Sanctum of Domination

[DarkIllidan]

Awesome idea man. If I didn't hate Shadowlands and destruction of Warcraft's story because of it I would play it. Blizzard did fall hard.

 

[Faqka]

Awesome idea man. If I didn't hate Shadowlands and destruction of Warcraft's story because of it I would play it. Blizzard did fall hard.

Thanks for the comment even if you are not going to play it

 

[mezzo1224]

Why do you use one custom campaign file instead of seperat map files ?

 

[Faqka]

Why do you use one custom campaign file instead of seperat map files ?

I thought about it but I already had the first 3 maps in development, and since I didn't consider it a campaign either and not having much experience with that section I didn't want to risk.

 

[deepstrasz]

It's pretty much killing units on the map. There is little no custom scripted stuff like abilities or diverse and fun gameplay mechanics.
There's also not much more replayability than either playing as the orcs or humans.

Approved.

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[Land Eater]

The map is strange. The idea in general is not bad, to try to transfer the mechanics of the raid to the gameplay of Warcraft. But this is done rather lazily. I played this map with a friend, and I still didn't understand a lot. Unfortunately, I couldn't get far even on Normal, because this game is very uncomfortable to play.
But the idea is cool, if you make the gaming experience even a little meaningful and enjoyable, you can even get stuck in it.

 

[Faqka]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep trying to make it as enjoyable and accessible as possible for new players and they don't have so much difficulty progressing on normal difficulty.

 

[puck]

Hey, Can I translate it to chinese? I wanna to share this excellent map to Chinese players.

 

[Faqka]

Hey, Can I translate it to chinese? I wanna to share this excellent map to Chinese players.

Hey! Yes, no problem as long as you put the author and the link of the bundle in case anyone wants to play it in English as well.

 

[puck]

Hey! Yes, no problem as long as you put the author and the link of the bundle in case anyone wants to play it in English as well.

Thank you for your generosity, but I noticed that your map seems to be protected? Could you please consider sending me an unprotected version privately?

 

[Blasterixx]

I'm not sure what I'm missing, but I cannot access the first boss. He is behind these force fields, and I have no idea how to disable them to get to the boss. Any ideas?

 

[Faqka]

I'm not sure what I'm missing, but I cannot access the first boss. He is behind these force fields, and I have no idea how to disable them to get to the boss. Any ideas?

Hey!
I just tested the maps on all difficulties because of the supposed bug you mentioned and that didn't happen to me on any of them. Something that could have happened to you is that after several seconds when the boss enters combat, the doors close so you can't escape. Maybe some unit you moved crossed the boss's field, triggering the fight and until they defeat him, they don't open again.

 

[Blasterixx]

Maybe some unit you moved crossed the boss's field, triggering the fight and until they defeat him, they don't open again.

Yes, that's exactly what happened! lol
It's a bit embarrassing on my part that I didn't notice it. However, it's also kind of strange that this could happen in the first place. Perhaps it would be a good idea to restrict access to the boss area so that players can only enter from one specific point, like the south, to prevent this from happening in the future.

 

[Faqka]

However, it's also kind of strange that this could happen in the first place. Perhaps it would be a good idea to restrict access to the boss area so that players can only enter from one specific point, like the south, to prevent this from happening in the future.

Yes, you may be right about leaving only one point open to enter the boss. Since it is optional to kill the "Goliaths" to power up your heroes, I wanted to give the player the opportunity to choose when to enter and how to position their units for the fight. I will keep your recommendation in mind for a future update

 

[Blasterixx]

Well, I did it, I played all the chapters on the hardest dif on the latest patch of War3.
Here are my thoughts>

Spoiler: Review

~Negatives:

- When bosses go neutral they can get healed by the healing ward....

- Also why the fuck are bosses spell immune, Isn't it enough they got a gazillion hp? lol

-The Kel'Thuzad boss was a bit tricky. I had no idea the ankh served as a waygate to another mini-boss that I needed to defeat—wtf! It would be helpful if that were made more obvious. That was the only time I got defeated; I didn't even lose a single unit in that fight, yet everyone still ended up dead at the end. It was kind of funny.

- Bolvar's body is invisible, only his weapon was visible on all the maps.

- There was a blacksmith in some maps. Was he supposed to have any role? It would be cool if he could craft a set from all those purple items.


