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Neon City Custom V.1.16
- Author(s)
- Azeolux
- Tags
- Altered Melee, Melee
- Size
- 6.3 MB
- Rating
- Downloads
- 481
- Created
- Jun 10, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 28, 2025
- Resources
- 1
- State
Approved
This bundle is marked as useful / simple. Simplicity is bliss, low effort and/or may contain minor bugs.
Neon City Custom V.1.16
Slightly altered melee map with custom Heroes, creeps, special events and TONS of custom items!
Altered version of "Neon City" Melee map, you can focusing your playstyle as normal melee playstyle or RPG style by collecting tons of powerful items by defeating creeps, bosses,
special events, or just by purchasing them on two randomized shops for each game!
For detailed info, you can read them on Mysterious Book of Lore that you can find in the middle area of the map.
Each player will be given 2 bonus items, 1 powerful zappelin unit, 1 mercenary unit, 1 selectable perk and 1 eye of chaos as base protector.
Each player can also access two neutral powerful tower called Voidgazer by using a special item.
This map was inspired by many factors, but mainly because of me and my friends who want to create an RPG map but with AI, but my skill aren't good enough, so I crammed everything into this supposed a normal Melee map. With many things added into this map, I hope it become more entertaining to play.
The theme of this map are Anomaly. many media such as Backrooms, Trevor Anderson, and HP. Lovecraft, inspired me to add anomalous atmosphere into this map.
You can play interesting custom neutral heroes with unique playstyle;
Tips to avoid map crash before playing;
Thanks for the Base Map and cool resoucess that made this map more engaging!
Slightly altered melee map with custom Heroes, creeps, special events and TONS of custom items!
Altered version of "Neon City" Melee map, you can focusing your playstyle as normal melee playstyle or RPG style by collecting tons of powerful items by defeating creeps, bosses,
special events, or just by purchasing them on two randomized shops for each game!
For detailed info, you can read them on Mysterious Book of Lore that you can find in the middle area of the map.
Each player will be given 2 bonus items, 1 powerful zappelin unit, 1 mercenary unit, 1 selectable perk and 1 eye of chaos as base protector.
Each player can also access two neutral powerful tower called Voidgazer by using a special item.
- Over 600+ Custom items.
- Over 250+ item combinations
- Over 28 Custom Heroes
- Custom Abilities
- Bonus Abilities for each Heroes
- Powerful creeps
- Wandering creeps
- Boss creeps
- 14 Cursed Goldmines
- 12 Marketplaces
- 4 Goblin Merchants
- 4 Goblin Laboratories
- 2 Void Gazers
- 2 Randomized Custom shops for each game
- Bonus unit, and perks for each players
- Lootboxes (gambling
) - Ultimate tier 4 Bases
- Upgraded researches
- Unit Talents
- Special Events
- Custom AI behaviors
- World-ending Final Boss
This map was inspired by many factors, but mainly because of me and my friends who want to create an RPG map but with AI, but my skill aren't good enough, so I crammed everything into this supposed a normal Melee map. With many things added into this map, I hope it become more entertaining to play.
The theme of this map are Anomaly. many media such as Backrooms, Trevor Anderson, and HP. Lovecraft, inspired me to add anomalous atmosphere into this map.
An anomalous dimension crack causing an entire city to mutate into something beyond horrors, attracting various entity and even gods. Survive at all cost or use this opportunity to rule the Neon City before it's too late!
You can play interesting custom neutral heroes with unique playstyle;
Flash Revenant: Int carry hero with capabilities of dealing bonus damage per spell cast based on his total Int stat.
Xenomancer : Carry-summoner hero who can permanently steal/control 1 powerful neutral hostile unit of choice.
Astral Beast : Chaser hero with weak early stats who evolves through leveling up.
Tidal Guardian : Support hero who can permanenly increasing his HP per rune consumed.
Avatar of Skylark : The only one hero who can flies.
Legendary Shredder : Hero with unique "Mechanical" classification, making him immune to most of "normal" spells.
Golem Fleshmancer :Tank caster hero with nuke and unique flesh summons.
Avenging Paladin : Anti-undead (selfish)hero with the power of light and darkness.
Lost Admiral : Carry/Nuker/Summoner hero who can deals tons of damage by sacrificing your golds.
Hermit : Caster Hero with two powerful ultimates.
Xenomancer : Carry-summoner hero who can permanently steal/control 1 powerful neutral hostile unit of choice.
Astral Beast : Chaser hero with weak early stats who evolves through leveling up.
Tidal Guardian : Support hero who can permanenly increasing his HP per rune consumed.
Avatar of Skylark : The only one hero who can flies.
Legendary Shredder : Hero with unique "Mechanical" classification, making him immune to most of "normal" spells.
Golem Fleshmancer :Tank caster hero with nuke and unique flesh summons.
Avenging Paladin : Anti-undead (selfish)hero with the power of light and darkness.
Lost Admiral : Carry/Nuker/Summoner hero who can deals tons of damage by sacrificing your golds.
Hermit : Caster Hero with two powerful ultimates.
