Custom Map #323: Annoying

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Author: karsten75

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This is a derivative from the earliest test maps during CW1 development. Added from the original is a gatweay that digs towards the massive drone site.

[DethbyIT]

OUCH! is right.
If I fell for any more traps in that game, I would have run out of beer.
After it was over, it was actually a lot of fun.

Good stuff - thanks.
dbit

[MadMurphy]

Annoying or Fun? Mostly annoying.

[Colin]

This map was "made" to show all of the
annoying things map makers can do with
the editor. Karsten managed to combine
all of them and make a funny map.

xD

[Kithros]

It could be made much much more annoying if one tried to- ultimately, if someone tries to make an annoying map, you can't really stop them.

[dp2112]

That was really really really annoying!!!

[Karsten75]

That was really really really annoying!!!

Tell Virgil that! :D

[Kithros]

It's possible to destroy the 2147M density creeper block in under a minute using 3 repulsors - as a tip for people making maps, you really shouldn't put the creeper density *that* close to the maximum.

EDIT: This is where I was 25 seconds in (if anyone was curious, the tech domes were deactivated so I didn't spend energy on them at that time):

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[DethbyIT]

Kithros - neat trick, and I'll try it out.
In an earlier version I lined up 8 Repulsors on each side (plus a lot of Blasters & Launchers, and the Creeper ate right through everything.
dbit

[Grauniad]

Kithros, exactly how did you do that? I tried 2 ways:

1. I built shields around the creeper and then positioned the repulsors outside the shields. Fail to compress.

2. I did not build shields. The creeper exploded and destroyed the repulsors.

I've never been able to do the "trick" of compressing creeper into anti-creeper and would love to master that technique.

[Kithros]

Kithros, exactly how did you do that? I tried 2 ways:

1. I built shields around the creeper and then positioned the repulsors outside the shields. Fail to compress.

2. I did not build shields. The creeper exploded and destroyed the repulsors.

I've never been able to do the "trick" of compressing creeper into anti-creeper and would love to master that technique.

I built shields around it, and had all 3 of the repulsors disarmed - as soon as the terrain dug through (the exact frame - if you wait too long after it finishes gravity can mess it up) I turned on the right repulsor for 1 frame (using n)- the 3 left subcells overflow, and then I turned off the right repulsor and turned on the 2 left repulsors (a 2nd repulsor is needed this time because the right repulsor pushed some of the creeper from the middle away already), and since the anti-creeper only just appeared it has not destroyed any of the creeper yet on this frame, which means the 2 left repulsors can overflow the 3 right subcells before any of the anti-creeper kills off the creeper. This leaves you with approximately 2147M*6 anticreeper and 2147M*3 creeper, and obviously the anti-creeper wins out on that.

EDIT: When I say 1 frame, I actually meant 1 time the creeper moves, so it's possible you'll need to press n twice instead of once depending on which frame you paused on..

[Grauniad]

That's brilliant. thanks, I managed to do just that.