I had this idea quite a long time ago, but i cannot quite work with the galaxy editor properly, its just too coplicated for me =P Making it should be really easy and quick for someone who has some experience with the editor. It doesnt need a special map for it, for the beggining you can just alter for example xel naga caverns for this mod. Now for the map itself:
The basic concept is to make the starcreft races (terran, protoss, zerg) even more different from each other, to add some interesting map elements and punish players for being passive.
Each race has different resources, but no map element is useless for any race.
There are "control points"(or different name, because most of the races are not actualy controling them, they are just important locations) around the map at critical locations and every race has some use of them.
Terran
terran resouce system is inspired by Dawn of war
the primary resouce is gained over time by controling the control points (by builing bunkers or CCs around them)
secondary resource is gained over time by generators, which can be build only on mineral fields
supply is incresed by research on CC (if all of them die, it drops to 0 and you are revealed, but building more doesnt increase it. also there are no supply depots)
CCs can be built only on control points
tech labs/reactors can be built only on gaysers (mb tech reactors?)
probably no need of OC
Zerg
primary resource is still minerals, supply still by overlords
secondary resource is gained by fighting (blood, or mb rage, since a lot of units/buildings are machanical) - i dont know if you get it only by killing units are already by dealing dammage (also friendly fire is a question). This forces zerg to be agressive.
tech buildings (the ones that unlock units) can be built only on gaysers, evo chambers and spine/spore crawlers can be built anywhere on creep
hatcheries can be built only on control points (and crawlers might get some bonuses on them)
Protoss
protoss dont have any significant resource changes, BUT
nexi and pylons can be built only on control points
because of that, pylons have higher range of power
pylons can be upgraded (the model is already in the game), which gives them more supply (to compensate for the fact they can be built only at a limited number of locations), more health and maybe more armor or some weak attack. Maybe detection as well?
aditionaly, these pylons might have some researches on them, like even more supply for pylons, higher range, some of the thing listed in italics above, or possibly chrono boost for nexus
Control point locations
every base
up and down ramp of main - protoss walls, or forge FE, zerg macro hatches, terran bunker defence
critical locations in middle of the map (mb instead of xel naga towers. They can even be a special ones, which give vision as well, but othervise work just the same)
another important locations (mb behind the brush) - CC/Hatchery/Nexus dont always have to fit on them
so that is it so far. You obviously dont have to do it exactly like this, it can just be an inspiration for you. I dont take any credits for the map, i would only like to see it finished =)
Even if you are not gona create the map, feel free to post any suggestions or comments about it. Thanks in advance to all the contributors =)
I had this idea quite a long time ago, but i cannot quite work with the galaxy editor properly, its just too coplicated for me =P Making it should be really easy and quick for someone who has some experience with the editor. It doesnt need a special map for it, for the beggining you can just alter for example xel naga caverns for this mod. Now for the map itself:
so that is it so far. You obviously dont have to do it exactly like this, it can just be an inspiration for you. I dont take any credits for the map, i would only like to see it finished =) Even if you are not gona create the map, feel free to post any suggestions or comments about it. Thanks in advance to all the contributors =)
I posted this on EU battle.net forums as well, so you can look there for other comments: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/2863206409#1