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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 08 2012 18:53. Posts 278
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Mar Sara Fissure (1.0)
Made by: OxyGenesis
Published on: N/A
Map Size: 147x154

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This is my first map, so I wanted to explore as much of the editor as possible. I made it for the MotM: ProAm tournament. The layout is something that has been in my head for a while, the main features being the ridge of high ground through the middle, different expansion paths and split map opportunities.

I am still learning, and so welcome any feedback.



Pictures (Aesthetics):
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Texture Set:
Mainly Mar Sara, custom lighting.


OxyGenesis
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  Aunvilgod   July 08 2012 19:11. Posts 2031Profile # 
The aesthetics are done quite nicely. You should use less straight edges though.

You need bigger chokes. Are you sure that your bridges work? Your mains look quite small, they should be 25 CCs at the very very least. Your 9 and 6 o´clock bases are impossible to take because they block the only chokes on the whole map.
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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 08 2012 19:24. Posts 278
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On July 08 2012 19:11 Aunvilgod wrote:
The aesthetics are done quite nicely. You should use less straight edges though.

You need bigger chokes. Are you sure that your bridges work? Your mains look quite small, they should be 25 CCs at the very very least. Your 9 and 6 o´clock bases are impossible to take because they block the only chokes on the whole map.


The bridges do work (they are traversable) but I am sure that someone knows a better way of doing them. I searched for quite a while but couldn't find anything on how to do proper bridges.

How do I calculate the size of the mains? I have made them larger from a previous version but they may need to be enlarged again.

Do you mean the 9 and 3 o'clock bases? I'm not entirely sure what you mean by them blocking the only chokes on the map.
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 Semmo   Korea (South). July 08 2012 19:31. Posts 400
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OMG HOW DID YOU DO THE BRIDGES PLEASE TELL ME IVE BEEN WANTING TO KNOW THIS FOR SO LONG!
Anyways, nice map, But, like aunvil says, the mains look a little straight - diagonal is better, for some reason.
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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 08 2012 19:38. Posts 278
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On July 08 2012 19:31 kim9067 wrote:

OMG HOW DID YOU DO THE BRIDGES PLEASE TELL ME IVE BEEN WANTING TO KNOW THIS FOR SO LONG!
Anyways, nice map, But, like aunvil says, the mains look a little straight - diagonal is better, for some reason.


You place the doodad on the low ground below where you want it, then double click it and change the height value up to where you need it
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 Semmo   Korea (South). July 08 2012 19:47. Posts 400
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On July 08 2012 19:38 OxyGenesis wrote:

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You place the doodad on the low ground below where you want it, then double click it and change the height value up to where you need it


Can you do this with any doodad? For example on my map virtual battle, could I do it with the forcefield walls?

Also, one thing I realized, you know the rocks at the third? wouldnt it be better on the defender's side? Or did you have another intent?
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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 08 2012 19:53. Posts 278
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On July 08 2012 19:47 kim9067 wrote:

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Can you do this with any doodad? For example on my map virtual battle, could I do it with the forcefield walls?

Also, one thing I realized, you know the rocks at the third? wouldnt it be better on the defender's side? Or did you have another intent?


I'm not sure if it would work with other doodads, I have only tried with the mar sara bridges. Needs testing I'm pretty sure creep doesn't work on these bridges though, and despite searching a lot, I have no idea how the 'pro' map makers make their bridges.

The rocks on the 3rd are meant to make it easier to defend attacks from that side. The other side isn't too bad as you can defend at the bridge instead and the Xel'Naga gives you prior warning.

EDIT

Or did you mean that side of the ramp? You could be right with that one. I can't remember my logic for placing it on that side except that maybe it would be harder to get a good concave on it due to the gas geyser, thus forcing the attacker to be a bit further forwards if they want to destroy the rocks. I haven't tested this however.
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 Semmo   Korea (South). July 08 2012 20:00. Posts 400
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On July 08 2012 19:53 OxyGenesis wrote:

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I'm not sure if it would work with other doodads, I have only tried with the mar sara bridges. Needs testing I'm pretty sure creep doesn't work on these bridges though, and despite searching a lot, I have no idea how the 'pro' map makers make their bridges.

