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For your third campeign make it hard enough that you have to defend the city. It is fairly funny when it says YOU HAVE TO DEFEND THE CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and then you have to send two battle crusiers and it defends itself. Make it so you have to have good micro defence, and so you have to have one or two unit-biulding biuldings in the center. Also, the Protoss 8 expansion is good for the idea of what you should defend should have some resorces by it so you can make a serious base by it. You could do a little less resorces, or a lot of resorces, but almost none at your original spot. Then you would have to make a base there and fight your way out of their instead of moving people over to the gennorator.

volc told me to put this here... update banner

Ok Fortune, so far the only hero you get is Artanis in the first protoss mission. However, on mission 4 (protoss), a new hero will be introduced, but its mostly in the works.

And Arglebosters, just so you realize, the computer does NOT last very long on their own at all. Those three battlecrusiers are the only ones they get, and they don't last too long (blame scourge). For another thing, there are 3 zerg computers to contend with, and they're fairly intelligent. Plus, you do not access to battlecruisers and nukes, so its not as easy as it looks <_<

On a side note, it is the capital of Earth, it has to be heavily fortified! It wouldn't make sense if it wasn't!! Plus, there aren't that many resources in the main base anyways, and keeping the generator alive simply makes it a little easier, but not by much...

I should post previews within a day or two. I would have today, but I found a glitch in both LoK 1 & 2 that requires fixing first.

Wow, you are doing a great job on your maps Volcove, you get better and better with every map

I was the first one to test LoK 3, I got pwnt but I could've killed the 2nd ultra if I wanted to, but I got bored and was just like "screw it" and decided to die. I had the ultra down to 300 hp from just one marine and a couple medics.

I've also watched some other people play it and totally get pwned, so if you're gonna play these you're gonne need some .

Ye tal was a tester, plus he obed some testing runs

But yea most ppl got pwnt during the tests of LoK 3 (even myself... once).

::UPDATE::

LoK 1 is now posted! As you should be able to tell from the screenshots, its very micro-intensive. Heres some advice:

• Especially early on, Zealots are more expendable then Dragoons.
• If a unit gets low on shields, rotate it out so it doesn't take permanent damage.
• Use shield batteries once you get them.
• Be wary of potential ambushes.
• Luring is an excellent tactic, especially against powerful enemies like devouring ones.
• MICRO!!
• Don't be totally stupid and suiside yourself

Also, LoK 2 is posted. Its a zerg building mission but heres some quick advice:

• You get four Hunter Killers early on, which are essentially double-stat hydralisks. Use them to your advantage.
• Be wary of spider mines and cloaked units, so use detectors often.
• Minerals, and to a lesser extent, Vespene Gas, are extremely limited, so don't waste resources feverishly.
• Remember that the blue terrans are weak militia, while the green terrans are much smarter & more powerful.
• The black guard has mad ups, so make sure you have heavy units to match against them.

Please post any bugs or glitches you discover in either one. Thanks

~sigh~ Blast it all... Well, I'm not about to go up against a mapper that sounds obviously better than me. So, I'm gonna hold off till you get this done. Also, like the others in here, I say it really does sound awesome!!! How many missions is it gonna be though? or, is that undecided. Although I should probably try and finish mine fast and get it out there with yours, it's not gonna happen, but still, HURRY UP! the preview maps were K.A.!!!

Lol thanks for the support. Don't let me stop you from making your maps, so keep going

As for how many missions, I have no clue. It's probably going to be quite long since it involves all three races, so I'll just continue as long as I can .

Wow thats great

The best thing about the map for me was how well it went along with the actual storyline of Broodwar.

I also noticed you had to use a lot more technique in this map than that of the Broodwar Campaigns. As Volcove99 stated, you have to micro a whole lot.

Wasn't there some sort of other mission in the Broodwar Campaign where Artanis had to be saved?

thanks

Uhh I don't recall artanis ever needing saving.

Cant wait For LoK 4

You haven't even seen LoK 3 yet.

Speaking of which, it is now posted! As usual, heres some wonderful advice:

• The beginning is micro intensive. Don't be stupid and lose units carelessly
• Once you clear the area around the first resource patch, you will recieve SCVs and resources.
• Remember, the orange zerg has excessive attack strength, while brown zerg has excellent defensive strength.
• Keeping the power generator alive isn't necessary, but it helps a hell of a lot.
• STAY ALIVE!!

Also note how one there are mineral patches in the town that are unused. Use those to your advantage.

Also you might wanna try to take out some zerg outposts in LoK 3 while defending the town. You won't believe how easily the town will come down later in the game if you don't attack. If you don't attack you're going to be wasting minerals as you sit there trying to defend the town.

Wow... interesting advice. Did you try it yourself, or was this just from watching other testers die miserably


Oh by the way, LoK 4 should be done & posted soon.

Wow hard game, but very nice. Much like many of the other campaigns made by Blizzard except requiring much more micro.

Dude looks really cool, by the way volc, those who can say they are going to make a campaign...and manage to do so...are uber.... Takes real skillz to finish a campaign map due to all the frustration. Anyway, i'll play!!

Thanks for the positive feedback

Once the 6th mission is done, I'll make it into a set and post it in the DLs section.

Also, sorry if they're hard but they are possible. I have pretty sub-par melee skills yet I beat LoK 1 and 2, and I've seen someone beat LoK 3 (due to excessive testing, I lost the patience to finish beating it...), so just keep trying. I may consider making a walkthrough if you're having problems.

LoK 4 should be expected in a day or two, and LoK 5 is under works right now.

Sweet volc...need any testers or anything man? (Doubt it)

Well thanks, but I have alot of ppl that test. If I need ur help tho, I'll give u a shout. Thx for the support

No prob, you got my SC name right? I believe me and you RPed several times o.O

Sorry I don't recall... >.<

Well I joined clan AEP, so I'm usually on my aE[Volcove] Name. I'm usually in Clan Aep, or if not, just ask around >.<

You won't stop me , it's simply that I am also making a continuance of the Original Campaigns, and now... well, all the glory that would've been in it's gloriousness, shan't be mine no longer. Still, can't wait to see yours.

Continuations of the campaign isn't exactly origional. Theres at least one campaign in the download's section that does that (protoss episode VII). I'd like to see urs too tho when its done >.<

You ARE aware that you can download three missions of it from the first post, right?

He might not be aware,
Most people don't goto first post and examine it, so if they haven't been around when the first posts began, most people aren't aware.

Even though, that happened to me with UED and I posted second...

ANYWAYS,
Straying off topic.
It might not be original, but it gives SC fans a sense of, well it kicks ass, because Blizzard has momentarily abandon us for WoW, StarCraft: Ghost, and others. I'm sure there working on Diablo 3, secretly. So when a good campaign that extends the orignal comes along, if it is done right, is pwnage. So, if you can't tell by this by now, I like it.
Although I haven't gotten to dl it on my comp, I did play it at my friend's this morning, had some spare time. Can't wait to play it now though, .