Naga Tag 4.7

[CapAd]

Bugs:
1. Outer goldmines guardians often ignore us if we attack one of them. The rest just walks randomly, until we attack them, even if they're very close when attacking one of them.
2. Attacking nagas sometimes are blocked in water, when they're in the river and towers attack them from the cliff, they try to go into the cliff.
3. Murloc heal is a bit too weak? 8 hitpoints per heal. Rejuvenation is good, but it requires too much micro.
4. Allied warrior units wander randomly if we leave them in one place without orders
5. Enemies prioritize buildings too much? If naga is attacking a building and we attack the naga using units, it doesn't switch target to our units, but waits until the building is destroyed.
6. Give time after start, instead of instantly spawning nagas? 5-15 seconds of time.
7. Make towers smaller? They take a lot of space. But they might be too op if they're smaller, unless their damage is reduced.

 

[Monkeycat]

Thank you very much CapAd for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback, it's greatly appreciated!

1. That's actually somewhat intentional; they’re designed to behave zombie-like, slow, dumb and not too aggressive, allowing players to push them back and secure a base more easily. Kinda like how one can lure creeps in regular Warcraft III.
2. Great catch! Updated: I've added trees and visual blockers to prevent the nagas from trying to path into inaccessible cliffs from the water areas.
3. The healing amount is intentionally modest to balance macro and micro gameplay, but I’ll keep an eye on it and see if small tweaks are needed.
4. I'm not sure about what you mean here. Is it their agro range? Could you please clarify this a bit more? Are they moving even when set to hold position or standing ground?
5. That behavior is somewhat deliberate, or rather I have not made any custom triggers about switching target mid fight, hence regular wc3 agro. Yet allowing enemies to switch targets could also be exploited (similar to creep targeting manipulation in WC3). Still, I’ll review it to see if it needs fine-tuning. What potential trigger do you suggest using?
6. That’s a great point. On easier difficulties, I added the ability to resurrect fallen warriors at the start to help hold off nagas. Currently the initial spawn timer is 15 seconds, but a longer delay before the nagas initial spawn might improve pacing overall. How long of timer do you suggest?
7. Yeah, totally agree this is a tricky balance issue. Some advanced towers are smaller but require food, which helps balance their strength. I’ll continue testing to see what adjustments might improve the overall flow.
Thanks again for the thoughtful input!

 

[deepstrasz]

Nice old school gameplay but not quite different from other maps of the genre. No custom gameplay mechanics or real innovations.
For future entries, please try to make it more different than merely a racial/environmental thematic change.

Approved.

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[TheValo]

Really fun map to play, it was a blast! I started with a small base and then had to fight for outer mines to build a solid defense in the right corner. Playing it solo was a tough yet enjoyable challenge. Playing with others is probably even better especially since you can choose appropriate difficulty levels.

 

[Monkeycat]

Big thanks to @WTii for testing out the map and helping me identify some important bug fixes, It’s hugely appreciated!!

Version 2.9 - 3.5 Changelog:

• Optimized the attack trigger to prevent units from targeting flags.
• Rebalanced spawn rates to make all difficulties easier and more enjoyable, especially in full multiplayer games.
• Fixed a bug causing a Naga Demon to spawn instantly with 5 players.
• Fixed a bug causing multiple Nagas to spawn simultaneously.
• Fixed an issue where Naga spawns wouldn’t attack and instead camped near the jail.
• Fixed an issue that the custom music would not stop playing when disabled.