Custom Map #11360: No tricks map. By: Martin Gronsdal

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Author: Martin Gronsdal
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Get the Relay pick up and use it on the PZ to connect to the south east island to win

[Johnny Haywire]

Wow dude. Nice job on this!

Can fun be so frustrating? Or can frustration be so fun? Or can aardvarks hatch bananas in the middle of a frightened summer? Apparently so, because I can't count the number of times that something splashed creeper all over the place and caused me to lose about 10 minutes' worth of progress. And it's not like I can't count past 10 as long as my shoes are off, so it was a pretty high number.

One of the few maps where it's challenging up until the very end. That's rare for such a long map.

I'd post hints here, but the people who need them don't read the forums anyway. Or maybe don't even read, I dunno.

Thanks for the map! =)

[Martin Gronsdal]

What was your overall strategy here?

[Johnny Haywire]

I terped the sides to 10 so the cannons wouldn't fire into the digi, then slowly built berthas to clear a path and also to keep the ocean from building up to 500. Strafers helped to cut off the runner production, but I almost never use them so didn't think about that until mid-game. Eventually, about every 6 x 23 area was a bertha, sniper, beam or two, 2 collectors, 4 reactors, and three cannons.

What was your approach?

[Martin Gronsdal]

I terped the sides to 10 so the cannons wouldn't fire into the digi, then slowly built berthas to clear a path and also to keep the ocean from building up to 500. Strafers helped to cut off the runner production, but I almost never use them so didn't think about that until mid-game. Eventually, about every 6 x 23 area was a bertha, sniper, beam or two, 2 collectors, 4 reactors, and three cannons.

[Johnny Haywire]

Wow, that sounded awfuly... familiar? You copied my strategy before I even did it!

I've heard of people who can see the future, and of people who can read minds... but people who can read others' minds in the future? Dude, impressive.