 Thoreezhea1 United States. September 30 2010 01:38. Posts 532 | Profile Blog # |
On September 28 2010 09:16 BrianatASUS wrote:
testing my first post... how do i create a new thread here?
you're gonna wanna make sure you use the search function in the upper right thoroughly, your question may have already been asked. If NOT then click the blue underlined General or Sports & Games or whatever the corresponding section is in the left bars. if you are logged in you will see the little icon "Create New Topic"Last edit: 2010-09-30 01:39:53 |
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| exShinra Oman. September 30 2010 02:06. Posts 16 | Profile # |
On September 30 2010 00:46 FlopTurnReaver wrote:
Search function is screwed up on EU server. It still works though if you just spam enter.
I guess I should reiterate. I don't know how to search for games. I'm lost. |
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| funcmode Australia. September 30 2010 02:15. Posts 680 | Profile # |
On September 30 2010 02:06 exShinra wrote:
Show nested quote +On September 30 2010 00:46 FlopTurnReaver wrote:
Search function is screwed up on EU server. It still works though if you just spam enter.
I guess I should reiterate. I don't know how to search for games. I'm lost.
In SC2 go to Multiplayer, and in the bottom right click create custom game. Above the list of maps that appears is a search box, type in iCCup (or whatever you're looking for) and hit enter. As said though, there is a bug that means you might have to repeat the search a few times before the maps actually show up. Once they do just select the map and start the game. You can add AI's or make it public and wait for a real opponent to join.
Alternatively, instead of clicking create custom game you can join a lobby someone else created by clicking "Join custom game." However there is no search here, you have to scroll down the list until you find a map you want to play on. |
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| exShinra Oman. September 30 2010 02:38. Posts 16 | Profile # |
Ah, I get it now. I kept going through "Join Game" but I couldnt find the search feature  All good now.
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| synapse China. October 02 2010 02:06. Posts 6924 | Profile Blog # |
I'm trying to make a melee map, but for some reason a bunch of the terrain seems to be "unbuildable" - as in, I can't put buildings there, I can't put minerals there, I can't but Xel'naga towers there, etc.
??? I don't think I did anything other than raise/lower the terrain. My map is radially symmetric and stuff can be built on one side, but for the other side I can't put anything there.... |
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| funcmode Australia. October 02 2010 02:27. Posts 680 | Profile # |
On October 02 2010 02:06 synapse wrote:
I'm trying to make a melee map, but for some reason a bunch of the terrain seems to be "unbuildable" - as in, I can't put buildings there, I can't put minerals there, I can't but Xel'naga towers there, etc.
??? I don't think I did anything other than raise/lower the terrain. My map is radially symmetric and stuff can be built on one side, but for the other side I can't put anything there....
My guess is, the area you're trying to "build" in is too close to the outside of the map. Press "O" to display the borders, if the area is outside of the yellow line you won't be able to build there.
The reason you can build on one side and not on the other, even if it's symmetrical, is because by default the camera bounds create more buildable space at the top of the map than at the bottom.
You'll have to expand either the camera bounds, map bounds, or both in order to sort it out. |
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| synapse China. October 02 2010 08:21. Posts 6924 | Profile Blog # |
On October 02 2010 02:27 funcmode wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 02 2010 02:06 synapse wrote:
I'm trying to make a melee map, but for some reason a bunch of the terrain seems to be "unbuildable" - as in, I can't put buildings there, I can't put minerals there, I can't but Xel'naga towers there, etc.
??? I don't think I did anything other than raise/lower the terrain. My map is radially symmetric and stuff can be built on one side, but for the other side I can't put anything there....
My guess is, the area you're trying to "build" in is too close to the outside of the map. Press "O" to display the borders, if the area is outside of the yellow line you won't be able to build there. The reason you can build on one side and not on the other, even if it's symmetrical, is because by default the camera bounds create more buildable space at the top of the map than at the bottom. You'll have to expand either the camera bounds, map bounds, or both in order to sort it out.
Ahhh yes I see. Thanks, everything is solved 
I actually thought that it might be the map bounds, but I didn't realize that the margin at the top was larger than the margin at the bottom, so I assumed it couldn't have been the map bounds. |
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| DaChknAndDaRice United States. October 02 2010 08:23. Posts 5 | Profile # |
I want to make water actually look like an ocean and not like there is water on top of the terrain.
The only thing I've been able to get to work semi-perfectly is to lower the terrain so low that you can't see it anymore.
Is this the proper way to have the water look like it's actually "deep" water? |
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| FlopTurnReaver Switzerland. October 02 2010 09:58. Posts 1808 | Profile Blog # | |
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| DaChknAndDaRice United States. October 02 2010 11:50. Posts 5 | Profile # | |
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| sob3k United States. October 02 2010 12:43. Posts 4674 | Profile Blog # |
On October 02 2010 08:23 DaChknAndDaRice wrote:
I want to make water actually look like an ocean and not like there is water on top of the terrain.
