SC2Mapster

Continuing work on the map now that SC2 is out. V 0.2 should be up in about 3-5 days, and I'm planning on a big update...

EDIT: Prolly a few more days, I'm focusing on making this version BNet Compatible.

Well I've basically decided to put this project on hiatus until SC2 comes out. The Phase 2 changes to the editor did some damage to most of the maps on here, but it basically tore my map in half and defecated on the remains. It'll take weeks to repair the damages alone, and even longer to get the rest of the game set up. I don't want this to happen again when the game comes out, so I'm just going to wait for release day before doing any more work.

Yah I don't know what to do to fix the movement system. It is using actual physics equations for velocity and movement in the triggers, but the actual movement is done through a series of rapid issue order commands telling the reaper where it should be, rather than where it is. There also was a problem in the reaper attempting to walk around the ground and being unable to actually land anywhere that forced me to introduce a second system that adjusts the reaper's movement so it is never told to move onto an area that it cannot reach. The problem with these two systems working at the same time is that it's never been done before, and thus the people who use it won't be used to it and it'll feel really unusual. Also, the sudden drop thing is mostly because in addition to their regular movement, most blizzard units in SC2 have the ability to very quickly reverse their direction without losing any speed, which is very difficult to work around, as regular physics don't do that.

I could probably introduce that shift movement idea in pretty easily actually. I've been trying different control systems (The next patch will have a different movement system than it has currently, just so I can get some feedback on a different way to play). I'll be sure to try and fit some variation of the shift movement idea into the next update.

Next weapon to come out is the Flamethrower by the way. It's already done, and its really cool looking, lol.

The item system is not yet set up. When it is, the player will be able to carry one gun-weapon and one thrown weapon. The gun-weapons are: Flamethrower, Taser, Rocket Launcher, and Minigun. The thrown weapons are: Grenade, Seeker Drone, Molotov, and EMP. The Reaper Pistols are the default weapon when the player doesn't have any other one. All the weapons will have actual ammunition when the game is done, and will spawn at the small green beacons scattered across the map randomly. It should be functional with v.0.1.5 which will be ready probably 3 days from now.

EDIT: Yah, prolly gunna be more than 3 days on this one, lol.

Also the reason the map is fairly small and mirrored is to promote effective tournament play and reduce the number of variables when it comes time to balance out the details later. If this map becomes a success I'll probably be able to release a much larger scale version with multiple different and more unique battlefields in the future.

I'd do the cursor idea, but unfortunately the editor can only detect mouse movement through mouse clicks, which kinda makes that not work very well. I was kinda planning on space being the weapon fire button when the game is finally released, but I can certainly try some other control schemes before then.