Impossible, all math expressions are randomly generated and calculated by triggers. :P
Maybe another played typed the right value together with you or there were some rare glitch on battle.net, which I don't think so.
The result is a trigger:
Set result = value1 (operator) value2;
It cannot be wrong just for one single expression. :)
Impossible, all math expressions are randomly generated and calculated by triggers. :P Maybe another played typed the right value together with you or there were some rare glitch on battle.net, which I don't think so.
The result is a trigger: Set result = value1 (operator) value2; It cannot be wrong just for one single expression. :)
I'm curious, how exactly do you keep track of all-time players? I know you use banks for local players, but what about EVERYONE?
I'm curious, how exactly do you keep track of all-time players? I know you use banks for local players, but what about EVERYONE?
The players' banks save the ranking. So, in the beggining of each game the rankings are merged forming a new ranking that is spread to each player's bank like a virus. The player is identified by a 22-random-digits id, so that the same player cannot be twice in the ranking. Also, everything is highly crypted to avoid hackers. The basic idea is that the score spreads to each one you play and they will spread to each one they play and so on. Since there's lots of matches going on, this happens so fast that you cannot notice the delay in the score.
The players' banks save the ranking. So, in the beggining of each game the rankings are merged forming a new ranking that is spread to each player's bank like a virus. The player is identified by a 22-random-digits id, so that the same player cannot be twice in the ranking. Also, everything is highly crypted to avoid hackers. The basic idea is that the score spreads to each one you play and they will spread to each one they play and so on. Since there's lots of matches going on, this happens so fast that you cannot notice the delay in the score.
Ah. That's interesting. Well, can I propose a suggestion? How's about a zoom option because I hate it when I play that I have to keep scrolling.
Ah. That's interesting. Well, can I propose a suggestion? How's about a zoom option because I hate it when I play that I have to keep scrolling.
scrolling? I usually play with the keyboard. Nexus Word Wars can be fully played with the keyboard. Use the arrows to move around, and the hotkeys to spawn units and research upgrades. Don't use the mouse in this game. You need both hands on the keyboard.
scrolling? I usually play with the keyboard. Nexus Word Wars can be fully played with the keyboard. Use the arrows to move around, and the hotkeys to spawn units and research upgrades. Don't use the mouse in this game. You need both hands on the keyboard.
Yeah, I use only the keyboard. I just hate going back and forth and back and forth. A lot of people have been complaining about it.
Cool map, hectic and hilarious. Reminds me of Crimsonland (there was a gametype very similar to this) and of course The Typing of the Dead.
It's currently on page effing 7 on EU :/
On a side note, this does works out better than Typing of the Dead as you enter a chat message each time, instead of laggy listening to the keyboard input for each character.
Yep, almost on page 2 now. And guess who's taken the lead :D
My reign won't last long though, I played with people who type faster than I can hit Enter. They must've been high on crack or sth... Or they were using the keyboard w/o the mouse.
Wanted to ask you guys to share your strategies! I usually go for one gas upgrade and plenty of mineral upgrades but rarely buy anything else than Thors (in packs). Never really bothered with turrets for example, although I've seen how good the Photon Cannons are. No idea about the concealed ones though.
I used to go 1 gas first, but I find it's better to go +2 minerals then +1 gas, then some more minerals. Sometimes I even go up to +6 or 7 minerals before any gas if my team has at least 2 or 3 gas already.
As for the zoom out, it would be nice to be able to see more of the map. I never use the mouse for this game since I also hotkey the nexus and crystal, but i would like to be able to see all of the upper spawns so i don't have to scroll with the arrow keys quite as much.
Misspellings:
Okay, I took screenshots as I was playing when I saw a word that I thought was misspelled. Then I checked them. Here's the list of words that are misspelled or obscure:
gnible - I have no idea what this is supposed to be. ignoble? bible? nubile? nimble?
diffamation - defamation
alledge - now spelled allege
decrepite - decrepit
crystaline - crystalline
criminous - this is old, no longer used. You could use the word acrimonious, which means something entirely different, but has similar spelling.
cessement - this is very, very old (no longer used.)
malitious - malicious
pye - debatable if this is too old for inclusion
destinated - destined (destinated is very, very old and no longer used.)
diffude - diffuse? diffident?
consumate - consummate
buglasse - bugloss (rather obscure)? bugle?
demenour - demeanour
domestical - domestic
gardian - guardian
apocalipse - apocalypse
anxity - anxiety
eccho - echo (or possibly the obscure Accho/Acco/Acre/Ptolemais - a town mentioned in the bible: Judg 1:31)
appertinent - appurtenant
bankerupt - bankrupt
bullyon - bullion
bullon - this is rather obscure, it's the name of a west indian fish. ballon would be slightly less obscure, but still odd.
authentical - authentic
incitate - incite or inusitate
and then there's: connexion
This is the British spelling, the American spelling is connection. Which brings us to a quandary: do we go with American or British spelling? Either way, some people will feel awkward spelling words differently. I'm American, so my preference would be that. In addition, there are more people that use the American spelling than the British spelling.
