Mini-Game Mapping Contest #5 - Defense

[Skasi]

That's another way of me saying "Too dark. Can't see a thing. Fix plox.".

 

[bowser499]

Something gone totally wrong with my region use =_=
Will fix this after some time...

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Guys, just keep up the good work, please! Your maps looks so interesting - I can barely wait to get them aboard my game and test them. Let me confirm who is in contest right now, according to the list posted by Tickles. If anyone wants to drop out or we forgot to put him/her in here, please notify me!

Contestants:
- DeathChef
- baassee
- Kino
- Skasi
- mckill2009
- Blazing_Legion
- ltkp
- scorpion182
- bowser499
- Bugz
- Foronisus
- KayS
- eubz
- Tickles

 

[Bannar]

Lol, so many entries.. I'll be judging them forever.

 

[Vengeancekael]

Thank GOD I found Apheraz to replace me.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

That was kinda... mean, you know?
Anyways... Yay me

Spinnaker, you need to work on "How to replace pure boredom when seeing 100 entries with cheerful fake bitch joy that makes everyone happy".

 

[bowser499]

Whoooa... This bots in my map have more playing skill than I have o__o
Guys... It's going that the easy bots can NOT be defeated easily So if you want to complete my survival, do this with cheats or act together in multiplayer.
Cuz I can't survive even three waves in -new mode.

Four screenshots added!

 

[Vengeancekael]

user says me look to it thread

The environment looks really nice, I like the fog color, although that huge stone and the really breakable-looking tree next to it in the second screenshot look weird. Maybe add more trees around the stone or just reduce the stone's size.
Custom animated grass models etc. could also be used.

 

[bowser499]

Thank you for your comment. This is one of three locations.
1st boss triggered. Finally! :0

 

[noob]

I shall try to participate for loosing faster than any one
whith my map castle crush (if I complete this map fast egnouph)

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Random Tip:
Aesthetic appearance will take away a large portion of your score if not well developed (up to 45!). There are numerous tutorials on the Hive, such as "Aesthetics", by Katu or "Polishing your Game", by N1ghthawk that can greatly increase your score.

 

[Bugz]

Dropping out....

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Mind of sharing the reason?

 

[Bugz]

Some badass nerd raged and smashed my computer. I am rending my girlfriends, which i may not turn into a gamer..

 

[Vengeancekael]

Some badass nerd raged and smashed my computer. I am rending my girlfriends, which i may not turn into a gamer..

A badass nerd? Win.

 

[Bugz]

Yeh "Badass" as fucked up retard, that need to get a life... he broke up our door and smashed my computer, due to something that did not include me

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Rage boredom.

 

[bowser499]

You can test the first 5 waves ^^

 

[ltkp]

Well, i tested your map, but i was stuck in a room after chosing the hero, nothing happened, tried all modes and still nothing =0

 

[bowser499]

You must find and trigger the lever to open the gates.
Hint: Seek near the watery terrain.

 

[Tickles]

Ohhh sorry for the problem haha , just fixed it =D
And added one more spell for the druid(not really balanced but...) =D

Oh, I almost forgot to comment on the new version! I'm liking the new druid skill, and I'm glad to see the wind machine working properly.

Rage boredom.

Puppy looks unhappy. I think he needs a lollipop

You can test the first 5 waves ^^

It just seems like an oldschool defense map... I had no idea what hero I was choosing from the circle of power, and I was disappointed to see that the hero I ended up with was just a basic Blood Mage. This map really needs something unique to make it stand out, because it's very unoriginal and repetitive at the moment. Are you making custom heroes soon and just working on the waves at the moment?

Also, you might want to add in hints to show where everything is and where monsters spawn. I was very confused when I first started playing.

 

[bowser499]

Because I've just made the core things, I want to add some storyline and unit interactions to make it combined with RPG type maps.

 

[Tickles]

Ah, so now you'll be filling in the custom eye-candy and basing some of it on the RPG you're branching it off of? Now I'm curious to see how it'll evolve over the next week

By the way, the fog looked nice in the screenshots. It would also make the terrain look better in-game if it was denser, because I hardly noticed it while I was playing.

 

[SA Dashie]

That's another way of me saying "Too dark. Can't see a thing. Fix plox.".

Meh don't worry about it anymore as I fixed that problem with awesome lanterns.
Also the game is set to be at midnight so please take note of that.

 

[bowser499]

Found some great skins there to improve my heroes

 

[baassee]

THANKS THE THING UP IN THE SKY FOR THE EXTENSION!!! Had exams today and will have it tomorrow and on wednesday as well so I really thought that I was going to drop out. New concept out, much more mini-game type map, less "core triggering" more "fun coding" YEAH. So Kael forget the other map I worked on, that one will be release to the maps section after the contest instead (no it's not finished but closely with heavy bugs though).

 

[Vengeancekael]

Sounds nice :3

 

[ltkp]

For the upcoming version i am redoing all the terrain alot work, but it s gonna be a good result, at least i think so =D

There i ll be regions more defined, and each region will have it boss so wait good stuff
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And just for the curious some wips...

 

[mckill2009]

Oct 12...hmmm, noted...Ima update my map also...

