This topic is for discussion of map #5435: Brain
(http://knucklecracker.com/creeperworld3/queryMaps.php?query=thumbnailid&id=5435)
Author: BilboGCL
Size: 191x191
Desc:
This brain may cause headaches, watch carefully what happens at the cerebellum...
Looks nice! :)
Impressive map with a couple shortcomings:
1) Large size but relays unavailable making packet speed a serious problem. :(
2) Uneven terrain means terps are all but necessary, yet there are only two provided. Player must sit and wait while terps slowly do their work. :-\
Because of these two things the game became something of a slog as you spend more time just waiting rather than actually doing stuff. Still a nicely made beautiful map and 8/10 from me.
Hi
Thanks for you comments!
The lack of the relay and the reduced number of terps are resulting from my original design ideas...
At first I didn't want to have any terp on this map, but found it too hard in the end so I decided to give two terps away, obviously one my better ideas even when the map probably can be done w/o any terping once you've got enough forge power (have an eye on the brain stem, you can land a CN next to a totem)... and the lack of relays came from my initial idea of only giving the brain short synapsis... however, with one or two guppies (despite the AE-Towers they can be helpful, at least when going clockwise, didn't test other way round) packet speed is no more problem.
Greetings from The Shire!
Thanks for the map, it was fun once I got the berthas going. Why watch carefully what happens at the cerebellum, did I miss something ?
Nothing special, just the 13 spores... When i haven't got the pz beam ready, I was in trouble...