Fortress Builder V1.95o

[Arcmage]

Several versions have improved the terrain including 1.84. That being said the terrain outside of the Fort's could obviously use allot of work. Its just not that high in my list of priorities (game play comes first). Nor am I an expert terrainer.

 

[Tleno]

I would help you with terrains with pleasure (I am good with WC teraining, also I'm good with Builders themselves, made one for SC2), but I kinda retired from WC3. Still, contact me if you'll need some advice with terraining, I'll be glad to help you!

 

[Stgkeston]

this game is pretty good

pros: u can play against your friends
choose different castles
and build defenses
and con
theres not other races to play that makes it less fun
and also u need more custom models



PLAY starcraft 2its awsome

 

[ShadowDemonLord]

Arcmage, with your permission, I'd love help you with the map. Some triggers, tool tips, spelling, adding more races, as well as various other things. There are several glitches I figured out by myself that I think i can fix if I had a look at the coding. Anyways, contact me if you would like some help.

 

[MR.Tricky]

actually its hard to play because there are a few numbers of castles especially if they capture the easiest.
there should be more castles

 

[Arcmage]

There are 10 forts and 10 players but I may add more eventually.

 

[Tleno]

There are 10 forts and 10 players but I may add more eventually.

Yes, you should add some more in more empty spots. Also, if there are some hard-to-defend castles, you can like make one of their sides side with forest, making it easier to defend.

 

[Arcmage]

It's not that there are some forts which are strictly harder to defend than others. Some forts are easier to defend form a frontal attack but harder to defend from siege towers and agents. Forts which are smaller also tend to be easier to guard but you lose space to build. I will probably add like 2 more forts so that there is no way anyone will not have a fort.

 

[Tleno]

Maybe 3 forts then? You know, one more just in case.

 

[kezzasauce]

isnt it in beta?

 

[Arcmage]

Erm.... I named it beta when I first released it with no understanding of what that meant. I have just kept the beta tag since then (about two years ago). Technically its more like alpha because I am still adding new features (Beta is supposed to be feature complete). I would certainly not call it a final product though.

 

[Tleno]

Erm.... I named it beta when I first released it with no understanding of what that meant. I have just kept the beta tag since then (about two years ago). Technically its more like alpha because I am still adding new features (Beta is supposed to be feature complete). I would certainly not call it a final product though.

So what? You could like already get rid of the Beta, since when it comes to mods and other things like that that keep growing and growing, Beta or Alpha don't really apply. Not to mention Starcraft 2 is like a complete game, but they still keep adding some features.

 

[DarkC0smos]

there's too many bug, at first my leader bought an ancient(dunno wat it is) than the demons come and attack, the wall won't break but they can summon monsters inside == and my leader was running around while suddenly my leader changes owners, it becames the demon's unit.

 

[Arcmage]

Only one of the things you describe is actually a bug. Not knowing what your fortress is is a symptom of not reading the quests or the start cinematic. Summoning units inside of a wall is not a bug its a tactic. The final thing you mentioned is that demons charm spell works on human leaders, this is admittedly a bug and will be fixed in the next version.

edit: I also noticed a more serious bug in 1.87c please play 1.87e

 

[clockwork2]

ahahah...i loved summoning things inside peoples defenses, it is total cheating against the fort but it's evil.it's like when in AOE 2 gates would open for it's owners units and you could slip in...
also could you post a tech-tree??

 

[Arcmage]

A tech tree is a good idea I will get around to making one.... soon. Some of the old summons were fairly rigged but the demons summon is weak enough that using it inside a fort isn't a big deal.

 

[clockwork2]

thanks.

 

[Arcmage]

Ok here is a tech tree. I will attach the link to the main description next time I update the map.

 

[clockwork2]

Yay!!!
also you can build mage barracks without building a university, this is a bug right??

 

[Arcmage]

Originally yes you were intended to have to buy Arcane university before you could get Arcane Barracks. However in new versions the only intended requirement to build them is invent magic. Arcane university are solely for getting Archmage's.

I attached my plans for T 6-8 if you are interested. They may change in time.

 

[clockwork2]

i see...
EDIT:also if these are for humans, then they should only be able to research one. and if they choose dark they ally with demons, however they shouldn't have the demon plague. but something like it..

