Agreed, I never got past the fourth ice planet level. The computer does everything at maximum speed and has perfect coordination. Hmm, maybe I should make a map of that style myself... Using the swamp theme. What do you think?
I planned 4 different route plans: http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=layoutsbb7.jpg Now I just need to find the best one (or have new one made), and then I need that turned into an actual layout with details, as the route plans above don't actually represent the shape of the maps at all, nor do they mark where there is a cliff, a pond, a steep, a downhill, a destroyable bridge, a narrow ledge, etc. Any help would be appreciated. I'm enthusiastic of adding those aforementioned features.
first off, make a new post if you plan on going through with this. the left side routes look best imo, the top one looks way complicated, and might be a lil harder to pull off, but much more fun to play. ill totally help you out on this ,a swamp map will own. and when Epi 2 comes out, foilage will be best.
Ok. Sorry, I thought the thread was more for the gamemode idea. I made my own thread: http://forums.empiresmod.com/showthread.php?t=1960
Oh it's no problem, I just thought it'd get more attention if it had it's own thread. I'm glad somebody else wants to use this idea!
That might not be such a good thing. I've heard more than one person attribute Natural Selection's decrease in popularity (I don't exactly want to call it a downfall) to Combat. It brought in a much different audience.
but NS had already lost quite some popularity even before 3.0. People always have something to bitch about. I kind of liked combat, fast paced and it did require some lonewolf strategy. The real killer for me were the mods that were made for combat.
Empires is good but not great... yet... On a side note: it has become my sacred duty to revive this thread when it begins to die until it finnally makes it into either 1.08 or the next version. I don't think combat really made the playerbase decline for NS, people don't HAVE to play it if they don't want. It seems that NS has finally gotten tiring for some people and they are taking a break from it.
Ok, i just played a little solo on this map for the first time. Here are my thoughts: Whats good: -New gametype. Looks very fun, can't wait to play this with more peeps. -Flag structures. This is an example of good gameplay design. Incredibly good idea. -Map size. Frankly, i think this map is sized perfectly. Everything is where it should be and nothing seems too close or too far. -Hills. I think they're well made and aren't too high or short. What needs work: -Its empty. I'm sure you'll be hearing this one quite a bit. From the looks of it right now, turrets are king in this map. Even just one lvl 3 ml turret built on top of a flag structure will be a pain in the ass. I suggest adding some more rocks in strategic locations that could be used as cover. Also, some wooded patches would be great for infantry. -Its a little bland. Though, this might be because my video card sucks :-P -Lacks focus. I know this map is supposed to be very open-ended strategically. In this sense, it works. But on a smaller scale, a tactical scale if you will, its too open. The middle is great. Now make the other points as good as that. When a player approaches a point, he should ask himself, "how can i take full advantage of the environment?" Right now, theres not much environment to speak of, so turrets (for the most part, actually) and tanks are the only ways to go. -Rename points. I'm sorry, but one letter looks kinda lazy and half-assed on your part. At least name them "central point" or "north point" Otherwise, its a great map that i'd love to see included in future versions.
Maybe have a sprite hover above each point if its captured, a blue X for BE control, and a red O for NF control.
Umm, that's what the minimap is for? lol But I would agree about the openness. Maybe some more rocks and ruins would help, but if you want cover, you can always build it yourself! Renaming the points wouldn't be a problem, I just find it faster to read compass points than full descriptions. If other people want this though, I can change it quite easily.
Oh, yeah, one more thing. I think you should rename it before you officially release it. Somehow, i fail to see krenzo adding "emp_tictactoe" to the official map lineup :-P
All Tic-Tac-Toe haters must die. Would you care to rephrase that sir? *brandishes his tofu cannon Note: the tofu cannon fires 10 tons of tofu at Mach 2
