Custom Craft Ep.14 – Desert Strike
This week we play Desert Strike, a tug of war custom map that has been enjoying the front page for quite some time. This 3v3 tug of war map is quite simple to play, but it does require some strategy to start getting good at it. The aim of the game is to beat the oppositions army, so you have several building choices which each have their own specific units. The challenge here is that you have a steady income rate and a limited amount of space to place these structures, so being space efficient is very important on this map. Beyond that, the rest of the game is all about finding a good build that will counter both the wave you are attacking into and the wave following that. Since all the other players are essentially doing the same thing, you will need to come up with some clever strategies to win the game. Read on for further information concerning this map. Read more
Custom Craft Ep.13 – Gem TD
In the past few episodes I have tried to avoid tower defense games as they don’t tend to be very original. However Gem TD has climbed up the ranks has been sitting among the top five most popular custom maps for some time now. To be in such a position, most games need to be fun, challenging and most importantly original. Starting with that last point, the first three rounds I played where quite rough as most tower defense games tend to concentrate on the maze creation or the tower combinations. While Gem TD merges these two together quite well, it must be said that the maze portion becomes very easy once you adopt the standard strategy that most use. In terms of fun and challenge you have three modes along with five difficulties to choose from. Now the choices are not actually votes because this is not a PvP tower defense game, instead its entirely based on a persistent high score which you can show off when joining new games. It’s an interesting take on the tower defense style of game, but overall it is quite enjoyable and well done. Read more
Custom Craft Ep.9 – MineralZ Evolution
How does a game with eight player co-op which combines both base building and tower defense elements sound? Well if you like the idea of such a game, MineralZ Evolution is possibly what you are looking for. Along with those elements, players need to balance four different types of resources which are required for various structures and upgrades. This is where you will need to start working as a team and have certain people dedicated to certain tasks. If this kind of game sounds interesting to you, read on for more information on how to find it. Read more
Custom Craft Ep.7 – Line Tower Wars Remade
No solo casting this week as Nick is joining me this episode for a game of line tower wars. Before venturing too far in this map, I would like to apologize for the sub-par audio this week as I was still trying out different solutions. I do have something much better ready for the next episode, but for now you can read on for more information on this custom game.
Custom Craft Ep.6 – Island Defence
Following up a request to show more games of this type on the previous Galaxy Vamprism video, this week I played Island Defence. Odds are if you are a Warcraft 3 player, you probably have heard of this game before. If that is the case, you should feel right at home with this newer release as it is based off the Warcraft 3 version. For those out of the loop, read on for a brief summary of the game and further information on how to find it.
Custom Craft Ep.3 – Squadron Tower Defense
This week on Custom Craft, Mike and Nick play a round of squadron tower defense. Different to most tower defense games, this one features teamwork based 4v4 gameplay. What makes the game the most addictive and challenging is the complexity of managing your minerals and vaspeen gas while using one of the many builders available. Unfortunately I cannot tell you how all of this comes together, so you will have to watch the video to find out.
We would also like to announce that we will be changing Custom Craft to Tuesdays. The change gives us more time to play and prepare these weekly videos.