OP post updated. Major decoration changes and added smoke emitter in front of the natural.

Antares777, i use decals to make a template from which i make the terrain. It takes a loooot more time since you have to put the decals first.

FlaShFTW

United States10231 Posts

January 21 2011 20:29 GMT

#44

i love this map. but i think you should try to switch the right side tileset to desert... just so it contrasts. it's kinda hard to see the shakuras and char side by side.

funcmode

Australia720 Posts

January 21 2011 20:46 GMT

#45

On January 22 2011 05:29 FlaShFTW wrote:
i love this map. but i think you should try to switch the right side tileset to desert... just so it contrasts. it's kinda hard to see the shakuras and char side by side.

It used to be desert, he just switched it to Shakuras

Dhy

16 Posts

January 21 2011 20:54 GMT

#46

awesome map ! keep improving it, i love it !

dezi

Germany1536 Posts

January 21 2011 23:23 GMT

#47

Oh noes, what happened to my beloved desert area

Ulfsark

United States958 Posts

January 22 2011 00:12 GMT

#48

I have played several games on this map and its pretty fun, also nice to have something with more variety to look at.

Also the real men drill deep sign is funny as hell.

Superouman

France2195 Posts

January 22 2011 16:09 GMT

#49

Added a wiki page in the Liquipedia, only added basic things, still figuring out how it works
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/ICCup_Testbug

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50584 Posts

January 22 2011 16:43 GMT

#50

Desert Area was kinda...well the shakuras theme just feels so much better.

Slivered Skin

Canada347 Posts

January 22 2011 16:47 GMT

#51

Wow, you weren't kidding about the decoration changes. It looks completely different. Thanks for removing a good amount of the lava; it was kind of overwhelming if you ever had to muta harass that expansion.

I'm a bit disappointed about the switch over to the Shakuras tile set, but only because I typically find it slightly dark in my games. Outsides of my own peculiar nitpicks, it's a very well-made map. Even the backgrounds blend together quite well.

And of course, the map is a *ton* of fun to play on. Good job!!

Superouman

France2195 Posts

January 22 2011 17:11 GMT

#52

You change make the gamma a bit higher, it doesn't hurt eyes and you see better for all maps

Ragoo

Germany2773 Posts

January 31 2011 00:48 GMT

#53

Out of pure excitement about the recent ESL news using your map I just played it to get a feel for it and I discovered an (in my opinion) unnecessary positional imbalance. In your main you can only build supply depots/turrets behind the two middle mineral patches at the starting position at 3o'clock. So you can neither block of the path behind your mineral line at the other two starting positions, nor can you place any anti-air (turrets) there.

DeltruS

Canada2214 Posts

January 31 2011 01:02 GMT

#54

I do think testbug would be a lot better without the lava as an intermission between spawn locations. The green area has no intermission so the lava makes the map look a lot more messy than it should. If the rest of the map transitioned like the top right, the map would be blizzard quality graphics wise, and that is a big step to getting it in the pool.

blamous

United States377 Posts

January 31 2011 03:11 GMT

#55

Any way to get these map files for the map editor?
I'd like to do a map review for my viewers without fog of war, etc...

Blueblister

Sweden321 Posts

January 31 2011 04:14 GMT

#56

I get the impression this map will spark interesting play. Both the destructible watch towers and expansion options are nice additions.

The one thing you need to do is make the centre POP.
Personally I would probably do this by using lighter tiles to contrast the middle area and really make it stand out. The reddish platform tiles from the Avenus Space Platform or Volcanic tilesets is a good way of complementing the tilesets already used . An interesting alternative would be adding very dark but light patterned platform tiles instead.

Love the graphics and your combined tilesets! I'm looking forward to see this map being played out in the coming ESL ^^

pyrestrike

United States235 Posts

February 01 2011 21:16 GMT

#57

Watching XMG cup, Goody vs jimpo right now on Testbug that's turning out to become something epic :O

There's been some neat contains, jimpo doing sneaky things like clearing out gold rocks from the high ground expo, hellion runs, and a nice missile turret placement in Goody's third that was just perfectly placed so that jimpo's Vikings couldn't provide vision, while forcing jimpo's infantry into Goody's tank line. Beautiful use of the terrain!

It was game three in this series: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/xmg_series/cup4/match/21435502/

zimms

Austria561 Posts

February 02 2011 10:21 GMT

#58

I liked the Mar Sara part

Anyhow, great map!

kazansky

Germany931 Posts

February 02 2011 14:08 GMT

#59

After quite an amount of customs, I must say, I love this map.
The placement of the rocks at the gold is an awesome idea, aswell as tower blocking rocks, although those could have even more hitpoints and the ones at the gold a few less.

Only thing I fear is that it might be rather hard for Mech Builds for Terran (or huge favour of Bio, however you put it) because of the layout of the map, depending on positions.
But its just because I like Mech Builds, so I guess its personal preference, and maybe not enough testing. Either way, it provides nice challenges which is great anyways

MorroW

Sweden3522 Posts

February 06 2011 19:36 GMT

#60

this map is amazing ! good work

only thing i dont like is the smoke to show xel naga vision. mayeb you should put small rocks or some other small things on the ground. smoke brings so much attention and doesnt look nice^^;