Mini Mapping Contest #17 - Boss Fight (Any Patch)

[Symphoneum]

I have no problem with that, it will be interesting to see the different ways we do it!

Also, here are a couple more WIPs:

WIP 4

WIP 5

 

[Leods]

Guys, all this is looking great!

I see it's WIP time, so let's go.

Spoiler: Screenshots

As you can see, the boss is Deathwing. It's a little regular, but I think I have some good ideas for it. The heroes are a Red dragon (dps/healer) and a blue dragon (spellcaster dps), the tank role should be divided between both.
At the beggining, `players will have a minute to buy some stuff, and then they will be throwed to the boss's 1st phase, that involves the entire map. There is much more there (that you should play to see ), but, as a base, the boss will bechaoticly moving around the entire map, fighting against what attacks him, but not being too much aggresive. Because of his metallical armor, he will have an insane armor, so players will only end first phase when they manage to destroy all the armor pieces.
The players aren't alone (they would have a fast death). Every 30 seconds, they will receive 1 of the Dragon blessing, coming from the dragonflight leaders (Thrall takes the place of Deathwing), that gives them extremely powerful buffs.

Also, I am working on a new moving/attacking/everything system. It isn't as complex as other things I have seen there, but hope it will make the map a little bit more interesting.

 

[Symphoneum]

Working on Regions and Triggers tonight, figured it might be interesting to post that in case anyone is interested.

WIP 6

WIP 7

 

[Leods]

Might be wrong, but, as I see, you have lots of triggers there for each region. As a suggestion, isn't possible to unify them into one, that detects by conditions wich region are you talking about?

 

[Symphoneum]

I hadn’t thought of it that way. I guess I could use If/Then/Else Actions to check conditions and activate phase specific actions for all phases in the same trigger. I had been using a periodic condition checking trigger for each individual phase. The reason I have triggers for each region is I am spawning a different creep unit at each region. I suppose I could use If/Then/Else triggers for that too, though. Just wasn’t sure how long triggers should be without being too clunky. I will have to play around with this! Thanks for the advice.

 

[gusanomental]

Finished one of the three rooms where the boss will teleport randomly and morph after taking X amount of damage. The map will probably be called The Waterworks (maybe -worx/-jerks) and it will be about two pest control employees dealing with an Old God growing in the sewers.

 

[Symphoneum]

Here are some more work in progress pics. I am currently testing out the triggers, seems like everything is in order and working properly so now it's time to clean up any remaining leaks and focus on aesthetics/presentation!

WIP 8

WIP 9

 

[Riki]

It's time for my second WIP, this time is the description of one of the Heroes.

Class: Lightbringer (Paladin) Role: Tank / Support

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	Absolution (Q)	Unleashes bursts of Light on nearby allies, instantly healing each for a percentage of their missing hit points and removing negative buffs. After that, the affected units will be healed for extra hit points and mana over a short duration.
	Seal of Judgment (W)	Judges the target, dealing a percentage of its maximum hit points as Magical damage. The target will take increased damage from Physical and Pure sources and have a chance to miss on attacks during a short duration
	Crusader's Verdict (E)	The Hero sacrifices a part of his current hit points to deal a percentage of his attack damage as Magical Damage to the target enemy. The Hero will gain the buff Crusade, which gives increased attack speed and immunity to damage for a short duration.
	Sacred Barrier (R)	Creates a barrier of holy light that links the target ally to the Lightbringer. While active, the target unit will redirect a percentage of all damage taken to the Lightbringer as Physical damage.
	Virtuous Faith (F)	Increases all damage and healing the Lightbringer deals while active.
	Holy Strike (Passive)	Attacks have a chance of becoming a Holy Strike, dealing additional Physical damage in a small area around the attacked unit.
	Sanctuary (Passive)	Each time the Lightbringer receives damage, he has a chance to release holy essence that heals nearby allies.

 

[Daffa]

Does finding a second player for testing account as teamwork?

 

[Leods]

I guess it isn't, the rules says "physically working on an entry", but doesn't talk about playing that entry. I guess, as long as they don't open the map on WE, that doesn't count as teamwork.

 

[Daffa]

Cool then. Anyway, I'm in.

Name would be "A Broken Shadowspire", hope I can finish it in time.

 

[Symphoneum]

Should I include some triggers for map initialization for player 2 to make it easier to play the map solo as well? I’ve been testing solo and I have to kite the boss to player 2 for the hero to engage but it works and I figured it was mostly a multiplayer experience anyway. If adding a move/attack to point trigger at initialization for player 2 is within the rules I can include it, though.

 

[Riki]

Finally deciding that my entry will be called "The Shrine of Duredhel".

Also, here is another WIP, now about the 2nd Hero (some of the spells were a headache). I accidentally created what appears to be a new hybrid class while I was making those abilities.

