SC2Mapster

I analyzed the trigger lib of Blizzard Dota in 1.2.0 PTR Patch 3.

And find that blizzard just do critical strike by damage the target again using the same damage effect.

That's bad. What if the target has a buff to absorb next damage? Damage twice =/= critical strike.

It seems we won't have a offical data-version critical strike in 1.2.0

That means? Crit dont work with a vanguard? btw, call it Blizzard-Allstars.

I know Blizzard-Allstars but the mod's name is Blizzard Dota in mpq, so far. How could I find this mod if I didn't know its name?

It seems the dev team of this map has confound Critical Strike with Sword Specialization. Which should not happen to blizzard, since they created the Sword Specialization talent in WoW.

@Renee2islga: Go

Are you saying it doesn't add the crid dmg to the regular damage? So, ignoring next damage would just ignore the "regular" damage but not the crit damage if that next hit became a critical?

That's pretty bad, lol.

@playlessNamer: Go

The name is not yet confirmed, otherwise code name could still be used

@Renee2islga: Go

Good to know, i didnt have time to toy with it yet. Feel free to share anything else

how did u find this dota???? does that mean its getting released with the latest patch?

@BorgDragon: Go

Yes, they just do the damage twice.

@Jinxxx123: Go

No, it has not been released. They just added some files into the mpq. Its not about the assets or datas, just some map info files and 2 incompleted trigger lib, but enough to me to make out many things.

Like, there will be 8 more offical mods in the next year...

Blizzard.SC2Mod - Art for Blizzard DOTA

BlizzardDOTAData.SC2Mod - Data and triggers for Blizzard DOTA

Chef.SC2Mod - Art for Aiur Chef

Ghost.SC2Mod - Art for Dilling's Ghost map

Left2Die.SC2Mod - Art for Left 2 Die

Smash.SC2Mod - Art for Hayes' Smash map

Stariablo.SC2Mod - Art and data for Stariablo

StarJeweled.SC2Mod - Art for Star Jeweled

Have you noticed the "Ghost" and "Stariablo"? :)

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Good to know, i didnt have time to toy with it yet. Feel free to share anything else

Well, I just made a post about some bad things in the Blizzard Dota trigger lib. Blizzard really needs do some fix,

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/1567933721

@Renee2islga: Go

That is helpful, ghost and star-diablo sounds interesting

@zeldarules28: Go

No blizzdota wont, but Aiur Chef, Starjeweled and Left 2 Die probably will.

blizzdota is probably gonna be release with 2 another map to make a trio, ghost and star-diablo

Their campaign scripters are so bad. They got this rather awesome tool to work with and don't even know how to uese it.

But it's interesting that stuff's already in. Someone could possibly release their maps before they even go public? ;)

I've noticed a prevailing attitude among the level designers, that is they don't share the same prejudice toward triggers vs. data as a typical modder might: it is just another means to an end. It's also possible that the senior coders have more important duties than assisting the Blizzard All-Stars project, which more than any other mod looks to be less for the benefit of the modding community and more as an actual product for the millions of end-users.

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Like, there will be 8 more offical mods in the next year...

Blizzard.SC2Mod - Art for Blizzard DOTA

BlizzardDOTAData.SC2Mod - Data and triggers for Blizzard DOTA

Chef.SC2Mod - Art for Aiur Chef

Ghost.SC2Mod - Art for Dilling's Ghost map

Left2Die.SC2Mod - Art for Left 2 Die

Smash.SC2Mod - Art for Hayes' Smash map

Stariablo.SC2Mod - Art and data for Stariablo

StarJeweled.SC2Mod - Art for Star Jeweled

Could you extract some art images of those maps, or there isn't any?

And anyway, could you extract the images for the achievements, portraits and decals? with those, we can see if they're adding new stuff for real. There's .txt's speaking about achievements for custom maps, having access to the images would let us know if they plan on implementing them or not :).

I'm sure their highest priority was to make a perfect critical strike system for a custom map for StarCraft II while they have other more important projects they are probably working on.

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@Renee2islga: Go

Could you extract some art images of those maps, or there isn't any?

And anyway, could you extract the images for the achievements, portraits and decals? with those, we can see if they're adding new stuff for real. There's .txt's speaking about achievements for custom maps, having access to the images would let us know if they plan on implementing them or not :).

There is no new images, they also deleted Mod logos imported in patch 1.

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What the heck is star diablo? Lol

I have made a preview post about it.

Edit: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/1567935311

I would think these mods they announced a while back were the attempt to look at the editor from an end users perspective. I think they mostly had time for it right after their work on WoL was finished and HotS was still in a very early development stage. I would assume that they have started working on HotS maps and these mods have become of secondary importance.

Many people needlessly bash the skill of Blizzard level designers while not taking into consideration the actual limitations they have to work with. They have to make RTS-type maps which need to be perfectly polished in a specific time frame. We on the other hand get to create whatever stuff we like, whenever we like. Many of these ideas are very cool but rarely do you ever see anything well polished.

@OutsiderXE:

i've never seen anyone bash blizzard for their maps. all the missions in WoL were good fun with great variance.
the story however...