Map editors

[minny]

i have downloaded starforge and i dont like it
does anyone know any better map editor?

 

[crazy-man]

Your posting at the wrong forum and there are other map editors like sc-xtra scm draft. I use sc-xtra but the other depends on your opinion...

 

[minny]

if this doesnt go in the utilities forum where does it go?

 

[Forged]

this is a badlly misnamed forum, it goes in the map section I guess, though common sense would make you think it goes in utilites.

 

[Dawg116]

You dont like starforge. Whats wrong with you.

You probably dont know how to use it.

 

[Maccraft]

LOL, yaeah, and you can't compare sc-xtra with SF, those are totally diferent!

 

[goldsunny1]

if u dont like starforge(its nice but it still confusing) then i would use xtra edit and scm draft 2 for your maps

 

[KillerMe]

I use SF for terrain, and SC-Xtra for the triggers/locations/unit placing. I also use SF for the finishing touches (Changing player colors, placing doodads, ect...)

Check the sticky for the map editors.

 

[Lwek]

Warning: Some links, programs, sites and/or description may be out of date​

Map Making Faq Thread
http://www.battleforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15582

Master Virus's Original Good-Bye Thread​

Programs​

If a Download link is broken, Please PM Master Virus so I can fix it as soon as possible.
~Master Virus

Winzip​

WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other compression formats. The optional wizard interface makes zipping and unzipping easier than ever. WinZip features built-in support for CAB files and for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners.​

Download Winzip​

Winrar​

WinRAR is a powerful archiver. You may use it to backup your data and reduce size of email attachments, decompress rar, zip and other files downloaded from Internet and create your own file archives.​

Download Winrar​

Winace​

WinAce is an archiving utility with an easy-to-use interface for creating, extracting, and viewing archives. It includes built-in compression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, and MS-CAB formats, and built-in decompression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, MS-CAB, RAR, ARJ, ARC, GZIP, TAR, and ZOO formats. You can create multivolume (disk-spanning) archives for ACE and MS-CAB formats and self-extracting archives (sfx) for ACE and ZIP formats.​

Download Winace​

Starcraft X-tra Editor version 2.5​

This program has 5 different staredit modes. Classic, P12, Base, Alternative, and Special. Each mode has different purposes. Special mode can allow you to place units basically anywhere. However, none of the modes can allow you to stack units and other stuff. It has a built in color tool. It lets you have instant upgrade. Allows up to 255 upgrades. Basically the best staredit program out there.​

Download Starcraft X-tra Editor 2.5​

Starcraft X-tra Editor version 2.6​

Just a more advance version of Starcraft X-tra Editor 2.5. This version can be bad for you because the the trigger screen takes up the whole screen. You need to be under 1024 x 768 pixels to view the trigger screen.​

Download Starcraft X-tra Editor 2.6​

ScmDraft:Alpha​

This program is basically an advance Staredit Program. It has features that Sc X-tra Editor doesn't have and doesn't have features that Sc X-tra Editor has. Most people use this program to Stack minerals and other stuff. Another useful feature it has is that it can create 1x1(Square) Terrain. Oh yeah, this ScmDraft:Alpha is under .zip format!​

Download ScmDraft:Alpha​

ScmDraft:Beta​

This program is almost like ScmDraft:Alpha but it's a little worse. It can still place Square terrain, but it won't show up on the map when you place Square terrain. To make it show up. Go to rectangle terrain and then just place 1 rectangle terrain anywhere. After you do that, it'll show up the square terrain that you have placed. You cannot place regular diamond terrain. If you do, a box will show up and show up numbers. If it does, just hold enter until the boxes don't appear anymore. This program can also let you put map revealers for a certain player all over the map in a few clicks.​

Download ScmDraft:Beta​

Guedit 3.6 Alpha​

This nifty program can do a lot of nice stuff that every map maker needs. It can protect maps, set upgrades to instant, save triggers as text, create square and tweaky terrain, change the map terrain, and change player's colors.(can have all players to be black)​

Download Guedit 3.6 Alpha​

Download required file(Java Runtime 2)​

ScmToolkit​

This program is a very nice tool to use for maps but can be the hardest tool to get it to work. This has features that Guedit doesn't support and vise versa. ScmToolkit has a better protecting map system than Guedit. You can resize your map.(change it to 50x50 for all I care) You can move units around in your map, change player colors, edit the text you have in your map, and change players races.​

Download ScmToolkit​

Download Required File(Visual Basics 4 Runtime Files)​

Download Required File(Runtime Files Pack 1)​

ScTrigger​

This program creates one of the hardest triggers in Staredit. Kills for cash. This program can create 100 triggers in a snap. You can create triggers that converts kills to minerals or gas.​

Download ScTrigger​

Scmjpeg​

This utility lets you take a .jpeg of your map. Pretty nice tool because Blizzard doesn't allow you to take .jpegs of your maps. All you do is right click on a map and click on: make jpeg. But this program requires you to install with Winzip. If you didn't install this program with Winzip, then this program won't work.​

Download Scmjpeg​

StarForge​

Currently in beta testing stages, StarForge promises to be "the only editor you'll ever need - or want." Not all features are complete, but it already has gained high praise for its terrain editor, ability to place units for 256 distinct players, and the ability to place sprites.​

Download StarForge​

PROEdit​

The latest and most advance Map Protection program! You never need to be afraid of Unprotectors unprotecting your map. Be Worry-free!​

Download PROEdit​

Download Required File​

Includes files: ComDlg32.ocx, MpqCtl.ocx, mscomctl.ocx, and ComCtl32.ocx. Unzip to your windows\system directory.​

Triggers​

Player 12​

This trigger provides all the possible conditions and actions that applies to Player 12. Player 12 owns all the neutral units and player 12 gets all units owned by a player who has left or has been dropped. You can use this trigger to give all the units to the human players, kill the units, give the player minerals for each dead unit, etc.​

Download Player 12 Trigger​

Hyper​

This trigger makes the game go super fast. It takes off the 1 second wait for every trigger. If you have another trigger that has a wait action while you have the hyper trigger on your map, the hyper trigger will mess up your other wait action. To prevent this, move the hyper trigger to a computer player that has no wait triggers.​

Download Hyper Trigger​