Custom Map #9809: Spatial Compression Zone. By: AzrefriskDreemurr

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Author: AzrefriskDreemurr
Size: 128x84

Desc:
Short concept map featuring a Power Zone that compresses (or stacks) buildings around it into itself. You can stack just about anything, including Forges and Berthas. Who knows, maybe I'll use this in a future map.

[Weasee]

This is a really cool idea!
Looking forward to more maps with this stacker concept  :D

[Helper]

Very clever.
Thanks for the fun.
Let's see more, please.
H

[toolforger]

Very nice idea, but in this map, it was completely overpowered.
I can simply stack tons of mortars on it (or mines&sprayers), and creeper will never become a threat.

To make maps challenging (i.e. interesting), you could do various things.
E.g. place a really hard emitter at maximum mortar range so the mortars get attracted to that, and a much weaker emitter near, which will have to be dealt with using cannons.
If the PZ is in a depression, cannons will not help it.

The other approach would be timing.
I.e. there's some immediate threat and if you simply upgrade the PZ that will be too late.
That will require some pretty delicate balance, since the stacking PZ will spiral out of control so quickly - be a bit too challenging and the map will become impossible, be a bit too lax and the map will become easy.