Cutting Edge
Creator: Gorillah9 || First Published: 11/13/2024 || Players: 2 || Size: 21x19
Categories: A-Rank, Under Review, Fog of War
Rating: 0 in 0 ratings
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Comments:
Gorillah9 (11/13/2024 12:37pm):
For FOW
MontySigurdson (12/08/2024 01:20pm | Edited: 02/28/2025 01:10pm):
FTA counter Inf appears to be on the wrong base because BM is forced to use the Lander to get to the neutral base quickly while OS is not - so this creates an imbalance right at the start. Apart from that, the middle appears to be too valuable (and easily accessible due to the Lander) so the game might turn into a middle brawl.

EDIT: Re-Newed after changes
MontySigurdson (03/03/2025 09:57am | Edited: 03/04/2025 05:39am):
2nd review:

So I think this map looks kind of decent, however the starting bases feel rather constrained. I think this could partly be remedied by swapping the forest & pipeseam tiles (03,15/04,15) so you can build an Arty from the neutral base as well to clear the seam. Also, I think the bridge tiles around the bases could be turned into shoals so you get more freedom with the Lander (and you don't necessarily have to break that seam).

I think it could also be a good idea to create another roundabout path for the corner base to give it more options - so you could look into replacing the (02,17) pipe and the (01,14) sea tile with passable terrain - maybe one or two forests so that breaking the seam makes a bigger difference. I haven't checked the frontline dynamics yet since these edits would change them anyway. B-ranking this for now.

EDIT: Upped to A-rank after changes - I think you have a lot more options in the early game due to the bases getting more freed up, so this map looks pretty interesting now.



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