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by **cairnswk** on Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:07 pm

istanbul39 wrote:love this map but unplayable as is...
when are the changes coming?

When the foundry forman decides to tell me what he wants to do in order to achieve the changes.

by **MrBenn** on Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:13 am

I have no problem with updating the map.

Have you created an updated set of images and XML? Once I've seen them, then we can formally announce that the change is coming, and send the links for uploading. Does that sound like a plan?

by **cairnswk** on Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:01 am

MrBenn wrote:I have no problem with updating the map.

Have you created an updated set of images and XML? Once I've seen them, then we can formally announce that the change is coming, and send the links for uploading. Does that sound like a plan?

Excellent.
Thanks MrBenn.
I had waited sometime for this but Andy never got around to it. I'll post something in the next day or so.

by **cairnswk** on Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:43 pm

This is the new Version 45 with the adjustments.

Click image to enlarge.

888 images

Click image to enlarge.

This is the xml file for checking.
Coordinates have been changed only for K6.

http://h1.ripway.com/cairnswk/Pearl_Har ... 040909.xml

Small
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282 ... urV45S.jpg
Large
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s282 ... urV45L.jpg

by **slowreactor** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:29 pm

HALLELUJAH!!!!!!

by **edgarhons** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:58 pm

I suppose it is a good adjustment. Still my favorite level.

by **cairnswk** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:02 am

edgarhons wrote:I suppose it is a good adjustment. Still my favorite level.

Suppose!? Do you have anything better to offer?

by **waseemalim** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:24 am

thank u cairns. This will definitely make me play this map more often -- now that I can apply some real strategy on it.

by **troubadour64** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:32 am

you gotta get that cricket map going ! :lol:

by **cairnswk** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:16 am

troubadour64 wrote:you gotta get that cricket map going !

well. 'twould be helpful if you get over there and give it some support please.

by **phantomzero** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:08 pm

This will make this map way better!

by **barterer2002** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:32 pm

Thanks Cairns, I really like the map but in smaller games (dubs or 1v1/3 player) there was always too much advantage to going first. This change will take away some of that advantage and make the map play fairer without removing some of the great gameplay issues that you innovated here.

by **mkcummins** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:09 pm

probably too late, but an alternative would have been to simply change the amount of the bonus, instead of the composition of the bonus.

+1 for every 2 planes instead of +3.

i do agree that a change was necessary, but were multiple options ever discussed?

by **cairnswk** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:59 pm

mkcummins wrote:probably too late, but an alternative would have been to simply change the amount of the bonus, instead of the composition of the bonus.

+1 for every 2 planes instead of +3.

i do agree that a change was necessary, but were multiple options ever discussed?

Multiple options were never discussed.
your suggestion of +1 for every 2 planes would have still given the first player opportunity of gaining a bonus if they got a good drop on the planes group.

The suggestion that i have have put forward makes it much harder to gain the bonus on the drop, possibly practically elminating it altogether.

by **shidarin** on Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:00 pm

Hmm, I personally feel it's too radical of a change- especially since in the actual game (and not just the drop) the planes played such an integral part of the overall strategy.

It seems like it's a big leap from +3 every 2 to +3 every 4.

Why not +3 every 3? It'd still be more difficult to achieve on the initial drop, while not radically changing the strategies currently employed on the map.