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IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-19 05:55:21
August 01 2011 00:08 GMT
#1
2nd place in TLMC
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=296164

TPW Ohana

published to NA, SEA, and EU


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Introduction:
After TPW Antiga Prime, I really wanted to try something that was totally out of my way: a beach themed map. LSPrime was my inspiration when I thought of making a beach map, and at first TPW Ohana was almost the same as Bel'shir beach (because that's what we think of when we think of a beach map), but then I thought it was too original and too generic. With my team's support and feedback, and my own created tileset, I created a beach that was more rugged and dry, and that's what TPW Ohana represents!

The pathing was a little tricky, so I resolved most of it by adding canyons around the edges to better define where the pathing will end when units are in the water. All water inland is pathable and buildable.

Players: 2
Bases: 10 (no golds)
XWT: 2 (center)
Size: 128 x 135

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SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
Tsuycc
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada269 Posts
August 01 2011 00:24 GMT
#2
Really like this map, Easy to take thirds, long rush distances but not insanely long, if pros were to play this I think this map would dish out some great games!

textures look great also
[Hoping spider mines are brought back in SC2] // MarineKing // Leta // Polt | Terran Pride "my girlfriend is the medivac" -Rain
SidianTheBard
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2474 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 00:35:55
August 01 2011 00:33 GMT
#3
Map looks really good. Originally my valley of legends map was going to be a beach like map but ended up trying to go a different route since more and more people seem to be doing the beach type. That said your map does look really nice.

Since you know how I love to throw my suggestions towards you whenever you make a map, I've decided I will do that.

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I think making the 3 & 9 o clock bases a little more open will allow you to move thru them much easier. Right now it's a little tough to not move thru the map without going into the XWT. It reaches about 1/3 of the ramp to those 3 & 9 bases and then if you do go thru that path there's only a single wide ramp. I'd think adding another ramp to the base, moving where the minerals are & making the single wide ramp a double wide could add some more flow to the map.

With that said, the expansions by your main that are kind of out of the way almost seem impossible to take. You could take them for your 3rd but I feel it's a long distance to get troops from your nat to that 3rd & it's such a huge choke that defending it might be a problem. For that I suggest putting up a high ground pillar in the middle (the black boxes) and LoS blockers from that pillar to the high ground in the main & the 3/9 bases (the orange lines). I think then it could be more of a "hidden" base for the player and thus will make people scout better.

Again, great map, love the overall flow of it (although I would like the sides to be opened up a bit more) and the aesthetics of it look great. Maps are getting nothing but better from you bud!
Creator of Abyssal Reef, Ascension to Aiur, Battle on the Boardwalk, Habitation Station, Honorgrounds, IPL Darkness Falls, King's Cove, Korhal Carnage Knockout & Moonlight Madness.
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2404 Posts
August 01 2011 00:47 GMT
#4
Nicely done! The aesthetics seem pretty ripped off from Bel'Shir Beach, but I'm not against that :p Looks really cool. I like how you added in the yellow grass to some areas. Some more trees might be nice just for more of a lush feel, but it looks good right now.

My main concern is that the natural is too open (hmm... same problem as Bel'Shir beach). I realize that you can wall off from the ramp-natCC, but it really won't work with two wide open chokes. I suggest raising the main and natural, and then trying a backdoor style similar to Peaks of Beakdu from Brood War. It would use rocks instead of minerals though- something like this.

I guess the only issue doing this is that there will no longer be an overlord scouting pod in the main. You can add one behind the natural to scout expansions, but scouting the main is pretty difficult. You might move both gas to the same side (near the lowground 3rd) so that overlords can scout the gas and determine the build.

I also drew in a couple high ground pieces to choke off the open areas. Right now it seems very difficult for a smaller army to defend without being surrounded. Adding a pillar or trees would allow forcefields and tanks to control the space easier. I'm not sure exactly where to put them, but I think they would be a good balance addition.

Mapmaker & TLMC Judge. Amygdala, Frostline, Crimson Court, and Korhal Compound (WoL).
Gl!tch
Profile Joined December 2010
United States573 Posts
August 01 2011 02:01 GMT
#5
Nicely done, been enjoying your maps for a while now and look forward to this beach map!
“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” ― Banksy
Inside.Out
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada569 Posts
August 01 2011 02:56 GMT
#6
this looks waaaay too much like belshir beach. even though youve adjusted a few things, it still has the same basic layout
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2404 Posts
August 01 2011 03:08 GMT
#7
On August 01 2011 11:56 EcstatiC wrote:
this looks waaaay too much like belshir beach. even though youve adjusted a few things, it still has the same basic layout


Mmmm.... its really not similar at all. The only thing is the crescent moon 3rd. Other than that and the split pathing, there are really no similarities. The aesthetics are what make the two maps look similar.
Mapmaker & TLMC Judge. Amygdala, Frostline, Crimson Court, and Korhal Compound (WoL).
dudecrush
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada418 Posts
August 01 2011 04:05 GMT
#8
Man, seeing such a good map makes me hate the blizzard ladder maps even more...

This map is really great, my only recommendation is that you:

A) Widen the center and remove the line-of-sight blockers around the XWT or

B) Take a leaf out of Xel'Naga Fortress's book and make the watchtower self destruct after 7 minutes.

That watchtower provides way to much vision, makes for split map every game in TvT and just makes tanks even more annoying then normal.
Vathus
Profile Joined October 2009
Canada404 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 04:31:13
August 01 2011 04:30 GMT
#9
Nice map. The expansion layout reminds me of destination from bw which was one of my favourite maps.
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
August 01 2011 06:50 GMT
#10
Would making the XWT self-destruct after 7 minutes be good on this map because of the layout?