Instant draw:
Also, I don't know exactly how, but occasionally it will bug out upon starting, saying that there is no one left in the game (when there are 5 people displayed as remaining in the scoreboard in the game. Meanwhile, 6 people are listed in the score summary, but one of them has 0 for everything.) Possibly someone left while it was loading? It still spawns units for us to control, but the screen goes black and the game swiftly ends as a draw.
Potential abuses: Point Farming: Fortunately, BNet is lagging right now, so creating games is impossible (you have to join, instead, auto-creating. The game creation screen never loads the map list.) Otherwise, I believe you could spam 1v1s with a friend, with them just instantly feeding you a win, thus easily getting to 1st place on the overall scoreboard. Suggested fix: require a minimum of 3v3 play for a certain period of time (so that even if people leave late, the winners still get points) for points to be enabled. Macros: Someone with some time on their hands and knowledgeable about creating scripts/macros would be able to create a list of words, and have the script type them all out instantly as often as they want. Suggested fix: Penalty for typing incorrect words too frequently, say, 2 incorrect words/second.
General Strategy Analysis:
If possible, arrange a team of 3 good players to join the game as. Make sure you get on the same side in-game. Divide up areas for you and your teammates to focus on.
Mass income. Mineral income until you don't have any gas left from your wins, then get 1 gas income, mineral income until you don't have enough gas, etc.
Increase movement speed. (Continue massing income.)
Auto-spawns & income.
Shields/Defenses/Income.
Mass Thors. At this point, it should be a back-and-forth of waves of thors, stopped by counter-waves of thors and nukes if necessary, and you should have enormous income. The unit cap now definitely becomes a factor.
If at any point your opponents diverge from this and you see an opportunity, capitalize on their weakness, although usually you will just continue to mass income and enjoy the resources wasted by your opponent. Don't commit too many resources that can be annihilated by a simple nuke.
Other ideas:
Possible game-enders:
Delay of death upgrade: costs a lot, causes opponents word-kill to be delayed by a fraction of a second per level of the upgrade.
Range upgrade: increases range of all units by a small amount (probably less than .5)
Super units: cost resources AND income
Further speed upgrades, although they should be very expensive.
[NWW] - OFFICIAL THREAD
As suggested, I'm opening this thread to hear suggestions, bugs, mispellings, and balance issues.
If you haven't played yet, watch the video:
@RodrigoAlves: Go
I was playing it a whole lot tonight. I don't have a screen shot but there was one issue where 12+22 = 22 did not work.
@Reach0: Go
Impossible, all math expressions are randomly generated and calculated by triggers. :P Maybe another played typed the right value together with you or there were some rare glitch on battle.net, which I don't think so.
The result is a trigger: Set result = value1 (operator) value2; It cannot be wrong just for one single expression. :)
12+22 does not = 22. It's 34.
I'm curious, how exactly do you keep track of all-time players? I know you use banks for local players, but what about EVERYONE?
The players' banks save the ranking. So, in the beggining of each game the rankings are merged forming a new ranking that is spread to each player's bank like a virus. The player is identified by a 22-random-digits id, so that the same player cannot be twice in the ranking. Also, everything is highly crypted to avoid hackers. The basic idea is that the score spreads to each one you play and they will spread to each one they play and so on. Since there's lots of matches going on, this happens so fast that you cannot notice the delay in the score.
Ah. That's interesting. Well, can I propose a suggestion? How's about a zoom option because I hate it when I play that I have to keep scrolling.
scrolling? I usually play with the keyboard. Nexus Word Wars can be fully played with the keyboard. Use the arrows to move around, and the hotkeys to spawn units and research upgrades. Don't use the mouse in this game. You need both hands on the keyboard.
Yeah, I use only the keyboard. I just hate going back and forth and back and forth. A lot of people have been complaining about it.
Dude, this map is hilarious. Your introduction videos really crack me up.
What in the god name is going on on that map ? xD
@RodrigoAlves: Go I was thinking about this the other day! I think it's really neat how well this is working for you.
