[M] (2) Forgotten Colony 1.0

Melty Butter

Ireland52 Posts

May 19 2011 12:01 GMT

Forgotten Colony 1.1

Map is live on EU server.

My first Starcraft II map, first Team Liquid forum post, and, to complete this trinity of firsts, my first time saying "creamy ass-nuggets". Now that you've met the (rather) amiable me, time to meet the despairing lost souls of a nameless colony in the Koprulu sector...

Players: 2 (1v1)
Playable Size: 149x142
Money: 8 resource nodes have 8 mins, 2 gas. 2 nodes have 8 high yield minerals and 2 high yield gas.

Large 2 player map with 10 bases. Terrain is a combination of very narrow ridges and very open areas. Multiple attack routes to opponent's natural, with one walled off with destructible rocks. Basic idea is for a map the size of Xel'naga Caverns in terms of expansions, but with a slightly longer rush distance to allow for safer macro games.

Top-Down View
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Oblique View
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Features
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Small high ground area splits up two large low areas each holding a high yield expansion. Two watchtowers cover 4 of the five routes between bases. LOS blockers provide area for proxies and siege tanks.

Close natural is easy to wall off on one side

High ground 4th/5th - far away from both mains. Like last expansions on Xel'naga, they can be taken by either player.

Analyser
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Rush distance of 162 - 40 seconds from main to main, compared to 35 for Xel'naga

Changelog:
19/05/2011 - 1.0 released
21/05/2011 - 1.1 released: Turned ramp towards natural; Enlarged central high ground area; Turned central expansions into high yield expos; moved corner expansions closer to to the centre of the map; Removed destructible rocks on high ground; Added LOS blockers in corners

Any suggestions are hugely appreciated ^^ :DDDDDDDD SO HAPPY

ihasaKAROT

Netherlands4730 Posts

May 19 2011 13:31 GMT

Thats way too big of a standard detour to someones base. Basicly you have to decide when ur leaving ur natural what side you will attack him from. If you are out of position, you are screeewed

You gotta do something about that, break the middle open

Acritter

Syria7637 Posts

May 19 2011 14:57 GMT

This is pretty cool, but I don't like the placement of the ramp to the nat. It looks like pressure would be unbelievably hard to hold for a fast expanding Zerg.

Melty Butter

Ireland52 Posts

May 19 2011 18:19 GMT

Okay those problems should be pretty handily solved. Any other suggestions before I start editing? What do you guys think of the 11 and 4 o'clock expansions? Are there any other obvious imbalances that I missed? Thanks in advance <3

ieatkids5

United States4628 Posts

May 19 2011 18:50 GMT

It seems like expanding counter-clockwise is almost always the smartest choice. Maybe make the minerals in the center of the map gold to give some more incentive to expand there instead? Just to make the games more dynamic, instead of players expanding counter-clockwise every single time.

Melty Butter

Ireland52 Posts

May 21 2011 23:01 GMT

Update bump. Implemented the changes you gaiz suggested, as well as a few of my own. Just sorta fixed the position of the corner expos for a wider walk-around. Also made the centre high ground bigger, because the two plains were too big. Now live on EU, I implore you to try it out. <3

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