~Thoughts:

I played through all the maps and really had a blast! It got pretty chaotic. Most of the time, I just needed to keep my units alive, and everything went smoothly from there. My heroes were basically untouchable; the mobs and bosses didn’t even go after them. With their high HP, they felt invisible to the enemy AI.

I ended up with four groups of units on the early maps, which made moving through the corridors a bit of a challenge. The game was mostly about keeping my units alive so they could keep dealing damage to the enemies and bosses. Honestly, I think I could’ve finished it using just the heroes since they were so overpowered, but it would’ve taken way longer because they didn’t do enough damage.

And damn, that ending though? I'm not very familiar with the Shadowlands expansion in World of Warcraft, so the story was pretty irrelevant to me. But yeah, that ending was kind of disappointing; I thought I was about to fight the big boss, but instead, it fell flat. The last battle with Sylvanas was tough mainly because she had this overpowered AoE spell that nearly wiped out my units, forcing me to keep them back. Once again, the heroes could always handle it solo. I really liked the part where a random hero got teleported to another region and had to survive on their own; I thought that was a cool gimmick. However, once again, the heroes were so overpowered that there was never a real chance they would die, lol.

One aspect I didn’t like was that with each new chapter, the items get scrambled and do not carry over from mission to mission. Some items do, but many do not, which I found kind of disappointing. As a result, I ended up with a lot of weird, useless items along the way in each chapter.
It would have been great if this was similar to a real campaign with chapters that are linked and not separate missions.

Talking about the items, I thought they were fine—nothing special, though. It would be great if the items could carry over from chapter to chapter, and if the blacksmith could combine some of them to save space.

Regarding difficulty, I played all the chapters on Mythical difficulty. I'm not entirely sure what that changed, aside from increasing the enemies' health. It just took longer to defeat them. Throughout the entire game, I never felt like I could truly lose, aside from occasionally losing some units. Each boss had its own unique spells and gimmicks, which I thought was really cool.

Overall, I enjoyed this map; it was a nice "mini-campaign", so to speak. I have always disliked everything related to World of Warcraft, but this series of maps was decent enough since I was familiar with all the units and heroes.





P.S. You couldn't resist including yourself as another secret mini-boss in this as well, ha?

 

[Faqka]

Hey @Blasterixx Thanks for playing the maps and for the feedback!

- When bosses go neutral they can get healed by the healing ward....

- This is done intentionally specifically in Eye of the Jailer to prevent the player from stalling and recovering life and mana when phase 2 begins. If it happened to you on any other boss it was unintentional and I will try to fix it in another patch.

- Also why the fuck are bosses spell immune, Isn't it enough they got a gazillion hp? lol

- I thought about removing them, but since some bosses need it to perform certain mechanics, I preferred everyone to keep it.

-The Kel'Thuzad boss was a bit tricky. I had no idea the ankh served as a waygate to another mini-boss that I needed to defeat—wtf! It would be helpful if that were made more obvious. That was the only time I got defeated; I didn't even lose a single unit in that fight, yet everyone still ended up dead at the end. It was kind of funny.

- Yes, I realized that I had explained it in one of the updates I published here but it was not well detailed in the game, I already fixed it and it will come out in the next patch.

- Bolvar's body is invisible, only his weapon was visible on all the maps.

- Yeah, it's one of the bugs that can happen if you play with the old graphics in the heroes. That is why it is recommended in the map description to play with the reforged, even if it is on the heroes.

- There was a blacksmith in some maps. Was he supposed to have any role? It would be cool if he could craft a set from all those purple items.

- It serves as a source of healing for your units but I will take your recommendation into account for a future patch!

Honestly, I think I could’ve finished it using just the heroes since they were so overpowered, but it would’ve taken way longer because they didn’t do enough damage.

- I'll give you a spoiler, it wouldn't have been possible because all the bosses have Enrage after a certain amount of time has passed in the teamfight.

One aspect I didn’t like was that with each new chapter, the items get scrambled and do not carry over from mission to mission. Some items do, but many do not, which I found kind of disappointing. As a result, I ended up with a lot of weird, useless items along the way in each chapter.

- The only items that are carried from map to map are what raid bosses drop. All of the other secret fights are specific to each map and will only help you on that map. But I will consider it for a future patch.

Regarding difficulty, I played all the chapters on Mythical difficulty. I'm not entirely sure what that changed, aside from increasing the enemies' health. It just took longer to defeat them.

- All the units or bosses found on each map, apart from having more health and damage, certain mechanics are added.

