Will you mod Starcraft II?

[MySpaceBarBroke]

You're korean?

And if someone makes a dota for SC2 I will shoot myself. Metaphorically.

Start polishing your figure-of-speech gun, because that's the most probable scenario.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

youre correct!!!! hahaha. For some reason, i find this funny.
Yep i am KOREAN!!! i was never in the sC craze, or any kind of game in fact, to get good at it.
only started playing dota with my friends like a year ago and i dont play that much. i use Techies cos i am cheap.

 

[DaedraEater]

since im a horrible modder of coursew not, but i will map!!

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

Chat with Devs: One of the most popular questions we get when it comes to creating UMS (User Map Settings) games or mods is: Will there be a DotA for StarCraft II? For those who are not familiar, DotA (Defense of the Ancients), is a popular UMS game created for Warcraft III. StarCraft compared to Warcraft III, does not focus on heroes as much, and heroes or units do not have the same experience gaining mechanic as Warcraft III, making it difficult to imagine how a game like DotA could be reproduced for StarCraft. Nonetheless, after chatting it up with our devs, we found out the ability to allow heroes and units to gain experience is built into the Map Editor, though it will not likely be in single player or standard multiplayer. In addition, those units can also be toggled to have the ability to carry an inventory, which is also a characteristic needed in UMS maps such as DotA. With those two additions, we can rest assured that our clever community modders can handle the rest in creating some awesome custom games.

Dota in sc2 for sure!

 

[Pyritie]

God damn it. Ah well, at least there'd be more people playing sc2 so there wouldn't be just map makers and dota players left like there is for wc3.

By the way, did they reply to those other questions yet?

 

[SuPa-]

I definitely won't model for SC2... since I can't, really. xD

But I'll probably map

 

[Cheeder]

I definitely won't model for SC2... since I can't, really. xD

But I'll probably map

mod = modify

your "map" = mod

 

[Pyritie]

mod = modify

your "map" = mod

Models and Maps.

Two very different things.

 

[Cheeder]

yes i know they are different. But M-O-D is an abbreviation for modify, not model. If you read the poll options you would realize that it has to do with a generalization of creation - creating maps. That includes but is not limited to models, spells, triggers, etc. So creating your own map with the given resources of the SC2WE is still modding.

I'm in the process of creating a map and haven't played WC3 in months. I find it to be more stimulating than actually playing.

Now you know

 

[Pyritie]

I definitely won't model for SC2... since I can't, really. xD

But I'll probably map

He never said "mod".

 

[rober artua]

Now normal maps are allowed for use in SC II so I am planning to make some nice models and maby I ll try to play custom maps

 

[RoughneckLeader]

Most definetly will make maps. This will make it alot easier to make my "Warriors of Gundra" Map(s). (guns/missiles/other with teams and required/optional quests).

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Im quite curious of what will be new and improved.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

the demos look really good doesnt it. the graphics and stuff u know.
but i wonder if we might need to upgrade our computers for the graphics and stuff. Like that Crysis game. it was advertised really favourably but i hear that it lags like a mother.
i hope thats not the case for sc2

 

[LordDz]

Guess a prober graphic card and around 1 GB ram would be enough, and ram is pretty cheap.

 

[ADemon]

I don't think that SC2 will be as flexible as wc3...
and you can't count that a "spell" will kill your hero, and a "magic wall" will stop the zergs anymore.

 

[RoughneckLeader]

If you look on the site forums, they said that they want it to be MORE powerful then the WC3:WE. Blizzard themselves said it. Most likely, they will refine the WE to the point of making an "ok" map in 10-20 minutes (they also said that), and "imagine what a pro would do?". Even though making models for it will be hard, I have no doupt in the abilitys of model'ers.

 

[Pyritie]

I just hope that all of the models made for wc3 will be able to work with sc2. (WoW uses .m2) Or at least I hope blizz provides a file converter. It would be terrible to lose all of these models we have. Same goes for .blp. They stopped using it in WoW (they used .tga).

