Gods Against the Darkness v6.3.4

[deepstrasz]

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[Vermelhin]

Please remove the assets as they will be downloaded along with the map.

I thought assets were part of the credits. I removed them and did the proper edit to the description adding all the content that I could find.

Why is the author different from the username?

The author name was a pseudonym I used a few years back, I don't know how I can prove it though. Inside the map info there are contact info, which includes my Discord and email, the same that are linked to this account.

 

[deepstrasz]

Seems like a nice scripted Defense map.
A bit chaotic in terms of terrain design but keeps some realism in that regard.

On a side note, seeing Norse and Egyptian gods too, I had a similar idea but in RPG fashion, where the "good" gods fought the bad ones from each mythology including Satan/Devil/Lucifer/whatever.

Approved.

 

[Blasterixx]

I started playing the game, and right from the start, I could tell something was seriously wrong. The biggest issue is that the mini-map has been deleted, so I have no idea where my hero is at any time. It seems like you're trying to do what Reforged attempted to do, which is to change the existing UI, but the original UI was already perfect. It's okay to make slight changes, but this is too much. Please reintroduce the mini-map, and then I might consider giving this game another chance. Until then, it's unplayable.

 

[Vermelhin]

I started playing the game, and right from the start, I could tell something was seriously wrong. The biggest issue is that the mini-map has been deleted, so I have no idea where my hero is at any time.

There were a few requests about toggling part of the interface on and off. By default, the minimap starts off in the beginning of the game but can be easily activated on your right or left side of your screen, by pressing the checkboxes next to your level or gold. Right in the pick phase there are some useful tips being displayed to all players.

 

[Blasterixx]

The minimap starts at the beginning of the game but can be easily activated on your right or left side of your screen, by pressing the checkboxes next to your level or gold.

Ok, you were right, I have to apologize, still.. the minimap should be on by default, so ppl like me don't freak out when they don't see the mini-map at the start of the game and insta quit.

I gave the map a try and played on easy with the hero that has the Arthas model, he was fun to play as, 2 nice aoe line spells, 1 healing aoe spell, and the ultimate which just gave me more basic dmg, i think the ultimate was rather bland and weak compared to the other spells tho.

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

Spoiler: ~Review~

I managed to win solo, first try baby, tho it was on easy mode.

What can I say, I appreciate all the great things about this map, even though I initially disliked the changes to the classic War3 U.I. I eventually got used to it. The gameplay was fun, and there were plenty of items and recipes to choose from. I especially enjoyed the different mythological aspects of the units, heroes, and items with the Greek, Norse, and Egyptian themes.

The items were also pretty unique and interesting. At first, I struggled to find the items for some recipes, but I eventually managed. Also, that +750 stats item is ridiculously overpowered, especially considering it only costs 35k gold . When I found that item, I saved money for it and eventually bought two by the end of the game. I did have a lifestyle item and some others, but that gem is by far the strongest item and so easy to buy. It's wild that there's not even a recipe for it.

The waves themselves were interesting with different units from each type of hell, I liked that, I would have loved it if there had been more boss waves tho.

The last wave had the 2 bosses, the Hydra boss, and the big Wolf boss, and they were fine, the end game Chaos Boss was super fun to fight against tho, I loved all the different transformations he was doing, that was the highlight of the game for me, he was a challenge alright, he managed to kill me 2 times, the only times I died during the whole game.

A negative I noticed while playing the game was that I had no idea at which wave I was. There should be some sort of number that indicates the current wave I am at the moment in some corner.

A big positive is the music, and the fact that I could deactivate it or activate it and that is not linked with the gameplay sounds, I noticed most maps have this weird bug where the music volume is linked to the sound effect volume and when I try to deactivate one it deactivates both... that to me is a huge problem since I like to play custom maps with my music usually, and for that, I must applaud you for this simple yet effective future.

Finally, I want to mention that the intro cinematic was, well, special, let's say . I have mixed feelings about it; I don't particularly like it, but I don't dislike it either, it's good there is a skip option, I liked that, don't get me wrong tho, I would rather see a cinematic than just nothing but I am not the biggest fan of this kind of mixing of classic war3 sounds with some other sounds, I assumed they were from some movie or game, either way, it was a bit awkward and a bit long, in my mind I think it would be better if you did all the voices with A.I. from Elevenlabs for example, they got lots of samples of different voices to choose from, and is quite fun to play with them.

The reason I'm discussing the opening cinematic at the end of the review is because, to my surprise, there is no ending cinematic for the map. After the Chaos boss dies, I instantly get the victory box. Since you put so much effort into the opening cinematic, I suggest giving some love to the ending as well by creating a cinematic for it. It's like the reward players get for completing the map. Just getting the victory box feels kind of underwhelming, not gonna lie.



Overall I liked the map, a nice edit of the original Archimonde classic map from the og campaign.

My rating for it is an 𝓢 Tier (Masterpiece) with 90 out of 100 points. Great job

 

[StormgateGod]

Please remove the assets as they will be downloaded along with the map.
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Melee Map Description Generator v1.3

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

ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION

• A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
• A detailed changelog in the first post would be helpful to reviewers and notify fans about the newest implementations to your map.
• Map thread tags are important. Please use those that fit and not more or none.

