Grand Space Opera

That is the name of my b.net map ^^^^.


Anyways, its a team fortress map where hordes of aliens try coming in from the back and the front. You have to survive 30 minutes of wave after wave of attacks. You get multiple units and reinforcements in certain time increments providing your power source doesnt get cut off.

You get a commander unit that will respawn in a safe area if killed. He is NOT a hero, just an uber unit with uber abilities.


So heres my problem. The alien models and stats all all finalized as are the humans units. So is the map. And most of the triggers too.

Would it be more fun to fight hordes and hordes of nuetral aggressive with 6 teamates or 3 teammates and 3 enemies PC's?


Personally i dont know. I know that people like playing aliens killing humans, but at the same time i could just as easily make it a really hard single team map thats just as much fun. its really player preference i suppose, BUT i do want your opinion. yay or nay on the 2 teams idea?

I personally prefer the all vs the aliens idea, partly because hero-siege VS maps like that are notoriously hard to balance... Or you could include two different modes? Shouldn't be that hard, simply a dialogue box at the start, then a few triggers to set alliances...

I agree, the main issue here is balance, it is hard to achieve in a map with such asymetrical warfare. It's not just the usual many weak units vs a few strong units balance, it's also the fact that one side gets a bunch of expandable waves while the other must keep the same number of units alive. In this respect, making a cooperative map is a lot easier.

I say you begin with an all team game and then experiment with the other option.

Hey thanks for the responses guys. Yes, i decided to go with the all vs pc idea. If it is succesful enough then ill make a 2 team map version. But until its really balanced enough i dont think messing with 2 teams would be wise.



Thanks once again. In about a week it should be fully playable and ill post for the beta test.