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Thanks for some feedback on Squares of Starbow. Anyone want to see Xel'naga towers on those high-grounds? (I don't but.....)
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
Thanks for some feedback on Squares of Starbow. Anyone want to see Xel'naga towers on those high-grounds? (I don't but.....) | ||
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Fuchsteufelswild
Australia2028 Posts
Squares of Starbow has a great (looking, at least) design and the combination of the (pinkish) maroon and the (bluish-purple shade of?) grey is excellent, very uncommon and yet I think it blends nicely and looks somehow natural together. Sorry for being naïve but is this on WoL as well as HotS? I haven't been playing any SC for quite a while but I'm not in a rush to buy HotS so if this is on WoL, I can still try it out. :Þ | ||
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
How do you all feel about the map pool? Time to remove/replace some maps alongside the new patch? | ||
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
I like a large map pool and ofc don't mind adding my own maps (make me feel warm and fuzzy inside). So I would like few if any to be removed. I am also a bit more reserved when it comes to some of the maps I suggested earlier now than I was then, as making maps (and talking to decembercalm) has changed my view slightly on how a good SB map should be. If any maps should be scraped I feel blue storm might have to go since we have purple storm now which I feel is a better map. Maybe also destonation, but it does create some great games. Do not scrap shortest straw please. | ||
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=402434 and http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=385655 If you can get them Starbowified by their creators. I take back all I've said about adding other maps in the past. If my maps as well as these two can make it into the pool, while keeping most of the other maps, I would be a glad Starbow player Edit: Also, will all maps have a ranking system in the next patch? | ||
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
Currently I have no ranking system to add. PunchTheBag was working on a system, but I do not know what happend to it. | ||
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purakushi
United States3301 Posts
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
I will get the next patch up first, try it for a few days (and proabbly upload an emergency patch to fix sudden error, bugs or misstakes by me, that I assume people will discover.) So the ranking system will be up in the near future. Maybe a week from now? I can contact you about this purakushi when it is time : ) | ||
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Hider
Denmark9407 Posts
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Xiphias
Norway2223 Posts
On April 03 2013 07:01 Hider wrote: I guess regarding the ranking system: Would it be possible to update the top ranks in the OP on weekly basis? Like I think it is important that there is some kind of reward (not monetary, just prestige) related to doing well in Starbow. Oh, how vain we are..... But that is actually a good idea. I can see some people be like: "Hey, I'm pretty good, few people play Starbow, I bet I can be the bast in this MOD", and we get more players. | ||
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
Be aware that the new patch will surely have imbalances, bugs, and more areas for improvement. But it will be up atleast, and I will give you better details tomorrow! | ||
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Hider
Denmark9407 Posts
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
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isaachukfan
Canada785 Posts
On April 05 2013 07:05 Kabel wrote: Tomorrow. But what the heck, I can´t sleep anyways. I might aswell publish the patch notes now. Give me some minutes Yay! Kabel is the greatest! | ||
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Kabel
Sweden1746 Posts
First of all, I am actually a bit disapointed on myself regarding the next patch. Mainly because it is not as complete and well worked as I would have liked it to be. I aimed to improve the game mainly in three areas: 1. Make territory control and larger parts of the map matter more. 2. Make unit seperation more important. 3. Make races able to have map presence earlier in the game. What exactly have I improved in each field? 1. Nothing. I did not add the "wagon" - idea, or something else. The economy is still as centralized around few bases. 2. Barely anything. Just some stronger splash effects here and there. to force the enemy to seperate. 