(4)OutskirtsOfAvalonv1.04

[Moderator]

Gilles: Pretty Blizzard-like melee map (You can decide if that's good or bad). -Approved-

 

[King Stubby]

There aren't any taverns in Avalon...

and I guess there COULD be demons...

 

[rival935]

ive not played yet, but i downloaded the map, and i must say, from the map picture alone, this looks extremely well done. kudos

 

[Gilles]

Only one extra gold mine per team? Are you kidding? That's going to suck.

Also the bases seem small. Especially for the top teams.

The terrain could use work.

 

[1)ark_NiTe]

It has GREAT terrain! You definitely, no matter what, need two gold mines per team. Once that's done I'll download it and host it on b.net to see how it is to play.

 

[Rui]

Update! I have fixed the fog and added 2 more gold mines.
Read the description for a full change-log.

Gilles, what do you mean exactly with "the terrain could use some work"? I think I made a good use of the ground textures if you ask me.

EDIT: It seems the new Gold Mines are not displaying yet... anyway, open the map if you need confirmation.

 

[azi86]

Very nice map, very professional looking

 

[Kallimachos]

oh crap, wrote a big review, but then accidently rated b4 posting it......
summary:

- nice terrain, very good tile/height variation but a bit few shrubs, bushes and stuff

- exe a bit hard to get but once standing almost impregnable (the ones on land have very narrow entrances)

- drops in my opinion imba (e.g. green (total level 4) has powerup-1 and yellow (at merc, total lvl 15 has just a chargeable-2!!!, also red starting creeps just 2 perm. (but thats not grave as its a 2v2 map)

- few paths, good def possibilities make this map a looong tech-map even though there is good strategic stuff (zepp,ships) --> LAN-map

- Very original map, combining typical Blizzard ambiente withn totally new, astonishing elements.

Therefore: 4/5

Hope it helps in some case, gj btw
~Kallimachos~

 

[Tear of Blood]

~The Good~
More than four gold mines
Pretty good shop placement
Basic creep placement

-The Bad
Bad terrain

Overall rating - 4.2

 

[Rui]

Thank you for your reviews, but what is the "bad terrain" exactly? I didn't get it. You mean the shape? I'm not very good at shapes so if that is it, I agree with you ;P

 

[kryptosuper]

Well... Its like this since u play 4 players u should make terrain space equal... inner part base will get more space than outer part base and its a bit unfair for blue cuz the 2ndary gold mine is further than purple's 2ndary gold mine....
Good Points:
(+) Good terraining (good effort)
(+) Fair at putting the shops like goblin merchant.. etc...
Bad Points:
(-) Blue's 2nd gold mine is further from his base than purple's so its a bit unfair...
(-) Please edit a bit on blue and purple they r a bit unbalanced than red and teal
Overall: 3/5 its still good but still need more improvement keep trying u will be a good map maker since ure good at terraining
1 note: dun put too much water in ur map or ppl will complain they have less space..

Good luck

 

[Rui]

Only now I realize... it's been nearly a year!

Updated! Expect 1.04b soon. Here is the changelog:

• In an attempt to bring the two enemy forces together, I have added some red creep camps, who both drop level 5 permanent items. This will hopefully lure the two teams to a bloody encounter! Don't worry, they may seem close to the Tavern but they won't attack.
• Fog has been changed slightly, but I don't think you will notice a difference.
• The Goblin Shipyard guards now drop a level 2 permanent, from level 2 charged.
• The Goblin Laboratory guards now drop a level 3 charged, from level 2 charged.
• Both the small islands with a Gold Mine have been changed slightly, as have the Shipyards' positions, in an attempt to even the distance between the northern and southern pairs.
• There are now less cliffs on the little path to the mainland's Gold Mines.
• Red's starting position has been slightly changed. He and teal should now have the same building space.
• Blue's starting location has been changed to be even with Purple's.
• More doodads have been added.
• More critters (Sheep, Rabbits, Frogs and Dogs) have been added.
• Other minor terrain changes (northern Mercenary Camp).

 

[bounty hunter2]

You make maps? ^_^ Nice I never remembered to check you resource profile

When I'l have more time I'l play it probably.

 

[f0rsAk3n]

Wow . Just played this and i gotta say its impressive. Terrain looks amazing. 5/5

 

[Eldrazor]

Changelog is bugged, the 1st 3 say it's april, but it should be march.

 

[bounty hunter2]

bounty hunter2's Review on (4)OutskirtsOfAvalonv1.04

Outskirts Of Avalon is a four player melee map, where your goal is to destroy your opponent, alone or with an ally, with the use of one of the four melee races.

The terrain was done very Blizzard like and good in most of the places. The river was smooth, it has a beginning, the cove and it looked good. The tile variation, especially the dirt one was good aswell. The parts I disliked was the south-west part with the lot of Blizzard cliffs, and I found the villages you put quite empty and perhaps missing a couple of village props. I didn't like the dirt bridges aswell, since they usually look ugly.

The creeps and drops are fine. Although I disliked the combination of the two spiders and a troll, it was good. However there is perhaps a slight problem, since there is really little place to fight against those groups, you should increase it.

The gameplay is good, fun. There is the addition of shipyards which increase the amount of game options, there are the isolated islands which also can serve the gameplay a lot.

I can't complain much about the balance, since it's symmetrical, however I might suggest that you add another goldmine to the players on the mainland, since this way one player would get more gold. If you play FFA there would be a lot of fights over that mine, which may be a good thing, however it might be more balance if you added one more.

To conclude, I must say this melee was done in a good manner, every little detail was taken care off, thus I can put this map in the same rank with this A matter of life and death - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site , thus the rating is the same 4/5 (Recommended).

 

[Maximum_Evil]

this looks like a really unique map!

 

[Map Designer]

I must look at this sometime

 

[deepstrasz]

3/5.
Not ladder ready. Some buildings can be reached faster than other players.