Custom Map: Pier2

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Author: bacura

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Pier2

[Timwi]

This map appears impossible to me... what am I missing?

[Anonymeus]

I have no idea how it's possible to get mj's time (or even anything under 30 mins) - but once you've cracked the start*, it's fairly plain sailing....

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the timing is tight - but you can get yrself 2 upgrades (energy&buildcost) before the back areas flood and you can get 2 blasters up and running defending the home island  before that gets overrun...

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put 'em one full step back so you also get to defend the "flanksteps"

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Then patiently build a few nukes on the home island and slowly create a small fleet of blasters (keep em in the air once built, aka "monty pythoning") and when you've amassed yr expeditionary force, proceed to colonise either the top or bottom pier. From then on you have half the back area to build in and it's straightforward...

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That's the spoiler for a 40 minute time ... if anyone feels like giving the secret to a 20 min time, please do....

[mj]

I think only the start is tricky.

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From memory, I think I built a reactor and a blaster first, deactivating the blaster, when energy is depleted, so that the reactor gets finished in minimum time. When blaster is finished, use it to defend the two corners of the base, while building a second reactor, followed by a second blaster. Try to deactivate the blaster at times to save energy, but watch the creeper level!

Now, with two blasters to defend, it gets easier. Keep deactivating them to save energy when possible and build another reactor, followed by another blaster. Build two more blasters and a collector on one of the steps. Fly a blaster in to drain some of the creeper flowing over the wall near that step, then using the other two blasters, build a collector to the upgrade - more energy.

Now you can position a blaster where the upgrade was and another on the level 3 pillar near there. Build lots of reactors and some blasters, go down the other step, build more, and it's pretty easy from there on.

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I hope that is helpful.  :)