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Archvil3
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark989 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-07 22:44:16
February 04 2012 15:07 GMT
#1
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The grid, a digital frontier
I try to picture clusters of units as they move through the map
What did they look like. Marines, zerglings?
Were the circuits like freeways?
I kept dreaming of a map I thought I'd never make
And then, one day, I was done.


MOTM February winner!


8 months, several layouts and 150+ hours in the editor later I am finally done with the map I wanted to create after getting inspired by a movie. I have gone through a dozen layouts and at one point I was 90% done with a map when I decided to start over on a better layout. Needless to say I am relieved that I am finally done.

New 6m2g version available on EU and NA. All bases have 6 mineral patches with 2k minerals each and 1 or 2 vespene geysers with 3k gas each. The original map is still up under the name TPW The Grid while the 6m version is called The Grid 6m.

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Author: Archvile
Map bounds: 136x148
Nat-nat rush distance: 152.6
Available: EU, NA



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IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
February 04 2012 15:12 GMT
#2
Immediately reminds me of Odyssey.
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ArcticRaven
Profile Joined August 2011
France1406 Posts
February 04 2012 15:15 GMT
#3
The rocks in the borders kinda ruin the theme :[.
[Govie] Wierd shit, on a 6 game AP winning streak with KOTL in the trench. I searched gandalf quotes and spammed them all game long, trenchwarfare247, whateva it takes!
Archvil3
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark989 Posts
February 04 2012 15:16 GMT
#4
On February 05 2012 00:12 IronManSC wrote:
Immediately reminds me of Odyssey.


Yes that was a big concern to us as well. We did talk quite a bit about it and decided not to do any changes to The Grid. Despite the similairities the proportions and the center is different enough that the maps plays out differently.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
February 04 2012 15:18 GMT
#5
On February 05 2012 00:12 IronManSC wrote:
Immediately reminds me of Odyssey.


very true. but i like the additional middle bases here; with the pathing layout, adds a dynamic to this common layout.
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Archvil3
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark989 Posts
February 04 2012 15:21 GMT
#6
On February 05 2012 00:15 ArcticRaven wrote:
The rocks in the borders kinda ruin the theme :[.


Not if you have seen the movie that inspired me to make this map
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ArcticRaven
Profile Joined August 2011
France1406 Posts
February 04 2012 15:24 GMT
#7
What was this movie, by the way ?
[Govie] Wierd shit, on a 6 game AP winning streak with KOTL in the trench. I searched gandalf quotes and spammed them all game long, trenchwarfare247, whateva it takes!
shiroiusagi
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
SoCal, USA3955 Posts
February 04 2012 15:43 GMT
#8
On February 05 2012 00:24 ArcticRaven wrote:
What was this movie, by the way ?


Tron
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redoxx
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States333 Posts
February 04 2012 15:55 GMT
#9
I love the base layout. The expansion flow seems very natural, although not completely intuitive past 2-3 bases. Nice work
The horror...the horror
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
February 04 2012 16:03 GMT
#10
No doubt this map is well made, but I feel like I've seen it before - if you know what I mean.
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Archvil3
Profile Joined September 2010
Denmark989 Posts
February 04 2012 16:07 GMT
#11
On February 05 2012 01:03 Plexa wrote:
No doubt this map is well made, but I feel like I've seen it before - if you know what I mean.


I am absolutely aware of its similarities with Odyssey. I have seen playtests and we were talking a lot about it in TPW before I decided to finalize the map and I can guarantee you that the maps are very different in the way they play.
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
lefix
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1082 Posts
February 04 2012 16:15 GMT
#12
Strangely, I don't think it is that similar to odyssey at all. With the center bases and only 1 tower, it has a very unique dynamic to it. Needless to say, I like it alot.
But maybe you really should have just flipped/rotated the whole map to avoid this discussion
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LunaSaint
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom620 Posts
February 04 2012 16:31 GMT
#13
Yeah - at first I thought it was like Odyssey mixed with Cloud Kingdom, but I'm seeing a lot of subtle but very major differences.
Just compare how the low ground and middle play out.

Archvil3 always makes maps that look amazing, he certainly gets credit here. :D
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2404 Posts
February 04 2012 16:33 GMT
#14
Looks fantastic! Great use of open space and chokes. I also like the basic expo layout! Honestly I can't find anything I would change right now. The only thing I'd keep an eye on is the two close corner expansions, because they might be a little bit too close and promote turtling or hidden expansions.
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prodiG
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2016 Posts
February 04 2012 17:09 GMT
#15
On February 05 2012 00:12 IronManSC wrote:
Immediately reminds me of Odyssey.

I saw the pic and was like "Oh, it's a lefix map"

Then I saw Arch made it and was like "w0t"

Cool map either way~
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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
February 04 2012 17:17 GMT
#16
On February 05 2012 01:07 Archvil3 wrote:
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On February 05 2012 01:03 Plexa wrote:
No doubt this map is well made, but I feel like I've seen it before - if you know what I mean.


I am absolutely aware of its similarities with Odyssey. I have seen playtests and we were talking a lot about it in TPW before I decided to finalize the map and I can guarantee you that the maps are very different in the way they play.

Not even just odyssey, there are a lot of maps with this layout
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
February 04 2012 17:23 GMT
#17
Looks so amazing, and it wouldn't be better to use space debris as background?
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Mashmed
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden198 Posts
February 04 2012 18:15 GMT
#18
What is it with all these new maps being so damn chokey? Zergs will lose against protoss every game on this map.
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NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
February 04 2012 18:16 GMT
#19
On February 05 2012 01:31 LunaSaint wrote:
Yeah - at first I thought it was like Odyssey mixed with Cloud Kingdom, but I'm seeing a lot of subtle but very major differences.
Just compare how the low ground and middle play out.

Archvil3 always makes maps that look amazing, he certainly gets credit here. :D

I dunno, looks sorta like Odyssey meets Daybreak, ever so vaguely. Even so, both are great maps and this doesn't look bad by any means either.

I agree about the aesthetics though, absolutely awesome. I love the use of the korhal buildings on the cliffs.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
ArcticRaven
Profile Joined August 2011
France1406 Posts
February 04 2012 18:28 GMT
#20
On February 05 2012 00:43 shiroiusagi wrote:
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On February 05 2012 00:24 ArcticRaven wrote:
What was this movie, by the way ?


Tron


I guessn I'll just hang myself because of my lack of culture, then

I can't remember any map having the same layout, tweaked or not, as this one.
[Govie] Wierd shit, on a 6 game AP winning streak with KOTL in the trench. I searched gandalf quotes and spammed them all game long, trenchwarfare247, whateva it takes!
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