun]

i was hoping some medivacs would drop some widowmines in game 2.

[@mohsins.3851]

what if you scan the main base but banshee nuke the natural wouldn't that be evil?

[@Soulless_Elf]

I was 100% sure you aren't going to win last game, but all you needed was that one nuke in the main to pull it off

[@stefan.jokanovic]

We never lose faith in you Thermy 🙏 ❤️ 💙 🙌🏻! Great games 🎮 👏 👌

[@Scawtsauce]

you couldnt script a more perfect episode

[@maximk9964]

What I learned is: "When in doubt, nuke your own base"

[@killerboba]

Might arguee that a nuke is rocket science 😂

[@baracca0138]

you should use the terran ghost banner to suit with the username and profile pic

[@Chefkok09]

that was absolutly EPIC!!!!!

[@solomon403]

Crazy nukes! Awesome!

[@Necrocidal]

How about a series where every 10 (or 15?) mins, you can change strategy? So say you open cloak-only, but then start getting countered, if you survive to 15 minutes, you can switch to any other meme-comp challenge

[@Necrocidal]

it'll be extra fun vs people who know your stream and counter the first strat quickly

[@FlawlesSanshiro]

loved this strategy

[@wayner2ll704]

Nice nukes wow I would of raged hard on that GG.

[@Show4224]

nukes can be so boring when the enemy just keeps dodging them... then there is this game.

[@Name-ru1kt]

I don’t think you should ever add on additional factories unless its like mass bc or skytal. Against zerg I think mass ghost with widow mines for support is probally best and maybe a single starport since roaches might be an issue

[@pirds102010]

did you ever play this strat?

[@adv2ht]

always good stuff

[@farenvanwyk5587]

You ARE the best ty

[@artemirrlazaris7406]

YOu should experiement in how to hide a red dot. Typically its an overlay, but hte red dot can be hidden by some units.. just imagine where their camera is and how to block them from seeing it, or colours etc. Red Dot is hard to see. but certain texture and layer issues in some units that can hide the dot. hmm... or distort... but hte angle of camera can reveal it. on a side note, what if recall since it uses energy, recharges shields simultaneously. SO liek a very slow shield battery... on all units... which makes it doubly defensive. Or while in recall the phasic states causes, dogdge/evasion trait to be enacted during and after for 3.2 seconds, 20% dodge.

[@dba8211]

That was sick😊

[@Scawtsauce]

there is a reason you got famous with the ghost

[@Scawtsauce]

we love these ones

[@R9D6xC29]

First game awesomely entertaining..... awesome..... 👌 😂😊😮😊

[@Arazhel]

A bit expensive, but you could also try nuking main base infrastructure, 3-4x nukes to wipe most out. Should be quite unexpected and effective as the first time you nuke in their main seems to always land from what I've seen.

[@sloanNYC]

Normally I'd be frustrated by the nukes, but when you do it to your own base, that's just greedy on their part....

[@kevinsix666]

You silly geese.

[@nicklindberg90]

🪿🪿🪿

[@hamburgers7817]

Wild self nukes wp

[@viko9811]

WoW self nukes winning move! OMG 🤣

[@craig4811]

Let's go!

[@HeavyLiftGaming]

Woo wee 🎉

[@mattnezz6127]

NUKE seff FTW~!~

[@lorizoli]

Purge by fire.

[@AC3handle]

uThermalheimer

[@somedude1313]

taking notes, turns out the trick to tvt is nuking yourself

[@yankozlatanov]

Rofl nuking yourself to the win...

[@panken]

Self-Nuke to GM when?

[@dibbidobi]

Crazy

[@GenePerry]

Self nuke to GM.

[@dahn57]

If Widow Mines only target units that haven't been targeted already by another widow mine, wouldn't it be better to spread them out more? It would also slow down any attacks, as the opponent would also be stopping and searching every time a mine goes off. You'd also be covering more of the map, be able to see more of the map and catch drops all over the place 😉 Especially leaving a couple of mines in the mineral line would be a good idea that it appears people don't seem to think of. It would destroy drops and air attacks automatically. Am I missing something? You know, using mines actually AS mines?

[@eclipseeffigy]

You're missing that you just can't afford that many mines idling just in case they accidentally become useful. Your numbers are always going to be limited, so actively placing them in spots with highest (chance of) activity is better - at high level especially because the micro cost is small to uThermal.

[@dahn57]

@@eclipseeffigy Well that would certainly make the mineral lines a good bet then, as well as one on main approach lines for drops. I don't mean using all your cap on mines around the map mind, a few spread on the approach when the opponent attacks would be a surprise, and a few spread out in danger spots.

[@ElectricSkyUK]

I call clickbait Marc :) - certainly not your greatest self-nukes of all time (remember the roaches up the ramp, and the game immediately after that?). Self-nuking should be your new late-game cheese. Make a sacrificial base, wait for opponent to attack it with all their army, then surround it with 4-6 simultaneous nuke blasts which also cover all exit points.

[@jacobb3130]

Why you giving up

[@Bump33]

Game 1 😂

[@x_METTA_x]

👀🙏🥰