World Editor?

[splashy5]

better triggers? Star JASS? Better Terrain Types? you name it what would u like in the editor?

 

[LordDz]

There won't be a world editor.

 

[Just_Spectating]

what are you talking about LordDz?

 

[splashy5]

they even said it in E3(well watched it on Youtube) that the world editor will be better than the W3 one....

 

[Serbianbeast]

As I stated a few times, the only big improvement I'd like to see is fully customized interface (move action buttons around the screen, move minimap and stuff like that) so we could make interfaces that suits RPG maps better than the normal one.

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

Auto local cleaner... (Gosh I hate setting every freaking one to null at the end...)

I mean what's the point in not having them nulled at the end? Is there some way you can utilize the leaks or am I missing something?

Also, it would be really nice if you could make your own list of armor and attack types and their bonuses against each other. DAMAGE DETECTION EVENT (If they still even have events lol)

 

[redmarine]

To update you the Editor is called "Scum Editor"(StarCraft User Modding Editor) and the scripting language will be based on C/C++ which will pretty much own! Oh yeah it'll fully support terraining and abilities(You may do lots of stuff crazy stuff which wasn't plausible in WarCraft III without triggers/scripting).

As if that wasn't enough it'll support additional resources and even ingame movies!(Got from the newest batch 42)

The Trigger Editor should have a feature to let the user create their own unique codes in GUI using scripting language similar to what is in World Editor Unlimited.

 

[operator]

I don't like Starcraft, but I'm going to buy it because of the editor.

 

[LordDz]

what are you talking about LordDz?

I was being ironic

And it's called scum editor!

Oh yes, I have one.

To be able to use VARIABLES in events. In GUI.

 

[Just_Spectating]

To have unlimited function.

 

[redmarine]

I was being ironic

And it's called scum editor!

Oh yes, I have one.

To be able to use VARIABLES in events. In GUI.

We are able to use variables inside events in World Editor.

 

[LordDz]

Unit dies?

You can't use a variable made unit there, you need to use time:

time every x second
condition: bolean SEXYASS = dead equal to true
actions:

 

[redmarine]

Unit dies?

You can't use a variable made unit there, you need to use time:

time every x second
condition: bolean SEXYASS = dead equal to true
actions:

Hm... You're right. You could also just use generic unit and then check using the conditions but you were referring to variables...
I want to be able to categorize regions in groups and have generic unit enter/leave region events.

 

[Serbianbeast]

Oh, oh! I know! Different shapes of regions. Not just square ones.

 

[redmarine]

Oh, oh! I know! Different shapes of regions. Not just square ones.

Free hand would do the trick.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Free-hand regions lol (in starcraft they're Locations)

and how about animation control

 

[redmarine]

Free-hand regions lol (in starcraft they're Locations)

and how about animation control

What about animated images, icons etc?

 

[Serbianbeast]

Animated images would be ftw

 

[PurplePoot]

Define "freehand" rects.

 

[redmarine]

Define "freehand" rects.

You basically draw your own regions using the mouse.
Similar to what you can use in PowerPoint to move objects.

 

[Just_Spectating]

i was thinking, As you create a region, you edit the region, √ Free-Hand Morph, then you can drag along the sides of the region to form shapes. Similar to Photoshop --> that one Wavey Line Tool

 

[Serbianbeast]

or simply put dots, which represent peaks and as you put dots lines connect them forming sides, and at the end you put the last dot on the first one to finish the region. Similar to things u can see in Corel Draw or PS

 

[PurplePoot]

You can already do that, redmarine, you just have to script it, which is admittedly a little annoying.

 

[redmarine]

You can already do that, redmarine, you just have to script it, which is admittedly a little annoying.

Yeah, but it would be better if it was a bit more visual.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

They should indeed add functions like that, it would make things that are complicated in War3 to make very easy to create in SC2.

And that of the freehand regions was also something i once thought about, that would be so awesome.

 

[Just_Spectating]

better event triggers.

 

[Skudgemuffin]

Multiple pathing levels. And by that I mean being able to walk under bridges and stuff.

 

[redmarine]

Multiple pathing levels. And by that I mean being able to walk under bridges and stuff.

If they don't add that then we will trigger it.

 

[Serbianbeast]

But they could add it, it would make our job way easier

 

[redmarine]

But they could add it, it would make our job way easier

Yeah, also that would allow us to make multiple hight level like labyrinths etc.

 

[Serbianbeast]

Not to mention complex buildings, which would be great since there is that cool platform tileset, perfect for some sort of facility building, like the ones we could saw back in ONI game

 

[Anything.]

Ability to link your brain to the computer, so the editor will make everything for you without using any effort whatsoever.

I cbf spending hours of my time making moar maps D;

 

[Just_Spectating]

Gradual Animation - Change Size

 

[PurplePoot]

Change Size doesn't need a time parameter, these things are really easy to script.

As for multiple pathing levels, it makes no sense from a 3rd-person perspective.

 

[redmarine]

Change Size doesn't need a time parameter, these things are really easy to script.

As for multiple pathing levels, it makes no sense from a 3rd-person perspective.

Dungeons and elevators.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Caves and Underground. without triggering.

 

[Serbianbeast]

And once again - buildings with multiple floors

 

[Just_Spectating]

Easy to do Slide/Jump triggers.

 

[Rhodesy]

you could have like a build in model editor as well a viewer and texture thing so you make you own models without havin to get all these tools you could also havesomething that changes Mdx. and Blp. and all that like wc3 file conventor

 

[Just_Spectating]

making models for SC2 would just look too low poly for the game.

unless you can make such a great model worthy enough for the graphics.

 

[PurplePoot]

Before asking them to recode parts of the engine, remember what this game is primarily. A 3rd-person RTS, in which multiple floors make no sense.

That's what I meant by my comment.

Redmarine, your idea would be easy to do with camera restrictions.

 

[BlackArmsShadow]

I'd like a bigger map size limit. What's WC3's again? And since this game is using the Havok physics engine maybe a physics mutator.

 

[redmarine]

Before asking them to recode parts of the engine, remember what this game is primarily. A 3rd-person RTS, in which multiple floors make no sense.

That's what I meant by my comment.

Redmarine, your idea would be easy to do with camera restrictions.

But you won't be able to do awesome stuff like this without some nasty triggering:

 

[PurplePoot]

2d levels? Sure you can, just use a top-down view.

3d, if you get past the stupid camera problems, it's easy enough. The hardest part would be getting attacks and stuff to work right (you'd end up scripting them).

 

[Just_Spectating]

Ah i know,

being able to change a units attack via triggers.

 

[PurplePoot]

Rather, recode it entirely. You'd have to rewrite the AI and the actual rules.

 

[Serbianbeast]

But it's still a great feature, I mean the multi-floored terraining

 

[PurplePoot]

You can do it in WarCraft rather easily too, it just requires a bit of imagination on how to approach it.

 

[Serbianbeast]

I've tried to do it recently, and I decided to do it using flying height with dodads which weren't really walkable, but rather raised dodads without pathing, but the problem occured when I tried to add units on different floors, since, when standing on top hero attacked units bellow and stuff like that... I could trigger it, but it would be tricky in multiplayer.

 

[Volvox]

Oh and adaptable unit selection. I always get annoyed when i have to select my units 12 by 12. They shouldn't hardcode that imo.