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Statistics:

Players: 4
TileSet: AshWorld
Size: 128x128


Features:

-A Middle area with lots of minerals and 2 geysers
-Main Bace Vespine Can be Attacked From Across Lava
-Expansions Have solit bacl wall, Tanks, Cannons can be placed on
-4 Hard To Reach Areas (Need Air)

-Equaly Spaced And Balenced Minerals And Terrain

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Cool map Odd, I'll rate it a 7/10, It's pretty good in my point of view.

Make sure you dont put too many dropship necessary expansions, as they can be a big disadvantage to protoss... It's one of the reasons protoss like Nostalgia so much, no islands =D... Anyway good luck with your map!

oops, didn't see the download... is it just me or does that look a little cramped =/

I agree with Templar, maybe you could add a path to some of the island ones. Only one of the expos is not an island.

And Odd, I dunno why but I have soemthing against tunnel-like roads. Like small paths. Maybe because all my favorite replays are of people on maps with open spaces.

... The middle is not an island and all other are...
There are only 4 islands
There are 5 Non-Islands

Play The Map And Tell Me What You Think

Nono, I mean non, natural expos. 4 of the 5 are naturals, so I don't count them.

Please people post a bigger pic. ( I attached a BETTER one so that you can auctually comment the map! )

The image I used was done with this program. LINK

PLEASE use that program to generate better images.


I like this map because a lot of chaos is going to be happening in the middle wit all those minerals and two geysers. You made two island expansions ( with gas, that I counted) and in my opinion you should include only one island expansion with gas and minerals and less than 3 so protoss wont be at a big disadvantage, also island expos are big advantage to terran a bit more than zerg because they can just liftoff a command center. Pretty nice map,

FINAL RATING: 8/10

Good job.

there is no need to have to many expansions... Each expansion has its own
geyser so you will have enough gas... Its the minerals you need to worry about...

The places on the side are really small so i put just enough room for a CC or Nexus or w/e... I think this map is balenced does anyone else?


Post opinions And Ideas To Improve
BTW: Thanks Caim for that nifty Tool
You get a Karma For That and also the extra effort adding in a screenshot for me

Protoss are at a pretty big disadvantage... with only one natural and little room to move it'll be hard for them to attack an enemy much less the islands an opponent will have... tanks can be set up with incredible ease to block the protoss...

You could shrink the lava pools around the middle expo and make some island expos land ones. That's all I ask.

I will i will post updated Version Tommarow...
I think I will make the ones on top and bottem have cliffs so you can get up
and down from each side... This should help you

Overal how is the balence of the terrain?

very nice my only concern is that real choke for terran or toss to block early game. And maybe make some of the paths a little wider in the middle to suit my preference. I think islands are fine .

Keep up the good work, msg me for game on it

Actually, I think there is a little more minerals in the middle then any where, If some one tryed to build in there, The player would be swamped by units.

umm, i wouldnt change this map anymore, its very well done. there is one thing i dont like, terran can camp like crazy with tanks almost anywhere, especially the vespene geysers. besides that one small detail, no changes should be made. I recommend it to the pro maps. gj 9/10

Compared to some of the other half-assed maps showcased, this looks pretty good. My only complaint is in the mineral placements, and that they should be placed closer together, rather than how they are now. Some pathways around center could be widened a bit, too.

7/10