Convert Legacy Map

[leet.firefox]

As I'm sure many of you know, you can convert WC3 maps for use in the GE.
Here are some screenshots of what they look like.

 

[Argony90]

so you are able to convert a map like "DBZ Tribute Ultra" to SC2 and play it? ;D that would be nice

 

[Arhowk]

so you are able to convert a map like "DBZ Tribute Ultra" to SC2 and play it? ;D that would be nice

Im pretty sure u can only convert melee maps

 

[darkrider]

i tried my map. It made the whole screen black and nothing (triggers and other stuff are not converted, for the ones who asks).

 

[Dr Super Good]

Triggers can be manually rebuilt, with time quit accuratly.

The problem however would be the heroes, as all that would have to be extensivly emulated with the veterancy ability currently and triggers for learning skills.

 

[mrzwach]

Pretty sure that they are planning on adding in additional hero functionality; note that there are hotkeys for heroes in the ingame menu which do not appear to work with veterancy-ability units.

 

[ElectricSaiyan]

For people with the completely black maps, go to map settings and set the tilset, then it will become colorful!

 

[adampalicki]

so you are able to convert a map like "DBZ Tribute Ultra" to SC2 and play it? ;D that would be nice

No, not really. It sort of converts the terrain, and nothing else.

http://img190.imageshack.us/i/exampletx.png

 

[Hero_Lief]

The resources seem to fail with a Warcraft III conversion. I'm sure an original StarCraft map would convert much, much better.

 

[Zerox]

It's probably a new feature and with luck they'll add more to it so it's a "real" conversion. But this is cool even if this is all we get for converting. but it does seem to be missing a lot. I bet they'll add wc3.mpqs to sc2 so you get all the old models or maybe a new war3.mpq with updated models and textures. Either would be cool.

 

[Hero_Lief]

But they won't, because then they're essentially giving away their game for free to SC2 owners.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

I dont see much point in it. I imported the WC3 Twisted Meadows that has mines in the 4 ends, shallow water there, shallow water and tavern in the map center, creeps and trees, The import after selecting BelShir was just mountains and valleys in a rough shape of the map, no water, no nothing and those mountains and hills never existed. My map turnt out to be better conversion cause it doesnt have trees, while trees become hills. This conversion is actually nice but i'd rather make a new map from scratch than use conversion:

I like the idea but no way I would remake my city from converted map. Otherwise it is like the Earth after deserted without water, the ocean is sand, kinda like Resident Evil Extinction - the planet is deserted!

My map conversion

 

[Zerox]

But they won't, because then they're essentially giving away their game for free to SC2 owners.

Maybe but what's the point of the conversion if all you get is a phantom barren version of the terrain?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Eithor the feature is incomplete, or it is to provide guide lines for re terraining a map.

 

[Zerox]

Well I'm leaning towards incomplete. And if nothing else I at least hope it's only incomplete.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I would not get your hopes too high. WC3 is a seriously different game from SC2. Currently I think SC2 supports only 8 terrain types in a map (with limitless alpha blending combos)..

 

[mrzwach]

Currently I think SC2 supports only 8 terrain types in a map (with limitless alpha blending combos)..

Yeah, this is true. Hopefully someone can make a tool that can overcome this limitation, would be nice to have more terrain types. :\

 

[Bloody_Turds]

I just noticed this in the editor today XD, figured id post about it, but someone beat me to it eh. I really hope it works, as almost a full conversion... and that the warcraft 3 mpq database can/will be included with sc2... how epic would that be ^^, ofc blizz might just release it as a resource pack, type thing, not sure how thats gonna work out

 

[Zerox]

Oooh what if the way Blizzard does this is that to get a full conversion of a wc3 map you have to have wc3 installed so it knows where to get the resources for it?

 

[Reaper51]

Best idea i've heard today!

 

[Dr Super Good]

Zerox, that wont happen. SC2 and WC3 are too different games. Especially trigger wise there can not be a 1 - 1 convert.

 

[Hero_Lief]

If you want to convert your map, do it manually, dammit. MAYBE the converter would be able to convert the terrain, not just a heightmap but with cliffs as well. MAYBE. But that's IT.

 

[Zerox]

Well you never can quite tell. Besides the idea that they may let us link to wc3 mpq's is still viable as an mpq is still an mpq. Doesn't matter all that much. But what does matter is whether there is support for the same file types.

 

[Dr Super Good]

SC2 cliffs are different from WC3's. SC2 cliffs have only 4 levels.
Chasim - The bottom is far away and can appear bottomless on some tile sets so can not be walked on
Normal - The standard height elevation of a map (ground 0), can ramp with elevated and high.
Elevated - Small cliff up from normal, can ramp with normal and high.
High - small cliff up from Elevated, can ramp with elevated and normal.

As you can see this is totally different from WC3 as SC2 wants you to use terrain or doodads instead of cliffs. Thus why it estimates with hightmap as SC2 can not support WC3's 32 cliff levels or whatever.