Tips to avoid map crash before playing;
After playing other big map (especially in single player) make sure to select this map and then return to start menu of your WC3. This will avoid other map properties to clash into this map, that mainly the causes of crashing. Then you can savely playing this map.
If the crash still occured, you can move to version 1.26 or lower since this map made by using version 1.26 WC3.
for single player, you can play this map in local area network that suprisingly has very low crash chance.
If the crash still occured, you can move to version 1.26 or lower since this map made by using version 1.26 WC3.
for single player, you can play this map in local area network that suprisingly has very low crash chance.
Thanks for the Base Map and cool resoucess that made this map more engaging!
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Changelogs for version 1.14 or lower will not be shown.
[V.1.15]
[V.1.16]
Add on;
-Each race can summon a Sacred Beast, an ultimate unit, can be summoned with tier 4 bases
-Human Knight, Human Rifleman, Orc Grunt, Elf Archer, Elf Hippogryph Rider, Undead Shade, Undead Skeletal Mage and Undead Destroyer has a new ability
-Add new unit you can purchase at goblin laboratory
-A.I. players can purchase most of unit from goblin laboratory
-Two new charged items [Adorable Seal Plushie] and [Suspicious Pouch]
-New wandering NPC [Snow-Man]
-Slightly add winter themed props
-New Item Recipe "Mini Bloodbeast" [Mask of Death+Beast Token+Hearth Stabber]
-New Item Recipe "Dual Stabbers" [Killer Blades+Hearth Stabber+Claws of Attack +12]
Changes;
-Increases max mana and mana regeneration of Elite Assault Mercenary
-More unit will gain perk bonus from [Brawl Master] perk
-Improves Clockwerk Repairer's max mana and healing capabilities
-Pitlord Ultimate spawns Fel Beasts instaed of Fel Stalkers
-Change some of Hero variant names
-Change some of the items at [Goblin Merchant] and [Bandit Camp]
-Change the rarity of item [Second Nerubian Crown] making it easier to obtain
-Increases mana cost of items with the [Charm] ability
-Adjust the abilities of [Beast Master] [Dark Ranger] [Pandaren Brewmaster]
Bug fixes;
-Fix Hotkey of Godly Spells from Special Item [Pale Knowledge]
-Fix Crystal Lord, Flash Revenant, and Diabolist unit model (aura bug)
-Fix Town Portal items bug
-Fix Some of Hero Skill's icon and description
-Fix critter and Hex, now there are more critters
-Fix Purgatorer's [Demiurge] ability, adjust it's buff effects and speed bonuses
-Fix [Tentacle Spawn] Ability of Chaos Incarnate, including from the Special Item [Sword of Crawling Chaos]
Revamp;
-Revamped Starter Gameplay;
All player will receive 1 new zappelin type
instead of Solar Express or Night Scavanger. At the start of the game, all units will be paused for 28 seconds to reduces lags, adds a new animation effect for starter units
-Revamp some of ability of following hero;
[Super Trooper][Hermit][Spirit Ranger][Abbysal Queen][Nerubian Goldweaver]
[Grand Magician Girl][Northern Warlord][Incinerator][Mighty Titan]
-Revamp the ability of [Centaur War Helm] [Void Gem] item
[V.1.15]
- Map Expansion available with new bosses to beat.
- All standard race units gain enormous stats after 5555 seconds.
- Tier 4 Castle and Altars has more HP, HP regen and armor and abilities.
- NPC Shop sells new items.
- FInal Boss will appear longer (after 83 minutes of the game).
- Boss Creep [Blue Emperor] are now stronger.
- Fix some item and ability descriptions.
- Add new icon for some of custom Hero abilities.
- All Barrels are more harder to break (500 HP).
- Add new models for some of custom Building, Creep and Heroes.
- Creep Renaming; Frost Golem = Crystal Golem, Super Cosmic Golem = Cosmic Invader, Lost Bandit = Lost Wanderer, Anthonias = Heaven's Guide, True Eye of Chaos = Mini Blackhole
- All ability from items Unholy Retribution and Holy Smite can be casted to yourself (Hero).
- Buffed powerful random Boss = Chaos Incarnate, Witch of Brutality, Abyysal Deep, and Heaven's Guide.
- Human Hero; Paladin has shorter Divine Shield duration but has more powerful ultimates (balancing).
- Nerf duration of Bash and Roots! ability [Mountain King] and (Windsage Hero)
- Cloud (Human) and Freezing Breath (Undead) ability has shorter duration.
- Replacing and fix some of abilities of these heroes; [Astral Beast] [Avenging Paladin] [Emerald Golem] [Crystal Lord]
- Revamped item; [Crown of King X] [Bloodfiend's Last Legacy] [Rune of Pain] [Agni's Fury] and all [Mining Pickaxe] related items
- Flying Shop has more HP and add a new structure that sells Rune of Pain and can revive Heroes.