Class: Bladedancer (Rogue / Monk hybrid) Role: DPS

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	Eagle Dance (Q)	Unleashes multiple lightning fast attacks on multiple targets, dealing Physical damage on each. Teleports the Hero to the target point after the dance is over. Generates Blade Fury points. If used with max Blade Fury points, it will strike 1 extra time.
	Snake Dance (W)	An attack that causes crippling pain, dealing Physical damage and reducing its victim's attack damage and movement speed for some seconds. Generates Blade Fury points. If used with max Blade Fury points, the Hero will life-steal for a part of the damage dealt.
	Tiger Dance (E)	Focusing her strength in a single hit, the Bladedancer performs an armor-piercing attack, dealing Physical damage to one enemy and mini-stunning it. Generates Blade Fury points. If used with max Blade Fury points, it will stun more seconds.
	Phoenix Dance (R)	The Bladedancer transforms her inner fury into a flaming phoenix, dealing Physical damage to all enemies around her. Generates Blade Fury points. If used with max Blade Fury points, it will deal damage on a higher aoe.
	Wyrm Dance (F)	A devastating finishing move. The Bladedancer channels all of her fury and unleashes a giant dragon-shaped shockwave in the selected direction, dealing Pure damage to all enemies on its path. When used, all of the current Blade Fury points will be spent to improve damage and travel distance.
	Shadow Dance (Passive)	When the Hero receives or deals damage from an enemy unit, she has a chance of apply a Shadow Mark on it. Enemies with a Shadow Mark will be silenced and receive Pure damage from Bladedancer's basic abilities. With max Blade Fury points, the Hero's attacks on a marked enemy have a chance of create an invulnerable illusion of her.
	Blade Fury (Passive)	Bladedancer's abilities generate Blade Fury points. Each point grants an additional passive bonus while active or can be spent to enhance the power of Wyrm Dance. A maximum of 5 Blade Fury points can be active at the same time. The points lasts for a few seconds or until spent.

 

[Vinz]

If adding a move/attack to point trigger at initialization for player 2 is within the rules I can include it, though.

Not against the rules. Go for it.

You could check if P2 is Computer-controlled before issuing the order, so it wouldn't affect a human player's gameplay.

 

[Daffa]

To be frank, this might be my first time actually focusing on aesthetics along with functionality. Now, how to deal with this lack of artistic eye problem...

WIP 1

 

[Daffa]

Since it's cleansing time, let's burn the dead!

First player hero, spell kit incomplete.

 

[Riki]

After some unforeseen events (and mainly due to my lack of terraining skill), here is a WIP of the basic terrain from my entry. There's a lot of work still to be done.

Spoiler: WIP

 

[Daffa]

basic you say!? Blasphemy! That's much better than mine!

 

[Riki]

basic you say!? Blasphemy! That's much better than mine!

Not bad for my first terrain?

 

[Daffa]

Not bad for my first terrain?

Amazing I'd say ^^

 

[Wazzz]

After some unforeseen events (and mainly due to my lack of terraining skill), here is a WIP of the basic terrain from my entry. There's a lot of work still to be done.

Spoiler: WIP

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Just happened to stop by to check out the going on's of the mini-mapping contest and what in the god damn hell is this? Basic skills? That looks absolutely amazing. And that's your first terrain? Damn, nice work

 

[Riki]

Just happened to stop by to check out the going on's of the mini-mapping contest and what in the god damn hell is this? Basic skills? That looks absolutely amazing. And that's your first terrain? Damn, nice work

Yes, it sounds a bit unbelievable but this is my first attempt creating a terrain.

Although you should imagine how many tutorials I read to reach that result

 

[Symphoneum]

Yes, it sounds a bit unbelievable but this is my first attempt creating a terrain.

Although you should imagine how many tutorials I read to reach that result

It looks really good!

Btw, looking forward to seeing how you did the floating terrain effect when the map is released!

 

[Ungoliath]

Here is my first WIP. I've been working on the abilities and their synergies for about a week, now I'm finally jumping into the world editor.

 

[Daffa]

Pray for extension, anyway, I'll be on track again later today or tomorrow.

 

[Chaosy]

Considering to join, although late. If anyone is down to team up send a PM, I can do either code or terrain but prefer to just focus on one aspect to save time.

 

[Riki]

Unfortunately I had serious problems with my pc, so I had to format it and lost almost everything, including my entry.

So I will not be able to continue if there's not an extension as I will have to start all over again.

 

[Leods]

Considering to join, although late. If anyone is down to team up send a PM, I can do either code or terrain but prefer to just focus on one aspect to save time.

Sorry chaosy (i would be glad to make a team with a good terrainer/coder ), but teamwork isn't allowed.
Otherwise, we can talk about an extension, fot the ones that are joinimg late or had some issues. What do you think about that, @Mythic ?

