Deselecting Troops As Commander

juice

<div class="IPBDescription">Can't click on ground to unselect</div> Alright since pressing esc takes you out of the game and clicking on the ground doesn't deselect your troops, how do you deselect them without clicking on something <!--emo&::sentry::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'><!--endemo--> else? I don't want to give a <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> who is supposed to be defending base a command to build the phase gate in the <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif'><!--endemo--> hive just because I can't deselect him, or because I don't want to waste time trying to select the 2 <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> in the hive who are running around, because they KNOW they've gotta build that pg. Anyone know how? I don't command much but I had this problem last time I was comm.

Onuma

For now, the best you can do <b>IS</b> to click on another <!--emo&::sentry::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/turret.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='turret.gif'><!--endemo--> turret or structure. Remember NS is still in it's "baby" stages, and even if it's the best game around, being so young it obviously has its flaws.
Until a deselect button or option is available, you'll have to bear with it; and if you happen to give a marine or several an incorrect order, just tell them to belay that order and get back to what they were doing previously.

Flayra

NS will probably never have a deselect button. There are two basic schools of thought about selecting and order giving in RTS, and this is the Blizzard one. This is the main disadvantage it has as well.