DarkBlizz

Hello,

At the moment, creating a map is a hardcore process, this is why I've packaged many tools together to make map editing easy.

http://www.sc2mapster.com/maps/tutorial-how-get-started/

How to start:

   
• Extract the zip file anywhere you want
• Copy "Starcraft II Beta/Versions/Base13891/" to "Starcraft II Beta/Versions/Base10000/"
• Copy "Tutorial/Export/patch.SC2Archive" to "Starcraft II Beta/Versions/Base10000/patch.SC2Archive"
• Run "Tutorial/launch_map.bat"
• You should see a map with 4 drones and one of them is yours

Now, you just have to edit the galaxy and xml files inside the ##Files/## folder. Run the launch_map.bat and Tadaa, all your modifications are taken in account directly.

In order to make the learning curve easier I've added examples of basic code you would probably want to write. If you want to get deeper you can dig into the Documentation.

I hope you are going to start making maps

First Tower Defense of Starcraft II. It's pretty much work in progress but is quite working
It has been made thanks to the SC2Mapster Galaxy API.


Download Mapster TD
There was a problem with the AI causing waves not to be sent correctly. This is now fixed! Redownload the map to play it.


== Game ==

Towers

   
• Nicoli_s Tower: A really slow tower that can be upgraded later.
• Sixen Tower: A medium tower that has a good DPS.
• Ckknight Tower: The ultimate tower. Pwn's everyone in sight.

Waves

   
• Drone: Build fast, you need it!
• Zergling: Hopefully you survive this phase.
• ?: You need upgraded towers
• ?: Will you get there alive?
• ?: Defeat this wave and win the game!

== Play it ==
Installation:


One time:

   
• Remove all your custom AI scripts
• Rename "...\StarCraft II Beta\Versions\Base14356\patch.mpq" to "patch_real.mpq"
• Copy "patch.mpq" to "...\StarCraft II Beta\Versions\Base14356\patch.mpq"

Always

   
• Double click "launch.bat"

Uninstallation

   
• Delete "...\StarCraft II Beta\Versions\Base14356\patch.mpq"
• Rename "...\StarCraft II Beta\Versions\Base14356\patch_real.mpq" to "patch.mpq"

== Edit it ==
There's a full map development environment given. So it's easy to edit the map and/or edit your own maps.

   
• Modify any file inside the "Files\" folder
• Run launch.bat
• (If you can't see the trigger debug, get into windowed mode)
• Enjoy

You may find that using a launcher + editing MPQ files is too complex just to make a modification. I've packaged a Hello World Map with a bat file that allows you to just launch a map and make galaxy modifications easily.

How to use it:

   
• Download and Extract the SC2HelloWorldMap.rar
• Edit the MapScript.galaxy file
• Run the launch.bat
• Enjoy the map with Starcraft 2

The trigger debugger is enabled and let you see some interesting informations.


I hope it will help you get started with map editing

Note: This is using Ladik MPQ Editor and Lazyloader2 underneath.