#STARCRAFT 2 MAP DESIGNER DOWNLOAD#

As you can see, or especially if you've had the chance to play any of the ICCup maps, the authors have taken great steps in creating perfect balance for all races map balance along with faction balance will play an increasingly larger role as the game evolves. If you are interested in playing some of the custom maps from the ICCup map pool simply go to create a game and use the in-game search and type in ICCup. From top to bottom: Crop Circles, Orbital Divide, Aztec, Starchild. They are completely symmetrical and designed for melee and competitive play. Some of the excellent custom maps played during the ICCup map series. One is to say, 'screw them, I have no intention of paying for maps.' But this could also be seen as a chance for the most talented map makers to actually get some money into their pockets for all the hard work they’ve put in, and to put some really outstanding maps and missions in our hands. There are several reactions to this idea. Presumably some new official maps would be accessible through this service as well. This might entail either a subscription or a one-off fee to access maps that Blizzard deems to be of premium quality, with a percentage of earnings paid to the map authors. Specific reasons why a map may be deleted can be found on the official website.Īnother direction which Blizzard may consider in the future is the implementation of a 'premium map service'. Players may also report maps for inappropriate content. Source: Nethaera, Blizzard Community Managerįurthermore, Blizzard has the right to delete maps, for reasons ranging anywhere from advertising and trademark infringement to 'being inappropriate' (one instance of which arose when a formation of tanks appeared in the likeness of a swastika the minimap). We're also going to be keeping an eye out for great community created maps and much like we've been doing with the Reconnaissance Report, we're hoping to highlight those maps in on the blog as well (I can't answer as to when.)Īs we release information, we'll be sure to highlight it on the front blog and as always, we're keeping an eye out for any great community created guides or helpful hints that we can highlight and share with the community as well. We have more information planned to share on the creating custom maps and will adding new maps of our own to the system over time. Furthermore, a map will only be playable in the region in which the author submits it. All maps must be published onto the service before they are playable.

#STARCRAFT 2 MAP DESIGNER DOWNLOAD#

Also you cannot simply make a map or download it from a map site and be ready to play. There are many woes in the current system that map authors must deal with, including a 10MB file size limit, being able to publish only 5 maps at a time, and the inability to just host a map locally yourself without publishing. This means that the most popular maps appear on page 1, while newly submitted maps are assigned a popularity value of 0 and thus appear about 50 pages down on the list where nobody looks. However, there is a popularity system in place, by which the maps which have been played the most appear on the top of the list. Once an author has submitted his or her map to, it is available for play almost immediately. Let us take a look into the process of publishing custom maps, and then introduce a few of the more popular scenario and melee maps being played.įirst, let us discuss how maps make it from the author's Galaxy Editor to the 'custom games' list. StarCraft 2 has been out for almost a month now, and some of us more casual players may find ourselves starting to delve into some of the community-made stuff, if we haven’t already done so.

Starcraft 2 map designer