[M] (2) Industrial Park

JaredStarr

Canada115 Posts

February 09 2015 22:21 GMT

JS Industrial Park

Published on: NA, EU, KR, SEA

Lore:

Somewhere between Korhal and the depths of Hell lay the infamous "Industrial Park". These abandoned facilities served as a resting point for those long ventures that would drag you through Hell and back - but now serve as the battlegrounds for pesky disputes.

Features/Analysis:

Industrial Park is a cross spawn only map featuring plenty of cooling towers and destructible debris that alter your base as your expand.
The Main and Naturals of every starting location lay out the same (with very minor differences of main size and Natural entrances) in a very safe and comfortable manner. The Main becomes vulnerable once you expand beyond your third, opening up a double wide ramp allows you to seal away your Natural and worry about taking more aggressive positions.
The map has dark plating in certain areas which exist as unbuildable terrain, a feature taken from Starcraft Broodwar maps. When making the map I originally intended for the map not to force cross-spawn which resulted in the center being 4 way symmetrical along with the majority of the Main and Natural setup, however the sections between is split 2 ways with rotational symmetry.

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172x164 Playable Bounds
76.4 Seconds (10 O'clock & 4 O'clock Main)
68.1 Seconds (10 O'clock & 4 O'clock Nat)
76.1 Seconds (8 O'clock & 2 O'clock Main)
68.7 Seconds (8 O'clock & 2 O'clock Nat)
16 Normal Bases
2 High Yield Bases

Analyzer:

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Feedback always welcomed and appreciated.
GLHF!

The_Templar

your Country52798 Posts

February 09 2015 22:38 GMT

The rush distance is pretty huge, and I'm not sure if being allowed to turtle on two bases is a good idea. If in, say, a PvZ, P goes for a 2-base all in and breaks the rock towers, Z can't really counterattack.

Blink looks pretty rough.

JaredStarr

Canada115 Posts

February 09 2015 23:05 GMT

The rush distance is pretty huge

That's for sure. I was thinking of taking the High Yeilds out and trying to decrease the rush distance for half the games at least.

I'm not sure if being allowed to turtle on two bases is a good idea. If in, say, a PvZ, one goes for a 2-base all in and breaks the rock towers, you can't really counterattack.

That's a pretty good point. It hasn't proven to be a broken feature yet but I'll try to play out some all-ins and see how it goes. For the most part if you scout it, it shouldn't be too rough though and taking down the towers is going to occupy some time.

Blink looks pretty rough.

The forward third top-left to bot-right was designed to be harassable, you can't get to the mineral line (with tanks) from the front, only from the sides.

The_Templar

your Country52798 Posts

February 10 2015 01:23 GMT

On February 10 2015 08:05 JaredStarr wrote:

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The forward third top-left to bot-right was designed to be harassable, you can't get to the mineral line (with tanks) from the front, only from the sides.

I meant that you can threaten the main and natural at the same time with a blink all-in, which makes it extremely difficult if not impossible to defend.

JaredStarr

Canada115 Posts

February 10 2015 04:13 GMT

Ok so ...
10 O'clock/4 O'clock:
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This seems pretty good to me. (LOS blockers will be there along with the debris)

8 O'clock/2 O'clock:
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I want to avoid doing the exact same thing with this base. Ideally keep the ramp and put debris on it but I think it makes the Natural too easily harassable.

JaredStarr

Canada115 Posts

February 10 2015 21:18 GMT

I ultimately decided to just make the Main/Nat setup the same.

Edit: This also cut down the rush distance to ~70s.

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williamsmith49

1 Post

46 minutes ago

I enjoyed reading the discussion around Industrial Park. It was interesting to see not only the original map concept but also how the community pointed out concerns like rush distance, blink pressure, and defensive balance. I also appreciate that the creator was open to feedback and made changes instead of defending every design choice. That kind of back-and-forth is what helps custom maps improve over time. Looking forward to seeing how Industrial Park performs after more player testing.

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