Maporino 2020 - The Celestial Ring
The Celestial Ring is a single player scenario map featured in the Maporino 2020 contest: 'Quarantino'
It features 2 new factions pitted against each other on a Xel'Naga world known as the Celestial Ring.
Each faction is constructed completely from custom models that can be found on my assets page.
The Plot
The Celestial Ring, an ancient Xel'Naga shrine world, home to a hub of cosmic energies once used by the Xel'Naga in their race-shaping activities.
When the Protoss discovered the Celestial Ring, a small faction of Xel'Naga loyalists settled on the planet to study the Xel'Naga artefacts found there. In particular the inscriptions regarding the augmentation of lesser races intrigued the Protoss excessively to the point where they developed a grand obsession to uncover its workings. As a result, the Protoss grew increasingly detached from their kin. Moreover they started to believe the knowledge on the Celestial Ring was theirs and theirs alone.
Until recently however... another force in the sector also discovered the Xel'Naga world. Fearing the corruption of the Celestial Ring, the Protoss engaged their enemy with unrelenting might.
The Factions
-Celestial Guardians, a Protoss isolanionist faction that believes the secrets of the Celestial Ring is theirs. Any intrusion in their ways is dealt with swiftly and harshly.
-New Confederacy, a Terran faction previously unknown to the Protoss. While bearing a name similar to another, their technology and strategic methods are completely unlike any the Protoss and ever encountered before.
Playing the Scenario
1) Download the map (in .zip format) and unzip the folder.
2) Place the map on a location of your choice.
3) Open the map via the SC2 Editor.
4) Use the "Test Document" button (F9 default shortcut).
5) Enjoy the map!
Special Thanks
Below a list of special thanks for playtesters, showcasers or other (in no particular order).
- Edhriano
- Alarak
- Jayborino
- TChosen1
- KillWithFire
- And all other people on the JayBurrito Discord and SC2Mapster
Maporino 2020, Quarantino Showcase: The Celestial Ring
Map played by Jayborino
Maporino 2020, Quarantino Showcase: The Celestial Ring
Map played by Alarak
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WingedArchon Owner
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Posted Jun 17, 2020I still don't get why the Terran structures are all rotated and stuff.
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Posted Jun 18, 2020In reply to CerberusSC2:
well, that started like that because I was playing with the idea of making them like hub based structures. The Command Center was the central 'processing' point and the Barracks, Factory and Armory would be its appendages. Sort of a hybrid form of how addons work. and with that idea in mind I did not want all the buildings to face in the same way because it wouldn't fit with the idea. Also they would then show connection hoses and stuff. In the end however I dropped that mechanic and just put the buildings in the bases resembling that hub idea. That and I wanted to make it look a bit different from regular building layouts.
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Posted Jun 18, 2020In reply to WingedArchon:
It sounds interesting, it'd just be hard to implement if you were the new confederate faction. Never know how your command center will plop down to build off of.
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Posted Jun 18, 2020In reply to CerberusSC2:
That offcourse would have been controllable ;)
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And the various structures also would not necesarily need to be placed on the same hub location. The idea also was based off of how they use it in the Grey Goo game for the Beta.