That and I also hope they would integrate the object editor with the trigger editor more. For example you could change a unit's model or stats in-game via triggers. It'd help a lot.

 

[TDR]

wc3 models in sc2? You're kidding, right? I can't even imagine how shit they'd look. First of all they are insanely low poly and they only have one texture map (diffuse). That's not going to work for sc2. Sc2 will have at least normal, specular and glow/emission maps. Which by the way, this means that all of you that want to model for sc2 better start practicing your high poly modeling and sculpting, if you don't handle them well already. You'll need that for making normal maps.

As far as I'm concerned, I'll only mod it because I utterly suck at RTS games.

 

[RoughneckLeader]

I like playing the RTS. I just love programing too. But still, I shall mod SCII. ANd you never know, you may like playing SCII...

WC3 would suck in SCII...I just hope that there are more attachment points. ANd if every model had their special attachment points somewhere with their data...

 

[Elfsilver Lord]

The one problem with SCII modding that it is too personalized to the game (unlike WC3, which you have a large choice of good models that fit in other fantasy, like the orcs or some creeps go perfect with LOTR, etc). The Zerg are completely unique and look like no other Sci-fi race. The Terran have some stuff, but SC has gone away from most Sci-fi, making it hard to use ingames to mod it with, requiring more modelers and imports to make it like any other game. That is really my only problem.

 

[Pyritie]

I'm pretty sure there'll be more than just those two races. During the campaigns they could be on various planets, etc. Planets = other life forms.

Maybe they'll pop over to azeroth; who knows?

 

[Eleandor]

wc2 also didn't have too many units. I'm quite sure that they'll be adding enough models to the mpq, seeing how it's 10 years past SC1 and they realised modding is partly selling their games...

 

[redmarine]

Don't worry get got Illidan to model for us lol...

 

[The_Silent]

Someday, some modder will eventually make a warcraft III map in starcraft II.

 

[Silvenon]

Gonna mod it, of course! Can't wait for that baby to be released.

 

[LiOneSS]

I'll skin and model... and play of course even i hate it XD i got quite familiar with maps, materials and high-poly modelling... so i guess i will be able to

 

[Daishi.ZGX]

I'll definitely mod StarCraft2.
But first I want to play the game.
Then I'm going to have fun modding it!
Go powerful Editors!

 

[jysker2001]

I am 100% sure in SC2 is gonna be a HUGE succes. I will play melee maps, custom maps, mod the maps, create my own maps and so on. But i quess i will stick alittle to WC3 for a while. (Just started to learn about triggers, doh!) Until WC4 comes

 

[redmarine]

I'm not sure they'll be working on WC4. I guess they'll start working on the Diablo series again or a new franchise.

 

[redscores]

No, I don't like to make own science fiction maps, it is just not a right feeling, medieval is more my terrain.

 

[Jaakko]

I can't wait for SC2 anymore, I want to play it. I watched some SC1 melee matches in youtube and I really want to play SC2 now. My favorite race in SC1 multiplayer was Zerg.

 

[JanSze]

i want to play it >.< i want to mod it >.<
I want a "test mode" in a small window mode like in Crysis' Sandbox2 Editor, where you can press (?) Ctrl + G (?) and you directly can test what you have done. I dont want to wait till my (maybe huge) map is loaded...

 

[redmarine]

I can't wait for SC2 anymore, I want to play it. I watched some SC1 melee matches in youtube and I really want to play SC2 now. My favorite race in SC1 multiplayer was Zerg.

I also loved play as Zerg in Multiplayer. It was so cool to rush towards and overwhelm your LAN buddies!

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

I'm buying SC2 for it's great terraining potentials and ofc I will play the custom games that will be made

 

[Serbianbeast]

Every map maker will at least consider going to sc2 cause of, if nothing else, graphics and improved WE. I personally will go to sc2 cause i like sc lore and new map options to consider.

