Sands of Time [v2.0]

[Feed_Me]

Awesome! Every time I wonder how you can create such an atmospheric terrain!
Delightfully 5/5

 

[Maxwell]

Awesome! Every time I wonder how you can create such an atmospheric terrain!
Delightfully 5/5

Thank you very much! I appreciate your support. ^^

 

[Thing_I]

Very interesting concept. Did you take it from somewhere or is it original?

Unfortunately I suck at melee so I can't test it D:

 

[Maxwell]

Yes, it's my own original idea. I have long wanted to make a map on the theme of time. And it seemed to me that timed would look good. So here we are.

 

[Thing_I]

Cool
Can I ask why you quote:

• Z.Ky and he's Bloodwater Oasis!

Is it a modified version of that map?

 

[Maxwell]

Cool
Can I ask why you quote:

• Z.Ky and he's Bloodwater Oasis!

Is it a modified version of that map?

I don't like creating terrains (the Cliffs themselves, the location of the ground and etc.).
So I searching for good Melee Maps and makes from them Altered Melee maps.
I change all doodads, textures, creeps and so on. So what left from Bloodwater Oasis? Only cliffs location I think.

 

[stein123]

man, you're da best!

 

[Maxwell]

man, you're da best!

It isn't exactly :3

 

[Thing_I]

I don't like creating terrains (the Cliffs themselves, the location of the ground and etc.).

Me either

 

[mr po]

The increasing timer displayed to all players, people can roughly predict what you are doing?

 

[Maxwell]

The increasing timer displayed to all players, people can roughly predict what you are doing?

In fact yes, it is so. Maybe I will hide it in the next pach. I need more time for testing and so on.

 

[Thing_I]

Hmm. Is it really that big of a deal? I feel like generally people know what is going on anyways.

 

[Maxwell]

Hmm. Is it really that big of a deal? I feel like generally people know what is going on anyways.

It's helps a lot. So in 1.3 Patch enemy timer was hidden.

 

[stein123]

Man, I saw the enemy base being obliterated the first time I played, and I automatically close the game, that was totally s a v a g e XD

 

[RuinKeeper]

It's a sweet map, Terrain is fantastic!
and adding seconds to timer can surely attract a lot of chinese players

Anyway here are my suggestions:
Sand Elememtal is quite powerful for a level 4 creep,it has large health pool(650 compares to other averge 400-500) and a pesky AOE spell

Bronze Guardian is underpowered for a level 8 creep,600hp(other level 8 creep have 1000+hp it's even weaker than your sand elemental)
can be easily outmatched by a level 6 Draenei Forseer.....and kill him only give me 20+gold

When a player's base is removed by running out of time,I hope I can continue to play like other melee maps.

And finally,The timeless one belongs to the player 12 instead of Neutral hostile,Is that intended for utility or just a bug?

 

[Maxwell]

Thank you for your suggestions! :)

Sand Elememtal is quite powerful for a level 4 creep,it has large health pool(650 compares to other averge 400-500) and a pesky AOE spell

Answer: Ok, thanks. I knew that he was strong enough. But I didn't have any problems with him, so I waited for someone to complain. Will be fixed in 1.4.

Bronze Guardian is underpowered for a level 8 creep,600hp(other level 8 creep have 1000+hp it's even weaker than your sand elemental)
can be easily outmatched by a level 6 Draenei Forseer.....and kill him only give me 20+gold

Answer: I thought that he was strong enough because of the presence of buffs and powerful healing. I'll think about what I can do

When a player's base is removed by running out of time,I hope I can continue to play like other melee maps.

Answer: Is this so necessary? You have won, there is no sense in continuing to play.

And finally,The timeless one belongs to the player 12 instead of Neutral hostile,Is that intended for utility or just a bug?

Answer: It's not a bug.

 

[mcviclic13]

Good Map (Buen Mapa) Note: ¡El tiempo me limita mucho y también al mapa! (Time limits me a lot and also to the map) Thank for the Map!!!

 

[deepstrasz]

Avoid playing music through the sound channel and use the one for music.
There is no information in the Quest Log.
The trees don't really fit.
Seconds text could have a different colour than the one for gold (neutral hostile unit bounty).
Could make some theme based items.
It just looks weird that the Timeless dies and another one gets out of it. What about just turning it to the player's side when it's near death and set its life to 100% afterwards?
Wouldn't it be better for the Timeless giant to be timed like a summoned unit?

Overall, a neat idea but with no modification to existing races.

Set to Awaiting Update.

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[Maxwell]

Avoid playing music through the sound channel and use the one for music.

Answer: It is really much easier to use it as sound - any problems with interruptions and so on.

There is no information in the Quest Log.

Answer: Done.

The trees don't really fit.

Answer: Hmm, I didn't think so. And it's not only my opinion. By the way this trees mix are the best that World Editor can offer.

