Ideas for a "nonsense" zone?

[UnknownDream]

I'm thinking of possibly having an area in my map where things don't really "make sense" or follow conventional logic / laws of nature. I've thought about stuff like having trees hanging upside down in the air, water flowing upwards, ect.

Anyone have any ideas that could make this a full fledged zone?

 

[Map Designer]

a footman moving like this (^) (flying & may even be able to attack dragons or birds) (I would use smooth curve if I had in my keyboard)

 

[CoLd Bon3]

I don't know how to do this.

And btw - UnknownDream, are you are female War3 maniac?
I haven't seen any female War3ers. Don't disappoint me pls.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

You would have to know how to convert destructibles to real units, and then how to use flying height and pitch angles. Anarchon's custom inventory system would show you how to make upside down units and in this case trees. The water can also be done this way by using a special effect or destructible or dummy unit, but the easiest way for the water is a custom model with water being a tower like thingy however the same idea applies if you use the waterfall model.

 

[UnknownDream]

That's a great idea map designer, I can picture it already

cold bon3, indeed, a couple of my friends also play ( female )

dat-c3, yeah that's probably what I'll be doing, thanks for the tips.

I appreciate the help guys.

If anyone else has any ideas feel free to drop by, I think I'll get started on the zone soon.

 

[Vizel]

A little more detail would help with the idea process in this case.

The biggest question I have is: what kind of map is it?

 

[UnknownDream]

No problem, if you come up with any ideas feel free to drop them by.

 

[defskull]

Flying Whales / Footman walking over on water / Flying Sheep (THIS IS A-MUST HAVE )

offtopic

It's hard to see a female modder... and beautiful o.0

 

[Map Designer]

how about reflecting the units when they inter.i.e. they enter :
1 2 3 4 and they are become:
4 3 2 1 and do not forget to change the shape. so, a footman will take the shield with his left hand, and the sword with his right hand (all the units will do). You may want to change armor and attack damage upon doing that(one increas and other decrease or so). It will be cool if they reflect during time interval rather than instantly. Adding some kind of blue effect or using Mirror image effect could improve it. I may use parts of this idea: left and right thing

 

[CoLd Bon3]

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It's hard to see a female modder... and beautiful o.0

- Indeed!!!

You can also make heroes become units and units become heroes. Paladins become basic attack units and footmans become epic heroes.. #on_topic

 

[WaterKnight]

• units or doodads that constantly morph into different shapes
• changing scale and color
• inverted control
• mirrored animations

 

[Voukras]

You can make the terrain be very weird by adding giant blue mushrooms, randomly spawning fire traps, ghostly knights (or any other unit really) appearing out of nowhere riding into the horizon then disappearing. As for gameplay changes, perhaps randomly generated buffs and debuffs such as units suddenly becoming huge with bonuses to damage, units becoming magic immune for a limited period etc.

 

[Map Designer]

some spells, like storm hammer, reflect, hitting other than than target, or hitting multiple targets. When projectile reach the target, it reflects Like this /\/*

A two headed ogre has chance to separate or diverge, while others, like grunts, may merge upon entering or so, if they are near each other. It is not hard! You can find yourself a way with your creativity, I am sure. So, when do you start doin this? I am so Excited. I am already impressed with it.

 

[Hexcellion]

You could make supposed-to-be melee units ranged (like footmen lashing their swords from afar, paladins smashing their enemies which does not seem to hit, but deal damage, etc.) and supposed-to-be-ranged units into melee (archers using their bows at close range, etc.)

 

[kellym0]

you can use upside down waterfalls by changing the object editor data fields of:

Max Role Angle (Degrees)
Maximum Pitch Angle (Degrees)

 

[cleavinghammer]

I would suggest taking inspiration from the "Funny Bunny's Egg Hunt" map.

Perhaps things like random changes in variables such as music volume, flying height, random special effects when a spell is cast...

 

[Arrr]

Chaos would be having Flying sheeps devouring dragons, exploding trees, elevators everywhere, People on the ground fighting against people onflying sheeps, Flying fishes, Tornados, Storms, Waterfalls falling from the sky, Sand moving to the sky, Paesant beating each other, Drunk creeps, And so on

 

[Vinz]

Guys, sadly, the female modder hasn't been online since last year.

 

[Binsu]

Also, if you really want to make a weird world, Im master on that.... I can imagine everything! Add some fogs like white, change the sky to something weird to look at like a sky that in the middle there is an abyss, as what other suggested make doodad upside down and there are more...

@En_Tropy: What!!??? For years!?

 

[Arhowk]

you can change all of the unit's shadows to this

 

[trolman]

nice necro... the reactions you guys have to OP's avatar and claim for femaleship (new word) is intresting...
also i've been waiting to use this for along time!

 

[Arhowk]

nice necro... the reactions you guys have to OP's avatar and claim for femaleship (new word) is intresting...
also i've been waiting to use this for along time!

blame entropy

 

[UnknownDream]

Thanks for sticking with me, I'm enjoying all these ideas.

I'm always down for more ideas if anyone has them, but either way I'll put some progress pics up soon™

 

[Orthane]

I'm thinking of possibly having an area in my map where things don't really "make sense" or follow conventional logic / laws of nature. I've thought about stuff like having trees hanging upside down in the air, water flowing upwards, ect.

Anyone have any ideas that could make this a full fledged zone?

Yeah, you need some people to make you some custom models. Custom Special effects you can add to the enviroment and produce animations to allow them to turn like that on command and then slowly float up to where you want them and slowly hover up and down or w/e, its not difficult, you just have to find a person willing to make them for you.

 

[UnknownDream]

That sounds amazing I'll keep my eye open for someone who's down for that.

 

[Vinz]

Here Special Effect Workshop

 

[Orthane]

The next step of wtf would be to have to be The Area that slows down time, not a gobal, but a general area you can use like a spell, so many people say ohhhhhh its not possable, but it is, I solved it in 2008.

Anyone can make it that knows jass, you simply make sure every unit has a custom projectile, that you set up as a variable, this way you can alter it inside a zone and outside a zone, this will allow units to also have their animations match that of the projectiles speed, and when it hits the person its going to attack, meaning even if you throw it into the zone it will suddenly start to slow down in mid air, just don't spam it.
You can alter and distort the sounds in that zone too and add a special effect.

Will I show you an example? No, because its simple enuf to follow what I just said if your smart enuf.

 

[Arhowk]

The next step of wtf would be to have to be The Area that slows down time, not a gobal, but a general area you can use like a spell, so many people say ohhhhhh its not possable, but it is, I solved it in 2008.

Anyone can make it that knows jass, you simply make sure every unit has a custom projectile, that you set up as a variable, this way you can alter it inside a zone and outside a zone, this will allow units to also have their animations match that of the projectiles speed, and when it hits the person its going to attack, meaning even if you throw it into the zone it will suddenly start to slow down in mid air, just don't spam it.
You can alter and distort the sounds in that zone too and add a special effect.

Will I show you an example? No, because its simple enuf to follow what I just said if your smart enuf.

bro.. you joined a couple days ago... chill.... and tbh you explained it poorly

 

[Orthane]

bro.. you joined a couple days ago... chill.... and tbh you explained it poorly

Indeed your correct couple of days, I use to be a member here for 2 years, don't remember the password, when I last played warcraft, few days perhaps, but i'v been playing for 5 years and mapping for 4. Stopped for 2 years now im back. Pritty sure they removed it for 2 years of inactivity lol.

Anyway, the point of it being explained poorly is because I dont give people my systems, they can build it themselves or have me build it for them or they can take the major key to how to make it work or simply try to read it as a whole and get nothing from it.