Every now and then, a new discussion pops up talking about changing ZvZ in broodwar. I have put quite alot of thought into the matter myself over the years and I wanted to chat to you about theoretical alterations that could be implemented into a mod.
I want to make the Hydralisk have a new upgrade in the hydra den called Bioflak Aspect.
Players research Bioflak Aspect and Burrow aswell.
Then players make hydralisks as normal, but whats new is that when the hydralisk is burrowed, it is capable of attacking Biological Air Units (and it does splash damage).
Burrowed Hydralisk Stats:
30 attack vs Bio Air Units only (and splash)
15 cooldown
6 sight (same as hydra so other matchups arent affected)
8 range
Bioflak Aspect upgrade in the Hydralisk Den costs:
150 minerals
100 gas
100 time
The cool thing about these alterations is that only Zerg vs Zerg is affected so balance in the other matchups is not an issue.
But I am asking you guys, with your large amount of experience, is this actually possible?
I found this thread with a related question:
http://www.staredit.net/topic/15817/
I use SCM Draft2.0 and have made several maps. For example:
http://www.panschk.de/mappage/comments.php?mapid=4661
But I have not made a mod before. What I really want to know is:
Are these alterations possible?
Are they relatively easy to implement?
If I were somewhat familiar with modding BW already, would I be able to make this mod in less than a month?
None.