Monthly Challenge: June 2004

[Schwitzer]

Welcome to this months challenge, which is open to all members. These challenges require you to acheive some goal, maybe by using a certain strategy and/or using restricted units or whatnot. Or, perhaps, they might just be genuine, crazy fun.

[revised 3-June]

You will be told at the start of each challenge how you will be judged - i.e. you may be given points for speed at completing the task.

This month's challenge:
Without teching past early game units (explained below), you are to defeat two computer opponents.

Early game units are considered as:
Terran - SVCs, Marines, Firebats, Medics
Zerg - Drones, Zerglings, Hydralisks, Overlords
Protoss - Probes, Zealots, Dragoons

Challenge Rules
You are allowed to build only the following types of structures:
Terran - Command Centers, Refinaries, Supply Depots, Barracks, Engineering Bays, Academy, Bunkers, Missile Turrets.
Zerg - Hatcheries, Extractor, Spawning Pools, Hydralisk Dens, Evolution Chambers, Creep Colonies, Sunken Colonies, Spore Colonies.
Protoss - Nexii, Assimilator, Gateway, Pylons, Cybernetics Cores, Forge, Photon Cannons.

» The game type must be melee
» You are only allowed to research upgrades that are available for the above restrictions.
» Exploiting glitches is not allowed for this challenge (i.e. AI worker distraction bug).
» Cheat codes are also not allowed.
» There should be no other players in the game except you and the two computers.

General Rules
» You must use any Blizzard map, and are not allowed to customise this prior to the challenge.
» You must not use any hacks.
» You can only have one entry into the competition, but you are allowed to replace your old entry with a new one as long as entries are still being taken.
» Breaking any of the Competition or General rules may result in lost points or disqualification, depending on how serious the breach is.

Submittal
Your submission should be in the form of a replay by the end of the month (June 30th). For this challenge, the winner will be decided by a public poll.

Points
This months winner will be decided by a public poll. As well as member votes, extra points will be awarded to those with the highest (Total Score) / (Seconds Played) ratio. The highest ratio earns five extra votes, second four, third three, fourth two and fifth one. Entries with lower scores receive zero.

Prize will be the honour of being the second member in the Monthly Challenge Hall of Fame!

[Darkslayer633]

Do the the comps have to be on a melee battle, and why can toss upgrade once but the other two species un able to upgrade, and is there a set time limit before you can attack?

[StealthyDeath]

I'll be replacing mine with another later.

[Ark-templarius]

Okay, lemme get this straight.

Banned Units/Structures
Protoss: Shield Battery.

Terran: Medic, Engineering Bay, Missile Turret, ComSat Station.

Zerg: Evolution Chamber, Spore Colony.

Right?

[Schwitzer]

Do the the comps have to be on a melee battle, and why can toss upgrade once but the other two species un able to upgrade, and is there a set time limit before you can attack?
I've edited the conditions such that Engineering Bay and Evolution Chamber are allowed so that all races can get their first upgrade(s). I've also considered the units/buildings listed by Ark-templarius and allowed a couple of things that were previously banned, as a balancing issue.

And yes, it has to definately be melee; it it's Free For All the comps might just wipe each other out for you.

[Battlecruiser]

Thank god you gave us medics. There would be no chance for Terran if they did not have medics. They marines are too weak without them.

[Modred]

Hmm...this sounds fun.

[Schwitzer]

I'll just point something out before someone asks...

If you're attacking the comp and someone has cloaked/burrowed units, that's too bad for you... :o

[Ark-templarius]

If you're attacking the comp and someone has cloaked/burrowed units, that's too bad for you... :o
OMG!! Zerg hax with the Ovie detection! :P

[Seal]

Comsat station, anyone? :P
imo they qualify as tier1

[Schwitzer]

OMG!! Zerg hax with the Ovie detection! :P
It's a perk Zerg players get.

There's nothing stopping the Terran or Protoss players from building offense Turrets / Photon Cannons; those things have a damned great sight range.

Anyway, you can play on maps as small as Blood Bath and you're trying to win in the quickest time, so I honestly don't see this as an overly difficult challenge given the limitations, nor do I believe the whole detection issue will have much of an impact.

