Ant Wars V. 0.8

[Moderator]

16:49, 3rd Feb 2009
Septimus: reject

 

[bounty hunter2]

Sounds interesting. But did you make the map from scratch? You are saying its a ripoff, is it a joke or you took SimAnt or Bug Evolution and remade it?

 

[Warbandit87]

i made this map from scratch, but i got most of the ideas from bug evolution and sim ant. the 'diggable' colony areas was sim-ant, and the bug/animal hunting was from bug evo. Otherwise, the entire map was from scratch.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Inspiration is okay of course, I would suggest you remove the rip off thing from the description as it isn't nice to read. Simply say you were inspired by those maps. I'l comment ant review this map tomorrow.

 

[Warbandit87]

alright, removed the 'ripoff' part, and i hope everyone has a good day!

 

[wereguy2]

A fun map, I liked how trees actually grow and how you actually have to go and look for them instead of having a large patch that lasts you a long time.
You should add more units and buildings, maybe even humans as neutral passives, that are really strong but give heaps of bounty
The 2 towers are the same, and their tooltips are stuffed up!
4/5

 

[Warbandit87]

thank you for the suggestions! i will definitely look into this.

EDIT:
4/5! i got a 4/5 for a rating!!!

 

[wereguy2]

Dont double post...
I gave you the 4/5

EDIT. Ok in this version my workers spawned at the wrong base!
You should make the queen able to turn around.

 

[bounty hunter2]

Here is my rating and comment:

1 - 10 points go on originality
1 - 10 points go on object editor work
1 - 10 points go on scripting 1 - 10 points go on terrain
1 - 10 points go on bug free
1 - 10 points go on gameplay*/fun factor
1 - 10 points go on lag
1 - 10 points go on proper submission and crediting
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->That equals 80 points max.
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+ Cinematic
1 - 10 points on camera work
1 - 10 points on dialog
1 - 10 points on music and or voice acting
- Cinematic
Object editor work
* Not in cinematic
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That equals 100 points max.
To get a Hive grade over 1/5 at least 50% of the 80 (Triggered map) or of the 100 (Cinematic map) points is needed. That means at least 40 or 50 points. However if a map gets rated over 1/5 by me, that doesn't mean that I will imidietly vote it to be approved.

Originality: 2 points
I saw maps like this before, you haven't implemented anything special.

Object editor work: 1 point
Very bad. My main building could still have call to arms from the humans. Hotkeys aren't distincted from the word.

Scripting: 1 point

• Unit - Create 1 Scorpion for Neutral Hostile at (Random point in (Playable map area)) facing Default building facing degrees

So this can basicly create a unit at my start location?

Terrain: 2 points
Very very bad. It was boring and nothing much of a terrain.

Bug Free: 2 point
The Milita is a huge bug, the defective scripting causes bugs if a rock chunk or a unit is created at the base. Invalid hotkeys.

Gameplay/Fun Factor: 3 point
It's just no fun playing this map. You have one race with 6 buildings. Very boring.

Lag: 7 points
No lag, a bit of a long loading time, dunno why.

Proper submission and crediting: 2 points
You need more description and make the description a lot more nicer. Include images too.

In overall: 20 / 80
25% minimal 50% not met.
For the hive grade: 1/5 I suggest this map for: Rejection
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In overall it is a map that is just bad. I can't say much more, it is a Altered Melee with unnecesary defective scripting. It has to many flaws that must be improved. Don't let me discourage you, but I am telling the simple truth. Improve and update, as this is a long way till approval.

Good Luck in improving, bounty hunter2
I might not be checking this topic for some time. If you have any questions about the review or you update the map and want me to check it again, feel free to PM me or Visitor message me at any time.

 

[Warbandit87]

i will look into this, and will improve it soon. if anyone has comments or suggestions, please e-mail me at kook87@gmail

 

[Naveed Blade]

looks good..........

 

[PartumCreed]

I'm sorry but this map is very bad.
I believe it has potential but there are a few issues that make it unplayable.

• The player sometimes spawns with an enemy Queen Ant
• Some spawn locations have no exits due to bad terraining.
• There are models that don't fit their names or uses, for examples trees are called grass.
• There's no AI.