This topic is for discussion of map #599: stairs of death
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Author: DAVID SNYDER
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this is hard
Quaking in my boots!
My berthas were almost enough to keep the wall from being breached. Only one small hole was punched, my cannons and anti-creeper poured through, then the next volley of Bertha fire wiped the area again and I simply jumped over the rest of the wall.
One design flaw: I see no way to get the corner totem without giving up an ore patch. (Not that I found myself using the ore anyway.)
Tip: Refrain from making comments on how difficult a map will be or how long it will take to complete in the description.
Fun battle.
Quote from: Loren Pechtel on May 30, 2014, 03:03:02 PM
One design flaw: I see no way to get the corner totem without giving up an ore patch. (Not that I found myself using the ore anyway.)
I wouldn't call that a flaw. It's giving you a choice -- which one do you want more? I took the totems. Those AC emitters in the back give you more "ore" than the deposits could ever dream of.
Suggestion: For "stairs of death" -- consider putting the emitters UPHILL from the starting point behind the wall blocks. Uphill battles are more challenging.
For reference on level of difficulty, I had a dozen berthas, a solid line of pulse cannons, a line of mortars with every third unit being a sprayer instead, 20 strafers, 16 bombers, the resources to keep them all fully powered, and a healthy amount of forge upgrades at a point when the wall still had 2 lines left to go. I completely forgot to use the Artifacts of Odin.
Quote from: Grayzzur on May 30, 2014, 03:19:33 PM
Quote from: Loren Pechtel on May 30, 2014, 03:03:02 PM
One design flaw: I see no way to get the corner totem without giving up an ore patch. (Not that I found myself using the ore anyway.)
I wouldn't call that a flaw. It's giving you a choice -- which one do you want more? I took the totems. Those AC emitters in the back give you more "ore" than the deposits could ever dream of.
Suggestion: For "stairs of death" -- consider putting the emitters UPHILL from the starting point behind the wall blocks. Uphill battles are more challenging.
For reference on level of difficulty, I had a dozen berthas, a solid line of pulse cannons, a line of mortars with every third unit being a sprayer instead, 20 strafers, 16 bombers, the resources to keep them all fully powered, and a healthy amount of forge upgrades at a point when the wall still had 2 lines left to go. I completely forgot to use the Artifacts of Odin.
Yeah, you have your choice of weaponry to put in place before the wall goes down.
Quote from: Grayzzur on May 30, 2014, 03:10:44 PM
Tip: Refrain from making comments on how difficult a map will be or how long it will take to complete in the description.
I don't think they're always a bad thing but if they're there they should be reasonable. Don't call an easy map hard.