Flash_19's Maps: More New Stuff

[BiggaBullfrog]

Originally Posted by Flash_19

Before addressing your question... just a note. I would consider Braunglayde Bridge one of the weaker maps on my thread, and one that I wouldn't recommend for a tournament worthy map quite yet. Having said that, I haven't considered removing the walls precisely because of the reason you mentioned. I tried to put a few adjacent tiles next to bridge spaces to allow figures on the bridge to be engaged, but I liked the LOS blocking element that you mentioned. And perhaps I care too much about aesthetics, but I thought it looked kinda funny too...

I haven't considered taking the walls off of Haukeland Marsh... so I dunno. I'd have to think about that.

Yeah, I like the design of Braunglayde, but agree that it's not quite tourney level. It mainly got me thinking along this track again, which started actually when I was looking through Dignan's maps. He's got a ton of stinking awesome bridge maps, but from what I've gathered many still face the dilemmas that bridge maps often do.

Aesthetics makes sense -- I suspect that's the biggest reason for keeping the walls in general since the tiles do look weird without them. And I do like that you've built up ground around the bridge to allow better engagements, though it does still limit it to the single hex. And I guess that making a competitive bridge map will just be tough in general, as having a single lane of road as the (often) highest ground is pretty tough in competitive metas. Now that I think of it, Ch1can0 was really onto something when he made Road Rampage with a wider bridge -- plenty of room for engagements while still keeping the bridge feel. And lower bridges like in Haukeland also do a lot by not making the bridge a high ground power point, but still a focal point.

Anyway, just thinking out loud in your thread. Makes me want to work on a bridge map of my own. Someday ...

[Flash_19]

Originally Posted by BiggaBullfrog

Yeah, I like the design of Braunglayde, but agree that it's not quite tourney level. It mainly got me thinking along this track again, which started actually when I was looking through Dignan's maps. He's got a ton of stinking awesome bridge maps, but from what I've gathered many still face the dilemmas that bridge maps often do.

Aesthetics makes sense -- I suspect that's the biggest reason for keeping the walls in general since the tiles do look weird without them. And I do like that you've built up ground around the bridge to allow better engagements, though it does still limit it to the single hex. And I guess that making a competitive bridge map will just be tough in general, as having a single lane of road as the (often) highest ground is pretty tough in competitive metas. Now that I think of it, Ch1can0 was really onto something when he made Road Rampage with a wider bridge -- plenty of room for engagements while still keeping the bridge feel. And lower bridges like in Haukeland also do a lot by not making the bridge a high ground power point, but still a focal point.

Anyway, just thinking out loud in your thread. Makes me want to work on a bridge map of my own. Someday ...

You think out loud on my thread anytime you want to Bigga. And totally agree about Road Rampage as far as the bridge is concerned. The world does need some more of your maps too.... ya know, when you're not super busy running ARV contests (*wink wink nudge nudge*), playtesting ARV submission maps, being an SoV judge, running Utah Monthly tournaments....

[Flash_19]

Here's the latest!

Venom:
Requires 1x RotV, 1x RttFF, 1x TJ

[Sir Heroscape]

Wow!....just wow! The legend of an epic mapmaker has been born.

[kolakoski]

Well met!

Originally Posted by Flash_19

Here's the latest!

Venom:
Requires 1x RotV, 1x RttFF, 1x TJ

Flash, I'm Hosting an NYCG4 mini-tournament for our soon departing Joris on 2/9. I keep suggesting certain of your maps to chas to build for it, and you keep coming up with new, even better ones.

Congratulations on your latest triumph!

[Flash_19]

Originally Posted by Sir Heroscape

Wow!....just wow! The legend of an epic mapmaker has been born.

Originally Posted by kolakoski

Flash, I'm Hosting an NYCG4 mini-tournament for our soon departing Joris on 2/9. I keep suggesting certain of your maps to chas to build for it, and you keep coming up with new, even better ones.

Congratulations on your latest triumph!

You guys are too kind - seriously, thanks so much! Now that you've buttered me up, guess I'll give you a look at what I worked on today. It's still in drafting stage, but I feel like it's fairly close to where I want it (sorry not all the pictures are great - I wasn't taking them with the intent to post them).

Spoiler Alert!

[tolchock]

Originally Posted by Flash_19

You guys are too kind - seriously, thanks so much! Now that you've buttered me up, guess I'll give you a look at what I worked on today. It's still in drafting stage, but I feel like it's fairly close to where I want it (sorry not all the pictures are great - I wasn't taking them with the intent to post them).

You make amazingly looking maps!
Any chance you make maps "on demand"? ^_^

[Flash_19]

Originally Posted by tolchock

You make amazingly looking maps!
Any chance you make maps "on demand"? ^_^

Thank you very much! Definitely a chance, depending on what you ask for. what did you have in mind?

[tolchock]

Originally Posted by Flash_19

Thank you very much! Definitely a chance, depending on what you ask for. what did you have in mind?

I have written rules for a specific game mode.
And are looking for maps that would be ”perfect”
3 or 4 player, or even 5.
You cand find rules here if you want to read them, if you would be intrested to make a map or two with this game mode in mind

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php...01532404556189

[TREX]

The new additions look great flash. You have a great eye for heroscape cartography.

[Flash_19]

Originally Posted by TREX

The new additions look great flash. You have a great eye for heroscape cartography.

Thanks buddy.

[Flash_19]

Originally Posted by tolchock

I have written rules for a specific game mode.
And are looking for maps that would be ”perfect”
3 or 4 player, or even 5.
You cand find rules here if you want to read them.

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php...01532404556189

I couldn't open the file - it said it was corrupted after I had downloaded it... maybe it's because I was doing it on my phone. I did, however, find your thread about this game format and got the information there that I would need. My inital thoughts are, it sounds very plausible - though I wouldn't recommend a 5 player format unless 1 player was working to protect the "hot spot" from everyone else (building a 5-player free for all would be a pain ). Though I could see that causing minor problems with games if a player felt they were targeted too much by the 5th person...

I have a couple things I'm working on, so it might be a couple weeks before I have something for you designed specifically for that purpose - though I actually do have a couple three player maps in the drafting stage that might work well with that format. Let me think about it and see what I can come up with.

What terrain sets would you like used? I would strongly recommend at least 2 RttFF sets for the road tiles and LOS blockers (though 3 would be ideal for a 3 player map - which is what I'm leaning towards at the moment), and at least 2 Master Sets.