Iluvalar's maps and mods

[sg1efc]

Thanks Iluvalar.

[aubergine]

Just wanted to say thanks for BabelCat v2 - been playing this map on single player skirmish recently and it's complete mayhem with a herd of nullbots - great fun!!

[NoQ]

Ilu: following our little talk about bridges: since K4 is planar, it is possible to make a map of this topology even without bridges. I made a few attempts to implement this, but failed so far Maybe you could try? (:

[Merowingg]

Hello Iluvalar I like PilV2 very much I was thinking where I know it from and why I like it so much and here is my Revolver as the answer



At the same time you have showed me some new rotating dimension, and I do not even try to explain

Good job Sir

[Iluvalar]

Oligarchy

45 oil total
2p = 22 oil per player.
4p = 11 per player.
8p = 5 oil per player.

This map is a design for 4p FFA at the base. But the unique method I used for the frontiers and oil distribution make it perfectly playable with 2,4 or 8 teams. It's like the map is morphing itself to whatever fit the game flow .

The map have lot of open spaces where speed is the key, but also very small chokepoint around the oils. So they can be defended easily. I also found in test play that this map strongly encourage the players to split his force into small armies which is interesting.

When playing, keep in mind that the different sections are not linked together. You might prefer to stay close to your starting base, but there is no sttong link that prevent you to turle at different section independently and therefore, away from your base.

anatomy of the map
There is 4 sections :
8 starting ourpost (A)
4 corner walls (B)
2 manor's Wings (C)
1 central manor room(s) (D)

Remember that the pressure on each sections will decrease with more teams; Each section offer a very close 1 oil spot, an easily defendable second oil and a 3rd oil that is more hard to turtle completely. So it's up to you to chose how much you will control with walls, and how much you will scavenge with units.

The theorical defendable spots are :
1- A
2- A+B
3- A+B+C
4- A+B+C+D
5- 2C+D (entire manor)
6- 4B + 2C + D (all the castle)

One will notice that, each new step force you to fight someone with the same amount of oil .

[Merowingg]

Finally my friend finally, I was beginning to worry.

Reminds me NoQ's token ring I thing, still interesting. Out of the blue I am happy to see no stagnation. We still are having the maps procreation

I just couldn't stop myself, the rhyme came out of my dark just like that

Greetings:

Mero

[Iluvalar]

There have been a tidal wave of map makers in this forum for the last few month. I dont see the point to post another map if there is one new each days...

But it seem like we will survive that wave .

Edit : for people that are interested : NoQ's token ring have 1 occupied ring of 5 tile wide chokepoints. While this one have 2 FREE rings of ~15 tiles wide each + 2 occupied rings of 2 tile wide chokepoint.

I don't know where mero see a resemblance but these 2 are completely completely different...

[Iluvalar]

Ilu: following our little talk about bridges: since K4 is planar, it is possible to make a map of this topology even without bridges. I made a few attempts to implement this, but failed so far Maybe you could try? (:

You could use that radial simplification trick I used in pill and babelcat. To have the sum of the inner rings equal to ... hmm but wait... there is an easy solution . I'll draw it for you, i dont have much time to make the entire map however.



Edit: After all, it is not that easy, because the units need to travel the radius on top of the circumference. So you will need a tiny bit of algebra to determine the radius of the inner circle. But this model would make is easy...

[Merowingg]

But it seem like we will survive that wave .

No worries about me. And indeed for a moment it seemed that everyon is making a map, sometimes maps, what is sad, as I told before, many faded instantly, the others not so long later on. And then you jumped out of the blue

I am sorry to bring resemblance, I hope you do not feel offended, or I did not disvalue your map, it is my own opinion, I saw the resemblance, and it is my mind!

And beutiful picture, have you consider being a strange things painter? kidding.. I think I know what you wanted to achieve.

Anyway Ilu do not scare me, and post either map, or mod from time to time.

Regards

RekamPam

P.S.

Just read backwards

[Andrie]

@Iluvalar: I really like 8c-oligarchyV4.wz thanks a lot for your other nice maps to!

[Iluvalar]

Hexed

This map have 6 oil per player very easy to defend, 3 more difficult to control but impossible to steal and 3 more VERY hard to control and still impossible to steal. There is technically 12 oil per player, but if it's played correctly it gonna play like 8 oil per player.

There is 2 new features in this map.
1- The "* perk" which is a serie of "m perk" chained together and folded around the hexagon. The result is a tiny 7x7 zone that fall in the frontier of 5-6 different chokepoints. This make that point the ultimate spot for a defense position EVER. but paradoxaly...

2- The map also feature 1/2 of the oil positioned in some worst ever position. On the tip of the hexagon. They are awfully easy to attack. To the point you might even consider to not even bother trying to build them.

This will cause a unique game play where you have a single stronghold probably invest into walls and defence a lot, but on the other end you will also invest quite a bit into highly mobile units. To take down neighbour's oil all around the map.

Hopefully you will enjoy a very distinctive gameplay in this map.

Trivia : yes, it's called hexed to compete with squared .

[Merowingg]

Hello Iluvalar my friend

All is good, but please could you describe to me what was your aim, or shall i said goal with the placement of the bases 6 and 7?

[Iluvalar]

Oh sorry i tought it was obvious... this is a 6 player map. the position 6 and 7 are there to keep compatibility with the stable version of the game. I positionned them so a 4v4 game should not be too much a bad experience .

[Merowingg]

maybe it was obvious, but I was really tired when I was typing after weekend studies

Thanx