Custom Map #2493: Caverns 6; The Core

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Author: Earlh21

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[Lucidgizmo]

how do you survive the first couple of minutes, not enough time to build more than 2 weapons and the creeper comes on too strong for the two weapons.  Any tips or hints would be greatly appreaciated

Edit:  Figured it out :)

[PumpkinDog]

Edit:  Figured it out :)

and????

[Kelkuza]

Yeah, I'm a little lost myself. I tried a few different strategies, but none of them seem to pan out...

I know I must look noobish for asking, but I might as well.

[ea3401]

There is no special trick. You just have to use your energy efficiently.

[teknotiss]

ea3401 is correct, but if you want a bit more help than "be efficient"  ;) then open this spoiler

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i built reactors across the decayable terrain (four to start and then one by one, energy management is key) leaving one space in the middle-ish. then i started building a blaster in the space on the decayable terrain and cutting into one wall to open the chamber for reactor space, don't over-dig, just dig what you can fill with a reactor immediately. then i built another blaster and a launcher and cut through the now weak decayable terrain and let the blasters and launcher reduce the creeper. the faster you do this the easier it is to keep the decayable terrain intact. while the blasters are holding back the creeper i continued to dig into the side chamber and once i was sure i was safe (ie had 6 blasters and 2 launchers and plenty of energy) i started building tech domes and opened the other chamber for reactors

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hope that helps  8)


edit: ps...

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if you don't manage to hold the creeper below the decayable terrain don't fret, just retreat your blasters and launcher (perhaps build three blaster instead of the launcher? i might go and retry this one anyway, it was a good map) and fight on from there, 4 blasters and a launcher will hold back the creeper for ages with 2 100 strength emitters and higher = less dense creeper

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[PumpkinDog]

got it.

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I didn't even bother trying to hold the decaying terrain since trying to do that while "being efficient" wasn't working out for me.  I immediately cut into the rocks and built reactors slowly.  By the time the lavacreep broke through I had 3 blasters at the level of the entrance to the side caverns that held the creep well.  Keep mining out the side caverns and building reactors slowly.  The creep got a little heavy so I added a launcher and some shields for comfort.  The rest of the map is pretty straight forward.

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