Rocky Mountain

[Rufus]

A cool and compact small melee map.
Mostly symmetric in terms of pathing, but adding a small flood in the north, breaking the obvious pattern is a nice touch.
Despite its size, it has a few good battle areas, so that the map is not to crowded.
Gold expansions are decent because of the number of expansion and map size. maybe a little less gold on expansion, but it works as it is too.

Terrain looks decent from what I can see in the screenshots, but I can't check item drops, since the map is protected or something?

 

[PrinceYaser]

Hi! Just a help ==> The map's language should be English. Other languages are not accepted in this site.

 

[MysteryMaze]

Thanks for your kind words Rufus. Yes, the map is protected. Should melee maps not be protected for checking?


Hi PrinceYaser. I think I changed the map information into English. Which part is containing non-English? Should the editor be based on English language? I'm new with this site.


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Hi, Rufus. I'm thinking of updating my map to unprotected version, but I don't know how to. I pressed edit button and tried to re-upload my map, but the loading process doesn't seem to work. Any idea on what's going on?\



Oh, problem solved. It works with Google Chrome. NVM!

 

[MysteryMaze]

Hi! Just a help ==> The map's language should be English. Other languages are not accepted in this site.

Oh, I see your point. You're talking about the non-English in the screenshot? No need to worry about that. It's just that my Frozen Throne went through Korean patch because I'm Korean. If you play with your Frozen Throne, the whole things surely appear as English

 

[Rufus]

Well, maps shouldn't be protected in general in my opinion, unless it is for optimizing, which anything under 8mb really doesn't need.
It is of course allowed to protect your map, but a meee map such as this one just makes my job harder, and I doubt anyone is going to try to steal credit for a melee map.

Also, you should avoid multiposting. If you have something else tp say, use the edit button on your last message.

 

[PrinceYaser]

Oh, I see your point. You're talking about the non-English in the screenshot? No need to worry about that. It's just that my Frozen Throne went through Korean patch because I'm Korean. If you play with your Frozen Throne, the whole things surely appear as English

Hmmm,Yes it is English in game. Sorry for that!

 

[Kino]

Many people submit very simple melee maps.
This however, is (in my opinion) the ideal way to create a small and simplistic melee map.

It understands that the smaller space you work with, the more you can throw into quality work per area
It understands how to make a mechanically symmetrical map, while appearing visually chaotic enough to look natural
It understands that a map should form an overall coherent landscape, in this case; the transition from hills to coast.

Only gripe would be the use of dirt cliffs where grass would honestly fit better.
Overall, I am of the belief that this map is of comparable visual quality to Blizzards official melee maps, and honestly if you threw this into the default map pool; I don't think it would be distinguishable from an "official map".
Great work, map approved.

TLDR Version
- Well made "small and simple" melee map.
- Users wishing to create similar styled maps take note.
~ Map Approved

 

[Deleted member 247165]

Good map, well made. It reminds me of StarCraft I's map "The Challenge" in some ways. 5/5 from me.

 

[MysteryMaze]

Good map, well made. It reminds me of StarCraft I's map "The Challenge" in some ways. 5/5 from me.

Thank you for your compliments. And I appreciate your consistent care

 

[hypsandar]

Isn't there a very similar map made by Blizzard?
It has the same name, also it looks the same or at least almost the same within the minimap preview.

 

[MysteryMaze]

Isn't there a very similar map made by Blizzard?
It has the same name, also it looks the same or at least almost the same within the minimap preview.

Blizzard doesn't own any map named Rocky Mountain let alone the design of this map. Can you bring me the evidence, please?

 

[hypsandar]

Blizzard doesn't own any map named Rocky Mountain let alone the design of this map. Can you bring me the evidence, please?

Alright, I was probably wrong then, sorry.
No I don't have any evidence besides my memory. Maybe I've mistaken it for "Rocky Hills" map.