When Worlds Collide (AoS)

Hello, I am Jason and as you can see - new to these forums.

I am a skilled GUI person with a liking to making triggered spells, the main reason I want to start up this project is because a have made a handful of heroes with fully triggered spells and want to put them to use, but anyway onto the project details.

Project Name : When Worlds Collide (WWC) Project Type: AoS

Story: The 2 islands of Hex (A dark island - a more corrupted and dull island) and Mara (An island of strong justice and nature loving people) have always hated each other for their differences. The earth's crustal plates have been mysteriously shifting towards each other for 11 years getting closer and closer. For those eleven years the two islands had been preparing for war as they knew their islands would soon be colliding into 1 - Hexara. The Islands heroes will emerge in battle and determine whose people truly deserves the new country when the two "worlds" collide.

Project Team: kingofJasons, thehellman

Wanted (From Most wanted to Least):
- A terrainer
- Items Specialist
- Someone to make more heroes and general stuff needed for the map to increase development speed and make lots of heroes
- Anyone is welcome to join as long as they are experianced with the editor and know what they are doing, noobs looking to learn something - im sorry but this isn't for you

What will this be like?

- The map will be small and very versatile for more fast paced gameplay, there will be portals to easily switch from lane to lane in order to help out, I have always hated maps where I have to walk so far to get my items, heal, then get back to my spot, this will be all-action

- Terrain is going to be whatever my terrainer can offer. Although what I'm looking for is a sort of murky and dark side then a more vibrant and bright side to the map split by water in the middle (Merging of the crustal plates shores)

- Heroes I currently have 8 ready to offer into the map with all-triggered spells (the fun kinds of spells). Heroes levels go up to 18 (for now) 5 level increment for spells and 3 level increment for ultimate

- Don't ask about items yet Im still uncertain as to what I have planned for them

- Your normal AoS game can easily go up to 2 hours, I want to make this map quiker with more action so people don't get tired of using their hero, this helps with the smaller map and the portals we are making.

So far the terrain is done(Although we will make modificatations to it throughout)
We have made 9 heroes already.
Working on the Leader Systems.
So far it is coming along good, no complaints.

Here is a demo map of a couple of my heroes being used

I suggest that you change the project name.

Haha you have to be kidding me, how unexpected and unlucky is that?!

Oh man now I kinda feel guilty, but I don't know what else to call it...
Island Defense? - No. Already taken.
Um now I got a bit of a predicament here

You know with that sig I think you would be a perfect terrainer for this

Hmmm maybe Clash of War?

-Av3n

Nah I don't know about Clash of War doesn't seem proper for some reason.
Nothing like having CoW as your short term name.

I was thinking of maybe Battle For Hexara but that just seems unoriginal atm
(Hex + Mara)
By the way I have added a Heroes demo map for people to see my skill level at making heroes.

How about "With Honor We Stand" WHWS :P

And it won't have no "the" or "of" in it's name :P

Archipelago Battle

Time of judgement?

-Av3n

It has OF in it, it sux.

This will not accomplish what you think it will. If anything, it will make the game last longer.

Heros being able to jump to fountains and back will only couse people to play defencively, jump back to fountains a lot, flee. It will never give anyone the opportunity to do a good push or suprise attack, becouse the oppsing team can just jump right to the location where you are and wtfpwn you.

One of the biggest recources in an AoS that makes tactics possible is time. Time it takes to travel, time it takes to go heal up, and time it takes for your hero to revive. By adding these portals you are so proud of, you will allmost completely remove this aspect. yes your game will be faster paced, i suppose, but on the other hand, nothing will ever happen.

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Call it something like "Worlds Collide" or whatever.

So far I'm liking
"With Honor We Stand" (Freakazoid's)
or "When Worlds Collide" (Erwtenpeller)

I know exactly what your saying erwt, and I just knew that comment was coming.

I thought it out...
You are right. Portals = Better for the Defensive Side = Increased Playing Time

However I still am going to make the map that way for several reasons

- Towers being attacked more often which means more teamwork in defense, there will be a lot of pinging and "hey there attacking down here! help out!" as well as more teamwork for the offensive because they will need multiple units due to increaded defensive manoeuvreability

- Your actions become more important
(Trying to breach their side instead of helping on the defensive could mean a loss, everything happens fast)

- Keeping your creep wave alive means a lot more than it used to (probably only a wave or 2 before the offensive can reach tower)

- Somewhat of a new thing I really want to see how it's well it turns out

What kinda races are we working with on each side?

races schmaces.

Those heroes are bugged as hell, but the effects/ideas are good!

Could you tell me the bugs so I can fix them up?

These are the ones I know:
I am aware that if you target close to a boundary with the dive bomb ability you fly way too far - That will be fixed
I also just discovered that Sand Slide seems to work on corpses, will easily be fixed too

As for spawns: I'll expand on those as well

Hex:
- Undead Beings (expect ghouls and crypt fiends, necromancers)
- Fel Orcs (Warlock, Fel Orc grunt)
- Vile Pets (Felhounds, Black Dragons)
// Fel Orc Grunts and Black Dragons act as leaders, they rarely appear

Mara:
- Humans (Footman and Captain)
- High Elves (Archers and Sorceress)
- Noble Pets (Wolfs and Red Dragons)
// Captains and Red Dragons act as leaders, they rarely appear

I will add some AI to the spawn leaders and of course auras
(Thats right AI meaning captains getting angry and knocking you back or dragons using a widespread flame attack or even diving towards you)

Adding AI to the spawns makes them seem more useful, reliable, realistic, and even funny, so you won't just expect them brainless pawns