Conquestcraft v1.0.1 - C&C inspired map

[Adiniz / Imemi]

@DBZaddy was kind enough to lend us some terrain to use for the map, so say hello to the new 4 player / 2v2 map, Iron Tempest! (Also our first ground-only map, which means naval units are disabled.) Duke it out in this amazingly well-terrained and well-sculpted city, and hold down your front at the various chokeholds throughout the city buildings!

 

[deepstrasz]

1. Can't build power or nuclear plants. It either tells me they are too far away from other buildings or that there are no crystals around (which is not true). Well, had to build other buildings around first. So the plants have way shorter build range than other buildings.
2. Switch to other buildings also has the hotkey B as the build so only the switching works.
3. The transport plane model has an issue (collision circle?) that it is selected with drag selection even though it is very far away from the selection quadrant.
4. Fusion Plant doesn't have a projectile.
5. Apparently no victory condition and a red minimap ball still remains where the enemy command center was.
6. Artillery could be moved a bit up since the cancel button appears in its place and it is moved. This happens because Sell occupies cancel's spot.
7. Aircraft Carrier says it requires Aircraft Carriers. Not sure where to research.

Overall a neat start. Unit roles could be more diverse instead of having repetition. Random target gameplay mechanics isn't too good IMO, too much left to chance. Kind of makes you want to avoid naval units altogether.

Approved.

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[Adiniz / Imemi]

1. Can't build power or nuclear plants. It either tells me they are too far away from other buildings or that there are no crystals around (which is not true). Well, had to build other buildings around first. So the plants have way shorter build range than other buildings.
2. Switch to other buildings also has the hotkey B as the build so only the switching works.
3. The transport plane model has an issue (collision circle?) that it is selected with drag selection even though it is very far away from the selection quadrant.
4. Fusion Plant doesn't have a projectile.
5. Apparently no victory condition and a red minimap ball still remains where the enemy command center was.
6. Artillery could be moved a bit up since the cancel button appears in its place and it is moved. This happens because Sell occupies cancel's spot.
7. Aircraft Carrier says it requires Aircraft Carriers. Not sure where to research.

Overall a neat start. Unit roles could be more diverse instead of having repetition. Random target gameplay mechanics isn't too good IMO, too much left to chance. Kind of makes you want to avoid naval units altogether.

Approved.

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MAPS IN GENERAL
The importance of a Description
Description Guide - Maps
Map Thread Guide
Map Description Making: Good & Bad
Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description

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A Beginner's Guide to Map Making
The Ultimate Beginners Terrain Tutorial
Advanced Terraining Tutorial
A Guideline to Terraining and the Hive's Terraining Section
Various Terraining Tips!
Basic Mapping Video Tutorial
WE Map Editor for Newbies!
The Path Of Proper Map Making - What to do and what should be avoided

MELEE MAPPING
How to create Melee Maps
General - Melee Maps like the Professionals
Competitive Melee Map
Melee mapping - The reasons behind common aspects of competitive 1v1 maps
Melee Do's and Dont's

PATHING
Pathing - Everything about it
[Terraining] Alternative Pathing Technique

LEAKS
Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

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Thanks for the review! A few things:

1) Power Plants/Nuclear Plants have different building requirements to other structures. Instead of requiring a structure nearby, they only require a unit. So you can just send a scout over to a crystal then start building the plant.
2) That should be fixed in the next patch.
3) Ditto with 2)
4) If I'm not mistaken, in the current patch its attack was removed and the turret is instead a display of "hey, this building calls down a thunder strike upon death"
5) Ditto with 2)
6) Ditto with 2)
7) Aircraft Carriers are currently disabled since they're a bit buggy.

 

[deepstrasz]

1) Power Plants/Nuclear Plants have different building requirements to other structures. Instead of requiring a structure nearby, they only require a unit. So you can just send a scout over to a crystal then start building the plant.

Must have missed that in their description then. Sorry. However, I would suggest not just any unit, something like the C&C MCV or harvester (a special unit) to make things more interesting since simply building near a scout miles away from your base IMO feels a bit cheat mode.