StarCraft 2 Map Design

Map Making Guide & Tips N Tricks - Updated Constantly [TL]
Posted in Guides / Map Design by heretician 5 with 0 comments (2010-08-24)

Part 1: Basics

Doodads:
1. Doodads that cover the ground like a texture, such as tarmac and decals, can be made more transparent by lowering their height. To do so, double click the doodad and set the height to for example -3.0. The lower it is, the more it fades out. This is useful whenever you want your doodad to draw less attention and blend in with the ground textures.

2. I struggled a lot with cliff doodads before I realized that the method of lowering their height is probably wha...
Melee Map Making In Starcraft II
Posted in Guides / Map Design by lastkarrde 5 with 4 comments (2010-03-19)

Maps are always the dynamic factor in Starcraft play. Players design strategies to take advantage of map features, giving them the edge against their opponent. Starcraft hasn't become old and boring because of the constant stream of new maps and strategies created from them. In this article we will compare and analyse Starcraft I map features and then talk about what will make a good Starcraft II map.

The Starcraft map Python is often seen as a standard map for competitive play. It's fair,...

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