Introduction to Random Cat n Mouse Jungle 3.0

Jungle 3.0 is a co-operative project with RedKatana (again :-D).

The main goalfor this version is to re-define the way to enhance overall game play. Most of the Cat n Mouse maps on StarCraft are designed in a fashion of havin Mice to gather resources and build/buy army, and Cat just search and destroy Mice and its belongings. Prior to this version, all of my Cat n Mouse maps are based on one single belief -> Cat has too few options, Mice have too many options. Based on this belief, I came up with a solution of putting in limitations such as maximum amount of units for players to buy, and put in challenging and somewhat rigged spells for Cat, which puts Mice players in a controlled environment of gameplay and degrade the gaming experience.

This version will change all those mentioned above. There will no longer be any limitations for units and buildings. Through the introduction of Up-Keep (similar to the one in WarCraft 3), which applies to majority of units (and buildings), most of the limitations and unbalanced spells can finally be removed.

Up-Keep works in a fashion of "you pay to maintain what you already bought/built", which means that for each second, you'll have to pay certain amount of money to just keep the units/buildings you currently have. That may sound crazy, but this system works very well in WarCraft 3, so shall this in Cat n Mouse.

For example: SCV will have up-keep (15, 30), meaning that you will have to pay $1 each second if you're having 15 or more (and less than 30) SCVs; $3 each second if you have 30 or more SCVs.

In turns of this Up-Keep system, all previous unit-max limits are removed, meaning you can get as many SCVs as you like, given that you have the $$ to pay for the Up-Keep.

Meanwhile, Kill All Buildings (3 DTs) and Ghost (2 DTs) are removed from the Cat's spells collection. A new spell is added in though -> Rob Money, similar to the one you found in Cat n Mouse Winter.

Instead of re-doing all triggers and locations, this version is based on an unreleased version of Jungle (ver 2.3). Since this is a 2-men project, I have no idea when this map will be finalized. But one thing is certain, this version will be more fun for both Cat and Mice.