The Roots of the Maze Steps.

As I previously mentioned, I started creating my first Dota 2 map based off a sketch I did quite some time back. It was not meant for Dota 2 back then, but was intended for a different project which unfortunately did not seem that suitable for it.

Fortunately, I kept the sketch and am now about to immortalize it through the power of the Internet. Behold, the 'visionary' sketch of the my first Dota 2 map, Maze Steps.

The initial idea was to have units climb the stairs leading the next platform, up another flight of stairs to another platform, and so forth, until they reach the middle of the map known as 'CP'.

The aim was to try to bring units from opposing sides onto a choke point, in this case represented by stairs leading to a platform.

As you can see, it is a very brief sketch with not much detail. Still, this provided much fundamental basis in which I used in Maze Steps. It is certainly vastly different from the sketch, but the end result was definitely a map I feel proud of.

Lesson of the Day? Sketches helps.