Hidden Springs...revised
Creator: jborge || First Published: 09/07/2005 || Players: 2 || Size: 21x21
Categories: None
Rating: 8.21 in 19 ratings
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Comments:
borgez (04/15/2005 10:24pm):
A very straightforward and balanced map. There ends up being three battle lines. One on
each road around the edge and the battle for the middle factories. Whoever owns the
middle, owns the game.
Kamuscha (04/30/2005 05:53pm):
Not all "straightforward" maps are balanced.

Please do not make the mistake of thinking "symmetrical = balanced"

In reality, the map is unbalanced because it favors OS capturing the corner bases and the
center base.
In addition, the map desperately needs terrain variety, too many woods and mountains and
chokepoints kill the fun out of the map. I would suggest mixing it up a bit, have plains,
mountains, woods spead out in an uneven manner, that way, it gives players a choice of
how to manage their units strategically, along with flexibility of movement.

This map really should be re-designed. The concept is good, having more than one point of
battle, however it needs to be edited to some degree, to make this idea work.

I would not be surprised to see OS win on this map.
borgez (05/01/2005 08:04pm):
I gotta disagree with you on this one Frosty. besides the fact that ORange goes first, the
map doesn't lean towards favoring either color. Both colors are the same distance from
everything. It truly is a battle to each factory.
in this map you have to put constant pressure on all battle lines to prevail. Plus you
have the three cities in the middle of each side that need guarding.
i have played on this map twice now, and both times it has been fun. It is a quick game. a
straitforward game, meaning the strategy doesn't change much from game to game.you just
know what you have to do and go for it. please do not think that straightforward =
symmetrical.
the balance in this game is easy to see, and the forests and mountains really add some
dimension to the fighting along the roads and especially in the middle. It does lend
itse3lf to building lots of mechs and infantry to traverse those mountains, which some may
not like, but that is a strategy all to itself. Out of the two games i have played on this
map, blue thrashed me with eagle, and orange is winning at the moment in the second game.

If i were to change something i would add a clear roadway into the center factory un
abstructed with trees. That would make it tougher to hold.
(09/02/2005 11:32am):
i would hate to play this game in FOW, too much woods
jborge (11/22/2005 03:57pm | Edited: 11/22/2005 04:01pm):
I made some changes to my first map attempt. I created this with FOW in mind and a long
campaign vs. a quick capture or surrender. I also gave Blue a pre-deployed Inf in the SW
corner to try to even out the race to the neutral factories. Hope any who decide to give it a
try enjoy themselves.

AzureDrag0n1 (03/02/2006 03:41pm):
I would say OS still has a bit of advantage on this map. Even with blue starting with an
infantry. Since both sides start with so many factories. Still it is more balanced than
most maps.
Nahbien (03/16/2006 04:25am):
Yes, perhaps add another infantry around BMs HQ?
jborge (11/02/2006 09:47am):
Added another Inf for BM, hoping to cut down a bit more on FTA. Thanks for the feedback.
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