It's probably that this has been commented before but... why Constructs haven't their own levels? I mean:
Undead: Candlestick Keep (and Graveyards)
Beast: Wolver Den
Slime: Lichenous Lair
Gremlin: Deconstruction Zone
Fiend: Devilish Drudgery
I know that there is a special level for Constructs in some missions like Assault on Machine Shop 13 or the second depth of the mission Toy Soldiers, but it still makes me feel that i'm in a normal clockwork tunnel instead some special level...
Ghost in the Machine sounds like the only level that comes to mind which is just about full of construct enemies. And maybe the menders belong in Assault on Machine Shop 13 to administer repairs. But I see what you are saying.
What about those battlepod floors?
Hmmmm.....The training Hall is constructs only.
No clickworks tho, sadly.
Except for D17 roarmulus.
@Hollows
Saying Ironclaw Munitions Factory is a Construct level is like saying Gloaming Wildwoods is a Beast level. Beasts have Wolver Den without a boss at the end of the level, but it isn't the same for Constructs...
@Demonicsothe
The Battlepod floors are just the levels that i said in the first post, they are just clockwork tunnels without the feeling that you are in a new 'special depth'
Constructs can be found in every single level outside of devilish drudgery.
Gun Puppies and Lumbers are very common in no-construct levels, same for Menders, Silkwings or Alpha Wolvers
There are some levels where you can't see constructs like Legion of Almire, Heart of Ice, Candlestick Keeps, Graveyards, Dark City, Lichenous Lair or Concrete Jungle (there is a small chance to see Gun Puppies in Lichenous Lair but it is really LOW)
They arE rusty constructs. The standard design of a clocwork tunnel fits them well.
Maybe change some textures and decorations here and there, but the battlepod levels are as good as it could be.
We do have jigsaw valley wich is kind of a gremlin/construct hybrid at it looks weird to me already.
Jigsaw Valley levels are Constructs themed. They have some gremlins thrown in to maintain those constructs though. It used to be Constructs+Slimes, now it is Constructs+Gremlins (Just like Deconstruction Zones are Gremlin+Constructs).
Yes, Jigsaw Valley uses the same tile set as Aurora Isles, but likewise Wolver Den use the same tile set as Lichenous Lair and Dark city use the same tile set as Concrete Jungle, so constructs are not the only family without unique tile set.
Also the list of themed levels is longer then the one in OP:
Aurora Isles theme: Slimes + Beasts
Concrete Jungle theme: Slimes + Undead
Scarlet Fortress theme: Undead + Slimes
Dark City theme: Fiends + Undead
Final Conclusions:
Dear OOO, since you manage to revive Arcade please throw in some new levels and tile sets - we haven't seen anything from April 2011 apart from Candlestick Keep and Compounds. And that's not enough for dedicated Clockworks Explorers like myself. I don't mind constructs themed one if it makes Sir-Onox happy - but I'd be satisfied with anything really ;-)
Jigsaw Valley levels are Constructs themed. They have some gremlins thrown in to maintain those constructs though. It used to be Constructs+Slimes, now it is Constructs+Gremlins (Just like Deconstruction Zones are Gremlin+Constructs).
Yes, Jigsaw Valley uses the same tile set as Aurora Isles, but likewise Wolver Den use the same tile set as Lichenous Lair and Dark city use the same tile set as Concrete Jungle, so constructs are not the only family without unique tile set.
Also the list of themed levels is longer then the one in OP:
Aurora Isles theme: Slimes + Beasts
Concrete Jungle theme: Slimes + Undead
Scarlet Fortress theme: Undead + Slimes
Dark City theme: Fiends + Undead
Final Conclusions:
Dear OOO, since you manage to revive Arcade please throw in some new levels and tile sets - we haven't seen anything from April 2011 apart from Candlestick Keep and Compounds. And that's not enough for dedicated Clockworks Explorers like myself. I don't mind constructs themed level if it makes Sir-Onox happy - but I'd be satisfied with anything really ;-)
Yes. Jigsaw Valley are the Constructs 'special level'. The Missions Axis of Evil and beyond Axis of Evil have a set of these levels.
You can find it here.
Constructs aren't a species of "monster" so to speak, they are the very fabric of the Clockworks, and they keep everything running in the Gremlin's absence. Therefore they do not require their own "themed level" and can appear anywhere and everywhere they're needed.
@Juances
Yes! Changing the decorations or tiles of these battlepod levels and adding them to the clockworks is a good idea (alarms, deactivated mecha knights just for decoration or the searchlights that throw a series of missiles like The Collector mission to give better environment would be great)
@Hexzyle
I agree, but ey, if OOO decides to do a new special level for Constructs exclusively, everybody would approve it to have more variety of levels into the clockworks.... or no?
What about IMF?