Here is a pastebin of my map in its unprotected form, despite there being no rules to specify that the map must be unprotected:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=za7zpx
And Pippo, you do not need to open it in the World Editor to give the race a review, what kind of theory is that? And, in my opinion, Wraithling's Ghost Army deserved a LOT more than 11/15... you seem to have given high points to 'the pretty colours', though, thus proving Chilla_Killa's theory on the Custom UI being unfair to be correct. And I still can't believe that you downgraded Zpider because some of the buildings were 'Centaur' ones... are you not aware that all models have the potential to act as any race with a similar look? I found that model to suit the race very well, what with all the trees.
Anyway, your reviews are what makes me fear the public polls - noobs with power. You just vote for the 'idea' you like most, not the actual skill involved in the making of the race. And that's what my point is. Noobs shouldn't be able to vote, it should be a select group of people chosen by 67Chrome based on their knowledge (Rui goes without saying, and Rui could even select a large number of suitable testers as he knows quite a bit about that).
It looks as if you downgrade Mr Goblin by 5 points PURELY because there was a bug NOT with his units, but with one of the models. That's stupid, I'm sorry but there's no other word to describe this. You gave Veljkom's race 12/15, the highest mark you've given, PURELY because he 'made it'. You say it's 'f***ing awesome', but that's not what you're meant to look at. Hell, you downgraded Stanakin's Kobold race purely because 'I don't like Kobolds'. Now THAT'S stupid! AND RED BARON'S because you 'saw his race in another game'.
In my opinion, if anyone deserves a 'top mark' out of that list, it should be Wraithling, Stanakin, Mr Goblin, Zpider or myself, based on the actual originality of our ideas. After all, Stanakin tried out a new idea never attempted by anyone else before to my knowledge, and although it had a little glitch, he deserves a great mark because of the originality alone, let alone how well the units suit each other. Zpider had awesome ideas himself, and although I found his units to be a little unoriginal at the start (sorry bro
), his later units were awesomely original (if not a little op... but, as quoted by 67Chrome, balancing is not a key issue. Another reason noobs shouldn't be allowed to vote - they don't read the specifications). Wraithling had awesome ideas with his Black Ghosts and White Ghosts, his original race was great, too, but he changed it up and still pwned (if not even more so
). Sad to say I have yet to play Mr Goblin's race, but from the screenies telling me what abilities his hero has alone, I can tell he deserves a great mark, too.
So, a quick review of Pippo's race appears to be in order. It's... confusing. You have all the different Troll types, and although that's specified by your race name, the units don't fit well with each other at all. I mean, you have two early melee units, two basic ranged units... you double units of which you'd only want one. It's not very good, and as an individual who votes on originality over 'the pretty colours', I'd give it 2/10 at most.
Hmm.... maybe I'll quickly review some other races while I'm at it.
X-OMG-X: Your race is okay, the overall look on the battlefield is awesome (on account of that UI and the Customized Blight ground), but unfortunately, that's all that looks awesome. The Icon placement is all wrong for producing the units (the units appear on the top and the upgrades on the bottom, occasionally filling the middle, in the melee game), making the flow of using your race tedious. Not really many original ideas here, you sacrifice the Lasher to get a flying version of the Shade, despite it telling you you'll get 2 Skeletons (not sure how 1 Lasher would have 2 Skeletons anyway, but if it tells me that's what it's going to do, I want to see it). The Magma Wyrm is just ridiculously op, not even subtle when it has a maximum attack of over 300 and a minimum of just under 100 (when fully upgraded). The ideas are somewhat boring, the only thing saving this race is the custom UI... and, as that contributes to nothing of the grade, that results in your race getting approximately 2/10. I gave it 2 because I liked the Flames appearing when you built a building, suited the race even if it didn't have the UI or the Blight/Lava thing.
Wraithling: Playing through your race has been a pleasure, especially seeing as how well the units work together. The early ranged unit proves to be weak against other more conventional ranged units (just like mine) on account of the Light armor, but this makes them more effective against fast melee attackers. They also act as a great scout. This alone shows how the units have clearly defined roles, yet are able to expand on these roles even more. The Mirages are, in my opinion, the backbone of the Ghost army. And now you finally made their Mirage form useful with the healing ability =D. Perhaps it could heal a little more or have a reduced cooldown? Either way, it's unimportant, as they are primarily used for their Mirage Tower Form when attacking the enemy. But, perhaps the most important thing of all, the Mirage Towers can't do it all by themselves. They work well as a support troop, relieving the Wraith/Wight of that role and allowing them to be used for scouting instead, but with Ghasts in the frontline and assisting Nightmares, you have an unstoppable force.
Anyway, enough of the individual unit rap, now for the overall conviction. Your race is, and always will be, one of my favourites submitted here, if not my very favourite (and I'm glad my race has intrigued you very much, too =D). The icons are placed flawlessly (really easy to do once you get the hang of it, but it seems too many people don't know how to do that, making your race VERY refreshing in that regard =D). Your model choices are great, although on a critical note I would have preferred that you exported the models without birthing animations and given them some, but that's fine as that is a model thing and would have probably wasted space on your part anyway (the models fit together anyway, so no one better whinge about the 'no birthing animation' deal, even if I gave some models one because I wanted to
). The units have great Gestalt, and with the new ability to combine two Wraiths/Wights together to form a more powerful being, the need for them has increased awesomely =D. And finally, your spelling and grammar is flawless. The only thing I REALLY did not like about your race is that some of the tooltips go from now to tomorrow, making them incredibly boring to read. If you make them more concise in future so they get straight to the point, I will appreciate it. 7.5/10 =D (about as high as I'll go with a mark, I do believe, so this is actually an honour coming from me
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Trigger
Events
Unit - A unit Finishes construction
Conditions
(Unit-type of (Constructed structure)) Equal to Town Hall
Actions
Environment - Change terrain type at (Position of (Constructed structure)) to Dungeon - Dirt using variation -1 in an area of size 7 and shape Circle
Special Effect - Create a special effect at ((Position of (Constructed structure)) offset by (Random real number between 0.00 and 500.00) towards (Random angle) degrees) using Environment\SmallBuildingFire\SmallBuildingFire1.mdl
I am happy the concept idea worked out, though still yea I also really wanted to add some more units and at least two more abilities + upgrades. (And "it" which I assume you have guessed is the hero)
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