Hi, I am new to both this community and the concept of modding, so I apologize for asking what may seem to be "newbish" questions. I may edit this topic from time to time to add more questions (To prevent flooding of topics).

First question: Is there a way to make larvae spawn around a certain unit, other than a hatchery/lair/hive? I tried toggling the "Script (Spread creep & spawn larva)" AI action in datedit; however, it's not doing anything.

Thanks in advance.

Hi, we're all glad to have you in the community. To answer the question, there is no way to make larvae spawn around a moving unit because larvae are hardcoded. Meaning that Blizzard coded the unit so that current modding tools cannot mess with it. Other hardcoded things include mind control, the queen, the siege tank's transform animation, and quite a few other units. It's best to leave them alone to avoid crashes. Unless if you're making a simple graphical change or if you're just making minor changes in DatEdit.

Although not exactly what you're asking, it is possible to build Larva from a building like a Marine from a Barracks, and if I remember correctly, will wonder around. It's wondering won't be limited to around the building it was created from, however.

Oh, I see. Then again, I believe I read, somewhere on this forum, that it is indeed possible to make larva spawn around a certain unit.

Here it is: (Unless I'm misinterpreting what these individuals are saying)


Link: http://www.staredit.net/topic/3092/

Now, this quote brings another question to surface: What is memory editing?

Memory editing is what people, wrongly, call "grafting".
It involves the modification of starcraft's tech tree, along with other variables like spellcasting and abilities useage.
Basically, it's something like making marines build out of a supply depot and giving a medic the stasis field spell and so on..
Firegraft, the current tool we use for memory editing, also brings several exe edits that allow you to modify things that not even with memory editing your could. Like the cloaking field ability useage, spider mine count and much more.
You might want to check up firegraft, I recommend arming yourself with the modding tool package

Oh, so that is how they do it.

As for the modding tools package, I have already downloaded the entire package. Furthermore, the Firegraft application in the package is not supported by the current version of Starcraft. Since I want my first mod to be able to be played on battle net, with no problems, I am assuming that I am not able to utilize Firegraft.

Downgrade SC with Farty's downgrading program.

Don't listen to AofsT, even when downgrading is an option you still won't be able to play it on b.net.

Must of the current mods require downgrading because the use of firegraft and what we do is play on alternate servers like shadowflare's realm where version check is disabled and we can play with our friends and so but not on b.net.

If you'd like your mod to be playable on b.net you'll have to say no to firegraft.

Shadowflare's Realm is better than b.net. Less noobs.

lol, less people, too. Of course, when you are trying to play a mod, that doesn't really matter. You are likely going to be using a method other than battle.net to find someone to play, anyway.

Hehe, but still... I don't think I want too many people regularly on my server at all times of the day.

I've never seen more than like 4 people on it throughout the day.

lol .....

You know, we use it to play Diablo 2 too

Stay on topic. I don't want to have to close this:

Another thing to note about modding is that if you change any of the game's integral memory you will desync with any player not running the mod, because you cannot play Starcraft with someone Starcraft is interpreting game actions different than yours.

IE, you have made a mod that makes a non-cloaking unit able to cloak. Your Starcraft will allow that unit to cloak, but when that action is interpreted on their computer, it will be invalid, and it will desync the game (essentially dropping people on both ends).

You would never be able to play your mod on Battle.net unless EVERYONE was running it and you updated with every patch and redistributed it to every player. Not gonna happen.

Or if it is an SCMLoader map and they are running SCMLoader.

I have yet another question to ask:

Recently, I have began to use Firegraft for my mod. More specifically, I have used Firegraft to mess around with some of the EXE edits. A few of the options in the list, however, do not appear to be functioning. For instance, the "Allow all races to Enter Nydus Canal" does not function. Furthermore, the "Multiple SCVs on build" does not function when I enable it. Am I missing something here?