Custom Map #475: Ore Mining Rig Attack. By: Wavelength

AutoPost · April 23, 2014, 12:14:39 AM

This topic is for discussion of map #475: Ore Mining Rig Attack

Author: Wavelength
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Desc:
An ore mining operation has been attacked leaving the platform and the rig in pieces and infested with creeper along with the nearby asteroid. Rescue the 3 escape pods and beware the Spore Obelisk which will arm itself in about 45 minutes. #Spore #Runners #Digitalis #Progressive_Tech.

MisterX · April 23, 2014, 06:37:55 AM

Great map, Nice long fight but remains entertaining throughout.

wavelength · April 23, 2014, 07:11:57 AM

This is my first map. I got my time down to about 40 minutes. I know you forum members can do better! Any feedback would be appreciated.

NextIdea · April 23, 2014, 08:42:35 AM

Challenging.
The platform distances are greatly done, so you can't just relay over everywhere.
Even with PZ relay

Got quite a good start, though as looking through the techs which are on the map.
Is the relay supposed to be already gained? (Bug?)
As due that I managed to take out 3 top spores around 2:30 before the digitalis covers them.

Though at the end I though I'm kinda screwed as I fired the mass at the Bottom-Left creeper and destroyed the life pod (Poor survivors).

I think my time can be beaten, as I wasted lot of time on useless things.

wavelength · April 23, 2014, 09:14:39 AM

Quote from: NextIdea on April 23, 2014, 08:42:35 AM
though as looking through the techs which are on the map.
Is the relay supposed to be already gained? (Bug?)

The inclusion of the relay tech from the beginning is a mistake I made. It was not supposed to be available until the ring area was cleared enough to get it.

Jerdog · April 23, 2014, 11:41:11 PM

Epic.

Loren Pechtel · April 24, 2014, 04:41:01 PM

Quote from: NextIdea on April 23, 2014, 08:42:35 AM
Challenging.
The platform distances are greatly done, so you can't just relay over everywhere.
Even with PZ relay

Got quite a good start, though as looking through the techs which are on the map.
Is the relay supposed to be already gained? (Bug?)
As due that I managed to take out 3 top spores around 2:30 before the digitalis covers them.

Though at the end I though I'm kinda screwed as I fired the mass at the Bottom-Left creeper and destroyed the life pod (Poor survivors).

I think my time can be beaten, as I wasted lot of time on useless things.

Huh? Since when can you destroy those things? I was raining a ton of PZ-bertha fire on that emitter, the pod was fine.

Reasonably tough, interesting.

Why the relay tech out there, though? We start with it.

wavelength · April 24, 2014, 05:30:31 PM

The relay tech was not supposed to be available until the player reached the pickup. Big mistake on my part. What can I say, it is my first map. And I don't know how to fix it.

pasqualz · May 06, 2014, 11:46:54 AM

I played this map and picked up all three life pods, but the map didn't end. Perhaps I retrieved them in an order that you didn't expect? The last one I got was the one at the bottom left of the map. Any clues?

speef · June 05, 2014, 06:29:42 PM

Quote from: pasqualz on May 06, 2014, 11:46:54 AM
I played this map and picked up all three life pods, but the map didn't end. Perhaps I retrieved them in an order that you didn't expect? The last one I got was the one at the bottom left of the map. Any clues?

Did you drop a CN on the bottom island so the pod actually gets picked up?

Also try checking the little scraggly islands for leftover creeper; I think that's a victory condition.

IanD · September 06, 2014, 08:40:47 AM

Couldn't finish the map, because the various techs and message pods wouldn't respond to being connected.

First message pod responded, relay tech responded, after that (I think), nothing would. The C/M/F pods did notice that I'd connected them.

Otherwise, nice map. Not sure what the point of all the stuff on the big island was for. The game was effectively over once I'd landed there - though probably I'm missing something :).

DestinyAtlantis · September 06, 2014, 09:59:06 AM

Did you connect them to a Command Node? Or only to Guppies?

IanD · September 06, 2014, 10:04:33 AM

Only guppies...

I didn't think that was necessary?

IanD · September 06, 2014, 10:14:55 AM

Ok thanks - that did it.

I'm sure I remember a map somewhere where you could collect message pods with guppies. Think it was in the demo levels.

Still, only having 5 berthas to work with made it a little more of a challenge :).

Asterion · October 30, 2014, 09:10:36 PM

Pretty fun map.

Absolutely ruined any chance at a speed run as after clearing the massive spore island I flattened the whole thing then built every PZ bertha there I could. By the time I had finished there, the Berthas had already entirely cleared the bottom island which then just made it a matter of sending over a Command ship and ending it.