Ok this is a very weird bug, and I have no idea how it happened.
I wanted to mess around with unit abilities to see if I could create a custom aura that generates creep and transforms all enemy units in the vicinity into infested terran. I started a new map from scratch, spawned an overlord, removed the "have lair" requirement for "generate creep", removed the "caster is stationary" validator and tried to test the map quickly to make sure it was doing what it should be doing (i.e an overlord that can generate creep on the move without needing a lair). Simple, right?
I forgot I had saves set to "smaller files" so when I clicked the "test document" button it was loading for ages, presumably because it wanted to autosave first. Then suddenly the editor shut down completely and the game didn't load. Puzzled, I tried to restart the editor, but I got a message saying that the executable file referenced by the shortcut no longer existed.
SC2editor.exe has been completely removed from my computer, I ran a search and it's gone. I have an application called "StarCraft II Editor.exe" in the main folder but this does nothing at all, even when moved into the Support folder where the old one used to be. Also, now vanilla SC2 won't start, clicking the exectuable does nothing. My entire Starcraft II folder is only 7gb, and I'm sure it was supposed to be bigger than that.
What the hell? The editor has been absolutely fine since I installed the game 2 weeks ago and now suddenly this has happened. Looks like I'm going to have to uninstall and reinstall the whole game now (after backing up my map of course...).
True, I'm still mystified how it happened however. If it was caused by a problem with the editor and not something else on my computer then that's one hell of a bug.
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Ok this is a very weird bug, and I have no idea how it happened.
I wanted to mess around with unit abilities to see if I could create a custom aura that generates creep and transforms all enemy units in the vicinity into infested terran. I started a new map from scratch, spawned an overlord, removed the "have lair" requirement for "generate creep", removed the "caster is stationary" validator and tried to test the map quickly to make sure it was doing what it should be doing (i.e an overlord that can generate creep on the move without needing a lair). Simple, right?
I forgot I had saves set to "smaller files" so when I clicked the "test document" button it was loading for ages, presumably because it wanted to autosave first. Then suddenly the editor shut down completely and the game didn't load. Puzzled, I tried to restart the editor, but I got a message saying that the executable file referenced by the shortcut no longer existed.
SC2editor.exe has been completely removed from my computer, I ran a search and it's gone. I have an application called "StarCraft II Editor.exe" in the main folder but this does nothing at all, even when moved into the Support folder where the old one used to be. Also, now vanilla SC2 won't start, clicking the exectuable does nothing. My entire Starcraft II folder is only 7gb, and I'm sure it was supposed to be bigger than that.
What the hell? The editor has been absolutely fine since I installed the game 2 weeks ago and now suddenly this has happened. Looks like I'm going to have to uninstall and reinstall the whole game now (after backing up my map of course...).
you can always use the repair tool.
True, I'm still mystified how it happened however. If it was caused by a problem with the editor and not something else on my computer then that's one hell of a bug.