 

[Arcmage]

i see...
EDIT:also if these are for humans, then they should only be able to research one. and if they choose dark they ally with demons, however they shouldn't have the demon plague. but something like it..

For the first sentence I am a little confused. One what? And all of that is for humans.

I am not sure if I will make dark players automatically join the demons but it will definitely be an option. Also in the future at some unspecified date players killed by demons will become cultists rather than just being defeated.

 

[clockwork2]

i mean decide between dark tech tree or light tech tree.
also the holy crusader should become Corrupted Crusader, or be killed.
as if a holy cruasder exists for dark-tree researcher, it would story-wise make no sense!!!

 

[Arcmage]

Yes Holy crusader was a unit from wayyy back when their were only 3 tiers. I will probably rename him general and maybe change his abilities.

 

[Luffy]

I guess this has not an AI

 

[Kazeon]

I just suggest you to only update your map if you are sure that you have fixed a lot of bugs and there are only a few of bugs.. I see that there are always some negative complains in every version of your map.. Sorry..

 

[Arcmage]

Making an A.I for a map this complex would be really hard. I could make one but it would be pretty stupid. It would build an economy without understanding the economic system. It would spam units without any real strategy. It would not be able to place towers appropriately. It would not be able to use agents and spies well. Over all I don't think its worth the time. Besides an A.I would be boring to play against.

Yes I understand there are many bugs in Fortress Builder. Many of the changes I am making right now are necessary for balance however so you could call them bug fixes of a different type. Also because I am not adding any new systems the chance creating any new bugs is much smaller. In the end Fortress Builder is a very complex map that I work on alone and I have a limited amount of time. The sad truth is that if I just fixed bugs all the time I would get bored out of my mind and just stop working on the map.

 

[war-lord]

lol in your screen shot for the seige why is there a blue here hanging out with the red army? lol but it looks fun im going to try it and i was wondering if you needed any help with this map because i would love to help you develope this.

 

[Ayraclus]

Sounds interesting, I'll test it.

 

[CafeSaiGon]

Download and test

 

[Zacky]

Map

Hey man, in all it is a good map, just to many bugs, and lacks some detail, if you ever want any help with some of those i could help if you want brother

 

[NeedNotoknow]

LOOKS FUN ! Going to download and play with friends.

 

[Arcmage]

If all of you guys who download and test the map would post some feedback or a review it would be much appreciated.

For those who have expressed interest in working on the map look here

 

[clockwork2]

Arc, I think it fun to have plague weapons, but is there a reason why it's temp only? Is this to prevent spamming of plague?

 

[Arcmage]

You mean the new demon plague from servants of the cults? The idea is although its only temporary units can reinfect each other. This means if you keep your units clumped together the plague won't end.

 

[clockwork2]

Ahhh, am I the only one who finds it, cult of the damned-ish?

 

[huntere15]

Whoa , I did not expect this to be updated, especially after all these years

 

[war-lord]

Whoa , I did not expect this to be updated, especially after all these years

He's dedicated to his map. Thats when you know its a good map lol

 

[LeThrow]

Spam and Attack...4/5

 

[war-lord]

are you not updating this anymore!? :'(

 

[Wolf_Wing]

Here my comment
Add more environment
Fix some bugs
Add more custom model like unit or building

 

[Arcmage]

Could you mention which bugs you noticed? Yes the terrain could use some work. More custom models = larger file size so I try to avoid unnecessarily adding some. I will probably have to add some for the holy tech tree though.

 

[war-lord]

Hey Arc! It's been a while since i have been on warcraft. I feel bad about abandoning you and your map. I know i wasn't that big of a help to you but i still feel like i abandoned you. SO IM BACK! C: I'm going to start doing those jass classes hive is offering too so i might be more of a help to you C: DONT EVER STOP WORKING ON THIS!

 

[war-lord]

Don't tell me your not working on this anymore! :C

 

[Dikongas]

Help me!

I cant run the game when i pres start custom game ,the chain with all the info about usear thats from the left side goes up and goes down and the map dossent launch help me plz!

 

[Arcmage]

What version were you playing? The current one on this site was outdated, I just updated it now.