Scotland: Wars of Braveheart

[James7]

The map I made for our little contest.
Terrain:

Andrew de Moray at Interveness

Edingburgh

William Wallace in the Highlands

Entrance to the Highlands.

So far the gameplay is extremely lame and boring. It's a generic europa-style but just 3v3. There's a couple custom spells for the heros.

Battles are impossible to predict. Unit damage is random at best.

Backstab is in effect and so is an ablility called Combat Tactics. This ability adds Critical strike, and evasion with a chance of attacking twice to every unit.

So really massing it not going to win you shit. And with the terrain being so cramped massing should probably only hurt you.

But really gameplay needs to be re-thought.


I had an idea. I'll make income 90% conquest/battle dependent. Gold is only gained by capturing Cities and Villages and by killing enemy units.

You get Lumber for how mnay villages and cities you control ever turn.

But units cost gold and upgrades cost lumber.

Just an idea. The game is only 3v3 and 128x192 so it's not exactly a HUGE map.

Stormy Castle model by Illidan(evil)x
Hammerer model by Radagast
And there's more and I'll edit once I look it up.

http://epicwar.com/maps/download/61618/Scotland.w3x

 

[Gausslander]

I endorse this project.

I love braveheart.

I'm from Scotland.

I will help in anyway I can.

 

[James7]

Well I need suggestions on gameplay.

Considering I just threw this together for a 2 day mapping competition.

 

[Marshmalo]

This looks good but if I can add my advise on the terrain I think it needs some work, be carefull of making it too "busy" variation is good but too much variation and it can look messy. Also make sure you have natural looking cliff edges and I can see some harsh lines between tiles, try and make it look as realistic as posible, the yellow folower coming out of the snow dosnt look good an niether do the rocks floating on thin air above the waterfall. And of course always include fog.

Love the braveheart movie too so hope this comes out soon.

 

[James7]

Well as I said I made this in about an hour for a contest so I'm sure there's tons of polishin that needs to be done :]

 

[punwisp]

If you use william wallace, make sure he isnt buff and has a shield and sword >_^

also it looks good so far, I would help in anyway i can >_^ If you can make AI work in this, this map will be fuN!

 

[Troubadour]

Does it have to be Braveheart? Why not make it historically accurate? You'd have more creative freedom.

 

[James7]

Does it have to be Braveheart? Why not make it historically accurate? You'd have more creative freedom.

Wouldn't I have less if I had to adhear to history?

And I never said this was based off the movie.

 

[Marshmalo]

Well as I said I made this in about an hour for a contest so I'm sure there's tons of polishin that needs to be done :]

Sorry, when ever I see a terrain I go into "Critical" mode

 

[James7]

Sorry, when ever I see a terrain I go into "Critical" mode

Lol. It's fine :]

Your critique is appreciated :]

 

[Troubadour]

I never said this was based off the movie.

Well then my point is insubstantial.