Author Topic: Dosmastr's Scout Challenge!  (Read 767 times)

Offline Sirbomber

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Dosmastr's Scout Challenge!
« on: November 13, 2025, 11:19:52 AM »
Dosmastr called me out on Discord for making maps that are too hard!  So I threw this special challenge mission together, which should accommodate players of all skill levels.  The concept is simple: you have one Scout, and must use it to scan the enemy Command Center.  You fail the mission if either of these units are destroyed.  Good luck, and watch out for that StickyFoam if you're playing on hard!

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Offline Leviathan

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Re: Dosmastr's Scout Challenge!
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2025, 08:58:10 AM »
Great work but it does not feel like it can be completed on hard!


Offline Earthquake

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Re: Dosmastr's Scout Challenge!
« Reply #2 on: Today at 04:12:39 AM »
Nice little mission here, but i have the same oppinion as Leviathan on the hard mode.
When i approch the CC from any angle the guardpost shoots and destroyes the CC ( the Comandcenter has like 1 Hp ).
I had some ideas how to do this and all of them failed.
First i tryed with to dock on the CC so that only the splash of the Stickyfoam would hit the scout. I maneged to do that but when a vehicle has foam on top of it, it does not perform its special task. it just stands next to the CC but does not scan it.
Second try was to get close to the Stickfoam, see if it would destroy it self with the splashdamage. I maneged to do that but it appers the guardpost has the same Hp as usual ( only the CC has not the amount of hitpoints as usual ).
Third try i waited until Mark 1000, see if maybe a disaster hits the base. As maybe a meteor crashes on the guardpost and destroyes it or maybe the powerreactors get hit with a earthquake or get infected with the blight so the turrets are shut down. Nothing happend.
I even tryed to scan all the other structures to see if it triggers something like a second vehicle comes in that you can use to distract the guardpost.
I also appers as if the Stickyfoam has the same range as a Thorshammer it shoots even when you try do dock on the CC on the furthest position as possible.
What am i missing here? Are you sure this mission can be won on hard mode? Maybe if the scout had the speedupgrade it might be able to doge the shot and scan the CC before the guardpost shoots again?