This topic is for discussion of map #724: A Long Break
(http://knucklecracker.com/particlefleet/queryMaps.php?query=thumbnailid&id=724)
Author: Sorrontis
Size: 90x500
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Wow, I haven't made a map in a long time haven't I! #HugeShip #PRPL (minor, doesn't affect you directly) #LotsOfLove #PossibleLag (for slower systems)
I expect a butt-ton of rage quits on this map. Enjoy!
Certainly was a surprise at 7 minutes in but thankfully you provided nice ships to counter the enemy's attack. Great game!
That's the least I can do :)
Alright cleared in 14:30. Pretty fun map.
I gotta admit, my face when I first saw the surprise was something :P
Well, it took me a few "Newgame +-"s to realise that it was possible to saw off half of the behemoth if done correctly, and that the core was then vulnerable.
Eventually I advanced far enough to destroy it with particles.
The walls were irritating, were they multiplied so far that it was one shot per frame per cannon?
Something like that.
I really liked this map! The Big Ship is pretty cool - It's like a viscous glob of ominous doom slowly trickling down the drain pipe of inevitable despair.
Except that the rockets you gave us are so cool. I dunno what all this "saw half of the ship" is about - all you need to do is...
Spoiler
Just fly one rocket at about a 35-degree angle from one side of the map right into the core of the ship (i.e., there's a lot less armor if you don't ram it exactly straight-on) and it'll die with only one rocket, and maybe even a little health to spare - so you can reuse your rocket like Elon Musk. And then you can use the second one to smash those bothersome walls right in their core too. EZPZ.
P.S. - I'm working from your lowest-rated maps up, so they're actually getting a bit easier! Yay and stuff like that. :D
Great map, dude! Keep up the good work! ;D