Custom Map #9404: River of 203H. -2289. By: PastorHealer

[Helper]

Restarted again in the top left corner and sitting at 3:40.
Almost have the Forge built and slowly Terping bumpy terrain down to 1.
Building Reactors and fighting units.
At this point just hoping that I don't accidently squash one of those (******!) bugs and blow everything up (again).
Truth be told, I forgot there were 3 CN's, but don't see a way to get them into play.

Having fun and blowing the cobwebs out of my brain.
Any thoughts/comments/suggestions are welcome.
I'll be back to play more later.
Thanks,
H

EDIT:
Still alive at 12:42.
Slowly working from NW corner to the Spore Towers to take them out.
Fire Rate at 100 and managing to beat the Creeper levels.
With judicious prudence (Gotta be Prudent), I should finish with about a 3 hour game time.
Winning is good.
H

Anyone wanting to do a screen capture and post will be much appreciated.

[Martin Gronsdal]

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I landed one CN on the platform and destroyed the emitter. Used some of the terps to raise the PZ to level 10 and placed a cannon on it to keep the  digitalis clear. That eliminated most of the problems related to runners popping into a deluge of creeper.

At the same time, I used the rest of the terps to clear a landing place for one more CN, at level 1. That helps with the energy situation a lot! The space between digitalis is wide enough, to prevent problems. Later, I placed another one,  closer to the totems. Forge and win. I almost didn't use snipers, since it felt better to just push creeper away.

You know, there'sa saying; "push creeper away, to keep runners at bay".

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[Riskbreaker]

Spoiler

might be possible to kill the spore tower first too, totems convey energy if between collectors

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[D0m0nik]

H - think you are on the right track, just slow and steady on this one, once you have the fire rate at 200 you can pretty much advance without a care as you can clean up the odd bug. I largely don't bother with mortors on these unless it is a few set back to mop up any spills or if I want to create a mess!

[D0m0nik]

i've been trying this simultaneous approach while doing the main base, but i just cant make it work...

maybe its faster to just guppy there since its easy to break the left AE :P

Intersting approach but incredibly hard to hold a base, the terrain is just too difficult! Can you take out the dorment emitter south west? In theory this map could be completed without pooping bugs but it would require about 1000 saves and restarts!

[Riskbreaker]

possible but...cant really use the powerzone safely haha

still, its one 250amt down before waking up

[D0m0nik]

That is good going! The danger is that holding and building this base takes your attention away from efficiently building your main base. Once the AE is taken down on the left you can support this base with guppies but is this a drain on the left. Intersting though, it will certainly give you an advantage the question is how much and is it worth the grey hairs!! Can you build along the ridge and take out the spore and the other sleeping emitter and what point do you start popping?

Might give this a go myself if no other intersting maps pop up, it is a big multi tasking challenge!

[Helper]

...it is a big multi tasking challenge!

Exactly right!
I took your advice and just started building power and fighting units. The Sprayers were not as effective as they usually are, but was glad to have Ore.
[Note to self:] Don't out move your Beams.
I had a Spore sneak in and land in the middle of some Cannons/Mortars and Reactors.
You know how that ended up.
Very fun map.
PH did it again.
Thanks,
H

[D0m0nik]

Riskbreaker - got this far after 10 minutes, very hard not to take you eye off the left base so not sure if I am gaining anything on my original time!

[Riskbreaker]

hum...seems its too much effort to expand there, i guess i'll settle with killing the emiter so i dont have to rush there

right now i'm just doing a heavy breathing everytime one bug slips by dead digitalis and suffocates

[Helper]

Even more fun the third time through.
Thanks PH,
H