Endless Pain (5 Players)
posted on February 1st, 2010, 8:37 pm
Hi folks,
I have created a map for 5 players, exactly the number we have on fractions. The reason behind it, is that the Nirvana II map is a little bit buggy under my system, and I hated that map, when I wanted to play it with exactly 5 nations, but had 8 starting points.
So I took my calculator and made 5 positions, perfectly outbalanced to each other an a map center, where you can engage and fight for glory.
This map is good for turtling around, like in Nirvana II but you also get the ability to fight in open space and gain additional ressources.
Every fraction gets 4 moons, 2 dilithium and 2 tritanium. In the middle of the map are additional 2 dilithium and tritation moons. So you have only a significant, but not overwhelming advantage, when getting them. On the other side, the inner sphere got a very outbalanced (in my opinion) nebula placement. You can hide and seek in there and the freighters are harder to destroy through the fact, that they are in shield regenerating nebula.
I thought about borg and cloaking and placed the nebulas in a way, that only small to medium ships can really use it, so no tactical cubes invisible, but a sphere might do it. When engaged to that, you can refire from the shield regenerating nebula. So longer battles.
My first try against the AI was pretty nice, and I hope you can enjoy it.
For any bugs on that map, suggestions or scolding, let me know
I have created a map for 5 players, exactly the number we have on fractions. The reason behind it, is that the Nirvana II map is a little bit buggy under my system, and I hated that map, when I wanted to play it with exactly 5 nations, but had 8 starting points.
So I took my calculator and made 5 positions, perfectly outbalanced to each other an a map center, where you can engage and fight for glory.
This map is good for turtling around, like in Nirvana II but you also get the ability to fight in open space and gain additional ressources.
Every fraction gets 4 moons, 2 dilithium and 2 tritanium. In the middle of the map are additional 2 dilithium and tritation moons. So you have only a significant, but not overwhelming advantage, when getting them. On the other side, the inner sphere got a very outbalanced (in my opinion) nebula placement. You can hide and seek in there and the freighters are harder to destroy through the fact, that they are in shield regenerating nebula.
I thought about borg and cloaking and placed the nebulas in a way, that only small to medium ships can really use it, so no tactical cubes invisible, but a sphere might do it. When engaged to that, you can refire from the shield regenerating nebula. So longer battles.
My first try against the AI was pretty nice, and I hope you can enjoy it.
For any bugs on that map, suggestions or scolding, let me know
posted on February 1st, 2010, 9:00 pm
posted on February 1st, 2010, 9:38 pm
posted on February 1st, 2010, 10:02 pm
posted on February 1st, 2010, 10:14 pm
dna42 wrote:the starting "areas" seem pretty small for a borg player.. i bet it wouldnt hurt if you made them a bit bigger^^
I have played mainly with the federation for test purposes. The northern base is in my optinion perfect for the federation. I will test it through with rommies, klingon, dominion and then the borg.
The intention on the northern base: Between the first moons over your starbase, you can exactly put in two small shipyards (you have to put it exactly on the pixel to do so)
On the sides, you can place your mines and around the wormhole your starbases and turrets.
The space is limited, so that you cant make too much defensive platforms, so that it is possible, to break through with a large task force, but it is large enough, to fight around without worriing too much about your base, when you are in the field.
The borg are a thing I must outbalance to that fact. Its hard to find a optimal balance between room and openings. But like I said, for the feds, it should be very fine.
This is so to say the alpha version, it runs and all the main things are in. On later versions, I will fix everything and will put in some more ambiente
posted on February 4th, 2010, 10:57 am
New Version avaible.
Edited:
- More room at the starting positions (so no more problems when playing borg)
- Symmetrical map center with more room to build around (starbase and mining stations avaible there)
- Better entrance to the map center while enough nebulas to hide in
Have fun
Edited:
- More room at the starting positions (so no more problems when playing borg)
- Symmetrical map center with more room to build around (starbase and mining stations avaible there)
- Better entrance to the map center while enough nebulas to hide in
Have fun
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posted on February 4th, 2010, 7:57 pm
Looks nice 
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