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The Galaxy Editor is not out yet however it is still possible to start working on maps. I will show you different projects that have already been started by the Mapster community.

Frozen Zerg by RandomUser12

You don’t like the look & feel of the zergs, you want them to be escaped from the Frozen Throne. You will like the Frozen Zerg reskin. It is not only usable in custom maps, you can even use them in ladder games! You just have to extract the files in the Starcraft II folder.

How To – Give resource by Vjeux

In the current API there is no PlayerSetResource() function. However, we found ways to exploit the game mechanics to allow this. This involve transforming units into minerals, giving a worker the ability to drop resource on himself, and tweaking the zerg building ability to spawn units when they die. At the end, we can make a coin drop off monsters!

If you want to see what is possible to do with XML files, this is a pretty good introduction as it involves no less than 4 XML files. Here is a little video that shows the result. When you kill zergling it will spawn larva that are basically coins.

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