SC2Mapster

Has any one created an upgrade for the Fire suppression system, i want to add it for a custom map but i dont know where to start for that upgrade.

also, i have some upgrades that when ressearched, the buttons dont vanish from the reasearched building and can continue to cost funds if reasearched again, any one run into that problem before?

1) Try duplicating ability, effects and actors and let us know if you run into any problem.

2) You need validators that disable the research command when the upgrade is researched (queued or better), so that you can't do it more than once.

so how do i make it into an upgrade?

i have all the dependancies active on this test map and was just editing the upgrades them self or the buildings for the upgrades etc.

should i have coppied them or does it really matter?

If you use the original campaign upgrade everything will work just fine. You only need to add it to a research ability, create the button and give them to the structure that is going to research it, everything else is in place.

ok i think i see.

This editor is a bit hard for me to follow with some things, could some one give me a step by step on how to create a reasearch ability and how to make or find the button for the suppression system, i mean if its in the game it should be in the editor right?

@DrSuperEvil: Go There's no need to create a new upgrade, just use 'Story Mode Tech - (Command Center) Fire-Suppression System'. By using this upgrade there's no need to create a new requirement to enable/disable the behavior.

I believe most of the Terran structures already have the proper behavior if you add the campaign dependencies, if not, just find one that does, check which behaviors it has and give those to all structures you want.

EDIT: There's a nice colored icon for it in the Left2Die mod if you don't want to use the original one.

yeah i turned on all the dependencies, i always do that for my maps that im working on.

I have been looking at default upgrades to try and get a better understanding of what to do for what, but im kind of going in here blind.

ive looked at a few tutorials but i cant ask them a question and a person can be more direct in instructions than a tutorial and some one can tell you how to find X Y and Z to do things.

could some one give me a link to a more detailed step by step of how to create this upgrade, im looking in all the places but im not 100% sure what to add for what.

@spy46: Go Follow a tutorial, and describe where exactly you have trouble.

Yeah i would like it to be an upgrade that effects all bulldings just like in the story mode.

i want more or less every storymode upgrade used in the custom maps that im working on (they would be needed)

but im not that good with tutorials, im a bit dsylexic with some words or the way they are presented/writen so they dont actually help me as much as it would be nice to.

i need very direct instructions

Ok i dont see a Reasearch type ability for the fire suppression system.

there is a talent of it.

So far all i have done for this, is in the command center, placed a button of the Toss carrier drone to act as the upgrade button, given it a command type of "Ability Command"

thats all that ive been able to do, i do believe that i have the correct window open that has all the info i need for setting the cost, build time etc for the upgrade, but what you have listed i do not see.

are you saying to add it to a Research set like the eng bay, armory etc?

i just want to make sure that im understanding you correctly

i would actually prefer to upload /email the map, just having a bit of fun right now trying to upload the map on here, some of the requirements are not clear for what they want.