 

[redmarine]

Hey what map would you guys try to make first?
I'm considering first making a Sheep Tag like map only with Marines and Ultralisks.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Zergling Frenzy? That will be like the Footman Frenzy replacement :O

 

[redmarine]

Zergling Frenzy? That will be like the Footman Frenzy replacement :O

I want to be one of the first to make a desend map. So I'll go for Marine Tag lol..

 

[PurplePoot]

Zergling Frenzy? That will be like the Footman Frenzy replacement :O

Actually, Footman Frenzy comes from Hydra Ranchers on StarCraft

There was also Zergling Blood Extreme, but that was less awesome.

I'm considering first making a Sheep Tag like map only with Marines and Ultralisks.

Sheep tag comes from Cat and Mouse, which was Ultralisks and Probes, but you could actually kill the cats if you played right

 

[redmarine]

Actually, Footman Frenzy comes from Hydra Ranchers on StarCraft

There was also Zergling Blood Extreme, but that was less awesome.

Sheep tag comes from Cat and Mouse, which was Ultralisks and Probes, but you could actually kill the cats if you played right

The cat will be killed but it can revive at the center of the map. What will you make?

 

[Mc_Flurry]

yes i will mod. nuff said.

 

[Jaakko]

I wonder if SC2 editor will be harder to learn than WC3 since it is more advanced.

 

[redmarine]

I wonder if SC2 editor will be harder to learn than WC3 since it is more advanced.

We already know the basics of programing so how hard can it be?

 

[PurplePoot]

Good question, redmarine. I don't have much idea of what I'd make... probably a strategy/diplo, either space or land.

 

[rover2341]

O The Glory Of MulitDimentional Arrays with the GUI. Instead of havening to manipulate a normal one. Grid[X,Y], instead of Grid [x] and haveing to toy with it so it feels more like the first one. sure didnt help me much in makeing tetris...or my battle train game...or my roller coaster game... And i am still avoiding jass!

Besides when starcraft 2 hits, All of a sudden i might win some of the warcraft 3 automated tournaments!

According to what i read from the blizzard Q And A sheet, the GUI will be able to do everything jass can do.

Anyway if the Input is a bit faster i will mod in it. other wise i may make a mini game or two, but mostly just play the normal game and fun custom games to come.

edit: O Thnx RedMarine...make my it sound lame by calling it 2d. instead Super rad MulitDimentional...anyway i am sure your right. Thnx, But at the same time...Mine sounds better

 

[redmarine]

O The Glory Of MulitDimentional Arrays with the GUI. Instead of havening to manipulate a normal one. Grid[X,Y], instead of Grid [x] and haveing to toy with it so it feels more like the first one. sure didnt help me much in makeing tetris...or my battle train game...or my roller coaster game... And i am still avoiding jass!

Besides when starcraft 2 hits, All of a sudden i might win some of the warcraft 3 automated tournaments!

According to what i read from the blizzard Q And A sheet, the GUI will be able to do everything jass can do.

Anyway if the Input is a bit faster i will mod in it. other wise i may make a mini game or two, but mostly just play the normal game and fun custom games to come.

I don't think it might be able to do everything the C like script is capable off but perhaps do most of it.

And btw it is called 2D arrays

 

[HappyTauren]

What is difference between MultiDimensional array and 2D array? The second one falls to category of MultiDimensional arrays. Now, there sure can be 3D arrays, such as Location[x,y,z]

 

[redmarine]

What is difference between MultiDimensional array and 2D array? The second one falls to category of MultiDimensional arrays. Now, there sure can be 3D arrays, such as Location[x,y,z]

I've never heard about 3D arrays before, It must be rare.

 

[Serbianbeast]

I actually have heard bout it, but as far as I remember, they weren't quite useful since 10x10x10 variable would fill the stack.