Custom Map #3269: icarius dedaleum. By: kalek

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This topic is for discussion of map #3269: icarius dedaleum

Author: kalek
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Miyamoto Mushashi : This map is too easy, I rate it 1 ! Clausewitz : I agree, Dear Miyamoto, a 3 years old children can do it in 6 minutes. Groucho Marx : Bring me a 3 years old children !

kalek · March 10, 2016, 08:10:31 AM

Hi players,

beware : Clausewitz liars. The kid must be at least 7/8 years old, and after the Big Bang 3/4 more minutes are needed to clean the table.

keep 8)
Thanks for playing,
be seeing you

Johnny Haywire · March 10, 2016, 10:32:52 PM

My 3-year-old struggled with this one. My 6-year-old looked at it and then yelled "SQUIRREL!!!" and went running off as he always does, so it was up to me. I think someone good could perhaps pull this off in 2 minutes. I dunno.

Interesting sorta-puzzle-map, although like you said not a really difficult one. Worst case scenario, just play it and if ya make a mistake do it over.

kalek · March 11, 2016, 03:20:24 PM

Quote from: Johnny Haywire on March 10, 2016, 10:32:52 PM
My 3-year-old struggled with this one. My 6-year-old looked at it and then yelled "SQUIRREL!!!" and went running off as he always does, so it was up to me. I think someone good could perhaps pull this off in 2 minutes. I dunno.

Interesting sorta-puzzle-map, although like you said not a really difficult one. Worst case scenario, just play it and if ya make a mistake do it over.

Thanks for playing this one. No it's not difficult, it just seems to be. I have an other version much more difficult (more like Kanal), but I don't know if I am going to post it... It seems that players do not like this kind of map or they don't have their Mensa menbership with them :-X ...

By the way, Mr Haywire, I see that you win on map 1511 ; do remember how ? Any help ? Helpfull detail as an AC specialist ? I've spent hours and hours on it and always fail... :'( but it's a great map.

Be seeing you

D0m0nik · March 11, 2016, 05:06:43 PM

Hi Kalek

Map 1511 is one of mine (I started off as Dp and continued to release all maps under this name). Glad you like it, I considered it a bit of a failure. The main problem is I made uneven ground under the ore mines and in places where you want to build relays, gets rather frustrating!! I just tried to play it again and failed, I rage quit, 1/10 from me!

I do remember that the bottom spore on the little island is a soft target for a guppy, may need to send a terp first. The first PZ was intended to be easy to take, may be worth terping a spot for a nullifier early on. You need to get round the islands quickly but concentrate on a little power first to deal with spores.

kalek · March 11, 2016, 05:39:57 PM

Quote from: D0m0nik on March 11, 2016, 05:06:43 PM

I do remember that the bottom spore on the little island is a soft target for a guppy, may need to send a terp first. The first PZ was intended to be easy to take, may be worth terping a spot for a nullifier early on. You need to get round the islands quickly but concentrate on a little power first to deal with spores.

Hi D0m0nik,

Thanks for the answer. That's what I was trying to do, getting to this island, (after testing many crazy things) but always to late... I'll try again. And I will find a way ! (I don't really care of the score, so it might takes 3,4 ... 10 hours ... but I will. And then you'll get a 10 ).

When I think you dare said that my map was too hard and frustrating >:(, damned !!

Be seeing you
;)

ea3401 · March 11, 2016, 07:18:28 PM

Quote from: kalek on March 11, 2016, 03:20:24 PM
By the way, Mr Haywire, I see that you win on map 1511 ; do remember how ? Any help ? Helpfull detail as an AC specialist ?

Here is what I've done in the first 10 minutes of map 1511:

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Johnny Haywire · March 12, 2016, 12:44:02 AM

QuoteBy the way, Mr Haywire, I see that you win on map 1511 ; do remember how ? Any help ? Helpfull detail as an AC specialist ? I've spent hours and hours on it and always fail... :'( but it's a great map.

Hah, wow that map brings back memories. I do distinctly remember just flying like a billion units around so that the spores would only hit the units in air, keeping the creeper on the main island - and I timed it so I could terp a bit then fly off, then terp some more & fly away... if I remember right. It has been a while.

And it's not really about AC as much as anti-spores. Once you have enough powergrid to protect against spores, the rest is easy.

Btw Dom, I rated that one a "10" so I must've liked it! =D

kalek · March 12, 2016, 02:36:04 PM

Thank you all for the answers. (I already try again... and die!). I 'am going to play few pastor.healer maps for a while, to rest a little.

D0m0nik · March 12, 2016, 02:48:12 PM

Quote from: kalek on March 12, 2016, 02:36:04 PM
Thank you all for the answers. (I already try again... and die!). I 'am going to play few pastor.healer maps for a while, to rest a little.

Haha, sorry it was never supposed to be so hard. The problem with making maps for me is that I test them about 20 times and make them a little harder every time I replay them! EA's screen shot is very good, you then guppy to take out a spore or start terping ahead to get that first PZ.

Just played this one, it was too easy ;)

kalek · March 12, 2016, 03:38:39 PM

Quote from: D0m0nik on March 12, 2016, 02:48:12 PM
Quote from: kalek on March 12, 2016, 02:36:04 PM
Thank you all for the answers. (I already try again... and die!). I 'am going to play few pastor.healer maps for a while, to rest a little.

sorry

You don't have to be sorry at all. This kind of map (and more 'difficult') have to exist in the game. This game is very interesting, because anything can be done with it : from easy big battle to obscure nearly unplayable puzzle. I play both, but I prefer 'weird' ones, even if I don't always find a way to the end. There is also a real satisfaction and fun to be IN PROGRESS...

I hope, with the time, more players will (really) try those maps - a little longer than 30 seconds before giving 1/10 !

metalsiagon · March 15, 2016, 04:55:14 PM

Ok, so I am clearly missing something important in finishing this map in a timely matter (currently rocking that glorious 1:52:56 at the bottom :P). How did you all do it in less than 8 minutes?

jaworeq · March 16, 2016, 08:48:18 PM

My question is, how the hell did you leave for over an hour on this map? o.O
I found, that if I didnt rush, I'd be dead because all of digitalis :P

Anyway, spoiler of my way below:

Spoiler

1. fly guppy to PZ nullifier(right side)
2. settle CN on left side of the map (destroy collector), pick up cannon and terp tech witch collector and relay, then destroy collector and relay
3. after nullifier fires, wait for a couple of seconds, put collector on PZ so it connects to nullifier tech
4. nullify spore on the left
5. put nullifier on PZ after spore - nullify inhibitor. it might get shot by runners few times, but they're not THAT intrusive
6. clean up the tech

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Loren Pechtel · April 23, 2016, 11:46:48 PM

Totally stumped here and what's all this discussion of another map doing in this thread??