A naval 1v1 map - I need ladder player input!

[RealityCheck]

I wonder what will happen if the map contains abundant energy in the form of trees and many, many spots for hydrocarbon power plants.

This will probably make air dominant on the map? Maybe this is not a bad thing, since the map is so big?
On the other hand it may also make it possible for the opponents to eco faster.

I really don't have the experience to foresee what will be the meta for this map in such a case, but it will be good if the games are shorter.

[biass]

Hey all, with some extra time on my hands i have decided to put the effort in to consider more suggestions and redo the map

Here is a screenshot of what i am doing so far to the spawns, to make them have multiple options to start builds and also room for more mexes, which are supposedly not abundant enough on the island to make units that worthwhile, ill need suggestions on how many to add



Of course, you can now move behind the bases with navy and the middle island is far smaller, currently sides remain the same

I am trying to make something unique as well as competitive, so if you would like to drop things you dislike about navy maps (roanoke, glaciers etc) i would appreciate that as well

[Mot]

enable comebacks? it would truely be a feat heh.
I mean if you are behind 1 island or lost a naval battle the rest of the game is set in stone most of the time.
But that might just be the nature of any good rts.

[Ze Dogfather]

*Inserting the extra incredibly salty opinion here*

Just kidding man I like the map ideas you have had. I might see that people would be a bit concerned with the general layout of the map, if they think the uneven spread of it might determine some balance issues. I enjoy the look of that one in particular, in that there is a consideration for more navy but leaves lots to land, which would be a nice and even set up as a 1v1 game. I would like to see navy be a critical point if it were designed that t1 and t2 navy could hit some parts of an eco, but not be able to reach other part, and t3 might be capable of breaching further inland of that base and eco. Since land will be important for sure, you could allow it for a variety of ways for one to raid or to defend, and at least it makes this good since aeon or seraphim hover units do not make a bigger impact (e.t.c. Zthuees, auroras) with accessibility for land units of other races.

I don't have significant input into this, but I could see that if and when this is fully fleshed out, that it could be a fun map to play. I kinda imagine it like Mezmerizing paradise, but more focused into the 1v1 aspect. Keep it up! Maybe I'll come up with more useful input and thoughts later

[biass]

Quite a reshuffle



Thinking about mid island again.. and then redoing decals and then reclaim and mexes etc, you guys prefer wrecks or rocks?

[edit] my opinion is is that if i add terrain in the middle, winning a navy fight and having mid control will snowball the fight even further then if it just had none,

[biass]

'Crashing Waves' has finally been made playable, its now sitting around in my files to be uploaded

Thanks to all those who added their voices onto the pile - im looking forward to continue refining it when it gets played

[prodromos]

I like Roanoke and glaciers, which I consider genuine fun sea maps.
I also like tag craftius maximus and white fire, though they differentiate much from
The classical naval warfare maps in that navy can be bypassed by land and air.


These maps tend to lead to long fights but then again there have been ladder land
Maps which easily lead to T4 resolution, so l fail to understand why the dislike, when
There are at the same time land maps which create the same kind of warfare(T4). Sea is good for a change, as long as
It's not only sea, and there are land maps in a balanced mix as well.

[Kalvirox]

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