Custom Map #2555: Creeper Sandwich

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yum-forum · October 26, 2013, 02:30:01 AM

What is wrong? Too hard in the begining?
Sorry for question. For me interesting Your opinion.

fitz · October 26, 2013, 06:25:08 AM

Quote from: yum-forum on October 26, 2013, 02:30:01 AM
What is wrong? Too hard in the begining?
Sorry for question. For me interesting Your opinion.

I can only speak for myself. I liked this concept, as always it is quite original and clearly quite tricky. I had three or four goes at the start and the phantoms always ended up destroying my base as I lacked the energy to make enough coils and recharge them quickly. That does not mean anything is wrong, just challenging. I will have another go ...

DRider · October 26, 2013, 12:56:28 PM

I think a few of the downvotes are from those that didn't figure out the initial trick needed to start digging to get to the blasters and phantom coils. I know I was getting irritated trying to figure it out 'til my son gave me a suggestion that turned out to be the answer. Even so, I had a few rage quits at the beginning, mostly from trying to expand too quickly and not having enough energy to handle all the phantoms. Finally took it slow and easy and was able to get it done. Great map, again!

yum-forum · October 29, 2013, 06:17:50 PM

Quote from: fitz on October 26, 2013, 06:25:08 AM
Quote from: yum-forum on October 26, 2013, 02:30:01 AM
What is wrong? Too hard in the begining?
Sorry for question. For me interesting Your opinion.

I can only speak for myself. I liked this concept, as always it is quite original and clearly quite tricky. I had three or four goes at the start and the phantoms always ended up destroying my base as I lacked the energy to make enough coils and recharge them quickly. That does not mean anything is wrong, just challenging. I will have another go ...

Recipt: open short way to crystal, get crystal, build repulsors, build reactors, get phantom coil tech, build phantom coils, get crystals,
build more reactors and phantom coils, get blaster tech, build shields for drones, then become easy...
Try again and Good Luck!

bluether · October 30, 2013, 10:28:14 AM

It's not possible to follow your directions, yum. The first drones arrive before there's any hope of getting the blaster, and unless you get the phantom coil tech ASAP the first phantoms will appear before you can build any of those. There certainly isn't time to build any reactors BEFORE building phantom coils, and even if you did it would be wasted energy when the drone come and destroy them. It's hard enough to keep the drones from destroying the phantom coils. I can get past this, but not with any strength, and the high HP drones and large phantom waves start coming on too quickly. I'm not saying it's unbeatable but it's well beyond my ability and certainly not "easy."

yum-forum · October 30, 2013, 05:56:55 PM

Quote from: bluether on October 30, 2013, 10:28:14 AM
It's not possible to follow your directions, yum. The first drones arrive before there's any hope of getting the blaster, and unless you get the phantom coil tech ASAP the first phantoms will appear before you can build any of those. There certainly isn't time to build any reactors BEFORE building phantom coils, and even if you did it would be wasted energy when the drone come and destroy them. It's hard enough to keep the drones from destroying the phantom coils. I can get past this, but not with any strength, and the high HP drones and large phantom waves start coming on too quickly. I'm not saying it's unbeatable but it's well beyond my ability and certainly not "easy."

You are right! Game is not easy, and protect from high HP drones and phantoms is very hard.
But begining not too hard: firstly destroy 1 terrain at the top, then obtain energy from 1 crystal, build repulsor for opening way to techs and crystals, then obtain 1 more crystal and build near LS reactors and build under LS 3 phantom coils, To protect weak drones use shields. And then step by step obtain energy from crystals, build reactors and phantom coils. Try to get ASAP blaster tech (befor high HP drones come).
Pls try again and sorry for hard game...
GOOD LUCK! :)

Khotekki · November 10, 2013, 04:05:33 AM

When I first started playing this game, I always thought that it was best to put down 4-5 generators, and maybe build a blaster or two. It took me awhile to realize that sometimes it was faster to build one thing at a time. The start of this game reinforces that concept. I also did a few rage quits on this one a few times till I forced myself to slow down. I really enjoyed this one, thanks!

yum-forum · November 13, 2013, 02:28:28 PM

Quote from: Khotekki on November 10, 2013, 04:05:33 AM
When I first started playing this game, I always thought that it was best to put down 4-5 generators, and maybe build a blaster or two. It took me awhile to realize that sometimes it was faster to build one thing at a time. The start of this game reinforces that concept. I also did a few rage quits on this one a few times till I forced myself to slow down. I really enjoyed this one, thanks!

Thank You for good comments!
You are absolutly right: sometimes "slowly" is "faster"! :)