[Schwitzer]

Wow, unless we get some more entries StealthyDeath will be this month's champion by default...

[StealthyDeath]

Looks like I'm going to win ^_^, just by spending 16 minutes on StarCraft, but there is still 21 more days of June.

[Whiteknight]

I'm trying out right now, taking a break from studying. ^_^

[Ark-templarius]

There's still fifteen days left. :P

[bluemicrobyte]

Thank god you gave us medics. There would be no chance for Terran if they did not have medics. They marines are too weak without them.couldn't you just mass marines without medics? ( I mean really MASS them)

[GiaDragoness]

When is the deadline?

and how many extra points, are awarded per X many points in SC game score?







:smash: Smashy Smashy! :smash:

[GiaDragoness]

Ok then, here my entry. I'm the terran having to fend off the 2 zerg which were both set to random. I sorta picked a map at random, And this was in single player mode. I checked the replay out myself, and it worked ok.

If I am missing anything, please tell me.




:smash: Smashy Smashy! :smash:

[Battlecruiser]

couldn't you just mass marines without medics? ( I mean really MASS them)
If you mass them, then by that time the computer would have teched up and would be able to kill all your marines. Trust me, medics and marines are better than mass marines. You can do some much more if you have medics. Just watch a replay of slayers_boxer using marine and medics.

[invaderdan]

short+sweet.

pick me!

[Schwitzer]

When is the deadline?

and how many extra points, are awarded per X many points in SC game score?
Deadline is a couple of days after the end of this month.

To answer the other question...
As well as member votes, extra points will be awarded to those with the highest (Total Score) / (Seconds Played) ratio. The highest ratio earns five extra votes, second four, third three, fourth two and fifth one. Entries with lower scores receive zero.

[GiaDragoness]

Ah, ok, i see. Looks like i'm in the lead ^_^

By the way, on the hall of fame or whatever, I can't see the two thumbnails you posted. Is it supposed to be like that?





:smash: Smashy Smashy! :smash:

[Battlecruiser]

By the way, on the hall of fame or whatever, I can't see the two thumbnails you posted. Is it supposed to be like that?
No, but don't worry. There was a little mistake and now it is fixed. One of the thumbnails is in my signature. I chose this one because it looked better with my signature.

[StealthyDeath]

I'm replacing my old entry with this one.

[Darkslayer633]

here is my replay, my name in the replay is mike because i was at a friend's house when i decided to give it a try

BTW is it better if the replay is long?

[GiaDragoness]

Before I change my entry,If I even choose to, I would like to know if this replay is valid. I pushed the comp down to one last hatchery on a platue, where I could'nt reach him. Not by bunkers, or landing, because of the creep. I have a unit in every part of the board,and had total sight, then I got a tank, and without sieging it, i managed to kill the hatchery and win the game. Is this still Illegal, even though victory was as good as mine anyways?
Schiwtzer, I tried to conctact you while i was in the game, but you did'nt respond.

:?

*EDIT: PPssshhh. that was good gia. ok, heres the replay for you to tell me before i
confirm replacement.


:smash: Smashy Smashy! :smash:

[Schwitzer]

Schiwtzer, I tried to conctact you while i was in the game, but you did'nt respond.
I was in a three-hour exam; I'm unable to be active on WarBoards 24 hours a day.

I've sent you a reply to your PM.

[GiaDragoness]

AAAWWWWWWWW, MAN. Well, then i guess I'm not entering it in then. At least take a look at it, I'm still amazed i took out 3 pre-burrowed lurkers with just four marines and no detectors.






:smash: Smashy Smashy! :smash:

[Kamikaze_Chicken]

whoa that is amazing how would you know they were there

[Schwitzer]

I'm still going to put your replay up for the public poll; whether or not I consider it eligible for bonus points, and/or dock marks I've yet to decide. It's just unfortunate that you chose a map that made this challenge have a chance of becoming impossible to complete...

[Schwitzer]

This month's challenge is now closed. If you missed out on entering, why not give next month's challenge a go? Click here (http://www.warboards.org/showthread.php?t=3004) to try the July 2004 challenge! :)