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

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GENERAL MAPPING
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

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Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

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whats wrong with downloading assets (models/icons/etc i presume?) all maps have these

 

[m3s4]

Like the map, it's a nice hero defense map with nice music. Balance seems to be generally on point from the heroes I've seen so far, with only one exception, Atlas. There isn't a single defense map ever where I've seen that infinitely stacking stats on kill is a good idea.

If someone picks Atlas he just wants to hog all the kills for himself, and rightfully so. The hero design incentivizes it, which just kills the experience for other players. He's max str gained should have a cap like I've seen on some other heroes.

Having to spam the same spell every 12s on Artemis for 2h to maintain multi-shot is just absolutely tedious and I see no reason to not just have a normal multi-shot, and/or have an active part with a higher cd for more multi targets.

It's nice to have customizable UI but the mini map should absolutely be on by default. I've had people just straight up quit because of the confusion.

 

[Vermelhin]

Balance seems to be generally on point from the heroes I've seen so far, with only one exception, Atlas. There isn't a single defense map ever where I've seen that infinitely stacking stats on kill is a good idea.

If someone picks Atlas he just wants to hog all the kills for himself, and rightfully so. The hero design incentivizes it, which just kills the experience for other players. He's max str gained should have a cap like I've seen on some other heroes.

I see. There is no room for greed in the map, unless people settle for just farming and killing mobs. I've made tests with powerful greed combos and none of them succeeded in finishing the Chaos Boss alone and I assure you that no hero can finish the game by themselves (Normal Mode or higher).

As for the other suggestions, I'll take a look, because Blizzard's new update broke the map and it's not playable anymore on the newest patch.

 

[Stylus]

Hello! Thank you for the map, I have been enjoying it.

As I understand, the map is intended to be soloable on easy mode? I was unable to solo or duo the final boss on Easy. For context in my duo attempt, I had 4 Erebus, among other items, giving me almost 10k damage and over 40k health. I also had a Lunar Spear, giving me a clone with almost the same dps as I had. I was only able to take the boss to yellow health before needing to heal. Eventually, the final boss killed all the buildings.

Am I missing something? Is the boss not killable by normal means? Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Vermelhin]

Am I missing something? Is the boss not killable by normal means? Any insight would be appreciated.

It's pretty killable. Going full auto-attack and stats might not be the way to it, tho. Check if you have more damage instances other than physical, like magic and pure damage (a.k.a psychophysical). When not playing solo, try chaining stun him or exploring cooldown reductions.

 

[nhs325]

Wait is Nidhoggr a playable hero? Is he a secret hero?

 

[Vermelhin]

Wait is Nidhoggr a playable hero? Is he a secret hero?

Nidhoggr is a sinister and destructive force in Norse mythology, embodying the darker aspects of existence and the inevitable decline of the cosmos. His presence adds to the rich tapestry of characters and themes in Norse mythology, highlighting the tension between creation and destruction. He appears during the 25th wave as a mini-boss.

 

[nhs325]

Nidhoggr is a sinister and destructive force in Norse mythology, embodying the darker aspects of existence and the inevitable decline of the cosmos. His presence adds to the rich tapestry of characters and themes in Norse mythology, highlighting the tension between creation and destruction. He appears during the 25th wave as a mini-boss.

Ah thank you, I haven't reached that far yet.

 

[Augustus Xin]

Good work, I think the model can be optimized, such as letting Poseidon take the Poseidon trident,The Norwegians used some rough Viking models and so on.

 

[creepkillerxx]

not sure if bug, but the new erebus doesnt gave 740 all stats? playing on solo easy and only tested for freyr sword
Edit: yea ok this so far only happens to freyr sword, the others do gave 740 stats

 

[creepkillerxx]

final boss... pretty damn tedious to solo, especially if stunned by slime and the boss life drains at the same time... and what is the requirements to activate the minibosses? doesnt seem to always appear after playing 3 games. so far the only bosses that appears consistently is the undead dog, and the hydra+dog pair right before chaos. 1st game only had them, 2nd game had hel (drops emerald blade i think), 3rd game no hel but had the naga+lobster pair and the boss that drops poseident trident.

and also how do you use the extra inventory? cant drop items into it.

 

[Vermelhin]

The avaible boss fights are currently Surtr, the fire giant; Hel, queen of the domain with the same name; Scylla and Charybdis, the two mythical sea monsters; Nidhoggr, the malevolent dragon that resides beneath Yggdrasil; Jormungandr, the Midgard Serpent; and Apophis, the antithesis of the sun god Ra and the ordered cosmos. They appear at some point in the game after reaching key waves. Although not all of them may appear, at least two of them come to kill you.
I noticed that with Blizzard's latest updates, when you enable custom hotkeys in the menu, it might mess with the Bag hotkey which is the T key, but sometimes no changes are made and you can still use it normally.

not sure if bug, but the new erebus doesnt gave 740 all stats? playing on solo easy and only tested for freyr sword
Edit: yea ok this so far only happens to freyr sword, the others do gave 740 stats

I'll look forward to fix this right away.

 

[creepkillerxx]

ah so the boss spawns are not guaranteed and totally random?

and for the bag, i think it was cos i was playing with reforged graphics