Pirate Cove

[Moderator]

Orcnet

21:53, 7th Aug 2013

Comment

Review

Map Approved

Pirate Cove (No Version/s Stated) Rate Score Percent Letter 5/5 91-100 A Rate Score Percent Letter 4/5 81-90% B Rate Score Percent Letter 3/5 75-80% C Rate Score Percent Letter 2/5 70-74% D Rate Score Percent Letter 1/5 50-69% F Overview: Gameplay "The map is steady and well informed for a 1v1 melee, although the map is a 1v1, I'm expecting all odds including drop rates, resource expansion should be an easy get up. I don't like where the red and orange creep camps are a bit dominating, you should decrease creep difficulty." Terrain "Terrain looks devastating, not to mention detail but overall mechanics of the melee genre. Really the map doesn't support cliffs, and by cliffs you use them to either block the player's region and lumber harvesting background to avoid worker units getting contact to arriving areas they have harvested lumber into(e.g getting near a creep camp, reaching enemy base, etc.) I would like you to cope with that, and about the detail its lacking I suggest you work it more with rocks and tile variations." Management "Overall I may not be sure about strategic role and proper arrangement, but since the map is sufficient for melee needs, I would just say do work more on battlefield maintenance." Total Score: Rate Score Percent Letter 8/15 77% C

 

[UndeadImmortal]

Map category is missing.
Fixed

 

[titans_zealot]

Very nice, personally like the Title that matches with the map.

 

[Legal_Ease]

Comments WTii, you are a youtube superstar, I didn't know you were on the Hive. I love your youtube commentaries. Been a fan foerever! Your commentary is some of the best for learning to play TFT well. This map is really great balance and is quite interesting. The Pros - Great organization and arrangement of shops, creep camps and mines, etc. - Nice ambiance and unique theme. - Good drops. - Terrain looks nice and has a distinctive feel. - Of course, awesome youtube demo. Suggested Improvements - Description is lacking color and could be improved with a template. (see links below) - Broken image link in description, suggest you fix it. [ok fixed] [EDIT] The image is very large and jumps passed the edge of the page. This creates a page formatting issue. One solution is to use a smaller image, another would be to put it in a hidden box using: [hidden="click"] [img]Your image here[/img] [/hidden]. I think the best thing might be to crop the image. - Terrain tiles and height could use a little more variation. - Blizzard cliffs and sharp terrain - ok with me but some say it looks better to use soft terrain and custom cliffs. Overall Rating 5/5, + rep. This is a great addition to the Hiveworkshop's selection of melee maps. Thank you for sharing this fine piece of work. Moose for no reason Legal_Ease's List of Most Useful Links: Map Submission Rules BBcode key Map Discription Templates Beginner's Guide to Map Making Text Colors Advanced Terraining Hidden Material Weapon Attachment Map Preview Screen Things GUI users should know Polishing Your Game Custom UIs

 

[WTii]

First of all, thanks for all the feedback.

@UndeadImmortal
*Map category is missing.
A - This is now fixed.

@titans_zealot
*Very nice, personally like the Title that matches with the map.
A - Thank you, since checking some of the maps out on Hive Workshop I've noticed that it's fun & good to have a strong theme to boost the map.

@Legal_Ease
Thanks for the feedback. I have tried to fix most of the improvements you have mentioned, specifically the description & broken links. Next time I will aim to try combining templates should I attempt another Underground style map.

@abgm
Your feedback is very clear & informative.
The doodads spam was mostly in the middle as this is an area unlikely to effect players & was to enhance the theme of Pirate Cove with lots of trasure & booty.
I felt like I needed something there at the bottom right, maybe the Arc looks a little odd but I felt it didn't harm the balance or feel 'too much'
I agree the camera limits should be increased slightly to give a more cavernous feel but I am a little concerned regarding the sheer amount of extra wood there would be behind the players starting location.
That tile set is weird, I wanted to try and put everything in, my approach here was to have 'opposite' feels to either side of the map. Top left being hotish & bottom right being coldish. However, this tileset part still doesn't look right.
As for the flat terrain, I personally try to stay clear of ramps unless they are far into the corners at I am not a big fan of how they can effect in game battles but I could of added more mounds & such I agree. I did raise/lower the terrain of the map throughout but it might not be so obvious.

I like your map 'Frozen Deeps'. It is very ambitious & has a good feel about it. It may come across as a little too large though & I am not a fan of so many gold mines but this does not mean the map is any worse off for it as I feel that every map can have it's own unique flavour. Therefore keeping the gamestyle fresh for players.

 

[Twilight]

Map Looks gr8, but you can improve the terrain, It is flat needs a lot of enviroments, but it is a good map and I am a fan of Melee and Alterd Melee maps.
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Rating
-5/5
Stuff to Fix
-The Terrain needs a lot of work but it can be abroved.

 

[Orcnet]

Map approved, see moderator comment on top.

 

[AndresMachado]

Really liked this map! Loving the darkness on it Fine map indeed 5/5