P.S: These maps were made before the Headless Horseman

 

[RvzerBro]

Why isn't there a single video with a step-by-step guide, not a single gameplay announcement, nothing at all except a text description, it's off-putting(

 

[Faqka]

Why isn't there a single video with a step-by-step guide, not a single gameplay announcement, nothing at all except a text description, it's off-putting(

Each boss has a section that explains all of their abilities within the game. After that, it's up to the player to figure out how to tackle each boss with the tools and units they're given throughout the raid. If there's anything you didn't like or would like to change, or you just found a bug, I'm open to hearing it for a future update.

 

[RvzerBro]

Each boss has a section that explains all of their abilities within the game. After that, it's up to the player to figure out how to tackle each boss with the tools and units they're given throughout the raid. If there's anything you didn't like or would like to change, or you just found a bug, I'm open to hearing it for a future update.

I'm telling you about the wooden one, you're telling me about the glass one)
I'm saying, why are there no images or videos?

 

[Faqka]

I'm telling you about the wooden one, you're telling me about the glass one)
I'm saying, why are there no images or videos?

Precisely because of what I'm telling you, if I make a video guide on how to get through the maps or something like that, I would be telling you how to get through the bosses that the player himself has to discover.

 

[RvzerBro]

Precisely because of what I'm telling you, if I make a video guide on how to get through the maps or something like that, I would be telling you how to get through the bosses that the player himself has to discover.

But at least you could post a preview - this is the base.

 

[RvzerBro]

For example we open random map, and there have base - preview
Just show any ingame screenshots - its just for Show for newbie players whos reading about yr map.

I dont asked about any secrets, just for base show)
I think its not difficult for u

 

[Faqka]

Hotfixes of Sanctum of Domination: 14/5/26


1. The Tarragrue

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 6 to 10.
• Now he has the ability "Resistant Skin".

2. Eye of The Jailer

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 4 to 8.
• Now he has the ability "Resistant Skin".
• Raiders: "Ensnare" cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.
• Players will now be notified that they will need their Raiders to face the boss.
• It was added to the adventure guide explaining what a "flying boss" is and that you will need the Raiders.
• The units that can be rescued on the way to the Eye of the Jailer have been changed to be more useful against the boss.

3. The Nine

• Now the bosses can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 7 to 11 (Skyja).
• Its base defense was increased from 4 to 8 (Kyra).
• Its base defense was increased from 4 to 8 (Signe).
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".
• "Arthura's Crushing Gaze" cooldown reduced from 22 to 20 seconds on all difficulties.

4. First Secret Boss

• Now the bosses can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 7 to 10.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".
• It only gains "Spell Immunity" in phase 3.

5. Remnant of Ner'Zhul

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 6 to 10.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".

6. Soulrender Dormazain

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 3 to 7.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".

7. Painsmith Raznal

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 6 to 10.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".
• "Enrage" (After Second Intermission) reduced from 240 to 180 seconds on all difficulties.

8. Second Secret Boss

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 2 to 5.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".
• The adventure guide that incorrectly displayed skills has been fixed.

9. Guardian of the First Ones

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 3 to 7.
• Now he has the ability "Resistant Skin".
• Fixed icon.

10. Fatescribe Roh'Kalo

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 4 to 8.
• Now he has the ability "Resistant Skin".

11. Kel'Thuzad

• Now the boss can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 4 to 8.
• Now he has the ability "Resistant Skin".

12. Sylvanas Windrunner

• Now the bosses can be affected by spells on all difficulties.
• His armor went from Hero to Large.
• Its base defense was increased from 6 to 10.
• They now have the ability "Resistant Skin".
• All "Shards of Domination" are available.

13. Jaina

• Now she has the "Spell Steal" ability.
• Base hit points were reduced from 300 to 100 in Wing 4.

14. Thrall

• Base hit points were reduced from 300 to 100 in Wing 4.

Balanced:

• There is no longer a Third User controllable by both players. Their units have been distributed between Player 1 and Player 2.
• "Spellbreaker" Now he has the "Defend" ability.
• "Spellbreaker" Now he has the "Cloud" ability.
• "Spellbreaker" He lost the "Spell Steal" ability.
• "Spellbreaker" He lost the "Control Magic" ability.
• "Spellbreaker" Attack range reduced from 250 to 125.
• "Forked Lightning" damage reduced from 175 to 125 on all difficulties.