Giving Orders to Units

[Nogusta]

Watch out this question is a mother (It's a 3 parter).

1. I want to use the pick every unit in region and do actions function on more than 12 units at once but how? Apparently the world editor can only "pick" 12 guys at the same time to move. The rest of them just stand still doing nothing and run away when hit by long range units. I've seen a lot of maps though where ppl are ordering as many as 30 units to move all at once (TDs). How are they doing this?

2. I notice in some maps that enemy unit AI is smarter than usual, as in they are actually using their abilities and upgrading themselves (If they're heroes.). But in some other maps enemies are dumb as doornails and just walk and attack even though they have abilities. How do you make the computer use all of its abilities naturally without having to order him to do so?

3. Lastly what is the difference between using the 'unit-group order targeting a point/unit' function and the 'pick every unit and do action' function?

Thx in advance.

 

[Alexei]

1. They probably do this by not just giving one Pick all units order, but multiple. I do it myself regularly.

2. Im not an expert on AI here, but maybe it helps turning the melee AI on. It improves all a little, but I think you have to do it with orders.

3. the unit-group orders go for the group as a whole. the pick every unit and do action orders can be manipulated so every unit does something else. For example if you have 2 unit groups of 12 units and you do a unit group order to attack a random unit from the other group. The entire unit group attacks the one unit. If you do the pick every unit order, the units from the unit group will most likely attack more then one unit.