"Everybody loves" II: Murlocs

[BlargIAmDead]

My last map, "Elfhame" (www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41075), wasn't as well-received as I hoped, partly because a lot of potential testers didn't like the idea of non-Warcraft elves. With that in mind, I decided my next melee map would conform to Warcraft as much as possible, while still retaining enough originality to make it interesting.

As far as I know, nobody's made a map where you can play as the Murlocs.

"Murfolk" is a four-player melee map with two teams: two Naga players in the north, and a Murloc and Makrura player in the south. Most of the units are unchanged from their Warcraft stats, though I have had to make some exceptions for the sake of gameplay:

- The Makrura Tidal Lord and Sea Giant Behemoth are now Makrura heroes.
- The Murloc Sorcerer from the Frozen Throne demo has been given more spells.
- Murloc Tiderunners are now the workers for the Murlocs.
- The Makrura have several custom units, including two kinds of hydra, a worker crab, and a "transport turtle".
- Food costs for the Murlocs have been reduced, to give them that "evil ganking b******s" feel.

So download, play, and enjoy! What did you like best? What could be improved? Do costs or units need tweaking? Let me know what you think!

 

[Pawnable]

Well it seems that everyone hates murlocs.

 

[Rinpun]

Uh...no, I don't recall everyone hating murlocs. Murlocs are cool, which is why one of my projects is an AoS with them versus the Naga.

 

[herra-sika]

i love murlocs! btw im making my own murlock map right now <3

 

[NiKaNoRoU_GR]

i love murlocs! btw im making my own murlock map right now <3

Yeah, you should go better ask Darthfett if he loves Murlocs XD...
Blarg I'm dead I can help by testing the map

 

[Geelottaja]

i love murlocs! btw im making my own murlock map right now <3

Murlocs are cool, which is why one of my projects is an AoS with them versus the Naga.

Heh! I was making a murloc/turtle map, was cool but I got bored because of some minor things that I couldn't decide. Everyone is making murloc maps now <3.

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Really? I had no idea...

Still, nice to know that I've stumbled on something people (probably) enjoy.

For once.

 

[NiKaNoRoU_GR]

Really? I had no idea...

Still, nice to know that I've stumbled on something people (probably) enjoy.

For once.

Cheer up, man.If you insist on this map with patience and staggering will, it shall become a deed to Murloc lovers, I quote that

 

[Mullit]

Im working on terrain for a murloc map at the moment. someone in my clan is making a murloc tribes thing like the troll tribe maps.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Uh...no, I don't recall everyone hating murlocs. Murlocs are cool, which is why one of my projects is an AoS with them versus the Naga.

Murlocs do rock, almost as much as Ogre's which is the ultimate wc3 creatures

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Yes, the brutal bashing power of ogres is virtually unmatched, and the way they jiggle their bellies with pride is an inspiration to us all.

A-ha, but can an ogre swim?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Yes, the brutal bashing power of ogres is virtually unmatched, and the way they jiggle their bellies with pride is an inspiration to us all.

A-ha, but can an ogre swim?

Probably too stupid to swim, but they still pwn

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Well, any comments on the map?

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Hooray for days off of work!

Right, I'll leave the map up for a few more days, just in case anybody has any suggestions for terraining, unit balance, etc. If there aren't any, I'll go ahead and start making a Murloc-Makrura campaign, and put "Elfhame" back on the forums (which definitely needed some tweaking...).

 

[Darthfett]

I can't look at the map right now (I'm at school), but when I get home I will.

And yes I do <3 Murlocs!
And Kobolds.

 

[BlargIAmDead]

"Murfolk" has been taken off the Helper Forums. Please see:

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/maps.php?view=318

...Comments, as always, still welcome.

 

[hellmonja27]

sori, i haven't had time to review any maps lately. will try to find time and test this out and hopefully give you a full feedback...

 

[herra-sika]

i found bug: makuras cant swim?

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Technically, that's not a bug. The animators at Blizzard forgot to make a Makrura swim animation, so if you give them "amphibious" movement, they just walk on top of the water. I thought that looked silly, so I kept them land- and shallows-based. But I have given the Makrura some hydras, and turtles to ride, which do have a swim animation.

 

[Jackal]

Bug: Murloc sorcerers can't swim