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(4)Scorpion Desert
Map ID: #449
Author: Antares
Map Size: 128*128
Tileset: Desert
Last Updated: 2006, 10, 05 16:31
Comments (16)
flothefreak
Looks really awesome, I like it!
The little cliff at the minonly is very nice. Only thing to change (imo): Enlarge the space between the two (on every side) sandholes. A terran pushing in tvp in a vertical way doesn't have to fear much from this passage at the moment, and as the way down- or upwards isn't that wide, it would balanced this scenario a bit, because protoss can strike from the top, bottom and also from one side (this IS necessary if you want to give p a real chance). Z should be balaned because the very wide space in the middle is compensated by the fact that there aren't many gas expansions on the map.
The map is very well designed, I like the general look and the structure :>
Add more doodads maybe
Nice map, well dine. I do not see any striking imbalances.
Antares
Thank you, i thought about changing it, because its too small, but nobody strengthened (?) my opinion. But I surely repair it!
Listoric
Hmm, i likte it to. It doesn't fit my design taste, but it looks neat.
What i dislike are the expansions somehow. They are all located near the mapedges. That makes the wide center a bit useless imo. (fighting diagonally is somethign different of course ;)
Anyway, nice to see new people here :) Maybe you should change the things you already thought about, might improve the map as dlo already said.
yenku
actually i like the mid, alot, despite the moguls are to thin to be unbuildable i think it looks like it would play ok. maybe if you wanted the middle more accesible, open the chokes in the mid.. or move the min only expansions to the center.
nice map tho, gj. gl in the future with more like it.
Starparty
i like it too :)
Antares
Ok, i tried a newer conception, for the zergs i put gas on the central exps
Listoric
Hmm.. i liked it better before.
flothefreak
Remove that gas...
The map is definitely not disfavoring z, for the natural can easily be taken as FE and the middle containing no bigger obstacles. You do NOT need to back up zerg with a additional gas expo. I would rather make it a minonly to balance the map AGAINST zerg.
Antares
Yes, yes the tests on the newer version showed this imbalance, i change it...
Listoric
Ok, i saw some cheesetank posibilities and draw them into the gmcs, i tested it ingame, so you really should change it (done in 20 seconds ;)
Listoric
ok, i drawed them into it. The upper left tank is for the small cliff, the <- arrow just also says that there are other drop-cheese-whatever positions, but they don't hit the eco/gas-lines, so i left them out. might still be annoying ingame.
Antares
you were right, its repaired i think !
flothefreak
congratulations :>
Antares
ty ;)
flothefreak
hm have those ramps at the nat been there all the time?
Antares
yes, they have
otherwise it has pushed, because i uploaded obs version for BA tournament modified by Antares
The little cliff at the minonly is very nice. Only thing to change (imo): Enlarge the space between the two (on every side) sandholes. A terran pushing in tvp in a vertical way doesn't have to fear much from this passage at the moment, and as the way down- or upwards isn't that wide, it would balanced this scenario a bit, because protoss can strike from the top, bottom and also from one side (this IS necessary if you want to give p a real chance). Z should be balaned because the very wide space in the middle is compensated by the fact that there aren't many gas expansions on the map.
The map is very well designed, I like the general look and the structure :>
Add more doodads maybe
Nice map, well dine. I do not see any striking imbalances.
What i dislike are the expansions somehow. They are all located near the mapedges. That makes the wide center a bit useless imo. (fighting diagonally is somethign different of course ;)
Anyway, nice to see new people here :) Maybe you should change the things you already thought about, might improve the map as dlo already said.
nice map tho, gj. gl in the future with more like it.
The map is definitely not disfavoring z, for the natural can easily be taken as FE and the middle containing no bigger obstacles. You do NOT need to back up zerg with a additional gas expo. I would rather make it a minonly to balance the map AGAINST zerg.
otherwise it has pushed, because i uploaded obs version for BA tournament
modified by Antares