Ethereal Fortress TD 1.21b

[deepstrasz]

The map thread has no tag. I guess Tower Defense is what you need.

The terrain look is minimal doodads, terrain height, tile variation and all.
Doesn't Garzu already have blink when you click to move the unit? Why learn Blink as a spell too?
Abilities need proper description. Learn more:
Tooltip Tutorial
Creating Good Descriptions

But besides that, the strategical part seems rather nifty.

Approved.

---

If you want more reviews, you should participate in the The Grand Review Exchange!

R U L E S

Site Rules
Map Submission Rules

M A P - C R E A T I O N - G U I D E S

Details

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

LEAKS
Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

If you're not satisfied with the review and wish another opinion, contact the other reviewers or use the staff contact:
Paillan
twojstaryjakcie
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/staff-contact.692/

 

[iXeddin]

Doesn't Garzu already have blink when you click to move the unit? Why learn Blink as a spell too?

His ability works on the battlefield.

 

[Rifleman]

Played the TD version with a friend
looking good at start but starting to get "boring" later at least in TD version
Also the wave starting sound IS TOO annoying and loud literally me and my friend was complaining more on sound than anything else on the map
it was funny how loud it is at start but because its plays too much we start to hate it very much ofc we can turn of the sound in warcraft setting but i prefer something like command in game or something like that

 

[iXeddin]

Played the TD version with a friend
looking good at start but starting to get "boring" later at least in TD version
Also the wave starting sound IS TOO annoying and loud literally me and my friend was complaining more on sound than anything else on the map
it was funny how loud it is at start but because its plays too much we start to hate it very much ofc we can turn of the sound in warcraft setting but i prefer something like command in game or something like that

Thanks for suggestions!

1) War Horn fixed.
2) New Events added.

Have nice game!

 

[Blasterixx]

Sup~~

I played on the latest version of Deforged with classic graphics.

Did a play test solo and I eventually died after 39 minutes, too many mobs...

After that, I played the TD "version" which is the same map but slightly better lol.
The TD version has items to buy for the hero and the enemy waves have more unique mobs.

Not sure why there are 2 versions of the same map, to me the TD version is just the same map but better.

Spoiler: Thoughts

~Negatives

- The range of towers is a bit too small, and because of that, they don't help the units that much in the defense, also while the units can revive when they are killed the towers don't so yeah.

- no repair function?

- We don't have information about our current level at any time. It would be helpful to have it displayed in a corner.

- Heretic towers and altars of power don't have a sell option. (in the non-td version)

- I enjoyed seeing bosses come by occasionally and they drop tomes too when they die but I would have loved for them to appear more frequently and drop items as well, in addition to tomes.

- The spell from the Castle, "All warriors return to their starting positions," is glitched. When I use it, all units gather in the middle and become afk, leaving the outskirts, including the gold mines and towers, vulnerable and unprotected. This is a serious issue.



The map concept is cool, I like it, but it lacks some crucial things to make it better:

- The biggest problem with the map is the lack of things to use gold for, There isn't much to do with the money after I upgraded all the buildings and did all the upgrades from the castle, and because of that I ended up dying with 10k gold

- There needs to be a shop for the hero to buy cool items. (there is one in the TD version which is nice)

- Another big issue, The heroes get to max lvl too fast, just in a few rounds and then they stay at max lvl for the entire game... super lame, the lvl cap should be increased to lvl 50 or lvl 100, and u can add the attribute bonus stats as a spell, and also increase the hero's spells to be lvl 10 max each.

- There need to be more upgrades to increase the food especially when playing solo.

- There needs to be a way to repair buildings.

-I noticed that some upgrades were inaccessible because I did not have the other 3 heroes. That's kind of disappointing, to be honest. Limiting the upgrades of the buildings based on which hero I have is a bad idea, as it takes away from the gameplay. It's important to never implement functions that take away fun aspects from the player.

- I'd like to see more upgrades for the spawning buildings and towers. Currently, most of them only have 2 or 3 upgrades, and I think it would be great to see them evolve further, becoming even stronger and more epic characters and towers.



My rating for this map is an 𝓢 Tier with 90 out of 100 points!
I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay, and I appreciate the fact that the map can be played and completed solo, bonus points for that!

 

[Rifleman]

After that, I played the TD "version" which is the same map but slightly better lol.
The TD version has items to buy for the hero and the enemy waves have more unique mobs.

Not sure why there are 2 versions of the same map, to me the TD version is just the same map but better.

the TD version is PVE
the original version is designed to played PVP 4 player as assault and 4 player as defense ( i may be wrong idk )

 

[iXeddin]

the TD version is PVE
the original version is designed to played PVP 4 player as assault and 4 player as defense ( i may be wrong idk )

And PvP, if all players play for the attackers.
TD version is more refined, because the main idea of asymmetric warfare (some build units as Holy War players, others play TD + Hero Defence) was less in demand and people often just played TD mode.

