Custom Map #9414: Too Many Attacks from the East!. By: Jason Stevens

[Johnny Haywire]

The 10x feeds the island between the 10 & 15 spore towers. The two 4x pumps feed the islands with the massive spores, and if you click the middle pump on the right spore island, it will amplify 4x to the outlet in the west, close to the runner nest. So, if the math is correct, you can get a loop going where AC feeds the 10x pump, which feeds the 4x pump, which feeds the other 4x pump... and then move that AC back to the 10x pump. Once you get this loop going, you really don't need to do anything else.

I kinda like the pump thing, but I also prefer to take my time and you just can't take your time with that kind of ridiculous creeper amplification going on.

[D0m0nik]

The 10x feeds the island between the 10 & 15 spore towers. The two 4x pumps feed the islands with the massive spores, and if you click the middle pump..... Yeah ok, I'm lost  ;) ;D

[Johnny Haywire]

LOL, sorry...

The big pump near the starting point amplifies by 10x and the other pumps amplify by 4x. The pump looks like a "swirl" and the outlets look like little pinholes. You can activate/deactivate the pumps on the islands on the right. Just start the game and once they get some creeper in them, press the "p" on each pump to see what they do.  ;)



Does this help, or make it more confusing?

[D0m0nik]

Yeah thanks. I had no idea! So if you can get a little AC on the big pump it can make a big difference!

[Johnny Haywire]

Yeah, in some of his maps the pumps are really tough to get to. Well, "tough" for someone like me who doesn't like to flat-out rush a map. This one was relatively easy to get to which helped a lot.

[marvinitfox]

Yeah thanks. I had no idea! So if you can get a little AC on the big pump it can make a big difference!

A very big difference.
In this case, the pump amplifies * 10
which then feeds a pump that amplifies * 4

So if you suicide one full sprayer over the pump, dropping its 100 AC,
that will be 4000 less creep/ more AC that reaches the spore towers.

That's more valuable than a direct hit by a PZ Bertha.

Now do the same with a squadron of 10 sprayers.