New mapper (me), needing a little help :)

[Glyphon]

Hey, I'm Glyphon and have been mapping Starcraft Broodwar maps for ages, I got warcraft 3 RoC a while ago and want to start making maps.

My main inspiration is DOTA, I can make it extremely balanced. Theres just one minute problem

I can create custom units perfectly, and my items are all alright. Just; how do I create custom abilities, like in DotA.

EG:
- Venomasters Epidemic
- Commander of the Abyss' Summon Abyss Ghoul
- Lothars Claymore +30 damage +15% attack speed
- Hyperstone +45% attack speed.

Can it be done in Warcraft III World Editor?
Or do i have to download another more advanced editor?

 

[ElfWarfare]

it can be done in few ways

1. To modify the abilities in WE - object editor
2. Create them with triggers
3. JASS

and maybe some more, check the Spells section and you will understand.

 

[Glyphon]

Cool Thanks

 

[Angelusz]

i don't think spells and abilities were available in the RoC object editor, were they?

 

[HardGamerDz]

Abilitys (Custom made) without JASS can only be made in TFT...

 

[Glyphon]

... lol so thats what the problem was . iv been trying to create spells in RoC Editor, :'(, now i need to go buy TFT.. why is life so cruel...

 

[ElfWarfare]

just use triggers

 

[Panto]

You can make abilities by editing the AbilityData.slk and <race>AbilityFunc.txt files and importing them into your map with WinMPQ, but it's not worth it. Buy TFT and patch to 1.17. The rewards are well worth the upgrade.

 

[Angelusz]

TFT was the best thing that ever happened to warcraft, needless to say. It's all reasonably self-explanatory, but if you need help in the tft editor, don't hesitate to ask