Sheep's Map Thread - New Map - 11/26/23

[Dad_Scaper]

Eww.

One more left to delete. Unfortunately, my mod powers do not extend this far. @quozl , it looks like there's one left!

[quozl]

It must have got that one in while I was banning it. All good now.

[Sheep]

Finished this. Now every map and .pdf are correct. Made a few more changes:

Notable Changes:

• Reverted Riot (I accidentally allowed myself more concrete 2 hexes than come in the set and built the latest version with that. So with that corrected, the build cannot be left as I wished. Still good!)
• Major changes to the "bowl" arena area of Dust Bowl.
• Updated Durgeth Swamps to match ARV Workshop Submission.
• Added Arachnid and Gauntlet to the front page. Arachnid is reworked a little bit.
• Minor aesthetic changes and changes to support terrain for stability across all maps

Originally Posted by heroscaper2010

Have redone the pdfs and pics of nearly all maps in the OP.

Notable Changes:

• The Hotways or the Highway renamed to Incendiary
• Major revamp to Sabertooth Jungle
• Slight changes to the outside of Riot around the glyphs
• Lowered the SZ and initial road spaces of Dust Bowl
• Once again messed with the sand area of Refraction. Also shifted all of the rock/lava area back a space to eliminate the back grass lane. Set glyphs to Kelda and Dagmar.
• Minor aesthetic changes and changes to support terrain for stability across all maps

[Sheep]

• Added The Swamps of Oighir Scath to the OP.
  Reminder that this map is ARV approved.
• Reworked Hold Out to improve late game rotations across the map.
  Early game should also improve a little because of this rework.
• Removed the yours/mine T-Glyphs on Picaro Isle and raised the Power Glyphs out of water to Level 1. This will allow double-spaces figures to hold the glyphs.
  Note that there are still 2 other T-Glyphs on the map.
• Added more ladders to Dust Bowl. Some of these allow single-spaced figures to engage height on even ground. Also added some Castle Walls around the outside of the map for aesthetics.
• Removed glyphs on Riot
• Sabertooth Jungle renamed to Split
• Reworked all .pdfs for consistent wording across each of my maps. Also included notes about Hive, Outcrop, and Glacier bases if they were used as Swamp Water, Shadow, or Ice instead.

[Ulysses]

Wow, Dust Bowl is quite the show stopper aesthetically! I need to build that!
I did notice it uses 49 battlements? I'm assuming the last one goes on level 6 to make it symmetrical. Might take down Fen Hydro and build this later. It looks like a nice departure from what I've been playing on the last few weeks. Nicely done sir!

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by Ulysses

Wow, Dust Bowl is quite the show stopper aesthetically! I need to build that!
I did notice it uses 49 battlements? I'm assuming the last one goes on level 6 to make it symmetrical. Might take down Fen Hydro and build this later. It looks like a nice departure from what I've been playing on the last few weeks. Nicely done sir!

Thank you!

My VS file is showing 50 battlements used. Pretty sure they're all there.

Of course, let me know how the games go for ya! I'm specifically curious about melee double space figures and how they fit around the ladders, although I'm not too worried about there being a space they can't attack (even if they can't move on that space necessarily).

[Sheep]

New map!

Hellsprings Rd
Requires: 1 BftU, 2 VW, 1 RttFF

Additional Pics/Angles/Notes:

Spoiler Alert!

There's 7 spaces in the SZ on Lava Field (place your figures elsewhere if you can or remember to move them off before the end of the first round!) and 3 spaces in the SZ on Molten Lava (figures that are placed here at the start of the game are assumed to have already rolled safe and do not have to roll again unless they move to a different Molten Lava space).

All of the power glyphs are on lava.

Treasure Glyph Trap: Boulders fall from the sky. Place all Outcrops and destroy any figures on those spaces. The Hero that activated the Trap receives one wound.

[Sir Heroscape]

good initial feel and the lava startzone is fun haha! First thing that pops out is to shift the Raelin perch so it doesn't cover Gerda...that would be too strong.

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

good initial feel and the lava startzone is fun haha! First thing that pops out is to shift the Raelin perch so it doesn't cover Gerda...that would be too strong.

I could move the single Lava hex back a space so it's not adjacent to road.

I guess it comes down to would you rather have Raelin on Level 3 Lava Field or Level 2 Rock covering Gerda? With the glyph also on Lava Field, as the Raelin player, is it worth putting both a squaddie and Raelin at risk for a wound? As a Melee player, is it even worth contesting Gerda when you could wait for round switches where the Gerda figure gets melted? As a Range player, could you just gain height to attack Raelin?

[Sheep]

Would this be better?



Honestly, I'm just messing around with stuff amazed at how many different ways I could work just this lower section of the map with 13 pieces! I guess at this point it is just all about testing those different combinations and seeing which few* work the best.

*I am assuming there are multiple ways that work and have varying positives/negatives

[Ninja Status]

I like the updated perches more, especially with that LoS blocker already covering Gerda for the most part. The map-specific glyph trap rules are great too, really gives the battlefield its own narrative.

[Sir Heroscape]

I think that placement works...but I just noticed the Unique +1 glyph. I'm not sure that's necessary. It feels a bit too crowded on this smaller map with 3 power glyphs and 2 Treasure. I think Wannok offsetting Gerda is sufficient.