3. Maybe. More details below. Be aware, most stuff remain as it is. So it is not so many huge suprises. The overview is very basic: Terran + Show Spoiler + Marine Medic - Heal, Matrix. It creates a shield with 150 extra HP at target unit. Reaper - Can cast Spider mines. (Different balance) Ghost Hellion/Hellbat Siege tank Goliath Viking Dropship - Ignite Afterburners Banshee Vessel - Still Nerve Jammer, Irradiate, EMP BC PF has an activated attack that lasts 30 seconds and is on cooldown for 120. It can only attack once it is activated. Orbital still has Calldown SCV, Scanner, Calldown Supply Protoss + Show Spoiler + Zealot Stalker High Templar - Hallucination, Psi Storm Dark Templar Observer Warp Prism Reaver Corsair - Graviton Beam Scout - Phase Missile that basically is AoE-Feedback Tempest - Reworked with a splash attack Arbiter - Stasis Field, Recall, Cloaking field I never added the Nullifier, or any new spellcaster. I looked at different concepts but nothing felt good enough. Nexus can use Rift from the start. This allows P more early map presence, mainly vs Zerg. Zerg + Show Spoiler + Queen - Inject Larva, Creep tumor, Nurturing Swarm (Heal + speed up morph time on building) Zergling Baneling Hydralisk Lurker Mutalisk Scourge - I never reworked it and gave it AoE damage. Infestor - Fungal growth that still reduces attack & move speed, Neural parasite, Plague Viper - Dark Swarm, Frenzy, Consume Guardian Devourer Ultralisk - Can charge into clumped up units to scatter them and deal AoE damage. Just a try. Nydus requires Hive tech. Nothing new about it. Guardian & Devourer replaced Brood Lord & Corruptor because I had basically already turned the latter into Guardians & Devourers in the existing patch. Might aswell take the full step. Plus that the new models looked good. Other changes: + Show Spoiler + In the existing Starbow patch, that was published in January, all movement and attack speed was reduced by 8%. The income was reduced by ca 12%. In this patch the movement, attack speed and income are "normal" again. IF we think it is better to slow the game down, I will reduce the speed. This patch is not the "patch-to-end-all-patches". It is merely the start of another road upon additional work can be made. There is room for one more Protoss unit. probably a caster. There is room for some more spells/abilities on a couple of units. There is room for some more upgrades. There is room for additional features on units, like the Devourer or Scourge. There is room for more ways to improve these two areas: 1. Make territory control and larger parts of the map matter more. 2. Make unit seperation more important. Or I can just let it be. There is room for better balance improvements. But I still decided to release the patch. There is no point in waiting any longer. It needs to be played so imput can be gathered from you all. Lets try how well this patch works tomorrow. I am especially curious and concerned for Terran. We will probably find bugs, balance misstakes and other type of misses. So I am prepared to launch an emergency patch this weekend. Thank you for your patience regarding the long time you all have waited for the patch. Ps. Big credits goes to XiA since he has helped me a lot with the advanced technical stuff in the editor. As usual | ||
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Sumadin
Denmark588 Posts
PF has an activated attack that lasts 30 seconds and is on cooldown for 120. It can only attack once it is activated. Does PF still work normally like in SC2 asside from the fact that it can only fire 25% of the time? In that case i can't agree with this change. It is too large an investment for something so microintensive and unreliable. If you wanna make it a microdecision like that then it should just be a default ability on the command center(with a tech requirement) that quickly tempoarely turns its cannon mode on. Not avaliable if you made it an orbital. Another option would be to add another benefit to the investment of the fortress. If you doupled the amought of workers that could be stored in a fortress then it would be able to shelter almost an entire mineral line once Neosteel frame had been researched (20 workers in total). Granted i don't know how often you would risk the planetary over the workers, but it would be nice against the types of harrasment, which could never pose a risk to the fortress but certainly against the workers. Storm drops comes to my mind. This doesn't work today because even a Neosteel fortress can only store 10 workers, and the remaining workers will clump up against the fortress. That is all i can say without gameplay. I don't like investments that only work 25% of time. They may be stronger 25% of time(HOTS Void rays), or able to offer a huge boost for a very short period(any caster), but i don't like just flat 75% empty investment. | ||
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Archerofaiur
United States4101 Posts
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