SC2Mapster

You might be thinking this should be in another section, but atm I'm currently concerned about the "look" of the bridge rather than the functions.

I'm making a more mid-evil type map with wizards, demons etc... and i want an older looking bridge, but it needs to be big and epic! I need three bridges to go across a cliff canyon horizontally. But here's the tricky part; i need there to be walkable paths under the bridges as well. (but that's function)

Basically i want less tech or modern looking bridges. And more of a rustic temple in the amazon type look for a bridge. anyone have any ideas to dress a bridge up? and how do i elongate my bridges? making them the size that i want and need?

I've looked in doodads and read online and from what i can see, there are no bridges...

• please take into consideration that i also want players to be able to walk over these bridges and to walk under them without camera conflicting.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Please use the search function. I would also highly suggest keep learning as much as possible but slow down on the rush to get everything down. The fact is, is that it will likely take you many months to learn and then even implement what you want to do.

As for some bridge inspiration here is a link http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/terrain/42471-weekly-terraining-exercise-95-unorthodox-bridges/

As i've already said in your other post, custom bridges require you to be creative yourself and can take something like 100-300 models organized together just make unless your a full blown modeller. Bridges especially are trickly as you will require knowledge from allot of the major areas like data and you ill have to know how to "trick" the editor into do what you want as there is usually no exact premade models of that make what you have in your mind.The most advanced bridges usually require you to manipulate and hide terrain while covering the errors up.

What Hobbidude said. To follow up on that; a very easy way to go about it is to use regular bridges and then go into the data editor and set their in-game model to hidden. Then build your own bridge over the regular bridge and in-game it'll look like your fancy looking bridge is walkable with the regular modern looking bridge completely invisible.

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What Hobbidude said. To follow up on that; a very easy way to go about it is to use regular bridges and then go into the data editor and set their in-game model to hidden. Then build your own bridge over the regular bridge and in-game it'll look like your fancy looking bridge is walkable with the regular modern looking bridge completely invisible.

You need to set the opacity to 0.
"set their in-game model to hidden" is very very misleading. You aren't allowed to alter the model as the model lifts the unit.

The easiest way for bridges I found is explained here with example map: http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/terrain/44756-solved-help-with-bridges-and-pathing/?post=8

Since i know this will be asked too, the best bridges actually just use the terrain but have mulitple cliffs some of which have the cliff set to none to its invisible. Then you unhide some of the cells and cover the rest up. This method is best used and is from melee maps as you have to have to have terrain thatn can be effected by creep and such. Even still you have to cover up as you can see the toss bridge in the link uses like 200 models just for the floor.

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@Mozared: Go

You need to set the opacity to 0.
"set their in-game model to hidden" is very very misleading. You aren't allowed to alter the model as the model lifts the unit.

The easiest way for bridges I found is explained here with example map: http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/terrain/44756-solved-help-with-bridges-and-pathing/?post=8

Isn't there a simple 'do not show model' option? I could be wrong, but that's the technique I remember (I haven't done it in ages). Opacity would work, just have something else in my head.

DrSuperEvil

Yes! units must be able to travel under the bridge at the same time units are walking over it. I'm going to adjust the cameras so that the player's (walking under the bridge) computer screens/cameras are actually under the bridge. and if they are walking over the bridge they can see everything.

@SuperiorHHH: Go

Last time I checked, this plainly wasn't possible in the game because pathing just doesn't work that way. There may be a solution by now (which I'm sure SuperEvil can provide if it exists), but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

DrSuperEvil

You're probably the man i need for this job. I'm a game designer and i decided to make my best design in the SC2 map editor. If you're interested, this game will probably be super popular in the arcade section.

The bridges can be whatever we want them to be for this to work. They just need to look legit. The appearance is super important to me.

DrSuperEvil

Honestly, i don't care how it is done as long as it is doable. it will be multiple units because players will be in control of a spawn wave which they can send down multiple lanes; over bridges and under, possibly at the same time. While one player may be sending his units over the bridge, another could be sending his units under it. Depending on which path the players choose.

DrSuperEvil

What are the benefits to the two different ways? Are they just two different ways of doing the same thing? Or will they have different effect? is one harder than the other? Or is it just preference?

Hey DrSuperEvil as i mentioned before from the data weekly im curious how your zerg gate works exactly as thats might be something that could be used here.