SC2Mapster

The Minigame contest is ending tomorrow. Please make sure you have submitted your map AND have added a youtube video!

Since the current popularity system isn't that great, please PM me the name of the maps you published, I will make a news with the mapster maps so hopefully we can bump them up! If you want to get user feedbacks, add your mapster project url in the description. People will be able to leave comments!

ReadMe

Here are some tips you want to know about the editor:

• You can open any map from the Campaign. File / Open / Campaign
• You can use any of the Campaign assets in your map. File / Dependencies / Add / Liberty (Campaign). Note: There is a bug that prevents using it for already made maps
• If you are using a custom Game Variant, on the left panel, right click your variant and set it to default. This will prevent the default one (and not the one you want) from being used. Read more.
• The popularity seems to work this way. 1 "point" is equal to one unique player the last hour. This means you have to have a big friend list to bump your popularity.

Map publishing is broken on EU servers since the digital release. You have a Validation_working_score_set_screen_fail error when publishing. Let's hope it will be fixed soon.

Lost Viking

In the Campaign you can play the Lost Viking map featuring the Terratron. This is the top down shooter featured by Blizzard during the Blizzcon. (If you are not pro enough, there are Cheat Codes available).

L800 ETC

The group with Mike Morhaime L70ETC (, ) has first bumped to L80ETC with and now will become L800ETC! Click to see more spoilers from the game files.

Release Party

There have been many events organized by Blizzard for the Release. You can view the photos on their facebook page.

Data Overview

The Data Editor is the tool that differs most compared to the previous editors released by Blizzard, and it truly is powerful.

Actors

An example of a spell created using only the data editor.

Terrain deformation

Here is a great example of what you can do with just the data editor, manipulating the terrain on the fly during the game.

Heroes, skills and levels

Just like in WarCraft III we can create heroes, implement levels, experience and learnable skills. This all through the data editor.

Inventories, Powerups & Custom weapons

Powerups, items and inventories are other useful stuff you can make with just the data editor.

Shops

We can also make shops, much like the ones in WarCraft III.

Note: The above video is an entire tutorial, for the part in the video where the shop is shown,

Custom units

Now, last but not least with the data editor. Many of you have probably seen the Überlisk. Well, we had a contest not long ago and had many awesome entries, and here is the winning entry, 28b-x.

For the rest of the entries, check the creature contest.