The Planetary Workshop

update:
current version

old:
http://i.imgur.com/Xf3NB.jpg



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4p rotational desert map yo!
still trying to find a good layout.
been sketching around in galaxy for the past 2 hours, this is what i came up with during that:

this one actually had 20 bases, when i was thinking 16 all the time. so i started again.
http://i.imgur.com/Ap0zO.jpg


the second one i liked the most so far. but i was a little worried about the rush distances.
also, i forgot to save and closed galaxy.
http://i.imgur.com/vkuHX.jpg

so i did a third layout
http://i.imgur.com/yaRL1.jpg

latest sketch

last update before i go to bed


cross distances are ~170/140
close distances ~140/116

update:

Looks good - needs to be playtested ^^

update:
rocks are gone, replaced by chokes.
some texturing and detailing

i like the changes.

overall it looks straight forward and well designed.

when you do not spawn cross position there are some problems though: in base nat towards or away from oponent respectivly and also close and rather far away fourth.

probably you should disallow cliffwalks into the inbase nats, but put some step there to it somewhere else and move the fourth a bit counterclockwise.

i would move the 12,3,6and9 a little bit more beetween the bases and move the natural minerals closer to the ramp

i actually have moved the natural inwards slightly and also shrinked down the main bases a little. haven't made a new overview pic yet tho