Custom Map #2719: I Apologize in Advance. By: Sorrontis

stdout · October 22, 2015, 05:05:16 PM

You two are making me feel downright useless, and I'm currently #3 with nearly twice the time of RrR.

I can't imagine how you're taking the bertha in such a short time. I'm at 11 minutes to the bertha and I can't see how to get there faster. Are you upgrading build speed before taking bertha?

Sorrontis · October 22, 2015, 05:22:07 PM

man, I'm loving that this map is causing this much of a ruckus. 8)

Loren Pechtel · October 22, 2015, 05:33:22 PM

I can't imagine how people are getting times this fast.

RrR · October 22, 2015, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: stdout on October 22, 2015, 05:05:16 PM
You two are making me feel downright useless, and I'm currently #3 with nearly twice the time of RrR.

I can't imagine how you're taking the bertha in such a short time. I'm at 11 minutes to the bertha and I can't see how to get there faster. Are you upgrading build speed before taking bertha?

Berthas? I only just managed to build my berthas before I completed the mission. They didn't have time to fire.

I actually messed up slightly - I could have had them online a several minutes earlier and they would have helped getting down towards the 15min target.

stdout · October 22, 2015, 07:40:46 PM

Without the berthas, how are you getting up to the mortar tech? Obviously, I'm doing this very different from you guys...

RrR · October 23, 2015, 03:04:28 AM

Quote from: stdout on October 22, 2015, 07:40:46 PM
Without the berthas, how are you getting up to the mortar tech? Obviously, I'm doing this very different from you guys...

I just marched up with perhaps 8 canons and collected the mortar tech & AoA. A shield comes in handy.

D0m0nik · October 23, 2015, 12:58:08 PM

Nicely done RrR and yes I think only Alter could beat15 mins.

I suspect we took very similar routes to our times. I also marched up with about 8 blasters whilst moving left. I used 2 AOOs to take out the top left and one to bridge across to the middle left (island below the AC island). Once I got the terp I immediately started to attack bottom right with blasters and ultimately a sprayer.

The key for most maps for me is to just upgrade power, everything else is a luxury and until my power stays green I upgrade nothing else. (small, sub 5min maps are often an exception)

stdout · October 23, 2015, 01:22:24 PM

You can do the bottom right using guppies as soon as you get that tech. Use strafers to keep the digitalis clear.

RealAndy · October 23, 2015, 09:23:55 PM

I think that's the sign of some of the best maps here, when there's no single obvious way to do it and thinking of oddities can help, although there's still the challenge of working out which way is most feasible energy-wise.

So an excellent map that ticks all the boxes, might have to try it again a few times.

Jamz · October 24, 2015, 03:51:55 AM

Wow. That was some map!
Congratz to those of you who did it under 20 mins! Not sure if I have the perseverance to give it another shot.

Jamz · October 24, 2015, 05:34:16 AM

Quote from: Jamz on October 24, 2015, 03:51:55 AM
Wow. That was some map!
Congratz to those of you who did it under 20 mins! Not sure if I have the perseverance to give it another shot.

Ok so umm, it would seem I did persevere and managed a below 20 min score.
As always though Alter Old, you amaze us!

D0m0nik · October 24, 2015, 02:21:29 PM

Haha, I cease to be amazed by Alter!

WarriorKitten · December 16, 2016, 01:02:23 AM

All this talk about floating the CN to take the west, but how are you supposed to keep power on the middle line if you're floating the CN? There's no connection and no way to keep power there, you only get the reserves in the guns.

Sorrontis · December 16, 2016, 11:01:52 AM

Quote from: WarriorKitten on December 16, 2016, 01:02:23 AM
All this talk about floating the CN to take the west, but how are you supposed to keep power on the middle line if you're floating the CN? There's no connection and no way to keep power there, you only get the reserves in the guns.

If I remember correctly, there's a sweet spot for relays and suich