Terrain lowering limit

[Deon]

Somehow I limited my possibility to lower the terrain. It can't go deeper than a standard "0 height" value. And if I try to edit my previously created holes it levels them. What is the option I occasionally turned on?

 

[Softmints]

The fix would be to use Advanced » Adjust Cliff Levels. Raise cliff levels by the number above the current level (the minimum, 0) which you would like to be. This may cause problems if you've been using water - I'm not sure how you might deal with those.

 

[Dr Super Good]

WC3 has a finite number of cliff levels per square. Thus to allow you to lower further, you must raze the average around like Softmints mentioned so it looks like you are going deeper.

I do believe teriane height (not cliff height) does not have such a limate, so you may concider that as an option.

 

[Vegavak]

Terrain height does have it's limits, quite similarly to cliff height. There is a ceiling and a floor in the WC3 map that you just cannot go past.

Adjusting your cliff levels is going to bork your water, if you have any, but you should consider it a lesson learned.

 

[Deon]

I don't get it... How did it happen?

Example: I did a big hole in the ground which is supposed to be a crater from nuke. I did some terrain editing here and there on another end of the map (it's 256x256) and when I come back to the "crater" hole if I touch it with height brush it becomes immediately flat.
Can you explain to a newbie how does it happen please . I think I miss something obvious.

The main question: how did I do it? I want to avoid it in future.

P.S. Here's the screenshot: I somehow managed to do this hole. But whenever I click "lower/raise" on it the tile become flat.

screenshot

Moreover if I use "same level" tool it transforms the pit into volcano...


How did it happen and is there a normal way to fix it to leave some water on my map?

 

[Vegavak]

Think of it like a floor and ceiling, and you cannot go past either. You have just met the floor.

Like I said, take this as a lesson learned. You're gonna have to redo all the water and adjust cliff height+.

 

[Deon]

Mr. Vegavak, is it supposed to be a bug that the hole is lower than the "floor" already?

And I've found the way, I checked "fixed water height" V and adjusted cliff height without problems with the water. Thanks for the solution.

 

[Anachron]

Maybe this could've been done by changing the data of the terrain by setting the data higher for the ground? whatever, its fixed.