The rocks on the 3rd are meant to make it easier to defend attacks from that side. The other side isn't too bad as you can defend at the bridge instead and the Xel'Naga gives you prior warning.

Yeah, that's what I thought. But since it's quite narrow, I'm afraid of siege tank pushes. But since there's a xelnaga-esque cliff at third, I guess it could be ok.
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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 08 2012 20:08. Posts 278
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On July 08 2012 20:00 kim9067 wrote:

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Yeah, that's what I thought. But since it's quite narrow, I'm afraid of siege tank pushes. But since there's a xelnaga-esque cliff at third, I guess it could be ok.


Yeah if you let siege tanks siege up on that cliff above the 3rd you are going to have a bad time. I originally had the Xel'Naga-esque path wider, but made it thinner to encourage attacks through the middle. I think the layout of the 3rd needs some testing.
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 NewSunshine   United States. July 09 2012 01:12. Posts 1023
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The bridges you see on 'pro' level maps aren't bridge doodads, but something more complicated. Most always it's a combination of a bridge-shaped piece of terrain(straight, usually narrow), manmade cliffs, and various doodads and textures to give it a distinctive bridge-type look. Still, I feel slightly dumb, because I didn't know the Mar Sara bridges actually worked, until now. I wonder if I'm the only one who didn't know... and NO, my next map is not going to be loaded with them.

Anyway, the layout itself also looks very choked, force fields would absolutely tear an army to pieces here. Combine that with how every path but the center one goes around the edges of the map, and I feel any sizable army would feel rather immobile here. It's a good first map, but I think that's your first step to improving right there. Try to get the map analyzer working, and work on the openness of the maps you make.
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  WniO   United States. July 09 2012 01:15. Posts 2704Profile Blog # 
i think the bridges need to be much bigger, cause split map stuff will be hell late game, nice map though.
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 iGrok   United States. July 09 2012 01:20. Posts 4249
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Lol WniO, I think they need to be a little wider but shorter. They need to be shorter to make sure Creep Tumor Range can get across them
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 EatThePath   United States. July 09 2012 02:06. Posts 2467
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On July 09 2012 01:20 iGrok wrote:
Lol WniO, I think they need to be a little wider but shorter. They need to be shorter to make sure Creep Tumor Range can get across them


You'll have to use real terrain there if you want creep to spread. You can hide it underneath the doodad. Also, make sure you set the cliff level to the same as the terrain on either side (it looks like 2) so that vision behaves correctly for units on the bridge.

Also forcefields cant be cast unless you put terrain under the bridge (that isn't level 0.. hole).
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 Gfire   United States. July 09 2012 02:11. Posts 1479
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Bridges bug out some units, too. It's generally accepted that they're broken and you have to use another method.
Last edit: 2012-07-09 02:11:47
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  Aunvilgod   July 09 2012 02:17. Posts 2031Profile # 
Just use Braxis Alpha Cliffs instead. They look good enough.
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 Insomni7   July 09 2012 02:35. Posts 600
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I'm really concerned about the cliffs behind the third on this map. If the position above the third mineral line was open, maybe you could get away with it, but because an army could lodge themselves so tightly in there, it seems like a bad idea to have cliffs there. Otherwise pretty solid first map.
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 NewSunshine   United States. July 09 2012 03:10. Posts 1023
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On July 09 2012 02:06 EatThePath wrote:
You'll have to use real terrain there if you want creep to spread. You can hide it underneath the doodad. Also, make sure you set the cliff level to the same as the terrain on either side (it looks like 2) so that vision behaves correctly for units on the bridge.

Also forcefields cant be cast unless you put terrain under the bridge (that isn't level 0.. hole).

Some people see that as a broken doodad, I see it as a new way to rig up a dead-end base. Hmmmmm...
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 OxyGenesis   United Kingdom. July 09 2012 03:28. Posts 278
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Thanks for all the advice guys, I'm working on an update.

Does anyone know how the bridges were done on Cherno by Superouman?
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=345022

Seems like an ESV secret.
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 iGrok   United States. July 09 2012 03:29. Posts 4249
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Braxis cliffs.
Last edit: 2012-07-09 03:30:02
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 Gfire   United States. July 09 2012 03:34. Posts 1479
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It's an ESV secret.
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