StarCraft 2: DOUBLE GOLD RUSH - New Base Race Map?! (Royal Blood)

[@alexdenslow7095]

Fun Fact: Bob’s Guns is a reference to StarCraft 1 in Episode 1 Mission 3 “Desperate Alliance.” The Bob’s Guns store can be found inside the compound you’re trying to defend from the Zerg.

[@darkwazp]

You know it’s a great game when Lowko brings out the *Actual* win condition in a game of SC2

[@DarkTemplar42]

Twice!

[@TheResistantCow]

Spoilers!!

[@You-ul8qw]

4:06 'Woah, look at this fountain.' That fountain is indeed an epic specimen of fountainkind

[@gunkanjima3408]

I kind of love the herringbone wood floor pattern. I do wish they’d make more outdoor jungle-ish maps though like in HOTS or WoL

[@liveinamber1307]

Colossus: *casually shoots at the wooden floor. Templar: "That was Mahogany!"

[@galacticviper4453]

lol best comment. I love Hunger Games! are you excited for the new movie?

[@liveinamber1307]

@@galacticviper4453 I had no idea there was a sequel coming. Pretty exciting! Thanks for telling me :)

[@galacticviper4453]

@@liveinamber1307 it's a prequil actually. Look up Hunger Games "Ballad of the Songbird and the Snake".

[@riflezen6049]

24:45 Reaper: "WHY. WON'T. YOU. DIE?!?!" Probe: "Energy Shields, Terran. They're recharged by nearby Shield Batteries. You can't hurt me!" *KD8 Charge explodes* Probe: "What did I just say?"

[@FlyingDominion]

"You said 'bwooahhh.'"

[@may_on_fire]

Hi Lowko! Thank you for the comprehensive introduction of the map, you did a great job and I thoroughly enjoyed the casting. It's interesting to see map makers expressing themselves by using uncommon textures and colours. It worked for me on Cosmic Sapphire, and it looks cool on Royal Blood. I'm really happy that our work gets attention that it needs. Much love

[@ericz6024]

7:28 "As an observer, you get scanned"😆

[@yuuminakajima6197]

Nice layout of the map. There are a lot of maps that came out and it is good to see top players trying them out.

[@reper551]

I am subscribed for the past 5-6 years and in the last 2 years , you are the best way to get me asleep . Not saying it in a bad way , I don't wanna be misunderstood. It's that I am trying to process so much info in my head and imagine the game while closing my eyes and it's so exhausting 😂 Thank you so much for the content, keep going !

[@blazepond5518]

sick, i love the new map pool, this one is great i like the narrow choke points

[@LowkoTV]

Not quite a new map pool yet, these games are from the TLMC Map Contest.

[@blazepond5518]

@@LowkoTV ooh ok, thanks lowko!

[@Spartsou]

I'm really liking this map :D I now can't unsee the edge of the rug on the expansions, now that Lowko pointed it out XD although...now that I'm thinking about it, the rug is rolled up partway, so the edges wouldn't look quite right

[@InfinityReptar]

I would’ve liked to see Gerald split his army at the end and maybe he would have had a chance. Great games!

[@radnez8499]

You are one of the funniest, most entertaining commentators I know. Random point but you know when the Jehovah witnesses come to the door, instead we need this with SC2 and reignite it back to the glory days.

[@Tom-yg7mi]

i would never have realized the cursed carpet... thank you mr. lowko, now i will never be able to unsee it >.

[@zachariastsampasidis8880]

what is wrong with it honestly

[@zackmyers1425]

Yeah I don’t see what is wrong with it. It just looks like it is being rolled up at the ends

[@Teh_Duck]

@@zachariastsampasidis8880 32:52 has a good look at it 1. the blue on the edges and middle of the carpet are noticeably different shades 2. the orange/yellow trim is offcentered near the end 3. the yellow tufts overall just look jank imo honestly its fine just funny to nitpick such minor details and call them cursed carpets. But its cool to see how mapmakers stitch textures together as best they can to make their maps look cool.

[@toportime]

That is a sweet looking map.

[@Amoeby]

6:25 I'm pretty sure these are not spikes but mineral patches.

[@abandonedplane]

The floor pattern on the natural base level is sort of like an asymetric houndstooth weave pattern. Could be made of a solid natural material, but could also be carpet or other textile.

