(2)Serpent Sickness
Map ID: #3885

Author: Excalibur
Map Size: 96*128
Tileset: Jungle
Last Updated: 2018, 02, 07 12:04

Comments (20)
Excalibur
Concept: More you expand, more harassable the expansion becomes.

Cool backdoor too, you can wall it with a couple pylons or a rax, but then you lose easy access to your 3rd.

Deco isn't done.
frontliner
Can't say much, not a real expert like the others. but WOW i like this map

its pretty
the unbuildable high ground, well done
the layout and walkaround the nat for entry is nice

layout is simple, you keep good overview :_)

this is nice
sTY_leZerG-eX

Very nice man, i really really like it!
I like the positioning of the mains, and the concept.
But i think that the mineral and gas placement in every expo except the main suck's :(
Also plz add the best deco possible here I like it a lot, and post it 4 MOTM IMO its really good as i said B4.

But I have a cuple of suggestions:



As u can see I recommend 1 more expo at 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock, 3 bridges, and make it tankable with Temple.

Now in the top left I show u another idea, shift the positioning of the min lines, and again make it tankable but with a high temple this time.

If u do this id be in total love with the map (If u get some nice deco to it)

Plz consider my proposition :)
Excalibur
Updated, deco still to be done.
coV
Nice I can see your using backdoor more often. But the 2nd natural seems to safe since it's right next to the first nat. Also middle seems tight.
Excalibur
Deco'd.
JungleTerrain
The middle seems really tight. Imo, TvPs on this map would be characterized by strong terran pushes from the player's highground to his opponent's highground, but in this scenario I'm ignoring the side paths and other routes, along with harrassebility(<--- lol invented word), so idk for sure.
Seems like terran doesn't have to worry about the backdoor too much, the way around the back of the expo seems kind of long, and terran can therefore obtain and hold their third expo pretty easily.

I would personally chip away some highground from the edges of those middle platforms to make more room in the middle, but that's just me.
Lancet
Very stylish and cool, I like it. However, it seems a bit tight and may favor terran.
Excalibur
Got a plan to replace the high ground.
sTY_leZerG-eX
I like it so far man GJ
Excalibur

modified by Excalibur
neobowman
Looks like a terrible map from the thumbnail for some reason I can't fathom. Looks nice, though third and fourth gases look too easy to take as Zerg. You might have a Tears of the Moon problem where it's impossible to take nat early. Might want to compensate for these problems. One suggestion is making the natural either extremely low gas like in Asgard (it was 1000 on Asgard) or have no natural gas at all. The third base is close enough to take if a Protoss FEs, but not close enough if the Protoss goes 1 base.

Edit: That new edit looks really boring imo.
modified by neobowman
sTY_leZerG-eX
Na i dont like it :(

Maybe just use a smaller ridge?
Excalibur
Current idea:
Shorten Ridge
Remove Nat Gas
Give main 7500 gas.

Y/n?
NastyMarine
i like this a lot
neobowman
Those ideas are fine with me.
coV
Why give mains 7500, that won't favor zerg.
frontliner
bridge > high ground in both looks and balance
Excalibur
Edited:
Gas removed from nat
Bridge replaces ridge.
New middle
-You may notice a lot of those round pillars. I made it so there is a Blue Storm like path that runs right through the mid, making any large push have to take the curved side routes over the face doodads in the ruins.
Numbness
too many trees make middle tight