 

[Kino]

Does brainstorming ideas with another person count as teamwork?

 

[Vengeancekael]

Nope.

 

[bowser499]

I had a massive headache today... daaaaaaah... =|
Makin' heroes for MiniOaD. You won't be so upset if I make only three or four?

 

[Vengeancekael]

Nope.

 

[bowser499]

Thanks :]
There will be 1 healer, 1 DD and 1 Tank.
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Edit: Attached the minimap. Please rate ;]

 

[Vengeancekael]

Oh you put Kael in the image.
Are you trying to get my vote?
Cuz it's working.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

@bowser499,
More shading, less color contrast, less cartoonish appearance (not needed, thought), more visible and distinguished font, enlarge (or remove) small letters. Thought I would rate this with grade 2 of Lacking Visual, I found that I actually like it. Moderate Art Visual, for me.
3/5

@Vengeancekael,
Don't be bribed. Bribing is bad. Bribing is naughty. If I give you a cookie, would you love me?

 

[Vengeancekael]

What are you talking about, everyone in the maps section is bribing me to approve his map.
You could also give it a shot.

 

[bowser499]

@Vengeancekael, I'm a big fan of Kael for almost 4 years o_0
@Apheraz Lucent, too bad I'm a coder, not an artist... So that's what we have there.

 

[Tickles]

"Come into our temple... Let us release our power on you."

Is that the Warcraft version of, "Come into my car, kids. I have candy."? If so, I'm totally entering that temple.

For the upcoming version i am redoing all the terrain alot work, but it s gonna be a good result, at least i think so =D

There i ll be regions more defined, and each region will have it boss so wait good stuff

Awesome. Then it'll be easier to prepare for what's coming, because I always had a problem understanding your terrain layout. I just didn't notice it too much while I was circling the center trying to keep those evil monkeys out. Did you ever consider using the Raise/Lower terrain tool with pathing blockers instead of Blizzard cliffs?

 

[bowser499]

@Tickles, yes, this is. Come into my car, kids. I have candy. Gwaa-haa-haa ;D
This phrase contains the main secret that will be uncovered in the deeper dungeons of the temple.

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

@Tickles,

 

[Tickles]

I see you've had plenty of experience to perfect your methods, Apheraz

Anyway, it feels like the only-a-week-left motivation is kicking in again for this contest. I want to add in a new zone with a new boss before the last one, and so far I have a basic grassy forest, a village/graveyard, and a crystal/snowy forest. Anyone have any other ideas for outdoor terrain that might look good with silhouettes?

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Maybe a battle outgoing in the far away part of the map?

 

[Tickles]

That sounds like it would be fun to experiment with. It even gives me some ideas for that campaign contest that just started. You're a genius.

 

[bowser499]

I already have a good idea for this campaign contest but sadly I can't give this contest a shot because the landscape of OaD 2 was finished not so long and now I have to code the systems for my own project :|

 

[bowser499]

Now this map is ready to rumble with some updates and changes!

MiniOaD v0.02:

- Human player can now control creeps and the game will automatically detect is AI needed or not.
- New hero added: Chaotic Mage

• 
  Chaos Qualify. Summons 1/2/3 orbs spinning around Chaotic Mage. When Chaos Tremble will be casted, all the orbs hero have will fly to nearby enemies and deal 140/180/220 damage per orb to them. Max of 3 orbs. Cooldown: 20/18/16 seconds.
  • 
    Chaos Tremble. Releases the power of orbs summoned by the Chaos Qualify. Cooldown: 0 seconds.
• 
  Chaos Warp. Chaotic Mage changes his position to the position of nearby hero, dealing 120/140/160 damage to all the enemies in area 300 from the cast point. Cooldown: 14/12/10 seconds.
• 
  Chaos Empower. Charges the Chaotic Mage with power, that will burst immediately, dealing 130/145/160 damage to the enemies in radius 350/400/450. If hero have orbs summoned, they will grant bonus damage (+70 damage per orb). Cooldown: 18/16/14 seconds.
• 
  Chaos Rampage. Chaotic Mage frees all his powers to heavily damage all nearby non-boss enemy units, dealing 220/330/440 damage. Cooldown: 25/20/15 seconds.

Dl the new update here. And sorry for double posting

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Too much Chaos words for me

 

[bowser499]

This is the Chaotic Mage, so?

 

[Skasi]

I've tested MiniOaD, you can't even talk to the murlocs, FFS! CHAOS! Err.. I mean DRAMA!


Anyway, I hereby present the nearly final version of my entry Wisp Tale: Preserve. There's just two or three more bugs to squash, if I don't find any more. I've got so many more plans and ideas for further updates, but that all has to wait for sometime after this contest.

Please report any bugs you happen to stumble upon. Currently known are: Tree of Lifes don't revive, so they can not be picked in the next round (got an easy fix, but I'm thinking of a nicer solution) and ToL upgrades are not reset when a new round starts (I'll have to switch from unit-upgrades to unit-abilities, bleh). The upkeep messages need to be redone too, I know.

I'd be happy if anyone could test this map in multiplayer mode and comment on it. I currently don't have the time nor means to do so myself.

 

[bowser499]

Any more comments please?)