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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2026, 04:59:39 PM »
We had some "original" maps in back in the day .... The Beer and Pizza map and a Giant squid map to name a few.
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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2026, 06:10:39 PM »
We had some "original" maps in back in the day .... The Beer and Pizza map and a Giant squid map to name a few.

Pizza never seems to come up enough on USA prime any more. It’s one of my faves.
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« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2026, 06:44:48 PM »
Now you're going to want Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders.

There you go!   :cheers:
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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2026, 06:46:50 PM »
Or just engine failure.

If you get turned back around into the game area before crashing, you could restart successfully.

Defeats the goal though.   We need to find ways for the third country to join the fray from way across the map.   A Wrapped-Map (Map-Wrap) would help that.

If the goal is to stop off-map flying build a wall to 50K feet.   
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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2026, 10:09:09 PM »
For that I think it's the best idea unless we can get a hyperspace button.

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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2026, 10:53:15 PM »
When a map us next in rotation.  Have the map pre-set with sporadic bases distributed among the three chess pieces with enemy bases.

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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2026, 10:08:04 AM »
For that I think it's the best idea unless we can get a hyperspace button.

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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2026, 10:13:32 AM »
When a map us next in rotation.  Have the map pre-set with sporadic bases distributed among the three chess pieces with enemy bases.

I've often wanted a "Steal the Bacon" map where:

1) All bases are randomly distributed among the three countries, so good luck consolidating, or...

2)  Three uncapturable bases (one for each country) at the center and/or the edges are what we start with (could even just be CVs/Ports)...

And the race is on.

Not only do you have to actually capture stuff to build up but then you have to fight to take occupied territory.

You might even start as Early War and tie base captures to better equipment.

Could be a hoot.

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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2026, 10:29:27 AM »
No more symmetrical/arcade maps. They were stupid immersion killers. Still trying to get that crap gone.

One reason I faded out. I can’t believe they were accepted in a sim in the first place.

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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2026, 12:08:11 PM »
Pizza never seems to come up enough on USA prime any more. It’s one of my faves.

Pizza and Buzzkill are the worst, IMHO.
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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2026, 01:54:01 PM »
part of the issue is just maps designed for 1k people don't play out the same when you only have 100 peak and most of the time its more like 30-50.

i think some of the maps have too many gv bases. and odd/ too many spawns.

maps should encourage the fight not actively stall it.

you shouldn't have to take three v bases deep into enemy territory unsupported just to get to an airfield.

and you should def be able to rearm a plane at a v base just to keep the fight going.

but when people get to the edge they should just progressivley get slower like flying in thickening jello until they get stuck. just because it would be funny.



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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2026, 04:26:36 PM »
Pizza never seems to come up enough on USA prime any more. It’s one of my faves.

The beer and pizza map I'm talkign about was AH1 beta and it actually had a Giant pizza box on one mountain top and a six pack of Beer on another.

The sea monster map had a giant squid in a lake.
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Re: Asteroids Maps
« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2026, 06:05:14 PM »
The beer and pizza map I'm talkign about was AH1 beta and it actually had a Giant pizza box on one mountain top and a six pack of Beer on another.

The sea monster map had a giant squid in a lake.

I don’t remeber those lol.

I very much like the current pizza map. I enjoy the terrain quite a bit and I think it’s great for three country action. Easy to get to Strats and all that.

Just goes to show the subjective beauty of this game. Some of my favorite maps are the Maps people hate the most. Baltic, NDIsles, and zaaaaaaaaaaaa! :airplane:
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