SC2Mapster

In desperate need for a large brush? Well, you're out of luck, since the map editor will only let you have a brush size up to 32. However, this limit is arbitrary, and the editor itself can actually support any size of a brush you want. All you need is a way to edit the data directly. That is where memory editors come in.

There is a very easy editor called CheatEngine. It is simple and easy to use.

Download the editor at www.cheatengine.org

Just click the big green looming button.

Next, open up whatever map you want to be working on in the SC2 Editor. Then, set your brush size to 6.5.

Then open up your shiny new CheatEngine and click on the Select Process button. (It's the button in the top left with a computer icon.)

Scroll down your process list until you find SC2Editor.exe.

In the value box, type in 6.5. Below that in the drop down menu labeled Value Type, select Float. All the other values can be left as is. Then push First Scan.

In the list to the left, you will see a bunch of memory entries. These are all the memory banks in your computer that currently have a value of 6.5. One of these banks is the memory bank that controls your brush size, but currently there is no way of telling which one it is. Time to move on.

Go back to your editor and change the brush size to 7.5.

Return to CheatEngine and in the value box type 7.5. Then hit Next Scan. (If you accidentally hit New Scan, you will have to start over. So don't do that.)

There should only be one entry left in your table o' values. That is the one we are looking for. Go ahead and double click that sucker.

The value gets moved down the the table at the bottom. This is your "frozen" list. Now check the box. Congradulations, this memory bank is now frozen and cannot be changed. If you feel exploratory, go ahead and return to your editor and drag the slider back and forth. You will find that no matter what the value is, when you try to draw with the brush, it will always be a brush size 7.5. Get back to the CheatEngine, you. I'm not done yet.

Now double click your frozen memory block. This allows you to assign it any value you wish (although unless you want to risk tearing a whole in the fabric of time itself, stick to reasonable values, like 0.01 to whatever your map size is). For experimental reasons, input 64.

Go back to the SC2Editor and click once in the center of the map. You will get a perfect circle/square/diamond of size 64. Ta-daa!!!

For those of you that are paranoid about messing with your computer's memory, don't worry about it. If you unfreeze the memory block (or just quit CheatEngine) your brush will revert to its shiny inhibiting self. No harm, no foul.

Thanks for following this tutorial, and may all your brushes be large. :)

Warning- Cheatengine has been known to have viruses. My friend downloaded it aginst my advice and it immediately crashed his computer. You probably had antivirus or something...Again, it seems to be OK on some computers but it certainly has a reputation for viruses.

I use T-search, which is basically a virus free Cheat Engine. It even works the exact same way with a similar interface. But....I never though of hacking the editor itself...Wow nice find lol...

@zeldarules28: Go

I've used CheatEngine for a long time on two separate computers, and I've never had an issue with viruses. I'm sure it's just virus software freaking out about an innocent piece of software that can freeze/alter your memory banks directly.

If you feel the need, though, go ahead and use the memory editing tool of your choice. I'll <sob> try not to be offended... TT^TT

Yeah, I just wanted people to be aware since it seems like it could be a problem on some cpu's. Either way, its still a great find and It should be useful. :D