Astral sea

[Moderator]

Orcnet

12:31, 7th July 2013

Comment

Review

Map Approved

Astral sea (No Version/s Stated) Rate Score Percent Letter 5/5 91-100 A Rate Score Percent Letter 4/5 81-90% B Rate Score Percent Letter 3/5 75-80% C Rate Score Percent Letter 2/5 70-74% D Rate Score Percent Letter 1/5 50-69% F Overview: Gameplay "Total game view is incredible, its like an altered universe where cold and space and magic meets to collide, I like the idea of demons and wizards as creep camps, more over creep difficulty is fair and same goes to the neutral buildings and intact player addtives." Terrain "Terrain is wonderful but somehow some creep areas such as the goblin merchant, way gates, and gnoll creep out spots is too tight, hailing down numbers will have a hard time dealing damage to those creeps still can be useful." Management "To my conclusion, just expand a bit more on those tight places and everything else is fine, a recommended map for melee players and all alike." Total Score: Rate Score Percent Letter 11/15 87% B

 

[Orcnet]

Map approved, see moderator comment on top. +4 rep as reward.

 

[Kam]

The use of bridges is not really necessary. They detract someone from the immersion. I would use the glowing "magic" bridge model if you're heart is set on them. This is a creative map though, I enjoy the "control point" aspect of the design. 4/5

 

[Legal_Ease]

Comments This is a nice piece of work. An amazing first map. Please don't look at my first. The feeling is very dreamlike and has a sleepy netherland thing going on. The Pros -balanced creeps and shop locations. -good use of doodads. -Nice transition with bridges and tiles. -of course I love the sky! Suggested Improvements -Its a bit flat, and some subtle slopes would look nice. I know it can't get too crazy because of how the map works but a touch of the raise/lower brush might be nice. -Add game screenshots to the description. Overall Rating 4/5, +rep. This is unique and very visually pleasing. Sorry no Screenshot Review this time Legal_Ease's List of Most Useful Links: Map Submission Rules BBcode key Map Discription Templates Beginner's Guide to Map Making Text Colors Advanced Terraining Hidden Material Weapon Attachment Map Preview Screen Things GUI users should know

 

[Erkan]

First of all thanks for the feedbacks.

The use of bridges is not really necessary. They detract someone from the immersion. I would use the glowing "magic" bridge model if you're heart is set on them.

I will see what it looks like to replace the stone bridges by the force bridges. I don't use them really often so I didn't think to use them when I made the map.

some parts the path are very very very small and uncofortable, you cant go with an hero and 5 footmans and figth the market or the waygates confortable, you have to use more misile units and except the nigth elves the other races are melee with the first unit, footman, necrophage and grunt

-and the path are to small that you have the no good idea of put those farols and trees in the midle of the small path, i sugest remove them and put them in other part were they wont disturb
-you can make the path more big, you have space, i sugest that too, i beg that for a nice play.
-and second Legal Ease, flat, thats not nice in the wild terrain,

I am currently trying to make paths bigger in some areas and I have fixed the shops and waygates. I have initially tried to make hills with the raise/lower tool but I ended with some weird results, I will make another try.

 

[Binsu]

Based on that screenie tat abgm provided you should not put trees on a man made tile because it looks bad nor put wild tiles at manmade tiles.

 

[GreeN!X]

This looks awesome. and based on abgm's screenshots, this has a starcraft feel in it. kewl.

 

[Theoden of KoMe]

I dont really like that kind of maps(meaning closed like dungeons )
Nevertheless it is a good 1vs1 map so good job

 

[Theoden of KoMe]

It is good map to be honest

 

[Binsu]

You should not double post, try editing your post and merging that one with your original.

 

[Theoden of KoMe]

yeah just noticed thanks i will have it in mind

 

[Binsu]

Good.

 

[Erkan]

The map has been updated. I tried to follow your suggestions and also fixed some minor bugs.

Of course all changes can be found in the Change log.

 

[Kam]

The new bridges look much better. I like the addition of runes as edge markers.

 

[Twilight]

Played the map terrain, epic love the cool echo sounds.
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Rating
-5/5
Stuff to Fix
-Nothing to fix

 

[JollyD]

looks cool