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The Specialists

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SPECIFICATIONS

• Players
  Requires AT LEAST 2 players, up to 5.
  
• Map Tileset
  Badlands
  
• Map Size
  256-256
  

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STORYLINE/INTRODUCTION
Just about everyone has enjoyed special forces. I've found that some of them are lacking in several categories, be it challenge factor, terrain details, an actual plot, abilities/spells, etc...

This map will take place on a world that is swiftly being assimilated by The Plague (Zerg/terran/protoss hybrids), most of the systems surrounding this planet have also been taken over. The hired players (Galactic Mercenaries) will have a choice between 9 different mercenary units to destroy and kill each cerebrate and boss unit that controls each region on the planet's surface.

There are planned plot twists involving both the people the players are hired by and the true leader of The Plague. This map will require teamwork from both melee and ranged units because the enemy is programmed to make getting from point A to point B more difficult than it appears. Each unit is currently being balanced for the most effective combination in groups. (More to come!)

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FEATURES

• For the first while in the game players will be in control of ONE unit until they have acquired quite alot of minerals.
  
  
• Unlike most of the special forces maps, I am attempting to involve the players and NPC's more when it comes to the general plot feel.
  
  
• I've adopted several systems to make the healing/credit/hire/upgrade system extremely efficient.
  
  
• Healing will need to be done sparingly because most heal points have to be uncovered by the players to be activated, even then, the medics will only heal the mercenaries up to a certain percentage.
  
  
• The players will have access to as much information as they need to decide their choice in Mercenary and strategy.
  
  
• Most triggers are activated by location, meaning certain conditions must be met before the next area is available, allowing a fair difficulty curve.
  

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DETAILS

• Rifleman (Marine), Purifier (Firebat), Marksman (Ghost), Doomhound (Zergling), Toxic Hunter (Hydralisk), Kaiser Beast (Ultralisk), Bladesmith (Zealot), Psion (High Templar), Nightshade (Dark Templar)
  
  Weapons
  
• Weaponry details involving mechanics are given at the beginning of the game, so there's no hidden information on what unit is the 'best' for you.
  
  Items
  
• Not necessary. (yet)
  
  Spells
  
• Several universal abilities will be available to the players from the start of the game, I have ideas for each but have yet to work on them. Each will have a set mineral cost, and cooldowns will be set to each player.
  
  
• Current spells open to suggestion: Observer (Permanent), Invisibility (Turns off enemy shared vision), Invincibility (20 seconds), Energy/Shield Charge (sets stat to full), Revive (will either revive an ally's unit or current player's unit)

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SCREENSHOTS/DEMO

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For You Testers Out There

Here is a beta of this project, give it a try!

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PROGRESS

• IDEAS
  
  Progress: 75%
  
  
  
• TERRAIN
  
  Progress: 45%
  
  
  
• UNIT PLACEMENT
  
  Progress: 40%
  
  
  
• TRIGGERS
  
  Progress: 40%
  
  
  

UPDATES

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http://www.staredit.net/topic/8126/

Post has been edited 8 time(s), last time on Mar 18 2012, 9:21 pm by Caedo.

luls Wait triggers

Looks somewhat promising. Keep it up.

I'll be adding more screenshots at a later time. Some input and tests would be appreciated.