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Author |
File Description |
Lord Ako |
Posted on 03/05/04 @ 12:00 AM
File Details |
Map Size: |
400x400 (Large) |
Difficulty: |
Hard |
Made with version: |
1.1 |
Minimap:
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The Ice Age
It's 40.000 years ago and you are the Cro-Magnon people,
the ancestors of modern man.
This is the time known as the last big ice age, when wild animals and another humanoid, the Neanderthaler, roamed the land.
A land teared apart by moving ice and eroding winds.
You will need to finish on top in the battle for food and provide safety to your people.
>Eradicate wolves.
>Eradicate Neanderthalers.
>Enclose village.
>Reach population 32.
Further away from the ice, where the climate is more temperate, there is a Taiga with pine and birch trees. It will be vital to get a steady supply of wood coming in but the Neanderthaler caves are nearby. They have trapped the Taiga with pitfalls and their hunters are never far off...
This map is a bit hard so perhaps these tips will come in handy:
-Completing the objectives early will make things easier.
-Think small, resources are somewhat limited so don't overextend.
-Place lots of woodcutters at the start, and place them well.
The story can be found in the map.
Some geographical and historical data, as well as more hints, can be found in the Zip File.
I hope you enjoy playing this map, cheers, Lord Ako.
[While fixing the minimap link I had to make a guess that this was made with version 1.1 - edited by ericgolf] |
Author | Comments ( All | Comments Only | Reviews Only ) |
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Lord Ako
File Author |
Posted on 03/15/04 @ 12:00 AM
Thanks a lot for reviewing my map Stratego! And thanks for your compliments. I was just wondering, can you perhaps explain a bit why you rated playability a 2? I would like to know if you ran into any problems so I can update the map. Greetings, Lord_Ako. |
Jalis |
Posted on 03/16/04 @ 12:00 AM
I cant review this map, because I playtest it. It's one a the few maps I played and you can ask me "did you remember" in two years and I will answer yes.
Imo the 2 in playability from the first reviewer in a mistake/wrong key stroke.
the map is rather hard, like life was probably rather hard at this time. theme is original. Working outside Strongholg range is an uneasy challenge.
For a come back, Lord Ako, you didn't miss your entreance ;) |
ericgolf
Staff |
Posted on 10/09/06 @ 06:50 AM
A super and groundbreaking map!
Great story! Great representation of a glacier! Unusual use of hunters :-)
It is actually a while since I played the map but in a couple of forum threads I recently used this map as an example to be aspired to when creating story/instructions. This is what I said there:
The in-map description is simultaneously entertaining, intriguing, while informing about and justifying the objectives.
Without too much reading I am motivated to play it and informed what to do to win. If I am further intrigued I am given the option of looking at a separate file in the zip. If I am struggling but still want some hints, then there is a file for that too. This way of doing things [in story/instructions] suits me as a player who wants to spend time solving the scenario.
Eric de la Golf
;-) |
silentdead |
Posted on 03/30/08 @ 01:38 PM
because i failed to download this map i only hev one question how did you make the ice
??? |
ericgolf
Staff |
Posted on 03/31/08 @ 03:46 AM
silentdead, Lord Ako may not be around much. Try asking your question in the Scenario design forum or the maproom forum by posting a new topic and mentioning this map. There are always plenty of folks in there happy to answer questions. :) |
Nevyn Anderson |
Posted on 07/24/10 @ 10:50 PM
Unfortunately I have not been able to get this map to run, Crusader just crashes almost immediately. Going by the rave reviews - I'm the only one with this problem.
Any body got any ideas - I'd sure love to play this map? I have deleted the original download, and re-DL a fresh copy using a changed name, and inbetween between first DL and 2nd DL I had done a clean install of XP. |
ericgolf
Staff |
Posted on 07/25/10 @ 06:29 AM
Nevyn Anderson, This is a map for Stronghold 1. It will not play in Crusader. (I think you can by Stronghold 1 online from GOG. Might be worth doing as this is a great map to play :) |
Stratego |
Posted on 02/02/19 @ 01:18 PM
Well, in deed one of the older maps on this site, but one of the best creations I've ever played. I confess that I had laid it aside after several failure attempts a few years ago , so I thought it might be worth a try once more ... and I wasn't disappointed at all. It is a MUST for everyone to deal with! And futhermore you will figure out the fantastic interaction of different units and how they are implemented/embedded into a sensitively scripted scenario where all events and restrictions are perfectly composed or combined.
Simply expressed with one word: Magnificent!
Stratego[Edited on 02/02/19 @ 01:21 PM]
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HGDL v0.8.2 |
Rating |
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4.5 | Breakdown |
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Playability | 4.3 | Balance | 4.3 | Creativity | 5.0 | Map Design | 4.8 | Story/Instructions | 4.3 |
Statistics |
Downloads: | 3,424 |
Favorites: [] | 0 |
Size: | 766.67 KB |
Added: | 03/05/04 |
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