[M] Lockstep SE

KingCorwin

United States134 Posts

March 17 2013 10:50 GMT

Lockstep SE
Uploaded to [NA]
Made by KingCorwin
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Stats:
Spawns: 4
Playable Bounds: 158x158
All positions
16 base, 4 gold base

Description
The easiest to secure four base map you'll find! Each main base has a natural and a half natural that is behind their base and inaccessible by ground. A fourth base lies snugly in between your three high ground bases. Very large ramps mark the path to the enemy bases, along with a small choke leading to a fifth base. The Half bases have a small high ground behind the mineral line, allowing for easy harass. There are some high ground locations near the middle ramps allowing for siege positions. There is also a small area of high ground seperated with LOS blockers near the 5th bases, allowing for yet more siege.
This map was inspired by the Brood War map Andromeda, and also a little while watching a Tasteless and Artosis cast, which is how it got it's name. I was working on this map for quite a while before the release of Heart of the Swarm. Eventually I scrapped that map and started anew. The SE stands for Special Edition due to that fact.
A special thanks goes to TPW for some custom textures on the map.

Aesthetics
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Base Setup
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Harassable Base
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The Bio Lab
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Military Stuff
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Cliff Gap Fill
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Everybodys favorite casting archon, a tribute to Tastosis! (Yes those are Tasteless and Artosis 2000 bots)
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Changelog:
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3/17/2013 - Publish Date.

[b]Please leave comments and feedback below! Send me replays in pm/b]

ScorpSCII

Denmark499 Posts

March 17 2013 11:33 GMT

Change the natural ramp to a cardinal ramp. Aside from that, I really like the map. Aesthetics are good too.

-NegativeZero-

United States2100 Posts

March 17 2013 11:37 GMT

Actually it's probably fine if you can't completely wall the nat since you also have the extra backdoor base.

ChillPhiju

Germany56 Posts

March 17 2013 12:28 GMT

Beautiful aesthetics and an interesting layout of the map.
The siege area might be removed for ZvT to be balanced but I am not quite sure.
Anyways a cool concept and with the openness of the map and the fast 4 Base setup this might be awesome for some really good late games and macro TvTs