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Artosis pylon Art

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 Orek   August 11 2012 13:18. Posts 1391
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Artosis pylon Art


UPDATES
19.08.2012 Added 4 more images with new concept. Green Title for now.
14.08.2012 Added notes for all images in spoilers.
13.08.2012 Added 3 more images. Red Title for now.
12.08.2012 Added 9 more images Blue Title for now.

INTRODUCTION
Yesterday, I was writing a Zerg sim city guide on how to protect your greater spire from zealot/DT warp-in attacks.
[G] Zerg Sim City for Spire protection in ZvP
Then, I realized that “windmill arrangement” (staggered 4 3X3 buildings around a 2X2 building, check link for detail) could be applied to the buildings around a pylon. I didn’t find any useful in-game application, but instead, it looked beautiful. From there, many ideas came to me. Artosis pylon = “the only pylon to power them all” is usually considered bad. However, it is a thing of beauty in art form. Canvas might be small, but possibility is unlimited. I would love to see works of others. Also, there is a challenge you can try at the end of this post.

My art works:
Explanation & hidden idea/message are in spoilers.
Graphic settings are intentionally low so that shadow and detail don't hurt the symmetry. Setting for "Models" is "high" for better pylon power circle graphics. Everything else is lowest.

Triple Layer Windmill Arrangement
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Diagonal Grid
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Gateway vs Warpgate
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16 Gate All-in
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Elephants need only 12
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Need room for Colossi
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...but not there...
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Fortress
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Fortless
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Just a candidate
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Reserved for Tasteless
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Slacking
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Shy Korean girl
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Twin Dragoons Immortals
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Stonehenge
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World War II Battle of Britain
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Tech Tree in a nutshell
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Lost Technology
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Xel'Naga is our God
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and he is our President
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aaaand he is the Revolutionist
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Game balance today, according to Terran players.
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No gg, no skill
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Other people's works:
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CHALLENGE
Here is the challenge for you. When 3X3 buildings such as gateway = 9 points and 2X2 buildings such as cannon = 4 points, then what is the maximum point you can get within a pylon field? For example, in my “Diagonal Grid” image above, there are 12 warpgates and 8 cannons, so 12*9+8*4=140 points. Pylon doesn’t count for points, and 1 grid = 1 point with this rule, so it shows how efficiently you can use the pylon power field. If you want to try by yourself, DON’T read the answer inside the next spoiler
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If any of you managed to get better points, please post with a spoiler. Then, I will update it. It is sad that my original answer was actually wrong.
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Orek's Articles/Guides
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Last edit: 2013-03-07 15:26:45
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 SHOOG   United States. August 11 2012 13:22. Posts 1339
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I couldn't help laugh at the one with all the cannons in it. I've seen that in a ladder match a while back!
Also liked gateway vs warpgate one.
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 Daniel C   Hong Kong. August 11 2012 13:23. Posts 1434
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very nice! thank you artosis!
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 isneakattack   August 11 2012 13:34. Posts 43
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Great Arrangement Artosis Would Be Proud!
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 Sumahi   Guam. August 11 2012 13:36. Posts 4932
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Beautiful. I now see the hidden beauty behind something once thought to be so strategically crippling.
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 EatThePath   United States. August 11 2012 13:38. Posts 2461
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This is awesome
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 bjornkavist   Canada. August 11 2012 13:55. Posts 972
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This is an awesome OP
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 Trinion   New Zealand. August 11 2012 13:57. Posts 43
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Wow, this is so cool OP :D
<3
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 SocialisT   Sweden. August 11 2012 13:58. Posts 160
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Its so beautiful..
"There is nothing cooler than being proud of the things you love" - Day9
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 ZeromuS   Canada. August 11 2012 13:59. Posts 8291
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I love OPs like this.

Always fun to read. Thanks for the laughs ^^
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  PauseBreak   United States. August 11 2012 13:59. Posts 270Profile Blog # 
Haha, this is kind of cute.

Artosis has been trying get rid of his title for a while, but it only adds to his immortality :D
 
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 dark88   United States. August 11 2012 13:59. Posts 31
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There is no such thing as an Artosis pylon. It is just a myth. :D BTW nice art.
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 Aveng3r   United States. August 11 2012 14:00. Posts 623
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good old artosis
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 JieXian   Malaysia. August 11 2012 14:04. Posts 2398
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wow never expected something like the World War II Battle of Britain.

this......... actually looks good :D
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  TheEmulator   Canada. August 11 2012 14:06. Posts 4991Profile Blog # 
Nice job. This is really cool.
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 TommyP   United States. August 11 2012 14:09. Posts 5065
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Look at the third picture and scroll down slowly. is it just me or is it an optical illusion? Seems to get bigger the more you scroll down.
 
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 swim224   Canada. August 11 2012 14:14. Posts 196
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ROFL this is amazing.
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 schaf   Germany. August 11 2012 14:20. Posts 751
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this is soooo awesome, thanks for sharing!
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 RiceAgainst   United States. August 11 2012 14:20. Posts 1380
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They're so beautiful...I think Artosis would be proud.
 
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 iky43210   United States. August 11 2012 14:20. Posts 1967
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love it.
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