Team Liquid Map Contest #17

On October 09 2022 11:37 CharactR wrote:
Seriously though, why so many biodomes? xd

On October 09 2022 16:48 Adimax1993 wrote:



So the idea was that there was a gas of pure energy underground, and in past terrans take it to the biodomes and change to energy, however after many wars in this place, a lot of biodomes are destroyed, so the gas is everywhere in the background. You cannot see this on the top view map.

On October 08 2022 12:30 NewSunshine wrote:
Standard

Preservarium
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Macro

Singularity Cores
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Eidolon
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Freestyle

The Umbral Locks
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Fool's Gold Harbor
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On October 11 2022 02:23 ATTx wrote:


I love all maps
Great job

The Umbral Locks is my firstprize

On October 05 2022 22:17 KillerSmile wrote:



Yeah, but using this vision paint is a bit of a challenge, because it's hard to communicate to a player what exactly is going on.

I have a map uploaded as [KS] Omerta that I will be submitting under the freestyle category when my other maps are done that uses the blinding thicket paint in conjunction with tall line of sight doodads as way to say "while in the thicket you are concealed", but it's hard to say how popular this kind of novelty is with the playerbase or the judges, many of which are pro players. Air units usually can see everything, not with the vision paint in terrain. Using it anywhere near mineral lines seems like a huge no-go to me.

And then there are balance concerns. How does it work with vision from creep? What about scan? Is Protoss the only race that can't negate the thicket on it's own? None of that is clear from the start of the game.

Basically it's hard to find a good use for it that normal bushes don't already solve, a risk for mapmakers with a limited number of submissions to spend and hard to properly execute and not create incongruencies.



Here's a quick early overview of the map. All lowground is unbuildable and covered in visionblocking paint. The watchtower in the middle can negate the effect. You may also want to check out a map called Fern Gully by Superouman, which uses them more conservatively and is also not as grim and dark.