Custom Map #1355: Orbital Weapons. By: Jason Stevens

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Author: Jason Stevens
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Use orbital weapons to keep the creeper to the north from destroying you. #Flip emitters #Other emitters #Runners #Spores #Void

[iwishforpie2]

Is this even possible? I can't get land because of the 4 emitters. Any tips?  :(

[Mexxor]

Is this even possible? I can't get land because of the 4 emitters. Any tips?  :(

If you mean the 4 emitters close to your base (with the walls), you can connect them so they will produce anticreeper instead

[iwishforpie2]

I know. But I can't turn them to Anti fast enough.

[Mexxor]

I know. But I can't turn them to Anti fast enough.

Try putting the CN in the upper right of the base and build a siphon on the energy pack, then you have a direct connection to the first two, when they make ac build a relay so you have all 4 connected, be sure to build some reactors and collectors while you're at it though
hope this helps

Also: lol at the 6 people who gave a 1 for rating, don't rate badly because you can't do a map, I'm not very far with the map and get killed everytime but i like the map anyway :P

Also, Jason, why are there so many spores? and why am i not seeing how I can either nullify them before they launch or build enough beams for the same reason. I got a nice cozy base up with abrely enough power to get those emitters up and running, and the spores messed me up completely. helllp? ::)

[jasons2645]

Haha, yea, this one turned out a bit more difficult than I had intended...  The trick with this one at the beginning (or at least what I did) is:

Spoiler

1) Land your CM so that you can build a siphon but such that the 4 emitters aren't connected
2) Build the siphon
3) Build collectors and reactors and hook up 3 of the emitters by building a collector in the mass factory to the east - you can't afford to connect all 4 quite yet
4) Build beams and reactors again and again, then activate a couple mass factories
6) Build a relay between the 4 emitters to hook up to all of them
7) Connect to the convert factories
8) Build guppies
9) Use the converts and guppies to take out the spores on the side islands

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Anyway, hope that helps!

[Jerdog]

May as well go all out.

Spoiler

If you're going to use guppies you may as well take out the Inhibitors.
The fun part is that doesn't end the map because you still need to gather the Berthas and Thors.

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[Mexxor]

Thanks for the help jason, I'm getting there now, built a base (2 mortars help to keep the creeper in check at the left+right side of the base :) ) guppies for aether, I'll see if I can complete this ::)

Edit, next time, leave out the freeze orbitals ::)
Edit Nr 2: keep em in, still need to switch/connect all those emitters, its fun
Edit Nr 3: Fun all the way, didn't realize you let the flipmitters support digitalis, so then you have me hunting runners with MASS AoO's ::)

[teknotiss]

the extremely high cost of the orbitals is annoying, especially since we get to pay twice! :o
but other than that this is a fun map, even if it's a tough start.
nearly got to the point where i can inhib kill (i miss clicked my freeze so i have to pay, twice, for another! grrrr) and then i need to speed grab the items i guess.
good work dude, but perhaps just half the first energy cost for the orbitals would turn this from a fun map to a great map. 8)

[Mexxor]

the extremely high cost of the orbitals is annoying, especially since we get to pay twice! :o
but other than that this is a fun map, even if it's a tough start.
nearly got to the point where i can inhib kill (i miss clicked my freeze so i have to pay, twice, for another! grrrr) and then i need to speed grab the items i guess.
good work dude, but perhaps just half the first energy cost for the orbitals would turn this from a fun map to a great map. 8)

You know what is annoying about that cost? it takes too long to get em, unless... max your building speed, see it getting faster and faster, because you build those artifacts, no ammo needed ::)

[teknotiss]

the extremely high cost of the orbitals is annoying, especially since we get to pay twice! :o
but other than that this is a fun map, even if it's a tough start.
nearly got to the point where i can inhib kill (i miss clicked my freeze so i have to pay, twice, for another! grrrr) and then i need to speed grab the items i guess.
good work dude, but perhaps just half the first energy cost for the orbitals would turn this from a fun map to a great map. 8)

You know what is annoying about that cost? it takes too long to get em, unless... max your building speed, see it getting faster and faster, because you build those artifacts, no ammo needed ::)

at no point did i max build speed. does that really help much?  ???

[Mexxor]

the extremely high cost of the orbitals is annoying, especially since we get to pay twice! :o
but other than that this is a fun map, even if it's a tough start.
nearly got to the point where i can inhib kill (i miss clicked my freeze so i have to pay, twice, for another! grrrr) and then i need to speed grab the items i guess.
good work dude, but perhaps just half the first energy cost for the orbitals would turn this from a fun map to a great map. 8)

You know what is annoying about that cost? it takes too long to get em, unless... max your building speed, see it getting faster and faster, because you build those artifacts, no ammo needed ::)

at no point did i max build speed. does that really help much?  ???

Yes, apckets go to the factory thingies much faster :) packet speed helps too

[teknotiss]

Yes, apckets go to the factory thingies much faster :) packet speed helps too

still high energy costs though, about 30 mins of my time was waiting to have just enough mass and converts to collect the items ::)

[Helper]

I missed what the "M" things are for and how to use them.
Thought they were moonshine jugs, and Lord knows you have to stay away from that stuff.
Are there specific instructions somewhere?
Thanks,
H

[planetfall]

I missed what the "M" things are for and how to use them.
Thought they were moonshine jugs, and Lord knows you have to stay away from that stuff.
Are there specific instructions somewhere?
Thanks,
H

You can click on them to enable production of AOOs (the type being indicated by the letter). It's very slow, but upgrading build speed will speed them up.