Since most arena style, symmetrical maps tend to leave something to be desired, I built this. It's a fairly simple 1 v 1 map, with a castle and village on each side of the mountains. The castles are rich in wood and open space, but lacking of anything else. You will need to control other lands to gain acess to valuable resources. The *only* way to your opponent is through the canyon, so guard it well. As always, I included a highly detailed river scene, as well as accurate ground texturing and vegetation.
Hint:
Have fun exploring the mountains. There may be more than you think up there.
Playability: 4.5
Very playable map..... However some glitches when playing the AI. Not enough space to complete castle. But online was very challenging. (Liked the bears :) Lagged a bit online because of all the trees lol.
Balance: 5
Almost completely symettrical well done. Good choice letting the estates have the resources made the map more challenging.
Creativity: 3.5
nice use of the stones and rivver looked really good. The passages over mountains proved a problem for me. (i forgot they were there) however not a new concept.
Map Design: 4.99999
Wonderful map work especially the mountains and the river. (i cant get enough of the river...) It looked beautiful
Story/Instructions: 2
No story or instructons really so a 2 should suffice.
Additional Comments:
beautiful map, loved the river. lots of twist and turns took me two tunrns to beat the bishop!!!! (ashamed) Well doen keep up the good work!