Custom Map #1658: Zesi. By: Thumbmaster

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Author: Thumbmaster
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Our very first PAC map. Enjoy! #PAC #PlayAsCreeper

[walr688]

How do you get this one started?

[EEderle]

Same question: How?

[Richard333]

I think use the Shift + T while having the Terraform selected on the ground level 10 and use that tell the terps to block the sprayers and pulse cannons on level 9 terrain. If not then bug  ;D

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This map is currently rated at around 4/10 and the only explanation I can think of is that the start is impossible until you realize that you're supposed to corrupt the terp and take control, using it to your advantage.

I thought the map was great. Once you get a foothold there is a good pace throughout, well placed defenses, numerous paths to victory. Excellent map. Don't let the low ratings discourage you. I think a lot of people rage quit and rated it a 1 because of that. For my rating, you got a 9/10.

[thumbmaster]

We gave you 3 terps. Use them wisely.  8)
We borrowed this strategy from one of the very popular PAC maps and felt it should be obvious.

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Leave the NW island alone until you've overtaken the central island. Once you utilize the terps, you should be able to take the central island in less than 10 minutes.

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Ratings don't concern us. Constructive comments do. Thanks, Stdout!
And thanks to Hubs for fixing our codes and everyone else who helped with play-testing.
I've attached the original design. I had to fight him tooth and nail to make even the tiniest alterations. But the terps were all his idea.

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I love that hand drawn map plan!! Very, very cool.

[Hubs]

Yeah, awesome map plans! I like how he even drew the menu at the bottom with how much Aether the forge had haha.

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Yeah I also got a good chuckle out of that. :)

[D0m0nik]

Very excited to play your first PAC map and after half an hour of frustration came here and learnt about the terp thing! I did not know about this possibility and it was starting to drive me crazy!

Now that I know about it I still can't figure it out, I can terp but only at a level of 3, how do I change it/control it????

Also love the drawing!

[D0m0nik]

Hang on, Richard333 explained it, I got it!

[ChaosMaster130]

Eh, I just brute forced it. No terps needed for me  :P
Took some tricky moves at the start to get my 4th power zone though, but once I did and got my spores going, it was a downhill from there.

[Linden]

Very well done to you and the boss, Thumbmaster! :) I had to restart a fair few times before I realised about the Terps! However, I still couldn't do it, so hopped over here and saw Richard's Shift+T post (thanks, Richard).

Great map, you tricksy pair. :D

[Hubs]

Overall, I really enjoyed this map. The start is tough but this helps:

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Once you can grow digitalis between the two left emitters (in the center island) change the upper emitter to a spore tower and start pounding away at the beam and shield above it.

Once I had the center island I converted all but one emitter to spores and took out the upper right island and the island above the base in the lower left. That cut power to the three islands in the upper left, which gives you plenty of PZs for spore towers.

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I think by the end I had over 75 spores wipe out the last base  ;D

[speef]

Fun map once I figured out that some of the enemy units were secretly on my side and would obey keyboard terraforming commands.

Not sure how people are meant to guess that, or how people who don't know the keyboard shortcuts would be able to do it.

Quite good except for that- could be fixed with a couple lines of intro text.