~ * Mini-Mapping Contest # 8: Farming * ~The Spirits of Ashenvale - By Zenonoth
Story
Due to Warchief Thrall's mistrust in Grom's handling of the Humans; he has tasked him to construct a settlement in the borders of Ashenvale forest to secure the northern region for the Horde. Grom was dissatisfied with his Warchief's decision to use his Warsong Clan which he estimates to be the finest warriors of the Orcish Horde for harvesting resources, yet he has no choice but to proceed with the operation, soon Grom is about to discover that constructing the settlement in the heart of the Night Elf homeland is no easy task and that may drive him more eager to carry out his duty in that operation.
Gameplay
You play as Drak, Grom Hellscream's trusted lieutenant, the map's main setting/plot is ideal to that of the Reign of Chaos' Orc Campaign Map of the same name in a manner. Yet you are the one who must collect Resources (Which Replaces Gold) while Grom and his Warriors continue to harvest lumber, just as you would win in the Reign of Chaos' version by collecting 15,000 lumber, so will you achieve victory here by amassing 15,000 Resources (Gold), however you must keep Drak and Grom's main Fortress alive for if they're destroyed; there's no hope you can proceed with this operation.
Similiarities and Differencies Between this Map and RoC's map ( Includes Features)
• The Map shares the same Idea/Concept of RoC's map of the same name
• Here you must collect 15,000 Resources (A Resource/Mineral that Replaces Gold and represents any usable resource like Meat, Leather, Cloth, Silk, Weapons, and Arnaments) instead of 15,000 Lumber which needed to be collected in RoC's map in order to achieve victory.
• You'll automatically receive lumber which is actually what you'll use to train units and purchase items.
• You control only Drak ~ a special Grunt and loyalist to Grom Hellscream at the very start of the game.
• You can go to buildings at the Warsong Base and benefit from them, such as Hiring units from the Barracks or buy and turn in items and valuables at the Warsong Supply Office building.
• Unlike Lumber .. Resources are more difficult to acquire.
• You get resources either by ( 1 - Selling items that drop from any creature including enemy units at the Warsong Supply office / 2 - Attacking enemy buildings and benefiting from your units' ''Pillage'' ability / 3 - Raiding abandoned Night Elf structures and claiming them for your own + using them to send resources to you such as the Night Elf Gold Mine, Fishing Village, and the Dragon Roost.
• If you don't amass 15,000 Resources in 30 minutes ( Which is usually the time-setting for a Mini-map and that's what I think it should qualify it to be one ) Night Elf reinforcements will arrive and you'll have a very short time to collect the remaining gold before they decimate your base.
• Night Elven forces will keep teleporting from time to time to your base, eventually attacking it in an attempt to retake their ancestral forest.
• This map's terrain has been modified to suit the game-type of this map (That doesn't mean I've edited Blizzard's terrain for RoC's map or that I've used it even in any way)
Credits
• Sephiroth_VII for his Straight Track Model
• Blizzard Entertainment for some WoW Icons which I used.
NOTE: I've seen a similiar map entry known as ''Force of Nature'' which's been made by one of the contestants which depicts a similar plot where Night Elves build their villages as Grom's Orcish legions invade them..I'd like to point out that I'm IN NO WAY TRYING TO COPY HIS IDEA and I actually completed this map on the second day of this contest's commencing but I had to delay it's release due to some issues with my PC.
Give Critics and Opinions, Screenshots of Gameplay & WiPs will be uploaded sooner and more map updates will be done later. (
I really liked this map, mostly because it has the actual wc3 gameplay and its not like a custom camera system and some weird badass system that makes the map too awesome to be warcraft 3 if you know what I mean. I like maps that are just like a warcraft campaign
Some things i liked
-The plot is well though i love it
-The huge map
-The fact you are in the same map with a warcraft 3 allstar (hellscream}
-The feeling it gives, orcs vs night elves ahh i missed that feelin'
-The post description xD
Things i did not like
-Sometimes i was not able to leave base because of the numerous raids
-The skillset! It was sooo... dead
-Terrain was like 50% done, it could have been better but i think terrain is irrelevant at this point, when u have such big map, ahhh too much work
I really liked the map, mostly because its related to the style of map making I have
-Terrain was like 50% done, it could have been better but i think terrain is irrelevant at this point, when u have such big map, ahhh too much work
Nice map for being all basic Warcraft-like. I like that the hero has a nice variety of utility skills, but they could use some customization to make them more interesting. Auras alone that the player can't level themselves are especially boring, and for being the only real attack skill, Axe Slam did horrible damage.
bisnar13toKobas said:
Kobas said:
I would like to judge this contest
Anyway, I finally got my fishing/catching system working the way I wanted it. I'm still trying to decide if hitting the wrong key results in the fish getting away or just less points given for that catch.
When you go to reply to the thread, there's a button down below in the Additional Options area labeled Manage Attachments.Can somebody tell me how do you make maps attached to posts?
. Well you allready won contest with arrow control system so there is no challenge for you, try making classic wc3 map please.
I have long wanted to make a campaign about "the adventures of Peon Amargaard", and since the first map is supposed to be about farming gold for the Horde, I thought I would enter it here ^^
Can somebody tell me how do you make maps attached to posts?
That'll make an awesome campaign. Looking forward to playing the map again once more is finishedThanks, might as well upload the current version then
Thanks, might as well upload the current version then. Feedback is much welcome
So I'm not the only one aware of who Lady Gaga really is! Hot story, bro. I really like the fast-paced gameplay. It got a little repetitive, but I'm sure you'll be adding more tech to build with the imps. Traps to lock units in place or explode on contact would be cool if you're looking for more ideas, or maybe some type of healing fire (like a healing fountain).
While save points are a cool idea, the way they are now is way too easy to take advantage of. I was able to leave Vargas patrolling on and off of one while his army killed everything and was basically invincible. I suggest only allowing them to heal allies close to the hero, and putting the save points in secluded areas where there aren't any enemies (sort of like how Resident Evil games have safe rooms where the game can be saved on a typewriter).
While save points are a cool idea, the way they are now are way too easy to take advantage of. I was able to leave Vargas patrolling on and off of one while his army killed everything and was basically invincible. I suggest only allowing them to heal allies close to the hero, and putting the save points in secluded areas where there aren't any enemies (sort of like how Resident Evil games have safe rooms where the game can be saved on a typewriter).
I know I said it before, but this really doesn't feel like farming. Maybe if you mentioned the artifacts in the opening cinematic, then it would feel more like the primary purpose is to collect the artifacts. But I did really like your grammar in the cinematics
Are you planning on adding skills to the hero, and possibly skills that the footmen and Zark can use as well?
WIP!
WIP!
I'd go with the one you feel like working on when you first wake up in the morning. Chances are you were dreaming about something related to it and have the most ongoing inspiration for it.
Orcnet said:
Very cool idea and is an interesing take on a mining game. I like how everything functions together in a realistic way (mining -> factory processing -> serving a purpose once finalized). I didn't exactly understand why the arrows in the factory would be used yet, but they seem to be functioning properly when their settings are changed. I'm assuming different ores will have to be routed to different buildings. Adding walls around the factory will make it feel more like the interior of a building.
Will they serve an actual purpose in the near future? You could use them to represent inventory slots added if nothing else.
How could you ;_;looks like I'll be joining the fun here and get all of your girlfriends
