Cant seem to beat the 1vAI when its on hard, what are the basics? what should I rush first? whats a good strat/race for a beginner?

Have you played through the WoL campaign yet?

no

race?

concentrate on making an army early...not necessarily rushing.

you just want to have optimal buildings vs your 1 base income... so like 3 rax, 3-4 gateway, mass lings...

you should be able to beat the hard AI easily if you are constantly making workers up to 17 written on the nexus/cc/hatch (with 3-6 on gas total)

just focus on doing these basic builds and making an army in your base, and you should be fine

if you are not making workers for >5 seconds at any point before you have 17, you are doing it horribly wrong

ty good tips