Cool map, hectic and hilarious. Reminds me of Crimsonland (there was a gametype very similar to this) and of course The Typing of the Dead. It's currently on page effing 7 on EU :/
@Ilsyde: Go
On a side note, this does works out better than Typing of the Dead as you enter a chat message each time, instead of laggy listening to the keyboard input for each character.
This map is now on page 1 (US) and it's still going up! :)
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Curse PremiumCant wait till Nexus Wars goes down because of Nexus Word wars!! MWAHAHAHA!!! Nothing against it, but its good to get a new map on #1.
Nice map. I am thinking I will make a video review for it.
page 3 on eu and going up
Yep, almost on page 2 now. And guess who's taken the lead :D
My reign won't last long though, I played with people who type faster than I can hit Enter. They must've been high on crack or sth... Or they were using the keyboard w/o the mouse.
Wanted to ask you guys to share your strategies! I usually go for one gas upgrade and plenty of mineral upgrades but rarely buy anything else than Thors (in packs). Never really bothered with turrets for example, although I've seen how good the Photon Cannons are. No idea about the concealed ones though.
New version released on US and EU!
(See changes above).
@RodrigoAlves: Go
I used to go 1 gas first, but I find it's better to go +2 minerals then +1 gas, then some more minerals. Sometimes I even go up to +6 or 7 minerals before any gas if my team has at least 2 or 3 gas already.
As for the zoom out, it would be nice to be able to see more of the map. I never use the mouse for this game since I also hotkey the nexus and crystal, but i would like to be able to see all of the upper spawns so i don't have to scroll with the arrow keys quite as much.
Misspellings:
Okay, I took screenshots as I was playing when I saw a word that I thought was misspelled. Then I checked them. Here's the list of words that are misspelled or obscure:
gnible - I have no idea what this is supposed to be. ignoble? bible? nubile? nimble?
diffamation - defamation
alledge - now spelled allege
decrepite - decrepit
crystaline - crystalline
criminous - this is old, no longer used. You could use the word acrimonious, which means something entirely different, but has similar spelling.
cessement - this is very, very old (no longer used.)
malitious - malicious
pye - debatable if this is too old for inclusion
destinated - destined (destinated is very, very old and no longer used.)
diffude - diffuse? diffident?
consumate - consummate
buglasse - bugloss (rather obscure)? bugle?
demenour - demeanour
domestical - domestic
gardian - guardian
apocalipse - apocalypse
anxity - anxiety
eccho - echo (or possibly the obscure Accho/Acco/Acre/Ptolemais - a town mentioned in the bible: Judg 1:31)
appertinent - appurtenant
bankerupt - bankrupt
bullyon - bullion
bullon - this is rather obscure, it's the name of a west indian fish. ballon would be slightly less obscure, but still odd.
authentical - authentic
incitate - incite or inusitate
and then there's:
connexion
This is the British spelling, the American spelling is connection. Which brings us to a quandary: do we go with American or British spelling? Either way, some people will feel awkward spelling words differently. I'm American, so my preference would be that. In addition, there are more people that use the American spelling than the British spelling.
Instant draw:
Also, I don't know exactly how, but occasionally it will bug out upon starting, saying that there is no one left in the game (when there are 5 people displayed as remaining in the scoreboard in the game. Meanwhile, 6 people are listed in the score summary, but one of them has 0 for everything.) Possibly someone left while it was loading? It still spawns units for us to control, but the screen goes black and the game swiftly ends as a draw.
Potential abuses:
Point Farming: Fortunately, BNet is lagging right now, so creating games is impossible (you have to join, instead, auto-creating. The game creation screen never loads the map list.) Otherwise, I believe you could spam 1v1s with a friend, with them just instantly feeding you a win, thus easily getting to 1st place on the overall scoreboard. Suggested fix: require a minimum of 3v3 play for a certain period of time (so that even if people leave late, the winners still get points) for points to be enabled.
Macros: Someone with some time on their hands and knowledgeable about creating scripts/macros would be able to create a list of words, and have the script type them all out instantly as often as they want. Suggested fix: Penalty for typing incorrect words too frequently, say, 2 incorrect words/second.
General Strategy Analysis:
If at any point your opponents diverge from this and you see an opportunity, capitalize on their weakness, although usually you will just continue to mass income and enjoy the resources wasted by your opponent. Don't commit too many resources that can be annihilated by a simple nuke.
Other ideas:
Possible game-enders:
If you want some more obscure words:
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm
for definitions and checking spelling I suggest:
dictionary.reference.com
Also, I'd suggest adding some things to make early game more exciting.
Overall, it's a good map even as it stands. Good job, I'm sure making it took a while.