 

[Vinz]

@Riki sorry to hear that, mate. I recommend frequent backups in the Hive pastebin.

@Leods sounds good.

Deadline postponed to the 15th of October. Make the best of it, guys.

 

[Chaosy]

Sorry chaosy (i would be glad to make a team with a good terrainer/coder ), but teamwork isn't allowed.

oh?
I read some of the earlier posts where it mentioned optionally paired. what changed?

Unfortunately I had serious problems with my pc, so I had to format it and lost almost everything, including my entry.

So I will not be able to continue if there's not an extension as I will have to start all over again.

Let this be a lesson to always backup your stuff on the cloud such as google drive for free.
In my case I upload my bigger projects to github.

 

[Leods]

what changed?

If i remember well, that was from the starting moment, when the heroes where 3, instead of 2. That changed to make it more comfortable to judges, by limitating the posibility of paired, and increasing a little bit the deadline.

 

[Chaosy]

I see.
Although unfortunate, fair.

 

[Halithor]

I'm going to participate in this contest. Here's some WIP screens of what I'm working on:

Spoiler: Terrain WIP Images

I've done terrain and setup a state machine for the first stage of the boss. Working on more interesting boss states and hero abilities right now. The players will be evil heroes killing a forest guardian

 

[Chaosy]

So first wips from me.

This area is a part of the optional introduction cinematic and not the boss location itself.

terrain

cinematic effect testing

https://i.gyazo.com/09dc5da19f01d7c97633cf9391e317d5.mp4
https://i.gyazo.com/7b4e7a2816cd811a46aecc329b72d574.mp4

 

[Sclammerz]

After some thinking, I decided to join. This is just an early terrain. Hopefully, I can finish it this time.

 

[Riki]

Hey guys!, I found a hidden copy of my entry in the backup I made before formatting. Although some of the latest changes to the terrain were missing I already managed to recreate them,
so luckily I will continue without problems (and this time I'll be more careful).

By the way, here is a new WIP of how my terrain is looking at the moment.

Spoiler: WIP

 

[Ungoliath]

Here's a couple of WIP images. Heroes and sound effects are done. Almost done with the terrain...

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

How is it going with you all? Some WIPs would be nice.

 

[Ungoliath]

It's going well! Here's another WIP from me. I'll also try to post a video showcasing each hero ability before the 15th

 

[Leods]

It's going great, I already finished the store, the trash and the Boss battle itself, so now i have to do hero spells, and improve visual aspects and equilibration stuff.
That makes me wonder, what do you use to make the videos?

 

[Ungoliath]

@Leods Up until patch 1.31 I was using Fraps, which worked great imo. Then, as soon as 1.32 dropped, Fraps wouldn't recognize the game. I'm sure there's a fix for it somewhere, but I chose to switch to OBS Studio instead. So far it's been working great (aside for some stuttering issues).

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

@Leods @Ungoliath You should both use GeForce Experience

 

[Ungoliath]

If it can give me 1080p, 60fps, then I'm sold

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

If it can give me 1080p, 60fps, then I'm sold

Depends on your specs, I get 180 FPS in 2k, 144hz when playing HD, something nothing else can give me. OBS or any other software doesn't stand a chance

 

[Ungoliath]

I'll try it out! Thanks for the tip

 

[Symphoneum]

Depends on your specs, I get 180 FPS in 2k, 144hz when playing HD, something nothing else can give me. OBS or any other software doesn't stand a chance

If you don’t mind my asking, what gpu are you using for that performance?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

If you don’t mind my asking, what gpu are you using for that performance?

I'm using an overclocked 2070 Super.

 

[Riki]

My entry is almost done, I'm working in the Bossfight and some minor details.

I will show my last WIP in the next few days.

 

[Symphoneum]

My boss fight is complete, I am just finalizing the terrain and testing hero abilities. Also, if I have time, I will try my hand at making a cutscene for the beginning.

Here are a couple more WIPs:

Spoiler: WIP 5

Spoiler: WIP 6

 

[WolfFarkas]

hey guys, If I may post this:

this contest is great (didnt join because I was busy in the melee contest), but is really nice that this contest requires good trigger work and theme/terraining design.

so regarding the futre: when this contest is over:

those who are trigger experts, may wish to participate in the Techtree contest 16.
Techtree Contest #16 Theme Discussion
its already posted that Techtree contest will start after the minimaping contest ends.

but those interested in pure terrain design may wish to participate in the Terraining contest 22.
Terraining contest 22 - theme poll
I want to point that last terraining contest 21 was in 2019, and there was no terraining contest in 2020,
so I am wishing that terrainers may be interested to keep the terraining contest trayectory alive.

good luck with your boss fights entries!!