[General] How to make those deep cliffs like in Diablo maps?

[Foronisus]

Guys, I was just wondering if there's a terrainer to just explain to me how do you make those deep places, those chasms like in the Diablo Maps?

You know, the places like when you're crossing over a bridge and in the map it looks like there's a deep bottom below it that you can't see....like it's way too deep.

 

[Ameranth]

I haven't seen what you're asking about, but my guess is that the initial cliff level is relatively high, then the chasm is made by simply lowering the elevation level normally.

 

[Zarathustra]

I haven't seen what you're asking about, but my guess is that the initial cliff level is relatively high, then the chasm is made by simply lowering the elevation level normally.

Sometimes when I do that, World Editor doesn't want to let you make "cliffs" that are too steep. If need a drop-off to be steeper, I sometimes use the "plateau" tool with a small radius.

Click at the base of the cliff, hold, and drag into the higher-elevation region. That seems to give WE a kick in the pants when it isn't cooperating.

 

[mckill2009]

cliff elevation can do that, put pathing blockers also on the so called 'cliffs' to avoid walking to the bottom of it...but be warned that your cliff level should be high coz if not then you cant decrease anymore...

 

[Bugz]

I think it's a file you need or something?

 

[Skycraft]

Create a folder in your Warcraft 3 directory called UI.
Put this miscdata.txt in it.
You will be able to raise and lower cliffs as far as you want.