(4)Maple Woods (Altered)

[Panda]

Some screenshots, Let me know if i missed anything.

 

[Aldeia]

Nice work, though would like to suggest some improvements and ideas.

• Remove default items (replace all drops with custom items)
• I didn't get a single drop from neutral passive units (honestly, i was expecting some food drops like runes that you can pick up to instantly heal hp/mp)
• Tome text in the initial message is a bit too dark - I would replace it with something bigger.
• Same concept but on different maps would be nice to see (like 3x3 or 4x4 maps)

 

[Adiniz / Imemi]

I played two games; I like the addition of the campaign heroes though I wish each hero had actually unique spells. One game I played with Grom and just spammed out Grunts and Raiders, and another I played with Garithos and spammed out Footmen and Knights. Very thematic.

The map has a great idea, it's just the execution that could use some work. As an altered melee to play in your free time, it's very fun, and the items clearly have work and creativity put into them. I don't know if the terrain is unique/made by you but it looks fucking sick. I wish we had some melee maps on ladder with this amount of detail.

I noticed the tome spawners only create Tomes of Agility and Tomes of Agility +2, and looking in the triggers, that's probably a bug.

 

[Panda]

I played two games; I like the addition of the campaign heroes though I wish each hero had actually unique spells. One game I played with Grom and just spammed out Grunts and Raiders, and another I played with Garithos and spammed out Footmen and Knights. Very thematic.

The map has a great idea, it's just the execution that could use some work. As an altered melee to play in your free time, it's very fun, and the items clearly have work and creativity put into them. I don't know if the terrain is unique/made by you but it looks fucking sick. I wish we had some melee maps on ladder with this amount of detail.

I noticed the tome spawners only create Tomes of Agility and Tomes of Agility +2, and looking in the triggers, that's probably a bug.

Hmm yeah not sure why the tomes do that ill have to check it out.

 

[Panda]

Changes made:
- Each races alter has different types of hero's to choose from.

• Changed the color of the txt at the beginning.
• Added a marketplace with new buyable items in it.
• Changed some doodads around..
• Added more passive creeps with item drops randomly..
• Fixed mob drops so its more randomized items.

Things i need to fix:
- Tomes and Runes seem to not spawn randomly..
- Keep or not to keep goblin merchant, i want to keep at least some original items in game.

 

[Aldeia]

Things i need to fix:
- Tomes and Runes seem to not spawn randomly..
- Keep or not to keep goblin merchant, i want to keep at least some original items in game.

You are rewriting the variable for the items - that's why only first two tomes in the list spawns.
Use a different integer variable for items and regions.

 

[Panda]

Changes made:

- Thanks too @Aldeia for fixing the rune/tome spawn triggers.

 

[deepstrasz]

Some of the heroes cost more than others to train after the first tier (campaign or melee heroes, not sure which are more expensive); doesn't quite make sense to have all this clutter though since the heroes are the same. Plus campaign heroes can be trained all without needing to upgrade the main building.

Spoiler

Perhaps item roles should be more defined. Too many are higher versions of each other or too similar.
Not a fan of the weird text coloured items. Is there any logic to the colours?
Balance might be quite off especially with free permanent stat items lying around.
Movement speed isn't increased past a point if the gameplay constants are not modified to reach 512 or 520 (the game's max; can't remember the exact value).
The main building invulnerability is kind of a bad idea when during that time it can be repaired.

An idea for a mod or something could be, reappearing creeps (not also at the mines) for creeping when you have more heroes and/or levelling up if you enable it on neutral hostile past level 5 (gameplay constants).

For now, it's a bit all over the place.
Awaiting Update.

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[Panda]

Gotcha, Can you send me a quick list of things i need to change in order and ill get around too that soon. Been busy with the icon sections.