Ryoko TD...help!

[6pt7]

Greetings all,

I'm a Starcraft veteran, recently turned WC3 convert. I've always been a fan of Starcraft's UMS like Lurker Defense, so when my friend revealed to me Ryoko TD I was naturally hooked. However, I can't beat it for the life of me!

I've tried doing the "old school" maze (rows) but that doesnt seem to be working too well.

Can anyone tell me some tips, or show some diagrams perhaps, of how to be successful in Ryoko TD? Thanks!

 

[Senkin]

Well, well, well, we got someone from online that followed that link.

Hey, I cant exactally word it very well I am only good at showing how. Wait and you should be able to get your awnser.

 

[6pt7]

Well, well, well, we got someone from online that followed that link.

Hey, I cant exactally word it very well I am only good at showing how. Wait and you should be able to get your awnser.

Hmm..if that's the case, then perhaps you have a replay of having completed it?

 

[Senkin]

No but I guess I can beat it and save replay.

 

[Ralle_Janis]

i can do the same, i will go to work now

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Try mazing in a spiral, from the checkpoint. Build frost towers, and splash. If your fire, use the berserkers.

Do good at mini games; its most of your gold.

If you want to know about a specific race, lemme know.

Cheers.

 

[6pt7]

Argh..came so so close.

I was life and I made a spiral right in the middle of the partner lanes (the Ryoko symbol) made mostly of priests, then had the higher-teched units on the outside where they could do their poison/splash/sieging. I made it up to 29, but I unfortunately lost there.

This center/spiral maze worked great, but the main problem was that later on was that the maze of first tiers did not do any damage at ALL. They were just biding time.

Is there a more cost effective way of doing this? Is it also possible to beat Ryoko TD without leaking once and/or being able to catch your partner's leaks in the same manner?

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Creeps in the center get a % plus armor. So by 29, the bonus is like 5 armor each. So they have 20+ armor total.

Why?

Because its SO easy when 2 people build in the middle together. So the % bonus was created. Your better off mazing on your own with a good pard, or, go solo, or, build together, and not 1 person in the middle.

With life, the first few levels is all about archers. Maxing out your archer count (just basic archers) gives you the best damage/gold ratio. Cheapest damage you can get.

Plus, archers OWN farie dragon level. If you need more poison, upgrade a few.

Your best offense with life is the White Wizard. Put him near the entrance of the maze. The splash damage will jam the creeps up a bit while others beat on em.

 

[Jindo]

I can beat it on my own , when you make a new version (if) make it challenging, you said in your tutorial about it getting harder as you progress, maybe at the start people could choose their own difficulty?

anyway, i reckon that all the races are well balanced and equal so whichever one you start with, it's gonna be just as easy/difficult using the others.

Some towers are fast, some are slow, some are strong and some are weak but i would usually do a normal maze starting as close to the spawn as you can, remembering not to block.

THEN you do spiral mazes around the check point area thingy . Assuming that you get lots of money at that stage, you want to build the strongest towers possible.

Soon after loads of mini-games and creep killing, the monsters will have proven to get tougher and tougher, so you need to build varieties of towers and then build the ultimate tower (in one race in the version i played, it was an illidan model tower).

I've practiced on other TDs on roc but this one was totally different and for once i actually enjoyed it , no horribly advanced skills are required except for the mini-games.

The mini-games test your skills against all different kinds of maps, such as racing, reaction, snipers, mazes and collecting. You will need to play lots of them.

Luckily, i always win at the maze because i spend most of my time on bnet playing mazes like maze of skill, labyrinth of nightmare, and i train on my own map labyrinth of wanders. I recommend labyrinth of nightmare, that really tests your skills.

Anyway, some mini-games you have a unit who must shoot targets and kills things. Some you must race to things to win and others, you simply have to survive .

Make sure you get lots of practice or simply listen to Ryoko's advice and watch other people's replays .

Have fun playing and good luck with it

~Jindo

 

[SD_Ryoko]

There are also a few hidden bugs in this version; some people exploit them to win.

But a couple bugs doesn't seem worth making a 2.5 that nobody on BNET has yet.

If I did another version, I'd want another revamp like from v1 to v2.

But that most likely won't happen with the ammount of things I have going.

For the last year, I really thought about stripping things down, and making 'Minigame Island' - a new map, starting with some games from Ryoko TD.

But Uther Party was released; which is essentially the same thing. I sat on the idea too long.

 

[Jindo]

Damn.. sounds fun .

It wouldnt be the same as Uther Party if th mini-games are different and it looks different, and you have up to 20+ rounds.

I could host the maps for people to test

~Jindo

 

[6pt7]

Still can't beat it. Anyone got a replay, preferably with life, fire, or death?

 

[6pt7]

Ack it got pushed down rather quickly..bump

(special request: a replay with death would be cool, since no one uses it )

 

[6pt7]

Ok, progress! I finally beat it with the help of a friend. We both built at the Ryoko emblem, he mazing and I teching. It took nearly half of our lives but we finally beat it. Even with all heroes teched and 2 of the Earth 850 gold heroes, still barely won.

Is it possible to beat the game solo, beating all the creep, and not wasting a life?

 

[Senkin]

Yes it is, I beat it with 5 lives lost and using fire alone.

 

[Ralle_Janis]

A good maze to make, is if u force them to go through it twice. Make a little spiral maze at ur own start emblem, and then maze it so, after they have gone into the middle of that, they have to go to the ryoko in the middle, and the make them go back through ur own spiral maze again, its a good tactic, and if u play with another guy, do it, since hes creeps has to run through ur maze twice too. I played with a team doing this, the one fuy maze like i described and the second just spiral mazed at hes own place. Everything he leaked the mazing guy got. They lost half of they're lifes though, but im sure that can be avoided..

 

[6pt7]

Yes it is, I beat it with 5 lives lost and using fire alone.

Wow, now this I gotta see

 

[Senkin]

Ok I will do my best and beat ryoko td alone w/o much leaks and make you a nice lil replay.

 

[Marksman]

I can beat it easily....no leaks, just use earth. Earth has by far the best weak unit, the boar (first one you can build). Build a large spiral of boars in a circle, making the creeps spiral inward (on your personal checkpoint) and spiral out. The relatively high damage of the boars wears down enemeis, and owns fliers. As you get more money sell boars for better towers, follow requirements on the best towers to ramp up to them. An early evolution helps a bunch. Once you get some uber towers you shouldn't have any problems. As for other races...I can't guarantee no leaks. With Fire i use only a few surrounding the area or mass Cannons.

 

[6pt7]

*twiddles thumbs*

Got that replay yet?