Making a Basic Campaign

The Campaign Editor

Introduction

The Campaign Editor is very simple to use. I hope you will find this tutorial useful. The Campaign Editor can make a .w3n file (Warcraft 3 Campaign File).

General Information



This section in the Campaign Editor lets you change the name of the campaign, the difficulty, the author and description.



The next part of this section lets you change the minimap display.



The next part of this section lets you add, edit, extract and delete maps from the campaign file.



This is a picture of a demo campaign I have made, it shows two maps i have added, a minimap preview, description, name, author, difficultly, ect.



Adding a Map

Adding a map to your campaign is easy. Simply in the general section click on this button


The Loading Screen Section



This section of the Campaign Editor lets you edit the campaign screen, add campaign button and edit the music and sounds playing during the campaign screen. This picture is how you add a button to the campaign screen





The next picture shows how you can change the loading screen, and the shading of it.



Now to add music to your campaign screen use this part of the Campaign Editor



This is a picture of the loading screen section for the demo campaign.



Custom Data

The Campaign Editor lets you make custom data. It works just like the Object Editor except the units you make in this section will be avaliable in every map in your campaign. Custom data made in the Campaign Editor will be blue, not pink like data in the Object Editor.



Import Manager

This import manager works just like the normel import manager, except files imported here will be avaliable for use in evrery map. Also remember that the path will not be wc3mapimported\filename it will be wc3campimported\filename.



Conclusion

This is a pretty simple tutorial. I have also included bellow my tutorial for Game Caches. incase any one needs it. If you have any questions private message me or email me at bob27dav@optusnet.com.au.

Game Caches

Introduction
This tutorial will tell you how to move units and other things from map to map. Remember that Game Caches can not be used on Battle Net, and are almost only ever used for campaigns.

Creating the Game Cache

The first thing you want to do is to create a variable for the Game Cache, go into the Variale editor and create a new Game Cache, like in the pictures bellow.





Then when the Game Caches variable has been created use this trigger to create the Game Cache.

Create Cache

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Game Cache - Create a game cache from TutorialCache.w3v
Set TutorialCache = (Last created game cache)
Game Cache - Save TutorialCache

Storing Heros and Other Things

Now i'll show you how to store things using a Game Cache. The following trigger can be used to store a hero.

Store Hero

Events
Conditions
Actions

Game Cache - Store Paladin 0032 <gen> as Paladin of Heros in TutorialCache
Game Cache - Save TutorialCache
Trigger - Run Store Gold <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Remember that you will have to create all the nesecary variables in order for the triggers to work. This next trigger will show you how to store a players gold or lumber. This will require a variable, unlike storing a hero.

Store Gold

Events
Conditions
Actions

Set Gold = (Player 1 (Red) Current gold)
Game Cache - Store Gold as Gold of Recources in TutorialCache
Game Cache - Save TutorialCache
Trigger - Run Store Hero Name <gen> (ignoring conditions)

This next trigger will show you how to store a heros proper name, and one of the ways it can be used in a different map.

Store Hero Name

Events
Conditions
Actions

Set HeroName = (Proper name of Paladin 0032 <gen>)
Game Cache - Store HeroName as HeroName of Heros in TutorialCache
Game Cache - Save (Last created game cache)
Trigger - Run End Game <gen> (ignoring conditions)

This will also require a variable.

Restoring things from the Game Cache

I am now going to show you how to restore all these things in a different map. The first thing we need to do is the re-create all the variables. It makes it alot easier if the new variables in the new map are the same as in the old map. After all the required variables have been made make this trigger.

Load Game Cache

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Game Cache - Create a game cache from TutorialCache.w3v
Set TutorialCache = (Last created game cache)

Now that the Game Cache has been re-created we can restore our heros, gold and hero names. This next trigger is used to restore the hero.

Restore Gold

Events

Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds

Conditions
Actions

Set Gold = (Load Gold of Recources from TutorialCache)
Player - Set Player 1 (Red) Current gold to Gold

Now that our gold has been restored we can make a text message appear on the screen saying Your heros proper name is the last game was: and have the heros proper name appear. You can do this with almost anything. Heres the trigger for it.

Restore Hero Name

Events

Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds

Conditions
Actions

Set HeroName = (Load HeroName of Heros from TutorialCache)
Game - Display to (All players) for 20.00 seconds the text: (Your heros proper name is the last game was: + (Load HeroName of Heros from TutorialCache))

Conclusion

I hope you now find Game Caches alot easier, if you would like to ask me anything just private message me or email me at bob27dav@optusnet.com.au. If you need it you maybe download the demo.

I had to move this tutorial from its former place due to image failures.

Bob, Ralle: what's the story with these images guys?

For me the GameCache Party is perfect, the campaign party must be more details

This tutorial was damaged.

Guess who is going to end up editing it?

You?

ok my main problem( im pretty good at the rest) is how to get the damn cmpaign to actoualy show up in wc3

I suppose it's under Custom Campaigns.

I've got one question...

Do I have to open the maps of the campaign by the Campaign Editor (I mean, select it in the CE and click "Edit Map")?

Or else, the map will be as I saved it BEFORE adding it to the campaign...

Thanks! The tutorial is nice!

~ Tutorial (re)approved and moved to General Mapping Tutorials.

Thanks a lot I like youyr tutorial its easier than I taught

I followed this tutorial and read it through but I have this problem: When I save my campaign it says that I have 2 maps "not in use, marked by blue" and whenever I play the campaign it says 0 missions and there are no "arrows" with mission names.

The campaign editor looks like this, and I have followed the step to add a map to the campaign 100%!

What should I do?

All hail the Bob
Seriusly this is a good tutorial, Im not making a campaign but I need a ****load of triggers in my new map.
3/5 Buffs

Originally Posted by Paddymew

I followed this tutorial and read it through but I have this problem: When I save my campaign it says that I have 2 maps "not in use, marked by blue" and whenever I play the campaign it says 0 missions and there are no "arrows" with mission names.

The campaign editor looks like this, and I have followed the step to add a map to the campaign 100%!

What should I do?

You probably didn't add Loading Screen buttons, go to the Loading Screen tab, and then right click on the blank white space, and click add new button. Then you can choose what you want it to say as its chapter, its name and whether or not it appears straight away when you load the campaign.

Originally Posted by damurloc

All hail the Bob
Seriusly this is a good tutorial, Im not making a campaign but I need a ****load of triggers in my new map.
3/5 Buffs

Glad that you liked it :)

Really good thread!This will surely help people creating their campaigns!

thx it a helped