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• Main Page
  ...h the emphasis on the description of fundamental game mechanics and common map making methods and practices. This wiki is supported by Staredit Network (S ...ign="center" | This category contains articles describing StarCraft common map making practices, techniques and concepts, they answer questions "How is it
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• Balanced Melee Mapmaking
  ...maps, there's plenty of those already. Rather, it focuses on the concepts map-makers need to be aware of to create maps that don't suck. The emphasis her ...in to make the map playble for that race. Keep in mind that you can make a map that balanced in two ways: it can play to every race's strengths or balance
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• Doodad
  ...laced on a cliff section with a specific minimum width.) Third-party [[map editor]]s allow mappers to completely ignore these limitations and place doodads w
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• Quirks and nuances
  When making maps for StarCraft, map makers often encounter a number of oddities and esoteric details that can l ...ring]]) and actions (like Remove Unit At Location) do not detect or affect Map Revealers.
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• Resource
  ...game costs some amount of minerals. In maps created with third-party [[map editor]]s, multiple Mineral Fields may be [[Stacking|stacked]] in the same locatio
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• Stacking
  Generally, buildings can only be stacked when pre-placed in a third-party map editor, or when using certain [[trigger]] techniques. Most ground units can only b Stacking requires that you have a third-party map editor, like [[SCMDraft 2]] or [[StarForge]].
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• String
  ...text values found in a StarCraft map. Every modifiable piece of text in a map is a string. Strings may include special control codes to change things lik *Map title and description
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• Terrain
  ...cal scenery of the level. Well-placed terrain adds aesthetic appeal to the map. ...ability information. Only [[Map editor#Third-party map editors|third-party map editors]] allow you to alter terrain on a per-tile basis.
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• Triggers
  ...of commands that are executed by the game when a [[Use Map Settings|UMS]] map is played. They consist of three main sections: The ''[[player]]s'' that ow ...with a list of all players and player groups (including, depending on the editor, those that cannot execute triggers). Each player and group will have a che
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• Unit
  ...beta units, such as the [[Independent Starport]]. (Many of these crash the map.) '''Doodad''' units are units that typically appear in the form of Unit Sp ...isappear at the start of the game) or crash the game. (Some can even crash map editors that use the game's resource files, such as [[SCMDraft 2]].) It is
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• Upgrade
  Each upgrade's default settings and maximum can be changed in the map editor. An upgrade can range from 0 to 255. For armor upgrades, 1 is added to the ...during a game. Its use is limited to setting its default values in the map editor.
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• Wav Files
  Starcraft supports only .wav files in the map editor when you want to make sounds play in-game. Since players must download maps ...ing from the left individual speaker. Stereo allows for this to happen, to map each speaker individually. For StarCraft, it is just a waste of space, sinc
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• Set Doodad State
  ...]] [[units]]. When used on other units (via the use of a third-party [[map editor]]), it can cause a number of strange effects, though the two most common ar Some units cannot be placed on a map for various reasons (or do not appear during gameplay), and hence cannot be
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• Modding Files Overview
  Raw map data. Used for maps and campaigns. Edit like normal maps. Blizzard map signing (Candidate Scenarios).
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• Bunker Disabling and Stacking
  ...ed buildings'' using a third-party [[map editor]]. When a player plays the map and a Bunker is created, a building from the pile is removed. This marks th
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• Grid Systems
  A grid is a method of 'marking' certain points (or 'coordinates') on a map without creating a location for each of the points. The ultimate goal of an ...t, last created or moved (in that order) unit. For example, arrange a test map with 5 Terran Marines owned by P1 (red) scattered in a location called "Are
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• Terraining Process
  ...much space do you estimate you'll need for each? Will these fit into your map dimensions? The better you can answer these questions (and any others you c ...raft. You'll want to play around with just plain isometric terrain in your editor until the blunt topography is hammered out. Don't bother making it look pre
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• Location Shifting
  ...twice the width of the map (for left shifting) or twice the height of the map (for top shifting) on the location you wish to shift and then centering tha ...he middle of the left shifting location directly on the left border of the map.
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• Creep Manipulation
  It is possible to manipulate Creep in a Use Map Settings map by using specific triggers. Creep can be forced to decay or even (in limite This cycle appears to be map-wide: only 1 piece of Creep on the map can decay during any stage, with generally the Creep that was most recently
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• Inverted Locations
  ...vement detection. They can also be centered on units near the edges of the map without being pushed off the edges. Other uses include varying degrees of u # Create a location in your map editor ([[SCMDraft 2]])
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