[M] SCA Melee Thread

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Players:
2(1v1)

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135x130







Description:
Everybody knows climbing steppes is time consuming...

Let's speed up the process.

Theme:
Temple cliff battle zone

Inspiration:
To be 100% serious: This map started out entirely different and wholly based on trying to make a playable version of Steppes of War (hence the name.)

I believe however that I've created something even better, than a better version of Steppes (possible no matter what lol)

After the initial layout the map was freelanced.

Watch towers are destructible

Published on:
North America

Players:
4 (1v1 - 2v2 - FFA)

Size:
139x137







Description:
Deep within the outer limits of the Koprulu, an anomaly lay. thought to be dormant, thus no longer.
A black hole, it consumes none but water.

Furious it has grown, emits energy as anger.
Land it has formed, a call for help or a call to destroy.

We shall descover it's quarrels.

Theme:
Island surrounded by ocean

Inspiration:
When starting this design I had in mind to mix both Metalopolis and Shattered Temple. A quarter of the way through I realized that the map would look pretty dumb the way I started it, so I decided to add my own flair to it.

Published on:
North America

Players:
1v1

Size:
Large 160x115







Description:
Korhol's main vacation destination: Acuter is a great place to take your family this summer!

Dip in the shallow waters near the fabled penguin rock!
Feeling courageous?! Try and jump dead mans crest!
want to see everything and leave?! Destroy all who oppose you!

Theme:
Beach solace

Inspiration:
The first map I created when the internet died, I wanted to stay as close to my original style as possible. Another idea I wanted to implement was a clear use for destructible watch towers.

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Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
124x107







Description:
"It seems our little secret has been leaked..."

"We've got to blow the compound, they'll descover the gasses!"

"We will, but a sector-wide emergency signal was transmitted"

"What happened!?"

"Everyone is dead..."

"This information is far too valuable to release!"

Theme:
Secret resource harvesting station

Inspiration:
A few of my friends had just started learning to play SC2, so upon losing my internet I told one of them I would design a map in his name (Necrocephaly.)

I intendid this map to play out a bit safer than normal maps in some regards while retaining standard dangers as well.

Watch towers are destructible

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North America

Players:
4(1v1 - 2v2 - FFA)

Size:
175x176







Description:
Deep in the jungles lay a secret machine...
Somehow it's core essence has combined with the liquid here to form a hybrid android land in which its beauty is sustained by its power.

Theme:
Secret nature machine

Inspiration:
The dawn of this map came from an idea to use the initial basis of Antiga Shipyard, but soon grew out of control lol.

After initial base design I freelanced to create Secret Machine.
Map is the exact size of Tal'Darim

Published on:
North America

Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
108x194







Description:
An ancient and long dead moon near Aiur still barely clings on to the gravity of its nearby planet, it's rich soul is said to contain supercharged electro-components, that could power a fleet for years if harvested correctly.

Theme:
Abandoned Goldmine

Inspiration:
A bit of an older map compared to others in this thread, Grave Digger wasn't meant to see the light of day but a few people got wind of it and wanted to use it in a tournament.

A few refinements later and the map was finalized. A plethora of great games were played here and most oppinions were good.

I am considering changing the positioning of the main

Published on:
North America

Players:
4(1v1 - 2v2 - FFA)

Size:
131x130







Description:
A large asteroid near Korhal used for international entertainment.

Caustic Reactor was bought out by the government as a means of creating a budget increase for military projects.

Theme:
Spectator sport platform

Inspiration:
After creating so many two player maps I needed to branch out a bit, but at the same time I also wanted to add some non standard elements.

Considering changing natural choke points and decreasing Xel'Naga vision

Published on:
North America

Players:
2 (1v1)

Size:
97x133







Description:
Traces of a rare element used to obtain a crucial new fuel refined on Necron can be found here.

Welcome to Stagnehn, if it werent for countless eons of people draining it of it's surface elements this young planet may have begun nuclear reaction and eventually morphed into a solar state.

Theme:
Volcanic outpost

Inspiration:
I made a similar map to this a long time ago, When I made the other map I had made it too narrow and limiting. With this (heavily altered) version, I simply wanted to add appropriate spacing and a more standardized

blueprint; Reviving and revitalizing its predecessor.

Published on:
North America

Players:
4(1v1 - 2v2 - FFA)

Size:
144x144*







Description:
Driven back from the caverns, we fought in the fortress to no avail.
But here, we shall not fall, for this is our last bastion...

4 spawn re-imagining of Xel'Naga Caverns

Theme:
Re-imagining of Xel'Naga Caverns

Inspiration:
Basically I've played on Xel'Naga Caverns so much I just wanted to make it bigger and with four players lol

This map is the oldest of my release.

Published on:
North America

Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
119x165







Description:
Near the edge of the milky way galaxy, two moons circle close by to planet Neptune. Confederate Colonies have set up here waiting to harvest the experimental earth, deeper within the solar system.

Unfortunately it is not just this colony who wants what earth has created.

Theme:
Snowy moonlit moon

Inspiration:
The layout came from helping a friend with the editor on his first use. It was a work in progress for a few days, just being a layout until I figured out how to unlock the snow textures. I'm also glad I discovered how to use snow

textures as it drove me further into the data editor and such.

This is the first snow map I've made

Published on:
North America

Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
146x148









Description:
A colony on the moon Titan formed to collect methane as a reasonable source of fuel for a new critical mass engine technology.

Though the atmosphere is fragile, this station has been diggin into the crust for years.

Theme:
Advanced Colony

Inspiration:
This map was designed in part of a team project. Switching back and forth for certain elements between two maps allowed Architectona to really come to life. The layout itself was inspired by the fact that we dont usually create maps in this particular design.

Published on:
North America

Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
126x162







Description:
Left abandoned for decades, Derelict has grown back it's mineral source in a unique way. Scientist believe that the crystals have recorded visual history of an ancient culture that may not be as primitive as anyone would think...

Theme:
Dangerous desert cliffs

Inspiration:
I've always loved the theme I use in this map (texture wise and the overall ambience) So I decided to start Derelict with the intention of making a strong 1v1 map that wasn't too big nor small.
Unfortunately the angle I finished with left a lot of open space, so I decided to add an island as filler.

During test plays this map led to some beautiful games and only in the late game was the island brought to use thanks to the neutral creep tumor centered on it.

Published on:
North America

Players:
2(1v1)

Size:
163x100







Description:
Preceeding the discovery of the secret machine; these marshlands were un-avoidable. Luckily for the explorers there was still some land breaking the surface of the ocean, making travel somewhat easier, but still unfavorable.

Theme:
Unexplored marshlands

Inspiration:
Second map of the team project, Imperialis was inspired from a moth (as is seen in the shape.) We had also been wanting to do a flooded landscape for a while now and think we've achieved a solid balance of such.