Hi there. I don't have the time to be dedicating as much time to mapmaking in this game as I did in Brood War (I made a Chain of Command thing, several Rainbow Six knockoffs, a MechWarrior RPG, and some other stuff that I can hardly even remember way back when!).
I thought that the best thing I could do would be to give you some ideas to you all in case you were looking for a premise or something for a map. I figure that it would help you guys get better at your craft.
So anyway here are some ideas I have. I intend to add more in later posts in this thread when I come up with more. Hopefully you guys can make them:
In regular SC, the Ghost is almost a necessity in TvP. Making an EMP practice map that is a bit more challenging than the one given here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=122483 (the current record is 808 — I think its clear that there is a bit of a skill cieling in that map, where once you get to it the map just becomes a matter of endurance rather than skill). I play Terran and so a Ghost micro training map would be an excellent idea for me to get better.
A Stealth Mission map. In Brood War there was a map called Commandos RPG that required a lot of sneaking. This kind of game is something that I hold very dear. Similar in premise to Metal Gear Solid. I assume that the Ghost would be the unit of choice fo a map like this, but I'm in no position to be calling stuff like that.
I tried my hand at recreating the classic Turret Defense before I realized that I don't have enough time to be investing so much effort into this stuff anymore, but perhaps you guys could do it.
How about a map where you need to go Overlord hunting? Or perhaps you have a map that consists of various scenarios that you need to find solutions for? An example of a situation would be harassment: you need to pick off at least 80% of the AI's probes/drones/scvs with 1 Reaper or something. The Impossible maps were always fun. Remember "Are You the Chosen One?"
So yeah that's all I can think of for now. I remember writing stuff down somewhere, but hopefully I can fond it again in my piles of paper that I have around this place.
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Hi there. I don't have the time to be dedicating as much time to mapmaking in this game as I did in Brood War (I made a Chain of Command thing, several Rainbow Six knockoffs, a MechWarrior RPG, and some other stuff that I can hardly even remember way back when!).
I thought that the best thing I could do would be to give you some ideas to you all in case you were looking for a premise or something for a map. I figure that it would help you guys get better at your craft.
So anyway here are some ideas I have. I intend to add more in later posts in this thread when I come up with more. Hopefully you guys can make them:
In regular SC, the Ghost is almost a necessity in TvP. Making an EMP practice map that is a bit more challenging than the one given here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=122483 (the current record is 808 — I think its clear that there is a bit of a skill cieling in that map, where once you get to it the map just becomes a matter of endurance rather than skill). I play Terran and so a Ghost micro training map would be an excellent idea for me to get better.
A Stealth Mission map. In Brood War there was a map called Commandos RPG that required a lot of sneaking. This kind of game is something that I hold very dear. Similar in premise to Metal Gear Solid. I assume that the Ghost would be the unit of choice fo a map like this, but I'm in no position to be calling stuff like that.
I tried my hand at recreating the classic Turret Defense before I realized that I don't have enough time to be investing so much effort into this stuff anymore, but perhaps you guys could do it.
How about a map where you need to go Overlord hunting? Or perhaps you have a map that consists of various scenarios that you need to find solutions for? An example of a situation would be harassment: you need to pick off at least 80% of the AI's probes/drones/scvs with 1 Reaper or something. The Impossible maps were always fun. Remember "Are You the Chosen One?"
So yeah that's all I can think of for now. I remember writing stuff down somewhere, but hopefully I can fond it again in my piles of paper that I have around this place.