Seconds text could have a different colour than the one for gold (neutral hostile unit bounty).

Answer: Done.

Could make some theme based items.

Answer: Yes, I can. But it isn't a map's minus. I always can add it in the future.

It just looks weird that the Timeless dies and another one gets out of it.

Answer: Really important :) Done.

Wouldn't it be better for the Timeless giant to be timed like a summoned unit?

Answer: So already is.

Screenshots could attract more players to download your work.

Answer: Screenshots were originally.

 

[deepstrasz]

Set to Approved.

Changes made.

 

[Redhawk]

This is actually quite nice,the terrain is quite nice in my opinion,the music fits really well for a desert map even tho Nozdormu is annoying to kill sometimes.

 

[Maxwell]

Thank you a lot for such feedback.

Nozdormu is annoying to kill sometimes.

He is a Boss, maybe it's Ok for him to be a little bit overpowered? Please tell me what you think about that.

 

[Redhawk]

It's okay for him to be a little overpowered since he's a boss and I like that you did put him in there as he fits just perfectly but the only thing is that the player who defeats him gets him on his side,so if the enemy gets him and still has a good enough army to beat you then with his help their chances will be raised. (NOTE : If my english is bad and hard to understand,then sorry.)

 

[Maxwell]

I tried to make the boss capture hard enough that after the battle the player suffered sufficient losses, and couldn't rush the enemy.
In theory, after capture, the player simply wins time for himself, as the timer freezes, and he has time to rebuild the army while the enemy defends his base.

(NOTE : If my english is bad and hard to understand,then sorry.)

Oh man, you didn't notice that mine is also just awful, so don't worry :D

 

[Redhawk]

Yes,I figured that was your idea in the first place of making the capture idea but I'm just saying if there's just such a smart guy to come up with a strategy of not having high losses when fighting Nozdormu. If someone like that exists lol.

 

[Maxwell]

Yes,I figured that was your idea in the first place of making the capture idea but I'm just saying if there's just such a smart guy to come up with a strategy of not having high losses when fighting Nozdormu. If someone like that exists lol.

Maybe you just must be very carefull and attentive to grab the boss first

 

[Thing_I]

A little off topic, but have you tried to get this map in a video on Youtube? I'd love to see it in action, but I am utterly terrible at playing melee. Maybe someone like Wtii, if you like him. Or maybe just upload it yourself?

 

[Maxwell]

A little off topic, but have you tried to get this map in a video on Youtube? Maybe someone like Wtii?

Link to conversation with Wtii.

Or maybe just upload it yourself?

I want to, but:
1. My English is too disgusting, so I can't voice the video.
2. I haven't screen capture programs.

 

[BloodFuryLegion]

Loved it! Delicate, detailed, simple, refined map. A lot of replay value. 10/10

 

[Maxwell]

Loved it! Delicate, detailed, simple, refined map. A lot of replay value. 10/10

Thank you very much, I'm really pleased to hear it
If you like it, maybe you should check my Hour of Twilingth, I think you will like it also.

 

[Excalibrs]

It looks like a great map.

 

[Zephyrius2412]

Cool altered melee, because original melee of Blizzard are wearisome.

 

[twojstaryjakcie]

The game is very enjoyable to play, the aesthetics of the map are amazing and very climatic. New unit models made the map even more immersive with their interesting design and abilities. The idea of a timer is also a nice touch, though I feel like it doesn't matter too much unless you pick the 5 minute option. Maybe the time reward for killing creeps could be reduced a bit?

As for Nozdormu, he actually feels a bit underpowered for a boss. I suppose there could be a difficulty setting created so that with greater difficulty Nozdormu deals more damage and uses more powerful skills (other than Shockwave, which feels like kind of a bummer, since all the other creeps use very nicely animated abilities and the most important unit in the game only has Shockwave?).

There's a minor issue with the creep camp I noticed - Centaur Outrunner uses a different model which doesn't remind me of a Centaur at all. The model is very pretty, it's just the name you'd probably have to fix (Sand Kin, Time Dweller or something, I don't know).

The visual part of the map is just perfect. The audio also puts you in the right mood, making the map very enjoyable to play and the sand blowing effect is amazing, I'll have to take a look at the map in World Editor to see how you did something so nice.

The last suggestion may be to change one of the fountains to regenerate health. It's not like it's necessary, but I feel like it would make the game much more dynamic if the players didn't have to come back to their back so often.

Summing up, very beautiful map with visible effort put into it. Plays nice, feels very immersive (apart from the Centaur), but I feel like the map could use some additional difficulty setting.

 

[Lich134]

really nice and a bit hard for both sides,i guess that's the nature of your maps

 

[Maxwell]

really nice and a bit hard for both sides,i guess that's the nature of your maps

Thank you, yeah, my maps are altered versions of melee, more challenging to play.