The only thing I've been able to get to work semi-perfectly is to lower the terrain so low that you can't see it anymore.
Is this the proper way to have the water look like it's actually "deep" water?
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| DaChknAndDaRice United States. October 03 2010 04:22. Posts 5 | Profile # |
I've noticed when people post pics of their maps, that they have like an almost 3D generated view from the "side".
How do you do this? Is this when you're in the game and you scroll with the mouse? Or is this a feature inside the editor somewhere? |
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| BarlowEnter_Writeup United States. October 03 2010 08:28. Posts 8 | Profile # |
I need someone to establish some map balancing idea that are exploitable for zerg.
ex: breakable terrain that reshadow back itself after certain amount of time?
give Terran different terrain usage that has RTS sense of weaknesses?
Please don't hold away fundamental notes that can easily be forgoten. If something like mulitple entrances for reapers or high ground near mineral patches, anything that is not mention here and you think that is something map creaters need not to forget, write it down.Last edit: 2010-10-03 15:54:33 |
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| sob3k United States. October 03 2010 09:52. Posts 4674 | Profile Blog # |
On October 03 2010 04:22 DaChknAndDaRice wrote:
I've noticed when people post pics of their maps, that they have like an almost 3D generated view from the "side".
How do you do this? Is this when you're in the game and you scroll with the mouse? Or is this a feature inside the editor somewhere?
Have you even tried the editor? Obviously you can edit the camera angle to anything you want in the editor. |
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| sob3k United States. October 03 2010 10:01. Posts 4674 | Profile Blog # |
On October 03 2010 08:28 BarlowEnter_Writeup wrote:
I need someone to establish some map balancing idea that are exploitable for zerg.
ex: breakable terrain that reshadow back itself after certain amount of time?
give Terran different terrain usage that has RTS sense of weaknesses?
1. Single direction choked natural.
2. No cliffs overlooking minerals, or small cliffs.
3. High ground Overlord hiding spots near important locations.
4. Neutral creep
5. Limited number of reaper entrances to main.
6. Main to nat distance is one creep tumor or less.
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| LarJarsE United States. October 03 2010 11:35. Posts 1323 | Profile Blog # |
On October 03 2010 08:28 BarlowEnter_Writeup wrote:
I need someone to establish some map balancing idea that are exploitable for zerg.
ex: breakable terrain that reshadow back itself after certain amount of time?
give Terran different terrain usage that has RTS sense of weaknesses?
very open middle and generally open pathing, open natural. backdoor to main, close main2main distance, short main2nat distance |
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| BarlowEnter_Writeup United States. October 03 2010 15:48. Posts 8 | Profile # |
On October 03 2010 10:01 sob3k wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 03 2010 08:28 BarlowEnter_Writeup wrote:
I need someone to establish some map balancing idea that are exploitable for zerg.
ex: breakable terrain that reshadow back itself after certain amount of time?
give Terran different terrain usage that has RTS sense of weaknesses?
1. Single direction choked natural. 2. No cliffs overlooking minerals, or small cliffs. 3. High ground Overlord hiding spots near important locations. 4. Neutral creep 5. Limited number of reaper entrances to main. 6. Main to nat distance is one creep tumor or less.
can you explain to me what do you mean by single direction choked natural?
Is it a natural in the back of your base that is only open to your main? Or does it apply for something more?
I like the idea of neutral creep, though I don't think I'll simply make it exploitable on the center of the map, who would anyway, instead I think this can become lanes that isolate herds of numbers, a quick exit that can be punish by cliff positioning. And main and nat's distance consideration, number of creep tumor placement between main and nat are one clear and wonderful note, definitely will take it into every map's consideration. I must say notes like 3/5/6 are notes that I desperately need. I don't want to missout on anything like these. |
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| Perscienter Germany. October 04 2010 03:27. Posts 899 | Profile # |
1. How do I change the game speed?
2. How can I edit units? Whch data source do I have to edit? Core, Liberty, LibertyMulti? If I edit values in one of them, the value will be stuck and won't be able to modify any values at all after that.
3. Do I need to use triggers, to activate upgrades?
4. Do I need to use triggers to adjust the starting resources?
5. Where can I find the scripts of the YABOT maps? I've already downloaded them. |
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| synapse China. October 04 2010 12:17. Posts 6924 | Profile Blog # |
I've published a map (Private), but I can't seem to change it from "Custom" to "Melee" (to play vs a computer opponent) in-game... The SCII Editor says my map meets all the requirements for a Melee map, so what am I supposed to do?
Hopefully I'm not just being stupid and missing something very obvious in-game.... |
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| TibblesEvilCat United Kingdom. October 04 2010 20:39. Posts 766 | Profile # |
| how do i rescale the entire map? |
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