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New Map: R4 ribbon unlimited


Among so-called pro-players, a longtime, theoretical battle goes on and on about which map is the most pro map. Opponents are divided like philosophical schools, depending on which aspects of the game they find more important: 


The more infinite money playing side prefers most P4. Then u have to focus on maximal production of several units parallel, and fight with huge armies. 

The more finite money playing side prefers most Ribbon (with gems or ore). Then it´s all about your money management and truck control skills - to even be able to produce units.


Now, a bastard is born out of this conflict: Ribbon + P4 --> R4





For a 2x2-version each side got relieved of the huge gem/ore fields and received 2 small ore-patches of infinite money, which work like every infinite money map. Besides that, nothing was changed. (A 1x1 version with only one ore-patch per side would be easy to add.)



Interesting aspects of the new R4 map: 



* Ore Management and truck control is now minimized (could help new players to get to used to the Ribbon island);

* Opponents are much closer than on P4, so u need to be faster then there;

* Infantry battles in the beginning are much longer-lasting, because u now have no money issues;

* Building-space is much better as before on Ribbon, but (!) much worse than compared to P4 - so u cannot build masses of all like before, u need now to place stuff space-savingly;

* Building-alone as a tactic is extremely hard to perform on Ribbon, because of the limited ore - now with unlimited money u may see more building-tactics as well;

* Long-lasting P4 games tend to become a festival of V2 and teslas, and games may stuck - the island character of R4 may impossibilize that, thus u always can sneaky air or ship attack now and keep the game fluid;

* Last but not least, the BEST THING: the money-bias from Ribbon between left versus right side - clear plus for right side - is gone @R4!



How to get R4?


U can "add it to favs", if u see somebody opening a room with this map, or by hitting up Mono or me to show it.

Happy Playing :)




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