[UMS] Zillion Zerglings - Page 7

On November 27 2010 08:34 Grijzeham wrote:
Hi there, enjoyed the map a lot so far, was just wondering if there are any plans to make it so terran/protoss can build on creep currently going zerg tends to be pretty much suicide unless everyone else is also.

On November 27 2010 09:39 Vanished131 wrote:


I would like to comment on level 100. Level 100 is not the final level.

If I recall, a player reached over 100,000 in about an hour game time. By the time you read this message, you should see a list of goals I currently have listed in the original post, please take a look and comment if you would like. Do you agree? Do you disagree? What else would you like to see?

On November 27 2010 11:45 mkfk1 wrote:


I disagree with the map concept. You want a future bank to store high score, do you expect players to compete by letting their comps run as long as possible? Right now the map is not only demanding long run time, but its also pretty boring after the first 30 minutes.

What is your long term goal with this map? To make a map where players have to invest xxxxx hours into it? With save? Killing lings over and over? Why?

I have play maps both for single and mutiplayers that are hours long. But those maps have a clear define goal and a winnable time frame. Your map right now feels nothing more than let the comp run as long as you can, and still impossible to achieve victory.

On November 27 2010 12:30 Bob300 wrote:
Ok so i tried this like 10 times and there is no way that you could possibly win... lol

On November 28 2010 00:19 Edmon wrote:
There was some sort of bug in this map.

I had a hatch, greater spire, a spine crawler and 4 broodlords near the edge of the map and the "game concluded". My allies were dead though, but I was very much alive.

On November 28 2010 03:50 Aeres wrote:
Nice work, Vanished. Reminds me of that one Blizzard UMS in Brood War, where you played as Terran in the center of a barren map, and around the edges of the map were 8 Zerg bases that continuously assaulted you. I think it was called "Twilight Struggle" or something similar, I dunno. The point is I'm getting that vibe from your map quite a bit, and it's a nice vibe to have, since I feel it's one of the best Blizzard-made UMS's in any of their RTS games.

Keep it up, man.

On November 27 2010 11:54 Vanished131 wrote:


What you have described is not the map concept. Have you tried the latest version? The game isn't a contest of who can wait the longest. It's a strategy game. I am currently working on balance changes to prevent most games from lasting for more than a number of minutes.

Players will compete by having the best team of 6 players.

As always, please post bugs or issues. If someone could point out which aspects of the game need to be restricted, that would be immensely helpful (e.g. Planetary Fortresses).

On November 28 2010 09:06 mkfk1 wrote:



A strategy game with no realistic victory trigger. Like I said, after a certain level, it becomes a waiting game. This pretty much makes it a who can wait the longest.

If you are tweaking this map so that it will "prevent most from lasting for more than a number of minutes", does this mean you want it to be an impossible map and encourage players to get as far they can in a impossible setting? If that is your intention, I dont think this map will be top 20 in a few weeks time. Who would want to play a ums where there is no practical way of winning but rather a last as long as you can before the map will beat you regardless scenario?

No offense, but your current version of the map feel worse than those korean MMO where they expect players to grind for a year or too to have their character level up to 100.

On November 28 2010 09:06 mkfk1 wrote:



A strategy game with no realistic victory trigger. Like I said, after a certain level, it becomes a waiting game. This pretty much makes it a who can wait the longest.

If you are tweaking this map so that it will "prevent most from lasting for more than a number of minutes", does this mean you want it to be an impossible map and encourage players to get as far they can in a impossible setting? If that is your intention, I dont think this map will be top 20 in a few weeks time. Who would want to play a ums where there is no practical way of winning but rather a last as long as you can before the map will beat you regardless scenario?

No offense, but your current version of the map feel worse than those korean MMO where they expect players to grind for a year or too to have their character level up to 100.

On November 28 2010 13:40 keyan wrote:
First off, I like this map. I am currently at a lan party but we have more people then the number of player slots, by like two people. I tried to load it in the editor to add in a few more players but the editor doesn't see your map. Is there a way I can add more people in or would that be something you would consider? We really want to play this map but we don't want to exclude the couple people either. Thank you for this awesome map!