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Title: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: AutoPost on November 11, 2015, 09:29:59 PM
This topic is for discussion of map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself
(http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/queryMaps.php?query=thumbnailid&id=2789)

Author: Sorrontis
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No, really, why do you do this to yourself? #Sorrontis #CRPL #Thor #Bertha #NoSpore #Digitalis #NoRunner #PopUpEmitter #CountDownToApocalypse
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 11, 2015, 09:33:24 PM
Like my new tag? #CountDownToApocalypse
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 12, 2015, 12:29:05 AM
DylanG ... 10 minutes? how the heck did you do that one?
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 12, 2015, 12:48:03 AM
Quote from: Sorrontis on November 12, 2015, 12:29:05 AM
DylanG ... 10 minutes? how the heck did you do that one?

Gosh darnit, I made a mistake

Spoiler
The apocalypse can be nullified early....
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Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: D0m0nik on November 12, 2015, 06:32:34 AM
Even with the mistake it makes for a very good challenge to nullify the four corners and clean up all the creeper before nullifying the doomsday device.
I will replay this how intended , I guess a retaining wall, a few berthas and a load of mortars and possibly a nice stock of AC as will help! 
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 12, 2015, 04:02:37 PM
I can't even get started... any tips ?

Spoiler
can't power cannons or shields fast enough
can't turp a wall quick enough (close but not quite)
dead every time :-(
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Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 12, 2015, 05:05:41 PM
Quote from: knighty on November 12, 2015, 04:02:37 PM
I can't even get started... any tips ?

Spoiler
can't power cannons or shields fast enough
can't turp a wall quick enough (close but not quite)
dead every time :-(
[close]

you need to build up energy quickly, and access the ore for AC in the first minutes of the map. Fill up your square with AC, terp small walls (3-4 height) in squares around your base (see the 8 points? those are terp wall references)
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: PMouser on November 13, 2015, 12:22:14 AM
i cant do this, i just cant get enough energy, i cant beat the big rush, ty
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 13, 2015, 05:54:48 AM
Quote from: Sorrontis on November 12, 2015, 05:05:41 PMyou need to build up energy quickly, and access the ore for AC in the first minutes of the map. Fill up your square with AC, terp small walls (3-4 height) in squares around your base (see the 8 points? those are terp wall references)

I can't survive the rush at the start, tried wall, tried cannons

I must be missing something ?


(I used to be better than this, but fell 20ft and landed on my head a few months back, still a bit groggy)
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 13, 2015, 09:22:34 AM
what ever you do, don't nullify the node at the center until you are ready. nullify it before the time runs out
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: PMouser on November 13, 2015, 03:35:58 PM
ok, but i just cant get ready in the time limit. there is just not enough energy to stop the onslot even  from nulification
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 13, 2015, 05:15:35 PM
you have to build really fast. don't let your energy go into the red, or you'll build slower
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 13, 2015, 06:20:29 PM
must have tried about 10 times now, I can't get the wall up before the creep gets me

dropping 3 bases in, 4 collectors then 2 terps

tried a few other things, more collectors, 3 terps, cannons

nothing seams to work for me

I must be missing something ?
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 13, 2015, 06:28:02 PM
the walls only need to be 3 or 4 high, you'll need at least 8 terps
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 13, 2015, 06:47:30 PM
its the very first wall / creeper rush I'm stuck with

trying to do a 1thick lvl2 wall around me to keep the creeper out

but the creeper is always in the center by about 1min 15sec and I'm dead

I can almost wall it out... but there's always a couple of gaps it comes in through

this is how I try to start

(http://i.imgur.com/lwVqL6u.png)
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 13, 2015, 07:10:35 PM
the creeper shouldn't start moving until 10 minutes unless you nullify it. also, notice that there's 4 reactors at the squares edge. use those.

does the CRPL code not work for you?
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 14, 2015, 06:32:53 AM
nope... the creep comes at me instantly

maybe it's because I need to update the game ?
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Sorrontis on November 14, 2015, 09:23:03 AM
yes, that's correct. update the game. there's a lot of coding in that map. well, all my maps
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: knighty on November 14, 2015, 05:15:16 PM
updated, works now :-)


had to buy the game again, formated and lot my old install, so was running a pirate version


went with steam so it auto updates if it ever needs another :-)
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: Helper on November 15, 2015, 06:30:40 AM
Quote from: knighty on November 14, 2015, 05:15:16 PM
had to buy the game again, formated and lot my old install, so was running a pirate version

As an FYI, Virgil keeps track of all purchases.
Anyone who 'loses' their license can contact him and get another legitimate version.
H
Title: Re: Custom Map #2789: Why do you do this to yourself. By: Sorrontis
Post by: flaac on November 15, 2015, 08:47:39 AM
You don't need to build a wall. Using the 10 minutes to build weapon allow you to reduce the rush to almost nothing.