Cinematics without imports?

[Solaris]

Allright actually I´m working on a map without any imports and I was wondering if there is any way to create fog or lightning effects you can find them in the Utm.
So far I figured out how to enlighten parts of the terrain by simply flipping the Lightning Bolt and lowering it into the ground.
So if anyone got some ideas, I´m all ears...

 

[Levdragon]

A good fog is using red fog or something like that as a doodad, massing some of it and changing the tints to change colour, also disease cloud might suffice...

 

[Solaris]

What red fog u mean? The disease fog is obvious and definetly useful, thats the direction im heading. So anyone else some ideas?

 

[Champara Bros]

well that is really hard... Warcraft has already many effects and some lightning types, but if you want to have new ones without importing you could improvise with dummy units, doodads, but for lightning you will need triggers. So far I can't really help you because you are not specific.

 

[DeftheLynn]

use the "tranquility effect" but i don't remember if it could be tinted ....

 

[Solaris]

Thought about the triggering thing myself, but this stuff will only work iname. What I´m searching for is some kind of doodad abuse.
I was experimenting with different angles and flipped doodads, so
I attached a map where I added the effects I found.
For example found a moon-surrogate...

 

[Solaris]

Anyone other suggestions?