Custom Map #726: Dagon 12: Year of the Dragon

AutoPost · January 16, 2012, 09:01:03 PM

This topic is for discussion of map #726: Dagon 12: Year of the Dragon

Author: Peter Power

Desc:
Happy Chinese New Year! The Red Devil returns, this time in the form of a Dragon.

PeterPower · January 16, 2012, 10:27:09 PM

Wow, looks nice when I can see it all at once! A note I forgot to include in the desc: The crystals are all set at 0 points so you dont need to collect them to get a high score.

Some hints:

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If you immedeately choose the farthest top left golden ball AND move your ship directly beside it while collecting (to shorten packet travel distance), you will collect the 50 energy crystal before it gets blocked in. Then you can work your way back and collect all but the 4 bottom left crystals by about 45~55 sec. giving you at least 90 and as much as 130 energy.

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Spoiler

If you are moving your ship down the sides, don't break the 'lantern string' until you have at least 2 or 3 blasters for defense or the drones will have an unimpeded path to your ship...

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Spoiler

If you are trying to get a faster time, cover every inch of the map with reactors and build as many launchers as you can support to take out the Dragon head. It has some very dense creeper bc I used creeper to draw different shades.

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Ebon Heart · January 16, 2012, 11:31:31 PM

One suggestion for the future: change mist color. The red dragon with blue mist just looked odd... a black, or yellow would have been awesome. Nonetheless, the mist was a nice effect... and great map. :D

PeterPower · January 17, 2012, 12:01:45 AM

Is the mist blue? I must be colorblind. (I truthfully might be mildly colorblind) It looked white on my screen while I was testing it. Ha, sort of funny bc originally it WAS yellow as that is the color the previous map I'd made was using.

Oh, I see what you mean now. The outer edges are blue... whoops.

Ebon Heart · January 17, 2012, 12:04:18 AM

Quote from: PeterPower on January 17, 2012, 12:01:45 AM
Is the mist blue? I must be colorblind. (I truthfully might be mildly colorblind) It looked white on my screen while I was testing it. Ha, sort of funny bc originally it WAS yellow as that is the color the previous map I'd made was using.

lmao. Whatever the cause, it's still a very nice map. The Dragon was amazing, as were the tiles. (did you make the tiles?)

Ebon Heart · January 17, 2012, 12:12:02 AM

I may have to make a creeper dragon of sorts at some point... lol.

PeterPower · January 17, 2012, 12:14:13 AM

The roof, walls, and lantern were from a picture I took of a temple, the other tiles were made in photoshop. Incidentally, the character on the walls means 'safe' The Chinese character for 'safe' is made up of 2 parts: the top is the symbol for roof and the bottom is the symbol for woman. So, a woman under a roof (in a house) is safe. cute.

SmileyCoder · January 17, 2012, 03:59:48 PM

Another nice map, with a good storyline.

tijno77 · January 17, 2012, 05:02:23 PM

love the entire story line :) there actually chalanging for me :)

TrickyDragon · January 17, 2012, 09:40:55 PM

very nice map ^^ love the red devil and the difficulty keep it up :D :D and i agree with ebon on the mist thing lol it seems strange

DethbyIT · February 03, 2012, 10:59:29 AM

Big thumbs up on this one!
It took some work (and time), but I finally made it.
Very nicely done.
dbit