[@tjclarke4604]

Heroes pirate is names Captain Blackheart. My team just calls him Captain Hindgrinder though.

[@orangetempest]

Love the increased number of videos made, keep it up Lowko!

[@lionbreaker0852]

If lowko hadn't mentioned it, I don't think i would have ever noticed a problem with the carpet

[@IcariumGaming]

"Sometimes there are words used in books" - Lowko

[@12-343]

30:03 This is very much a thing for native speakers as well. Not only are english words pretty irregular, but we have a habit of writing loanwords as they are in the original language, meaning sometimes the english alphabet is "misused" leading to weird spellings

[@estebancantero4751]

This map feels like a couple of corridor in an Europe city! So cool! I loving it already!

[@jgentilucci]

With a name like Royal Blood, MaxPax may have an unfair advantage :)

[@TheRyepoog]

@23:57 that gunshop i'm pretty sure, is a doodad in the SC1 map editor! The Mar Sara type terrain i wanna say

[@dmitrybykovchenko2240]

That rug really ties the room together...

[@gutfriedvonguttenberg5614]

Lowko is secretly a protoss Spydrone confirmed

[@sorinrobinson9237]

Encyclopedia is dutch was too freaking funny

[@Ghost-dx8mm]

Another BANGER from Lowko!

[@samuelcrane8686]

Thanks lowko, I realise that you are my new fav caster. Once it was husky and now it is you. Keep it up!

[@Number1139.0]

23:56 looks like Robs guns is a real life weapon shop

[@gutfriedvonguttenberg5614]

Lowko is secretly a protoss Spydrone, confirmed

[@erikvarga4367]

Would be nice to see a map where main bases are on lowground and the mid sections are higher up.

[@villjess77]

This would make your main base susceptible to high ground attacks and would need to defend from the low ground early game. Not a good idea

[@nobleman9393]

Wet dream of Cannon rushers.

[@erikvarga4367]

@@villjess77 would have to play the game a bit differently, maintaining high ground controll and trying to expand too. Just to change up the 2 decades of map design. idk tho

[@hivetech4903]

Gerard was done as soon as he went on vacation in the bottom right corner for some reason & didn't recall.

[@milletmongoose]

I was gonna say that I didn't have a problem with the rugs, but now that I look closely I can see that the pattern of the gold trim doesn't match at the ends.. Ugh, that seriously bugs. Regardless, I hope we see this on the ladder sometime soon (preferably with the rug issue fixed).

[@mrwittstruck11]

Those carpets are still rolled up at the ends, Nothing wrong with that. Except some pesant didn't finish the job of rolling them out.

[@octaviusaugustus7205]

the map looks so cool

[@diodiolatra]

so new maps and their new solutions allow to introduce new dynamics to the game. as we are not getting too many updates to this great game, the maps are certainly something that can continue to evolve and change the style of play ... I would even be for some brave solutions. maybe separated by space from each other Platforms? (SC1 time) or as someone mentioned in the comments the main base at the bottom and the middle at the top XD

[@FlyingDominion]

29:30 Topiaries are the ones carved into shapes. That's just a shrubbery.

[@Rhaenday]

Not only are they a bit cursed, those textures also look somewhat misaligned with the optimal position? =/ Edit: but maybe that's perspective?

[@Arkeli5]

I like this map, I reckon there could be some very interesting and exciting games on it judging by what we've just seen. Thanks Lowko

[@inigomontoya860]

The broken sign at 28:26 appears to have an H on it. So someone was probably watching Harstem's videos on it. Hence why it's now broken. ;-)

[@13g0man]

Damn, Lowko is a SC2 commentator and Lowkat is a SC2 map maker.

[@dustyodyssey]

I get what they were going for with the carpets, but yeah, they look a little off to say the least haha

[@lucasjunqueira4790]

Yeah! Showtime!! This map seems great! Wish it goes on the ladder

[@inigomontoya860]

Pretty sure the rugs are meant to look like their ends are flipped back. It wouldn't look perfectly square when you do that.

[@12yearswar91]

Fantastic looking map, excellent games on them too! (but maybe fix those semi-circular carpets...)

[@danielfinlayson8127]

Its called Parquet Flooring.

[@adrianbyg5553]

Topiary 29:45

[@knifey]

It's Cap'n Blackheart, ya land lubber!

[@sober667]

I see Kinda Polish cast on Polish independance day Cool XD

[@thumper5555]

30:07 All English speakers, even native speakers, have this happen.

