Report, edit, etc...Posted by Carlsagan43 on 2006-01-27 at 00:06:23
OKay so I finsihed my map
http://www.staredit.net/?download=4838
Its called Pico Defense, and I think it has an idea that hasn't yet been implemented. Okay, what happens is, that you kill 3 guys and get 3 minerals in return; one per enemy. But, on the fourth, one mineral goes to the pot rather than to you. Once the pot is full, it is equally distributed among the players. So, if you are getting very few kills, and another player is getting a ton of them, then he contributes most to the pot an shares most. That way if you start lagging behind, you will slowly get minerals. Also, if you are near the end of the path, and you don't get many kills, you don't usually get a lot of minerals. Because of that, you usually can't build up your defenses well ad you end up leaking when the enemies get to you. But with this, you can start building up early. I thought it was a cool idea and would help balance maps.
Also, this map has no "lives" system. If you leak, you don;t lose automatically. Thats really not fair when one measly enemy gets by and only has one hitpoint left and you lose the game over it. Well, this system is different. Rather than lose the game, you lose a mineral. That way, your leaks start building up against you. If you start leaking alot, you won;t be able to catch back up and you will lose in the end. But, if you are making a lot of kills, usually you can afford to let a few enemies slip by.
This map was named Pico because it was supposed to be small and simple. Hence, gameplay will be kind of linear, with the only variability being in strategic placement of bunkers. This is really just to show off the sharing idea, but it doubles as a defense map as well. All feedback is welcome. And yes, even bad feedback is welcome.
http://www.staredit.net/?download=4838
Its called Pico Defense, and I think it has an idea that hasn't yet been implemented. Okay, what happens is, that you kill 3 guys and get 3 minerals in return; one per enemy. But, on the fourth, one mineral goes to the pot rather than to you. Once the pot is full, it is equally distributed among the players. So, if you are getting very few kills, and another player is getting a ton of them, then he contributes most to the pot an shares most. That way if you start lagging behind, you will slowly get minerals. Also, if you are near the end of the path, and you don't get many kills, you don't usually get a lot of minerals. Because of that, you usually can't build up your defenses well ad you end up leaking when the enemies get to you. But with this, you can start building up early. I thought it was a cool idea and would help balance maps.
Also, this map has no "lives" system. If you leak, you don;t lose automatically. Thats really not fair when one measly enemy gets by and only has one hitpoint left and you lose the game over it. Well, this system is different. Rather than lose the game, you lose a mineral. That way, your leaks start building up against you. If you start leaking alot, you won;t be able to catch back up and you will lose in the end. But, if you are making a lot of kills, usually you can afford to let a few enemies slip by.
This map was named Pico because it was supposed to be small and simple. Hence, gameplay will be kind of linear, with the only variability being in strategic placement of bunkers. This is really just to show off the sharing idea, but it doubles as a defense map as well. All feedback is welcome. And yes, even bad feedback is welcome.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Weed-4-me on 2006-01-27 at 15:06:33
sounds sexy! 
cant wait 2 play it
cant wait 2 play itReport, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Vic.oO on 2006-01-27 at 15:20:44
i've made a kill thing kinda like urs where when 1 player gets a kill, every1 gets a mineral 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dark_Kitsune- on 2006-01-27 at 17:13:22
Sounds good.. Cant wait to try it?
Wow. XD. Is this a coincidence? Pico is the same name of U-1s Dream Girl on Gitaroo Man XD. But thats btp
Wow. XD. Is this a coincidence? Pico is the same name of U-1s Dream Girl on Gitaroo Man XD. But thats btp
Report, edit, etc...Posted by HorroR on 2006-01-27 at 17:21:12
I don't think it's wierd, it actually sounds fair. So now there can't be "noobs" in this game, just someone who's falling back. I'll try and play this soon
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Urmom(U) on 2006-01-27 at 20:22:09
Oh, I remember testing this with you. It's pretty good but it seems like you've added on a lot.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by SkuLL on 2006-01-27 at 21:00:39
I guess I'll try it if someone hosts it since it doesn't matter if I download because I can't host anyways. Is this playable with 1p?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Carlsagan43 on 2006-01-27 at 23:02:02
It is playable with 1player, but it is harder. It is slightly eaiser with each additional player