Magic Nodes v 1.03

[WolfFarkas]

Reserved

status: none


v 1.02

Any sugestion, feedback, critic will be welcome.

 

[Wardota2 Gamer]

This a well made melee map! there is no problems inside the map, doodads placement (check) it's a pretty good map!
You only have 1 glitch or bump. The ramps in the top and the bottom are sharp you can make it smooth so that players can't get startled...ehehehehhehehehe only for me.

Although the map looks pretty good, I mean it may be dark but it matches the environment. Good Job!

Rated the Map 5/5

 

[WolfFarkas]

This a well made melee map! there is no problems inside the map, doodads placement (check) it's a pretty good map!
You only have 1 glitch or bump. The ramps in the top and the bottom are sharp you can make it smooth so that players can't get startled...ehehehehhehehehe only for me.

Although the map looks pretty good, I mean it may be dark but it matches the environment. Good Job!

Rated the Map 5/5

About the ramps, I understand what you say, the diagonal ramps have that effect, they have some sharp. In another map, I have the same thing and I put hand to smoth it, but then a friend of mine spoted me : "You got broken ramps. They're not actually broken, but looks quite weird and unnatural. You can use height to make them look natural."
What happened in the end is I worked that much, that the ramps werent ramps anymore and ended too smoth with the lower terrain, the height variation was lost. So I undone everything.
Even if they don´t look that smoth, I am not fan in puting hand in the ramps if you understand my point, and let say is blizzard fault that diagonal ramps look sharp. Actually I tend to use sharp terrain (grass) like Blizzard does.

But yes this matter is one of the matters that are in my mind and if I don´t do something about it is because I lack the skill / experience and I don´t want it to make it worse.

height variation never was my best skill, so I use it carefully / avoid it, and try to compensate with my others skills such as mixing tiles and micro doodads decoration.

Thanks for the feedback mate, see ya

 

[Wardota2 Gamer]

About the ramps, I understand what you say, the diagonal ramps have that effect, they have some sharp. In another map, I have the same thing and I put hand to smoth it, but then a friend of mine spoted me : "You got broken ramps. They're not actually broken, but looks quite weird and unnatural. You can use height to make them look natural."
What happened in the end is I worked that much, that the ramps werent ramps anymore and ended too smoth with the lower terrain, the height variation was lost. So I undone everything.
Even if they don´t look that smoth, I am not fan in puting hand in the ramps if you understand my point, and let say is blizzard fault that diagonal ramps look sharp. Actually I tend to use sharp terrain (grass) like Blizzard does.

But yes this matter is one of the matters that are in my mind and if I don´t do something about it is because I lack the skill / experience and I don´t want it to make it worse.

height variation never was my best skill, so I use it carefully / avoid it, and try to compensate with my others skills such as mixing tiles and micro doodads decoration.

Thanks for the feedback mate, see ya

Ok mate see ya and keep up the good work!

 

[deepstrasz]

Some Way Gates have no protectors. The blue ones have 3 little Golems while the brown ones have a lil' Golem and two lil' Dragonspawns. It's somewhat unfair as those three Golems can all cast Slow.

Approved.

 

[WolfFarkas]

Some Way Gates have no protectors. The blue ones have 3 little Golems while the brown ones have a lil' Golem and two lil' Dragonspawns. It's somewhat unfair as those three Golems can all cast Slow.

Approved.

True is unfair, my bad for not noticing. Totally sliped that

Also, going to add protection to the remaining way-gates.


edit:
1.01 v
-Fixed green creep simetry
- Now all gates defended

 

[mafe]

So after I had a look at this map I quite like it. It is unconventional with the waygater, so I cant really predict how it plays out. As always, I have a a few comments/questions, mostly from the point of view how certain aspects of the map relate to "standard" melee gameplay:
-"Map is for 1v1 or FFA". Well technically that is true but one usually only speaks of FFA if there are more than two players involved.
-There seem to be no AoW creeping opportunities. In a similar manner, humans would like to be able to place scout farms or farms in range of the merc camps.
-I think you could use the "Undergound/dungeon" merc camp type, fitting to the map. There seem to be no overpowered creeps in this camp; if anything the mercs might be too boring/weak.
-Expanding looks hard. The middle gold mines have highlevel creeps, while for the corner expansion, there is an insane amount of aoe damage hidden in these creeps, which will leave most militia at very low hp and easy prey for a death knight.
-One problem with waygates and creeps might that if you accidentially have one unit enter the gate, it could immediately aggro the creep from the other side.
-Good use of many different creeps. Items are also fine.

 

[WolfFarkas]

Review

-Map is for 1v1 or FFA". Well technically that is true but one usually only speaks of FFA if there are more than two players involved.

I copy paste the text from another map and forgot to remove that.

In a similar manner, humans would like to be able to place scout farms or farms in range of the merc camps.

good point

Expanding looks hard. The middle gold mines have highlevel creeps, while for the corner expansion, there is an insane amount of aoe damage hidden in these creeps, which will leave most militia at very low hp and easy prey for a death knight.

good point

One problem with waygates and creeps might that if you accidentially have one unit enter the gate, it could immediately aggro the creep from the other side.

yeah my original idea was to guard only one side, but it seems problematic so I think I will go with all unguarded for the best.

Thanks



edit: updated to 1.02

 

[master Gul'dan]

I am waiting for a map with the village design.