Sup~~

I played on the latest version of Deforged with classic graphics.

Did a play test solo and I eventually died after 39 minutes, too many mobs...

After that, I played the TD "version" which is the same map but slightly better lol.
The TD version has items to buy for the hero and the enemy waves have more unique mobs.

Not sure why there are 2 versions of the same map, to me the TD version is just the same map but better.

Spoiler: Thoughts

~Negatives

- The range of towers is a bit too small, and because of that, they don't help the units that much in the defense, also while the units can revive when they are killed the towers don't so yeah.

- no repair function?

- We don't have information about our current level at any time. It would be helpful to have it displayed in a corner.

- Heretic towers and altars of power don't have a sell option. (in the non-td version)

- I enjoyed seeing bosses come by occasionally and they drop tomes too when they die but I would have loved for them to appear more frequently and drop items as well, in addition to tomes.

- The spell from the Castle, "All warriors return to their starting positions," is glitched. When I use it, all units gather in the middle and become afk, leaving the outskirts, including the gold mines and towers, vulnerable and unprotected. This is a serious issue.



The map concept is cool, I like it, but it lacks some crucial things to make it better:

- The biggest problem with the map is the lack of things to use gold for, There isn't much to do with the money after I upgraded all the buildings and did all the upgrades from the castle, and because of that I ended up dying with 10k gold

- There needs to be a shop for the hero to buy cool items. (there is one in the TD version which is nice)

- Another big issue, The heroes get to max lvl too fast, just in a few rounds and then they stay at max lvl for the entire game... super lame, the lvl cap should be increased to lvl 50 or lvl 100, and u can add the attribute bonus stats as a spell, and also increase the hero's spells to be lvl 10 max each.

- There need to be more upgrades to increase the food especially when playing solo.

- There needs to be a way to repair buildings.

-I noticed that some upgrades were inaccessible because I did not have the other 3 heroes. That's kind of disappointing, to be honest. Limiting the upgrades of the buildings based on which hero I have is a bad idea, as it takes away from the gameplay. It's important to never implement functions that take away fun aspects from the player.

- I'd like to see more upgrades for the spawning buildings and towers. Currently, most of them only have 2 or 3 upgrades, and I think it would be great to see them evolve further, becoming even stronger and more epic characters and towers.



My rating for this map is an 𝓢 Tier with 90 out of 100 points!
I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay, and I appreciate the fact that the map can be played and completed solo, bonus points for that!

Thanks for the high rating!

- The range of towers is a bit too small, and because of that, they don't help the units that much in the defense, also while the units can revive when they are killed the towers don't so yeah.

It was originally planned that the towers would protect buildings, and the unit spawners would fight the enemy.

- no repair function?

Grumpy(right bottom hero) has buildings for restoring health to units and mechanisms.

- We don't have information about our current level at any time. It would be helpful to have it displayed in a corner.

- Heretic towers and altars of power don't have a sell option. (in the non-td version)

- I enjoyed seeing bosses come by occasionally and they drop tomes too when they die but I would have loved for them to appear more frequently and drop items as well, in addition to tomes.

- The biggest problem with the map is the lack of things to use gold for, There isn't much to do with the money after I upgraded all the buildings and did all the upgrades from the castle, and because of that I ended up dying with 10k gold

- There needs to be a shop for the hero to buy cool items. (there is one in the TD version which is nice)

- Another big issue, The heroes get to max lvl too fast, just in a few rounds and then they stay at max lvl for the entire game... super lame, the lvl cap should be increased to lvl 50 or lvl 100, and u can add the attribute bonus stats as a spell, and also increase the hero's spells to be lvl 10 max each.

- There need to be more upgrades to increase the food especially when playing solo.

- There needs to be a way to repair buildings.

-I noticed that some upgrades were inaccessible because I did not have the other 3 heroes. That's kind of disappointing, to be honest. Limiting the upgrades of the buildings based on which hero I have is a bad idea, as it takes away from the gameplay. It's important to never implement functions that take away fun aspects from the player.

- I'd like to see more upgrades for the spawning buildings and towers. Currently, most of them only have 2 or 3 upgrades, and I think it would be great to see them evolve further, becoming even stronger and more epic characters and towers.

I'll try to add some fixes at next version.

- The spell from the Castle, "All warriors return to their starting positions," is glitched. When I use it, all units gather in the middle and become afk, leaving the outskirts, including the gold mines and towers, vulnerable and unprotected. This is a serious issue.

Warcraft has been updating so often, breaking everything that worked well. That I don't have time to fix)
1.26 - was the longest era of stability for all custom maps.

Have nice day!