- Removing visuals from auras that affect units. (Blue Glow)
- Removing Unnecessary Trigger (NPC interaction and Tree Destroyer)
- Nerf ability cooldown; [Godshock] and [Buffs Overburst]
- Buff ability range; [Horse Stomp] and [Spillblades]
- Revamped Towers; [Enhanced Druid-Ward] and [Neon Tower]
[V.1.16]
Add on;
-Each race can summon a Sacred Beast, an ultimate unit, can be summoned with tier 4 bases
-Human Knight, Human Rifleman, Orc Grunt, Elf Archer, Elf Hippogryph Rider, Undead Shade, Undead Skeletal Mage and Undead Destroyer has a new ability
-Add new unit you can purchase at goblin laboratory
-A.I. players can purchase most of unit from goblin laboratory
-Two new charged items [Adorable Seal Plushie] and [Suspicious Pouch]
-New wandering NPC [Snow-Man]
-Slightly add winter themed props
-New Item Recipe "Mini Bloodbeast" [Mask of Death+Beast Token+Hearth Stabber]
-New Item Recipe "Dual Stabbers" [Killer Blades+Hearth Stabber+Claws of Attack +12]
Changes;
-Increases max mana and mana regeneration of Elite Assault Mercenary
-More unit will gain perk bonus from [Brawl Master] perk
-Improves Clockwerk Repairer's max mana and healing capabilities
-Pitlord Ultimate spawns Fel Beasts instaed of Fel Stalkers
-Change some of Hero variant names
-Change some of the items at [Goblin Merchant] and [Bandit Camp]
-Change the rarity of item [Second Nerubian Crown] making it easier to obtain
-Increases mana cost of items with the [Charm] ability
-Adjust the abilities of [Beast Master] [Dark Ranger] [Pandaren Brewmaster]
Bug fixes;
-Fix Hotkey of Godly Spells from Special Item [Pale Knowledge]
-Fix Crystal Lord, Flash Revenant, and Diabolist unit model (aura bug)
-Fix Town Portal items bug
-Fix Some of Hero Skill's icon and description
-Fix critter and Hex, now there are more critters
-Fix Purgatorer's [Demiurge] ability, adjust it's buff effects and speed bonuses
-Fix [Tentacle Spawn] Ability of Chaos Incarnate, including from the Special Item [Sword of Crawling Chaos]
Revamp;
-Revamped Starter Gameplay;
All player will receive 1 new zappelin type
instead of Solar Express or Night Scavanger. At the start of the game, all units will be paused for 28 seconds to reduces lags, adds a new animation effect for starter units
-Revamp some of ability of following hero;
[Super Trooper][Hermit][Spirit Ranger][Abbysal Queen][Nerubian Goldweaver]
[Grand Magician Girl][Northern Warlord][Incinerator][Mighty Titan]
-Revamp the ability of [Centaur War Helm] [Void Gem] item
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Thank you for your suggestions, I've tried normal unit capacity and 3 heroes (default melee settings) but it becomes imbalanced since the items that I created can overpowering non-hero units, and it can be pretty laggy with full 100 food capacity.
Anyway thanks for playing
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You can play single player with AI, i recommend using Insane computer (3 vs 3) since they can buy goblin and zappelin, and can use custom tower items (custom AI behavior)Yeah, I think the food limit is good, it's just sad that there are so many heroes and I only get to try them out two at a timeI guess I could always play on singleplayer to check them all out.
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I've been trying single player with AI, but even just 1v1 with insane computers makes the game crash immediately after loading
I'm using 1.29, would a different version be less likely to crash?
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You can use version 1.28 or lower, since I made my map on ver.1.26I've been trying single player with AI, but even just 1v1 with insane computers makes the game crash immediately after loading
I'm using 1.29, would a different version be less likely to crash?
Thank you for point it out, I never know other version would crash the game.
I'll look some of the AI triggers.
Also it likely crash after selecting another heavy map before playing this map. My solution is to select normal melee map and immediately select again this map and then play it. (It happens rarely)
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deepstrasz
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While nice in theory, the execution is rather a chaotic mess, loads of shops, items making the gameplay too RNG and practically imbalanced.
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The randomness is just intentional part of of the game, aligned with the map theme.
Sorry for the mess rng factors
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Thanks fam
, do you have any issues when playing this map? My friend says it keep crashing at 40 minute mark. I don't have his problem. Just say your honest opinion 
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I think I might have had it crash once or twice (but I'm not 100% sure, it could have been a different map). I've definitely made it past the 40 minute mark multiple times, my game last night made it to 1h10m before my laptop battery died :'( I've been playing it in LAN mode, with me and 1-3 other humans (and 1-3 AIs)
I do find that if I try to play it in single player mode with insane AIs, it crashes at the very start, around the time of giving the flying machine (so maybe that or maybe just before the perks selector spawns).
Interestingly if I play it in single player with 2 insane AIs total it will make it past that point, but four insane AIs it always crashes at that point.
I do find that if I try to play it in single player mode with insane AIs, it crashes at the very start, around the time of giving the flying machine (so maybe that or maybe just before the perks selector spawns).
Interestingly if I play it in single player with 2 insane AIs total it will make it past that point, but four insane AIs it always crashes at that point.
