Report, edit, etc...Posted by InsaneExecutor on 2006-07-18 at 18:53:30
I've been working on a random Ash world melee map, but I've only been able to test it once so far, due to time restrictions. If anyone could test and offer suggestions/point out bugs, it would be greatly appreciated
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I already know a few of the issues, such as certain paths being too small, and epxos need re-arranging, and will take care of those when I get home from work.
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I already know a few of the issues, such as certain paths being too small, and epxos need re-arranging, and will take care of those when I get home from work.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Valug on 2006-07-18 at 19:46:29
[sub]Whats with all the minerals?[/sub]
Report, edit, etc...Posted by InsaneExecutor on 2006-07-19 at 00:46:27
QUOTE(Valug @ Jul 18 2006, 03:46 PM)
[sub]Whats with all the minerals?[/sub]
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When I tested it, the computers stopped building because they ran out of minerals, and I was mineral starved through pretty much the entire thing, so I added more.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Valug on 2006-07-19 at 11:50:57
[sub]Why are they so randomly placed? Why not make actual expansions?[/sub]
Report, edit, etc...Posted by InsaneExecutor on 2006-07-19 at 11:51:31
QUOTE(Valug @ Jul 19 2006, 07:50 AM)
[sub]Why are they so randomly placed? Why not make actual expansions?[/sub]
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because the actual expansions are those islands
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Valug on 2006-07-19 at 11:53:26
[sub]Then why are they even there? And why are the mains mineral layouts so funky?[/sub]
Report, edit, etc...Posted by InsaneExecutor on 2006-07-19 at 11:56:42
They are there because the last time I tested the map, everyone went mineral-starved. The main-base mineral layout is "funky" because I didn't want them to be symmetrical. If you have issues playing like that, then I will re-arrange that, but so far only someone off-forum has tested it, and he liked the mineral arrangement, so I cannot change it until I actually have someone test it in a game.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Valug on 2006-07-19 at 12:06:20
[sub]I think the correct way to handle 'mineral-starved' is to add maybe another real expansion on land, not place random mineral tiles around. The standard main usally has 7-8 mineral tiles, and are usally arranged in a way to not waste space. MA makes a good example of a basic mineral layout here.[/sub]
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[sub]And along with that, everything else seems very random. The bases are not the same size, the thin paths leading to the middle lets terran control the ground, the middle is useless, no one would want to take it for a 4 mineral expansion. If your going to keep it a ground map, and not an island map, the bases could really use a natural. All the bases have places you could drop tanks behind the mains and destroy them with ease.
Also, fix the problems you already know are wrong while your at it.[/sub]
ADDITION:
[sub]And along with that, everything else seems very random. The bases are not the same size, the thin paths leading to the middle lets terran control the ground, the middle is useless, no one would want to take it for a 4 mineral expansion. If your going to keep it a ground map, and not an island map, the bases could really use a natural. All the bases have places you could drop tanks behind the mains and destroy them with ease.
Also, fix the problems you already know are wrong while your at it.[/sub]