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Original SC1 Gaia
Players: 4
Size: 128x128
Money
Main: 8 mineral, 2 gas
Natural: 7 mineral, 2gas
3rd: 7 mineral, 2 gas
Gold: 6 rich, 2 gas
Concept
so u got ur main base quite close air distance to ur neighbor at the side while the other 2 positions are very far away by air. u go down the ramp and u got a natural with minerals that hugs ur main cliff.
the natural got 2 entrances, 1 which leads up to the high ground and pushes far away and 1 bridge that leads into the middle.
follow the way up the ramp and u will get to the 3rd base that is shared with ur other neighbor which is close by ground, very short natural to natural distance. to take the 3rd base u must destroy destructible rocks with 2k hp. this 3rd base got another slightly larger ramp that leans out to the middle of the map next to the outside of the bridge.
the middle is like a long rectangle with 2 watch towers surrounded by high grass and 2 gold expansions which are located on each side of the middle edge
the way the map is designed is that by close air positions u can get a very safe natural but be pretty open for harass while if u have ur enemy close by natural to natural it will be quite intense and might give the edge towards a 1base timing attack. and then in far pos just like most 4 player maps it will most likely reward the defender and turn into a macro war
Personal notes
i searched on tl but couldnt find any sc2 gaia yet so here goes ^^ first version so there might come so minor tweaks
this is a remake of the original old school map gaia from sc1. i liked this map alot but it was very imbalanced and favored terran, the races are different now so i would really like how these old school maps will do in the brand new sc2  lost temple turned out to be the best blizzard map so far and that was also an old school sc1 map
Image Links
Natural to 3rd base
Middle
Line of sight blocker (los): right up by the natural ramp up to the 3rd base. around the watch towers in the middle
Watch Tower: 2 that are located in the middle
Destructible debris/rocks: on the 3rd bases that must be destroyed to take the base
Poll: What do u think of remakes?Maps from SC1/WC3 fit just as much as new maps! (87) 70% I like them but prefer new maps (21) 17% New game, new maps only please. (17) 14% 125 total votes Your vote: What do u think of remakes? (Vote): New game, new maps only please.
(Vote): I like them but prefer new maps
(Vote): Maps from SC1/WC3 fit just as much as new maps!
Download Map: Published to Europe server.
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I love this Old school map transition to SC2.
Keep the good work pal!
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Oh wow the gold minerals look so risky for an air raid and transport drops.
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On July 24 2010 08:16 Zaru wrote:
Oh wow the gold minerals look so risky for an air raid and transport drops.
nothing can land on the cliffs behind the gold expoes if its that what u mean 
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I always loved Gaia, and that looks really awesome. You did a great the job overall, at first when looking at it I was apprehensive about the liberties you took with the middle but now that I look at it more, I like that too. Really good job
Actually I'm not sure how i feel about the rocks on the thirds.. it seems kinda like you just threw them in for the sake of it. Maybe they should be on the mini ramp/backdoor into the nats instead? And maybe at less than 2k health
On July 24 2010 08:19 Zerum wrote:
no offends but the pattern and all the blue makes my eyes hurt from watching it T_T But it is pretty awesome that people are remaking old school maps
yeah I like the fog look they did on Steppes, but I'm not sure how that's accomplished personally
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no offends but the pattern and all the blue makes my eyes hurt from watching it T_T But it is pretty awesome that people are remaking old school maps
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Looks very cool. Good job
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nice I wanna try this map soon!!
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Awesome remake, even better then the original. Great job
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Would Siege Tanks reach the gold minerals in Siege mode from the cliffs? That would suck lol..
Other then that great work!
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Looks really awesome. I hope more maps get into the map pool like this one.
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On July 24 2010 08:22 darkzeratul wrote:
Would Siege Tanks reach the gold minerals in Siege mode from the cliffs? That would suck lol..
Other then that great work!
ye i thought about that
didnt test it out but if that turns out to be the case i will change so they cant range it, it would be so lame :D
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On July 24 2010 08:22 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Looks really awesome. I hope more maps get into the map pool like this one.
lots of these user made maps are miles better than the mediocre ladder maps
i hope on release some of these are included
edit: it would also be a dream come true if someone made a port of Ride of the Valkyries ;]
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great remake, make sure the stalkers cant blink from base to base
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This map looks really great.
First, I love the colors, the doodads etc. It has a really nice atmosphere.
I think the design while make some interresting strategic decisions depending on where your opponent spawn. It kind of reminds me of Lost temple (One close air-distance opponent, one close foot-distance opponent, one far away and the shared third between the two opposing close foot-distance opponents).
Edit : For the poll, I vote for : "As long as the map is great to play, it's fine" ^^
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the SS mods here like to delete map threads, should post it on hiveworkshop instead
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On July 24 2010 08:25 FindingPride wrote:
great remake, make sure the stalkers cant blink from base to base
dont worry with the recent patches marines would jump farther than stalker can blink
please do vote on the poll i added in OP because its kind of important for me to know what i should work on in the future
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On July 24 2010 08:25 alphafuzard wrote:Show nested quote +On July 24 2010 08:22 zerglingsfolife wrote:
Looks really awesome. I hope more maps get into the map pool like this one. lots of these user made maps are miles better than the mediocre ladder maps i hope on release some of these are included edit: it would also be a dream come true if someone made a port of Ride of the Valkyries ;]
someone already did..
also did you changet he left mids layout? I remember the cliff being..no where near like that(ramp came down behind the minerals) and in yours it looks like its right up on them , though it could be textures i guess
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nice! i wanna play this map =D
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There's always production in the MorroW Map factory. Jesus...
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