I will definitely look into monitor's and sidian's ideas. Keep them coming! Also, I just realized I forgot to fix the player properties >.<
SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
August 01 2011 07:14 GMT
#11
On August 01 2011 09:47 monitor wrote:
Nicely done! The aesthetics seem pretty ripped off from Bel'Shir Beach, but I'm not against that :p Looks really cool. I like how you added in the yellow grass to some areas. Some more trees might be nice just for more of a lush feel, but it looks good right now.

My main concern is that the natural is too open (hmm... same problem as Bel'Shir beach). I realize that you can wall off from the ramp-natCC, but it really won't work with two wide open chokes. I suggest raising the main and natural, and then trying a backdoor style similar to Peaks of Beakdu from Brood War. It would use rocks instead of minerals though- something like this.

I guess the only issue doing this is that there will no longer be an overlord scouting pod in the main. You can add one behind the natural to scout expansions, but scouting the main is pretty difficult. You might move both gas to the same side (near the lowground 3rd) so that overlords can scout the gas and determine the build.

I also drew in a couple high ground pieces to choke off the open areas. Right now it seems very difficult for a smaller army to defend without being surrounded. Adding a pillar or trees would allow forcefields and tanks to control the space easier. I'm not sure exactly where to put them, but I think they would be a good balance addition.



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SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
Gl!tch
Profile Joined December 2010
United States573 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 07:21:29
August 01 2011 07:18 GMT
#12
Hmmm, that is a good point with the Xel'naga tower. It covers both main attack paths. While a map should have key points to control, i think that may be to much.

Perhaps removing that tower, and using two. One at the farthest right expansion and one at the farthest left, so that they watch over one attack path each.

What to do with the center then is the weird spot, perhaps a large crater with water, similar to xel'naga caverns.


K now it seems like im trying to emulate xel'naga caverns... lol.


edit: just noticed the above post with the revised natural. I like it, definetly favores a quicker expansion.

second edit: looked again and noticed the bit of beach south of the natural, can tanks get onto that?
“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” ― Banksy
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
August 01 2011 07:23 GMT
#13
I'm all for changes when it comes to the natural. The natural on this map scared me when I finished it. I thought about adding rocks to the 3rd ramp (like scars of aiur) but that was too weird and generic again. I personally like monitor's suggestion, and may end up using the main/nat setup he introduced. I've been wanting to change it anyways. It hasn't been tested yet so I got nothing to lose.
SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
August 01 2011 07:27 GMT
#14
On August 01 2011 16:18 Gl!tch wrote:

second edit: looked again and noticed the bit of beach south of the natural, can tanks get onto that?


Previously yes (when the nat was on low ground). Now that the natural is on high ground, pathing will be re-done.
SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2404 Posts
August 01 2011 15:37 GMT
#15
On August 01 2011 16:14 IronManSC wrote:
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On August 01 2011 09:47 monitor wrote:
Nicely done! The aesthetics seem pretty ripped off from Bel'Shir Beach, but I'm not against that :p Looks really cool. I like how you added in the yellow grass to some areas. Some more trees might be nice just for more of a lush feel, but it looks good right now.

My main concern is that the natural is too open (hmm... same problem as Bel'Shir beach). I realize that you can wall off from the ramp-natCC, but it really won't work with two wide open chokes. I suggest raising the main and natural, and then trying a backdoor style similar to Peaks of Beakdu from Brood War. It would use rocks instead of minerals though- something like this.

I guess the only issue doing this is that there will no longer be an overlord scouting pod in the main. You can add one behind the natural to scout expansions, but scouting the main is pretty difficult. You might move both gas to the same side (near the lowground 3rd) so that overlords can scout the gas and determine the build.

I also drew in a couple high ground pieces to choke off the open areas. Right now it seems very difficult for a smaller army to defend without being surrounded. Adding a pillar or trees would allow forcefields and tanks to control the space easier. I'm not sure exactly where to put them, but I think they would be a good balance addition.



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That looks good to me! I like it. You might add an overlord scouting area behind the natural, in addition to the one in front.
Mapmaker & TLMC Judge. Amygdala, Frostline, Crimson Court, and Korhal Compound (WoL).
lefix
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1082 Posts
August 01 2011 16:27 GMT
#16
i don't like overlord spots behind the natural uch as you can also hide banshees on it without cloak.
Map of the Month | The Planetary Workshop | SC2Melee.net
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-01 21:49:09
August 01 2011 21:46 GMT
#17
Version 0.2 Released! All screenshots are updated in the OP with new visuals!

0.2 Changes:

1) The main and natural were lifted onto high ground, presenting a different layout with more options to FE, proxy, and wall-off.

2) LOS was added to the low-ground bases by the mains to make them relatively more safer and more hidden.

3) The XWT in the center is now destructible (subject to change upon testing)

4) Small tree/los pods were added in the open areas around the center to reduce the openness and now create chokes.

5) There are now rocks to the back-door at the 3rd bases.

6) Pathing re-done

7) Birds, sunrays, water fixed

8) Player properties fixed

9) Textures polished in various places

10) The map border at the top was extended (subject to further changes upon testing)


Enjoy!
SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
dezi
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1536 Posts
August 01 2011 21:50 GMT
#18
At 10 > does this mean there's more are space at top? If so > imbalanced!
TPW Member | My Maps @ TL: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=171486 | Search 'dezi' at EU
lefix
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1082 Posts
August 01 2011 21:52 GMT
#19
nah, he was talking about the black borders
Map of the Month | The Planetary Workshop | SC2Melee.net
IronManSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2119 Posts
August 01 2011 21:53 GMT
#20
I extended the black borders, but the playable border remains the same.
SC2 Mapmaker || twitter: @ironmansc || Ohana & Mech Depot || 3x TLMC finalist || www.twitch.tv/sc2mapstream
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