Making a custom race(anything custom)

[ironmyr]

Hi i am making four custom races for a meele map and i was wondering what races i should use in it. I am thinking troll/ice/chaos/highelf. I dont need help with chaos or highelf because there are so many models out there for both including buildings. If anyone could help with the trolls or ice that would be cool or throw out another race i could use. I am missing buildings for both troll and ice if anyone would like to help comment back plz thx

 

[Ghost765]

is this warcraft lore based?
i think the size of this map would be quite high, since youre doing everything in custom.
please define chaos, Chaos as in wh40k chaos legions?
i fail to see why to use an ice race, i think goblins would suit better.

 

[ironmyr]

Is it possible to make a map with custom everything and play online cause u mentioned the map size would be to big? Imeant chaos as in demon/hellish and I guess i will go with goblins its just i dont see alot of buildings out there for them. I was planning on doing something like Ttor but I cant make models and i dont know how to make a mod like that.

 

[Ghost765]

if you dont keep the filesize of your map under 4mb, you cant play the map online. thats why i usually do 2 races.

 

[ironmyr]

how do u check the map size

 

[Artins the Great]

Doing 4 races will be hard. you gotta make at least 4 heros for each race so that's about....... wait let me get my calculator, 16 heros with 64 costom spells (correct me if i'm wrong) unless you are excell at jass or something, I suggest 2 race just like what ghost said.

 

[ironmyr]

ya i am only going to do 2 races. i guess i will have to make multiple maps

 

[Ghost765]

you dont need 4 heroes. you just need 3 at a minimum. ive seen a map that added about 8 extra races, by just using doodads/extra units found in the editor. im just saying making a custom race with custom models is hard.

 

[ironmyr]

Also looking for building suggestions for trolls link me the page if you find any thx

 

[ironmyr]

ghost what were the custom races you made?

 

[Ghost765]

i made a huge human/orc extension, with custom terrain.http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...s=g&search=legendary%20crossroads&d=list&r=20
the terrain sorta phails in my opinion. everythings too bunched up. although i did like the waterfall in the top right corner.
right now im making a map with 2 totally new races, Imperial Legion of Chaos Hordes.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f202/rivers-war-temporary-name-93685/

 

[ironmyr]

Ya i am going with troll/highelf first map and 2nd chaos/forest

 

[ironmyr]

I like the troll race the most but i need buildings >_<

 

[ironmyr]

if you want ghost or anyone else i can share the map someway and we can play on battlenet i cant host thought and i want ideas for spells and buildings it would help

 

[Artins the Great]

stop double posting!

 

[ironmyr]

Sorry i dont know what you mean by double posting?

 

[ironmyr]

what is double posting ? so i can prevent myself from doing so

 

[wugiboy]

Sorry i dont know what you mean by double posting?

what is double posting ? so i can prevent myself from doing so

pretty much exactly like that ^ posting consecutively while no one has replied/posted in between

and a mod is kinda hard to do, you'd have to actually edit the internal data of wc3(.mpq files), with editing stuff like unit stats and strings(name), and probably the hardest is working with custom/edited spells, and the worst thing is that its very time consuming, I'm kinda experienced in this field of editing and modding wc3 and its mpq, but even after 2 years I'm not even done yet, so unless you have the patience and the time, then good luck with you or unless your pushing through with just making a map then its definitely quite easier but the thing that limits the map is the mapsize which is very frustrating indeed..

 

[ironmyr]

ya i am just going to make individuel maps cause like you said the mod would be 2 time consuming i am making custom spells/units/icons for two races on each of the maps i am creating. i WONT double post anymore cause i know what it means even tho it was spell explaintory. Anways if someone would like to test it out my name on bnet is Watawoaks2
i am pretty much only done 20-30%

 

[Rhodesy]

Make beast men of the woods using squasths and stuff centuars alike

 

[Shanghai]

lol.... i just say lol mybe this will be great map but i dont know.. why not make sumthing more easy like RPG or sumthing cool

 

[ironmyr]

i will try to use the centaur theme in one of my maps i found some buildings for them and i probably could make it into a race. It just takes alot of time to come up with spells and abilities for them.