Team Liquid Map Contest 11 - Page 4

The size (dimensions) of the map : 142*148 Playable

The map category you wish to enter with this map : Standard

A description of the map: This newly updated version of On The Trail fixes the (admittedly) big balance concerns that made the map perform poorly in TLMC10, in particular Siege Tanks can no longer hit the minerals and the nexus from the safety of the other side of the rocks at the lowground third base.
The same issue is also fixed from the highground base located directly behind the third base. Other changes include a small 1x ramp on the highground third and a few location changes to improve the flow of the game. A few aesthetics changes/general polishing.

Why the map fits the category you selected : this is a classic standard map with a gameplay twists, since the attack paths get drastically altered when destroying the strategically placed sets of rocks. Ofcourse, the long winding S shaped path is always available, though it is hardly the best option.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map : aside from the tactical game-of-chess in the middle of the map, the 1x small ramp near the highground third base provides interesting gameplay choices, both offensively and defensively. While in the general the paths are wide enough to support late game armies, there are a lot of artificial chokes to provide micro possibilities. Honestly, bias aside, I believe this map is just great

Main to Main distance: 45s from town hall to town hall

Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 37s ramp to ramp

Natural to Natural distance: 31s nat to nat

Any relevant analyzer images (optional) : https://i.imgur.com/BANXHwW.jpg (Creep tumors distance) https://i.imgur.com/cylOHcp.jpg (Siege tanks at lowground third)

The size (dimensions) of the map : 144*128 Playable

The map category you wish to enter with this map : Challenge #1

A description of the map: For this challenge, we were asked to create a map with the main bases close by air while far(ther) by ground. The easy way out is to do an Ulrena-style map, but i wanted to try something different, using rotational simmetry: instead of positioning the main bases at the corners of the map, i placed them in the "middle", artificially creating a shorter air distance and a longer ground distance. Since the request was also to favor aggression, the map's layout is small and very simple, without any gimmicks.

Why the map fits the category you selected : The air rush distance (main minerals to main minerals) is only 18 seconds, measured using an Oracle, since it is one of the most commonly used air units in the early game, while the ground main to main distance is more or less in line with other standard maps.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map : this map is essentially different from any other map that will (probably) be submitted to this category, it features a small and compact layout while providing lots of attack possibilities and staying true to the requests of the challenge.

Main to Main distance: 42s ground main to main

Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 38s ground ramp to ramp

Natural to Natural distance: 33s nat to nat

Additional pics : https://i.imgur.com/GNmQE96.jpg (hatcheries creep distances)

The size (dimensions) of the map : 150*148 Playable

The map category you wish to enter with this map : Standard

A description of the map: With this map, I took a lot of inspiration from the design of Eastwatch, simplifying it to make the layout smaller and more streamlined.
The core concept is still about alternating choke points and wide areas, this means players will need to manouver around the map to avoid getting caught off guard.
A pair of gold bases in the middle provide a possible but very hard to hold third base. Beware of getting caught when crossing a bridge!

Why the map fits the category you selected : This is really just a good and old standard map with a choice between two thirds and

List and describe any distinctive features of the map : the two gold bases in the middle are reminiscent of the old BW map designs, with bases spread out a lot. They are placed so that players may take them to maximize income, but it will leave them open to be attacked by all angles.

Main to Main distance: 48s town hall to town hall

Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 44s ramp to ramp

Natural to Natural distance: 37s nat to nat

Any relevant analyzer images (optional) : https://i.imgur.com/ZUmDEXS.jpg (Creep tumors distance)

The size (dimensions) of the map : 168x140 Playable

The map category you wish to enter with this map : Macro OR Challenge #1

A description of the map: Alright, this map is... different than any other. There are 4 spawn positions, this means that theoretically players could spawn (excluding vertical spawns for balance concerns) either horizontal or cross spawns. The catch is, that the 4 spawn locations are not the same!
This means that there can be 3 possible spawn positions : horizontal (south), horizontal (north), cross. I believe that, while in the past we've had 2in1 types of maps, this is the first 3in1 map afaik.
Both types of spawns are very macro oriented, with close thirds and fourths to allow longer games easily, while in certain spawn combinations players may want to prefer rushing the enemy early.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map : Since the two north spawn positions are so close together, there's a wall of unpathable terrain both by air and ground (see image below).

Main to Main distance: 44s horiz south, 48 cross, 44 horiz north

Natural to Natural distance: 40 horiz south , 44 cross , 40 horiz north

Any relevant analyzer images (optional) : https://i.imgur.com/u3OrYRN.jpg , https://i.imgur.com/5tCcjY9.jpg

The size (dimensions) of the map : 156*152 Playable

The map category you wish to enter with this map : Macro

A description of the map: I've been wanting to create a good 2in1 map for a while. Since most of them clearly do have a "main" spawn point and a "secondary" one, I've thought about how to fix this.
The solution was to create a 4p map that featured all spawns types. Of course, we all know rotational 4p is pretty often imbalanced for one of the two players, which is why
the bases are placed at exactly the same spot for every spawn, but the pathways and the architecture of the map is a bit different. Not drastically, but enough to promise different gameplays depending on the spawn positions.

Why the map fits the category you selected : I chose to submit this one as macro due to the dimensions and it having lots of bases (quite) easily takeable. The fact that the map is 4p helps in this.

List and describe any distinctive features of the map : 2in1 4p map.

Main to Main distance: 38s (close), 46s (cross)

Top of main ramp to top of main ramp distance: 36 (close), 44 (cross)

Natural to Natural distance: 34s (close), 42 (cross)

Any relevant analyzer images (optional) : https://i.imgur.com/z8IFyEX.jpg , https://i.imgur.com/acjdqc3.jpg (Creep tumors distance)