Tiwaking!
21st August 2010, 01:59 PM
Just starting a topic about Starcraft 2 Mods: Any recommendations or interesting variations on the SC2 game should go in here.
StarCraft 2: Chess
You can find this map/mod in the Multiplayer>Custom>Other games. Consists of a mini map of an actual Chess Board overlay combined with a Chess Style board populated by various troop types (marines for pawns, Colossus for Bishops, Queen for Queen, Mothership for King).
Players alternate their moves and the mini-map updates as the players play. Castling, Promotion and En Passant are all available.
I found it had a few critical bugs. At one point I lost control of my Queen and no player could move it (though it still counted as 'my piece' so the opponent couldnt move his King onto the squares it protected)
StarCraft 2: The Card Game
You can find this in the Multiplayer Games. It is a very fun variant and consists of a 3 v 3 'Card Game' very similar to "Magic: The Gathering" on PlayStation (if you have ever played that). It is usually full of people playing or waiting for the game to start.
This mod consists of two teams (east and west), a planetary fortress which you must protect and a 'hand' of cards. Each Planetary Fortress is separated from each other by short distance. If a team loses their fortress, they lose the game.
You gain a card every 10 minerals, gain 1 mineral a second and you spend vespene gas to summon/cast/deploy your units. Units vary in strength and type.
Units such as Ghosts/Dark Templars retain invisibility, but can be spotted by Observers or Scouts.
Units which cannot attack Air cannot attack Air in the Card Game either
There are quite a lot of rules, some very interesting strategies and it is a very relaxing and fun gamestyle to play. The only way to explain it is to actually go out and play it. Huge zergling/baneling rushes are great to watch, fun to do and hilarious to play out.
StarCraft 2: Chess
You can find this map/mod in the Multiplayer>Custom>Other games. Consists of a mini map of an actual Chess Board overlay combined with a Chess Style board populated by various troop types (marines for pawns, Colossus for Bishops, Queen for Queen, Mothership for King).
Players alternate their moves and the mini-map updates as the players play. Castling, Promotion and En Passant are all available.
I found it had a few critical bugs. At one point I lost control of my Queen and no player could move it (though it still counted as 'my piece' so the opponent couldnt move his King onto the squares it protected)
StarCraft 2: The Card Game
You can find this in the Multiplayer Games. It is a very fun variant and consists of a 3 v 3 'Card Game' very similar to "Magic: The Gathering" on PlayStation (if you have ever played that). It is usually full of people playing or waiting for the game to start.
This mod consists of two teams (east and west), a planetary fortress which you must protect and a 'hand' of cards. Each Planetary Fortress is separated from each other by short distance. If a team loses their fortress, they lose the game.
You gain a card every 10 minerals, gain 1 mineral a second and you spend vespene gas to summon/cast/deploy your units. Units vary in strength and type.
Units such as Ghosts/Dark Templars retain invisibility, but can be spotted by Observers or Scouts.
Units which cannot attack Air cannot attack Air in the Card Game either
There are quite a lot of rules, some very interesting strategies and it is a very relaxing and fun gamestyle to play. The only way to explain it is to actually go out and play it. Huge zergling/baneling rushes are great to watch, fun to do and hilarious to play out.