I've been lurking on these boards since the Galaxy Editor was released a while back, and decided to register just to make this post. I am a 100% tester, very little map-making experience but working on that.
This map is the most fun I've had in Starcraft 2. Period. This coming from essentially a ladder junkie, who uses UMS maps to unwind and relax. It's very clear that you are a talented mapmaker and that this game can only get better. The controls and camera were both very smooth, and once you get the hang of the Ranged and Dodge abilities you really get the full game play. The end boss sequence, AoS style, is perfect for this mission and very well executed. Was very tough until you get the hang of her abilities and the timing for your attacks.
All that said, I do have some concerns:
At the beginning of the boss sequence, the text for the captioning is Orange, no matter who is speaking. Would be easier to differentiate, since there is no voice, if there were different colors for each character. Just a small, aesthetic thing, but I felt it worth mentioning.
It would be nice if there were an on-screen visual to show your available Energy (at least I didn't see one). As it is you sort of have to guess when your Energy is about to tick, but maybe that was an intended feature, I don't know.
Another small, aesthetic thing, but it would be nice to have a counter in Part 1 that tells you how many towers you've destroyed, or how many you have left to destroy, either way.
I'm not sure if you intend it to be sort of a tutorial to your gameplay, but part 1 is significantly easier than part 2. Like others have mentioned, the system of 3(?) lives and you have to restart is fine, but you master the first section long before you can defeat the second. I think that the Traders and Super Traders, after a point, aren't even needed as you can blow through the troops in that section.
I'm sure in the future there can be difficulty settings for these kinds of maps, but since I'm not familiar with the software I don't know how much that entails.
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I've been lurking on these boards since the Galaxy Editor was released a while back, and decided to register just to make this post. I am a 100% tester, very little map-making experience but working on that.
This map is the most fun I've had in Starcraft 2. Period. This coming from essentially a ladder junkie, who uses UMS maps to unwind and relax. It's very clear that you are a talented mapmaker and that this game can only get better. The controls and camera were both very smooth, and once you get the hang of the Ranged and Dodge abilities you really get the full game play. The end boss sequence, AoS style, is perfect for this mission and very well executed. Was very tough until you get the hang of her abilities and the timing for your attacks.
All that said, I do have some concerns:
At the beginning of the boss sequence, the text for the captioning is Orange, no matter who is speaking. Would be easier to differentiate, since there is no voice, if there were different colors for each character. Just a small, aesthetic thing, but I felt it worth mentioning. It would be nice if there were an on-screen visual to show your available Energy (at least I didn't see one). As it is you sort of have to guess when your Energy is about to tick, but maybe that was an intended feature, I don't know. Another small, aesthetic thing, but it would be nice to have a counter in Part 1 that tells you how many towers you've destroyed, or how many you have left to destroy, either way.
I'm not sure if you intend it to be sort of a tutorial to your gameplay, but part 1 is significantly easier than part 2. Like others have mentioned, the system of 3(?) lives and you have to restart is fine, but you master the first section long before you can defeat the second. I think that the Traders and Super Traders, after a point, aren't even needed as you can blow through the troops in that section.
I'm sure in the future there can be difficulty settings for these kinds of maps, but since I'm not familiar with the software I don't know how much that entails.
Good Work!