WIP : Perdido Valley

[Plasma_Wolf]

I just had a go against 6 Adaptive AIs and the constant stream of bombers can make it an impossible task. I had to use a trick to get rid of that problem (and then it's very doable). Anyway, the pathfinding is decent. Good for air, but the AI really struggles with the small gaps, you can see loads of units clumped together at those narrow mountain paths.

It's a bit better in the lower parts of the map, but the choke points here are wide enough to let small armies pass.

Air units and air drops do a very good job though. Especially the drops.

One more issue: some mountain paths look like they're too steep (cliff texture) but units don't have that many problems moving over these ramps.

[Krapougnak]

Thanks for the comments.

I tried to put as many land markers as I could to help the AI land units in the mountains . I also put some transport drops markers so that may be the reason for the efficiency of the drops.

One more issue: some mountain paths look like they're too steep (cliff texture) but units don't have that many problems moving over these ramps.

What paths are you refering too ? If the strata texture is rock ( brown) normally they are not accessible.

[Lionhardt]

I think your marker mesh is way too complex. I have no clue of the inner workings of the markers myself, but some guy told me how to make better marker meshes. Unfortunately his post got deleted when I updated Regor VI according to his feedback, it was rather helpful.

[Krapougnak]

I think I know what you are refering too the guy was Aware (AI markers guru) and I kept his post saved on my pc for further reference, I used his advice for my map.

Anyway I looked at Plasma replay and I don't see the clumps of units he refers to, actually in the replay the AI units use pretty easily the mountain paths exactly along the path markers I placed there.

[Plasma_Wolf]

I'll take a look again as soon as someone can fix the problem I'm having with the imported GAZ_UI options that continue to mess up my UI. I've put a thread in the tech forum, so if you know anything about those issues, please take a look.

[Krapougnak]

Well the map has been out for more than 5 weeks now, any comment/advice on gameplay ?

[Plasma_Wolf]

Sorry, I didn't take a looks at it anymore. Other games and other non-game things kept me busy.

[Krapougnak]

Hi,

Thanks for the answer and no worries you already contributed to this thread.

I'm still curious to have some feedback on gameplay on this map from people having played it (mex placement and number, reclaim volume, playability, terrain features, strategic interest, etc...).

[Plasma_Wolf]

I've just tried another game vs 6 AIs (this time I had the time to finish it). The larger armies tend to get stuck in the passages. I don't really know how you can fix this, because the only way to get rid of them getting stuck is by removing the marker lines in all the smaller passages, but then you'll probably have the problem that the armies are only moving from east to west in the horizontal middle and from north to south in the vertical middle. It's a problem inherent to intricate maps like this.

Other than that, I love it.

Oh, while I'm at it: it took me about an hour game time (played mostly at 0, for some minutes at -1)

[Krapougnak]

Thank you for the feedback, your time and the positive comments.

I'll be sure to watch the replay as soon as I get back home.

Out of curiosity what pc config do you have ?