Custom Map #266: Hope Day1

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Author: Nick

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A normal, standard planetary scrub turns into a fight for your life, and all of mankind.

[Katra]

I can't reach the capsule in time.  ::) Won't waste my time trying again.

[Grauniad]

It's a matter of precise timing. My successful attempt came when I tunneled down directly above the capsule. I lowered the LS as far as it could go and my first build order was 3 reactors and the long dig line to the bottom. Then I built reactor after reactor, pausing only to build a beacon early on so it would be near completion when I ran out of beacon range of the LS. Then a blaster and a few phantom coils.

I did have to restart 4 or 5 times, but that makes it more challenging, IMHO.

[DethbyIT]

It's a good thing I wasn't broadcasting audio during my first few tries at this one. It is just possible that I invented some new cuss words.

Excellent challenge for a starting couple of minutes.
Thank you for putting it together.
dbit