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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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Ice Monkey
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i'm almost done a 7v7 or 14 player FFA just for you, gaf. NO MORE OBSERVING!!
I cant figure out how to make it fair though while adding support for reapers and colossi. So far (i know a lot of you prolly hate them) its one of those fastest map dealys with one entrance to each base and such. It works for now because it's quick, im hoping they allow for custom games with custom maps in the editor!
I cant figure out how to make it fair though while adding support for reapers and colossi. So far (i know a lot of you prolly hate them) its one of those fastest map dealys with one entrance to each base and such. It works for now because it's quick, im hoping they allow for custom games with custom maps in the editor!
Ummm what the hell is going on with this patch...
"Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ...
"Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ... "Preparing to Apply New Patch" ...blah blah blah..."Update was Successful" ...
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Battle.net is down. You can close it.NeoUltima said:
Ice Monkey
Member
ok ive got the majority of the terrain done, i need to add minerals and gas and I want your suggestions for where/how to add ramps/lowered-cliffs for defense from above at chokes and reapers/colossi able to climb up. What I'm thinking is a ramp on the inside of each base at chokes for use by the person's base only, and staggered entry points of lowered cliffs so that the opposing side cant just keep reapers at a double lowered-cliff area in order to defend it.
I'm also thinking that in addition to the good amount of minerals and gas at each base, I'll put minerals and gas at the 4 little alleyways that will be harder to defend although this could give an advantage to the people in corners. I also want minerals and gas in the middle that will be impossible to defend especially in 7v7.
Finally I was thinking about adding minerals and gas INSIDE of each base but near the choke so it would be easier for people to just snipe if not properly defended. Thoughts on that?
Here's a screenshot:
by the way you cant notice it but the cliffs in between each base are two levels high which as of so far reapers and colossi cant get past but air can.
I'm also thinking that in addition to the good amount of minerals and gas at each base, I'll put minerals and gas at the 4 little alleyways that will be harder to defend although this could give an advantage to the people in corners. I also want minerals and gas in the middle that will be impossible to defend especially in 7v7.
Finally I was thinking about adding minerals and gas INSIDE of each base but near the choke so it would be easier for people to just snipe if not properly defended. Thoughts on that?
Here's a screenshot:
by the way you cant notice it but the cliffs in between each base are two levels high which as of so far reapers and colossi cant get past but air can.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Ice Monkey said:
scoobs said:
Blizzard releases the patch while they update the servers. They do it for every game so you can download it and be ready once the servers come back up. The servers are not online so when the patch finishes it checks battle.net to verify the patch and can't because the servers are offline being updated.
The "looping" is the patcher trying to connect to battle.net and failing, so it thinks it hasn't patched correctly, every patch since the beta has been out has done this and it's just not something worth caring about before retail.
Sorry for being a jerk but you're complaining about how the servers can't handle retail based on the fact that you don't read the battle.net forums.
Ice Monkey
Member
shagg_187 said:Freaking awesome!
Here's what I would do:
Yellow being minerals/vespene-gas while the black being the detector or whatever it is that increases the visibility for ground troops. Four sets of mining locations in the middle for massive damage and battle more epic than "Divide and Conquer"!!!
Oh and anyone tried to import Warcraft 3 maps? It may sound stupid but I'm sure you can import the layout?
haha thanks for the suggestion, I think i'll probably do exactly that for minerals but i may add a few extra spots like i said to add some more vulnerable places that you can additionally mine from. So far I have a really good set of reaper cliffs all over the map I think will work great, and I may even add some more xelnaga towers at a few places just to mix things up. It will probably be a while before we can all test it though *sadface*
Ice Monkey
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Olivero said:Not to be criticizing, because it's way better than I could ever do, but, my feelings on this....
agreed, but I dont have any idea how else to fit 14 players on a map thats trying to be as equal as possible. This will definitely be perfect for 7v7 but so far I'm working on giving the corners specific disadvantages that ill reveal in a short while.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Ice Monkey said:
Awesome! Can't wait to try it out!
Oh and increase the cap of Minerals for the ones in the base (Gold minerals instead of blue, perhaps?) so that the lack of exploration is countered nicely if the game lasts long.
Olivero said:
Great idea but might be very Terran friendly especially when Reapers come charging in and the others can't escape. I don't think rocks are needed since it's 7v7 and someone will come to defend!
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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msv said:
For now, this is a good substitute. Ice Monkey if you don't mind changing things around and have lots of time in your hand, I advice you look at "Divide and Conquer" and use that as base for this map.
â Narayan
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Yeah. This is what I'm getting. It's been like this for almost an hour. Is this normal?NeoUltima said:
Ice Monkey
Member
right now I'm gonna see what I can do with this setup, but im very disappointed because I just found out that the corners of the map arent even accessible ingame. I have to likely redo a lot of what I've already done
I haven't even finished downloading yet. I'm almost at the three hour mark.
â Narayan
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This can't be normal.Olivero said:
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Here's what I would do (If I know how the fuck to create maps)!
X-marks are spawn points, Red blocks being destructible rocks. The opening point without the rocks should be big enough that if someone decides to block the entrance, it would take 8 bunkers and 4 barracks altogether (i.e. TEAMWORK!). The entrance to the opening point with be uphill similar to scrap station. There will be numerous hiding places like bushes or smokes.
Damn, I should start working on it! :/
X-marks are spawn points, Red blocks being destructible rocks. The opening point without the rocks should be big enough that if someone decides to block the entrance, it would take 8 bunkers and 4 barracks altogether (i.e. TEAMWORK!). The entrance to the opening point with be uphill similar to scrap station. There will be numerous hiding places like bushes or smokes.
Damn, I should start working on it! :/
Ice Monkey
Member
shagg_187 said:Here's what I would do (If I know how the fuck to create maps)!
X-marks are spawn points, Red blocks being destructible rocks. The opening point without the rocks should be big enough that if someone decides to block the entrance, it would take 8 bunkers and 4 barracks altogether (i.e. TEAMWORK!). The entrance to the opening point with be uphill similar to scrap station. There will be numerous hiding places like bushes or smokes.
Damn, I should start working on it! :/
that's good, but that could only be used for team. Right now I'm trying to see what I can do with this one, it wont take long anyway and I've got a pretty good idea of how it's gonna turn out.
What do you think of in my previous setup, I'm actually making double high cliffs around the entire map for the edges you cant use, the bad thing about the corners would be cliff entrances all around their base for harass from reapers and colossi?
Obviously zerg is unable to harass like that but they do have burrowing moving infestors and roaches to make up for it. I cant figure out how to give them an equal advantage in a cliffy map like this though.
Ice Monkey
Member
aznpxdd said:
its mainly because its really easy to think out. If i get the time I'll definitely create a nice luscious looking normal map like divide and conquer that shagg posted.
Dead Prince
Banned
real screenshots.Kenak said:
Dead Prince
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the exe file is in the support folder.
Braz the Mad
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Datwheezy said:
i think bnet is down, either for maintenance or because it is overloaded. Solution for infinite loop is bnet coming back up.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
SC2Switcher will load sc2 but its in maintance atm so just sit tight and wait a blizzard "awhile"
Dead Prince
Banned
finish the download. when it starts to loop then you're good to go.rhfb said:Any way to access the map editor right now? Or do I need to wait for BNet to be back up? I wanna make some maps
just browse your way to the SC2 beta folder. under the support folder there should be the editor exe file. you can load it up.