[@andreasarmada3029]

Lol! Step-Archons are stuck

[@MetalMan1245]

No love for Zerg here. Also whenevrr I hear Royal Blood I will probably only ever think of Royal Beggars by Architects.

[@gablp7257]

Map designer should change their name to "Lowko's Cat"

[@poseiso]

funny thing is that my cat is also milo

[@shifeng85]

It's a "cursed" rug because it aint symmetrical, and that drive some people nuts. :)

[@aviowl]

Cat Tax, Whats Milo Like?

[@Durrtyboy]

i mainly play heros i love how they got the coins in the map

[@3N18AKPzmGOsBgWKH]

Hi Simon! I agree, i don't like the rugs because they are supposed to look 3D, but they look 2D instead. It is werid

[@hiddentruth1982]

I am going to make a map to submit. it will be called space galley ( jaragothrithion for lowko )

[@paweguzik3506]

Posting 3 lost games of our guys during our independence day? I think you might be holding some kind of grudge against us lowko...

[@bunnywarren]

The map is dirty because there aren't any of the roombas around the bases.

[@Cheshire9k]

20:05 no comment about the pirate capital ship?

[@manuelrabago6243]

Between the layers of the main base there are some lighted arrows that i believe shows the path for Reapers to jump.

[@jimzenn2596]

I keep hearing that golden minerals / mules causing a base to be mined out quicker is a "disadvantage". How is that a disadvantage? Aren't the minerals already in the pocket when they are mined out?

[@ElkaPME]

Probably think that running out of minerals quickly in your main would mean you got no mining later on Obviously a stingy trap since not muling asap means you'd be far behind in economy

[@Teh_Duck]

it can be a disadvantage in some situations but usually just means that you are rich. One bad situation is if you are being contained you run out of patches earlier which may force you to make a desperation push before your units are ready or your upgrades may be a bit behind. Another thing to note is it causes your economy to be less consistent as it causes your eco to boom for a bit then sizzle out fast so if you can't keep up with macro you may find yourself with 16 idle workers during a push. However mining out faster is almost always an advantage because simply because you already have the money, you just have to spend it wisely.

[@hivetech4903]

Probably referring to it is better to mule normal bases and not gold, because SCVs get bonus income on gold patches whereas mules don't compared to regular patches.

[@galacticviper4453]

if this makes it to the map pool, Im probably going to end up vetoing it because of the rug LOL

[@Busheeee]

Was is released for polish independece day 11.11 and that's why we have MaNa Gerald and Spirit? :o

[@volendar]

Bob's Guns is in sc1

[@____GoMeZ____]

Im dying for new team game maps! PLease please please new 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 maps! Even if its just one map, PLEASE!

[@joeymorningstar2114]

Dude watching every single one, Comment on every game u post, and nothing, like, thx nothing! GG

[@grahamgaming3]

If it makes you feel any better. I am a native American speaker. And for about 30 years of my life I pronounced. Epitome. As epy tome.

[@polyacov_yury]

Why are there no lava maps lately? Are they bad for legibility or something?

[@rayhughes4803]

This map looks so zerg sided in ZvT it hurts

[@lelanddyer9461]

Lowko, I want you to know that every time I see Gouda cheese I pronounce it the way you taught me, and it confuses people in America. Thank you.

[@joeymorningstar2114]

For Aiur!!!

[@frankwhite2072]

You don't have to mention broodwar with every reference to og starcraft. If you're mentioning the six or so added units then sure, but otherwise just starcraft is enough.

[@joshuahitchins1897]

One slight mispronunciation I notice you doing which gives me minor confusion is how you say "nook." You say it a lot like "nuke," which just gets me excited, and then disappointed.

[@hoppelhase12]

:)

[@neodimium]

Milo is dog name. We all know why! (-:

[@kalashydra9016]

7:10 maps in starcraft are all the same . square. almost the same base placement . and some ramps . theres nothing interesting about the maps

[@ArkadyGrigorovich]

It’d be great if he actually showed builds as opposed to j1zzing about map backgrounds and missing everything

[@zbawca88]

jaki to kurwa rush jak pierdolisz tu juz od 7min i nic sie nie dzieje w przeciwienstwie do inncyh map

[@brazilfootball]

Trump built this map - everything is GoLdEn 🤑