Sandpit

ReFlex · Disk Thrower **Joined**: 18 Jul 2006 **Location**: Austria

Another day another map...

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http://www.huizkistn.at/rumplkistn/maps/cnc2/dta/sandpit.jpg

Download:

http://www.huizkistn.at/rumplkistn/maps/cnc2/dta/sandpit.zip

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SMIFFGIG · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject:

Looks bland and also only 2 tiny bridges leading to each base will inevitable lead to choke points and boring gameplay

I think you should allow some land access either side and also put more detail on the map

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ReFlex · Disk Thrower **Joined**: 18 Jul 2006 **Location**: Austria

that is the point of the map.

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Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

Well I have to agree with Smiff, it's bland if anything. Looks like you left it unfinished.

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

The detail around the river area is fine, it's just the base areas that look really bland. Why doesn't anyone use the pebble set? #Tongue

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

You could also add some cliffs near the base area.

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SMIFFGIG · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:32 pm Post subject:

ReFlex wrote:

that is the point of the map.

Hmm ok if two tiny choke points is the idea in the map then fine, but i would edit the bottom tiberium area, as the top player can use long range units (especially in Enhanced Mode) to fire continually at harvesters. The top player will not have this problem as the tiberium does not go down that far Smile

but tbh i would add a land bridge either side too or in the middle (maybe a central tiberium field could be interesting?) but its totally up2 u

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ReFlex · Disk Thrower **Joined**: 18 Jul 2006 **Location**: Austria

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Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

MUCH better. Though the choke points remain...

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

That looks really good and well detailed.
I actually like the 2 choke points, but i can also see the point in adding some more land access.
How about making the map a lot wider to the left and right and then add far away on the east and west border a much bigger passage over the river. This way the player can decide if he wants to use the dangerous but near choke points or the much farther away but bigger passage.

You could this way also add some more tiberium fields as the one field for each player isn't very much.

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Bittah Commander · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject:

Much better indeed, although I do agree the choke points might make the map a bit annoying to play on.
Another thing I noticed (Toxic Passage has the same issue as well) is that in some places you placed too many impassable cells and in others places too few.

Just view one of DTA's original maps in marble madness mode and compare it with yours to see what I mean...
Also, destroyable terrain objects (these are always single trees) should never have impassable cells under them.

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