Campaign Eye of the Spider

[Kuberr24]

EYE OF THE SPIDER​

You and a band of archeologists are on a perilous quest to unveil a hidden temple under the Icecrown Ridge. According to ancient lore, this temple was dedicated to Xarabe, an arachnid demon. It was said one of his eight eyes was in fact an enchanted gemstone, capable of transforming any material into solid gold. This legendary artifact has been described in scrolls as the eye of the spider. Countless expeditions to excavate it have failed, further shrouding the eye in deep mystery...

UPDATE: Download the test map on the bottom of this thread. Any feedback is welcome!


In this map, you explore a secret temple indiana jones style! solve puzzles, dodge boobytraps and find ancient relics to aid you on your quest for a treasure beyond measure: the eye of the spider! The map is explored in levels. Each level contains a different kind of quest to test your wits. They don't particulary range from easy to hard, but they do grow larger (and thus take longer to complete). Unlike other riddle maps, this one isn't focused on bizzare riddles or makes-no-sense logics. There is also no giant Illidan somewhere named "puzzle master" which you have to click three times only for him to kill you saying "Ist you a Retard?!" -.-

So what DOES this game offer?

-Random riddles everytime you play!
-Not a single riddle is copy/pasted from other maps or google
-Some puzzles and mazes have random paths everytime you play!
-The game can be played with any amount of players. (although more brawn and brain is better)
-Easy to use zoom in and zoom out camera ability
-Are you sick of using a "talk to npc" ability in these kinds of maps? None of all that garbage with a unique system! A simple (left)CLICK on something, will tell you all you need to know.
-In other games, everytime an ally treasurehunter reads a tome or scroll the whole screen would clutter up with text. Boring! Text is reduced too essential epxlanations.
-Also, only the player who actually needs the information will SEE the text, other adventurers can continue unhindered! Already read a hint or wanna read it again? Don't annoy or be annoyed by allies.

START

Spoiler

The map is suppose to be multiplayer, but it can be done on your own. In that case, your expedition starts with a sad news...

LEVEL 1: The gate

Spoiler

You discovered the entrance of Xarabe's temple, but obviously the door is shut. Can you open it?

LEVEL 2: The river

Spoiler

You entered the temple, but by doing so triggered an ancient defensive system. Only by finding well hidden runes and solving a mastermind like puzzle can the underground river be crossed.

LEVEL 3: The guardians of the eye

Spoiler

You have entered the inner sanctum of Xarabe's temple, which is cleverly defended not with brawn but by brain. Solve riddles, enter the halls of infinity and don't get lost!

LEVEL 4: The keys

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Another challenge awaits! A familiar foe from level 2 returns, but in various shapes and colors. Explore over 6 different areas in search for the keys to open the last gate. Full of puzzles, you'll need patience for this level.

INTERLUDE: The eye of the spider

Spoiler

You found the fabled eye! Patt yourself on the back for an excellent excavation, but uh-oh... are those gleaming eyes in the darkness... spiders?

LEVEL 5: The escape

Spoiler

Traps and spiders lurk around every corner... Try to escape as quickly as possible. Make good use of the eye of the spider, but don't slow your pace!

The map is 99% finished. With your feedback I can make it 100%

 

[Silver]

Some comments:
Overall the map seems really nice. I must give you some compliments on your very original forest terrain. Even though it's not that special, it really catched my attention. A + for that. The dungeon terrain, however, could use some tune up, but it's fine for the moment.
Level 1 is TOO HARD! I spent 17 minutes looking for that friggin toolkit. I ended up loading the editor and checking the triggers. After looking in every region where it could spawn ingame, I still didn't find it and gave up. - for that, you might want to add hints, like footsteps or something, or you could just make it a little more visible by like removing trees or adding some weather effect or something.
The name of the game is really good, imo. +
The overall feel of the game is good, and something made me look for that toolkit the entire time. +

Hmm, more +'es than -'es. Good job! Keep it up.

P.S., you might want to add spoiler tags to the levels in your post, because some people don't want to know what they're facing.

If you need any help, do tell!