Okay so a mod posted in another forum that there aren't many original ideas, And I have to agree, So post your ideas here.
NOTE: These ideas for up for the taking, SO anyone who wants to use them may, Just post here if you have an idea but dont plan on ever using it
These ideas have to be original to Starcraft and warcraft mapmaking.
Okay 3 ideas,
One is Draw an outline to send units to the other teams base
Idea 2 is to remake Booksquirm from mario Party 4
Idea 3 is to make a fighting game where 8 players have a hero on a highly elevated piece of land and have spells that do knockback damage, when a player is knocked off a cliff they die, each player would have 3 lives
Make a map where you can travel trough normal real and etheral realm. In normal realm you buy stuff, perhaps gather some herbs etch....in etheral real you go kill demons before they spawn to the town you are trying to protect.
make somekind of building game. Perhaps something like sim city. You build stuff and try to manage it and grow your town. You have to keep enough hospitals/entertainement that there is enough population in your city.
do a minimap game with unique minigames
do a polar escape (we miss the good wc3 versions) :(.
make pretator from wc3
Ok I couldnt helpmyself...but minigames and escapes should have pretty high replay value for the amount of work you need to put into them.
These ideas have to be original to Starcraft and warcraft mapmaking.
I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but most ideas have been done in one form or another, you probably just haven't played those maps =P.
I would love someone to create a good sliding game. There are 2 sliding maps that I played on EU battle-net - "Polar Escape" and "Slide Escape Witth Teddy". Both are fun, but feel raw (especially teddy throwing errors at player left and right) and could have better difficulty scaling. After using search bar I also found that there is 3rd map - "Ice Escape OkMaStEr", but player gets only 1 life with possibility of teammates saving him. Good luck finding teammates in new and improved b-net. It's not an original idea, but it's pretty damn fun, and would be great if someone put more thoughts/efforts and polish into this concept.
Idea 3 is to make a fighting game where 8 players have a hero on a highly elevated piece of land and have spells that do knockback damage, when a player is knocked off a cliff they die, each player would have 3 lives
I remember playing minigame party map where DTs were battling at the top of mountain and used knockback spells to throw each other off a cliff. It had lives. It was a long time ago, either during beta or soon after launch.
I doubt you'll get much feedback. Chances are the people who truly have unique ideas keep it to themselves because they are working on a project with it. Too many times I've seen screenshots of maps that look epic and when someone asks how they did something, they either don't answer or say that they would rather not tell till the map is released.I think it's a shame too. A lot of times someone has a really unique idea for a map, don't release any details about it, then stop working on the project and move on.
Also, the concept of an original idea is, in itself, abstract. Something that is original to you may be a clone with a spin of another map someone else has played. Much like you just found out, your idea had already been produced into a map....therefore it wasn't original. And all ideas typical originate from something else and tend to not be original because of that.
I'm also not quite sure what you're aiming for. Are you looking for new ideas to place in a map? Or are you aiming for a new genre? Something like a cool gameplay mechanic to place in a TD? Or a whole new game type like what DOTA achieved?
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I doubt you'll get much feedback. Chances are the people who truly have unique ideas keep it to themselves because they are working on a project with it. Too many times I've seen screenshots of maps that look epic and when someone asks how they did something, they either don't answer or say that they would rather not tell till the map is released.I think it's a shame too. A lot of times someone has a really unique idea for a map, don't release any details about it, then stop working on the project and move on.
Also, the concept of an original idea is, in itself, abstract. Something that is original to you may be a clone with a spin of another map someone else has played. Much like you just found out, your idea had already been produced into a map....therefore it wasn't original. And all ideas typical originate from something else and tend to not be original because of that.
I'm also not quite sure what you're aiming for. Are you looking for new ideas to place in a map? Or are you aiming for a new genre? Something like a cool gameplay mechanic to place in a TD? Or a whole new game type like what DOTA achieved?
This was a spinoff forum from a mods post, he said the community has ran out of original ideas, so I made this to see what the community could come up with. Just a place for ideas that people have that they dont plan on making a map out of. I have tons of them personally.
I have a crapton of ideas too, just none are actually original. :D Here's a few.
Recreate any fantasy flight board game.
Recreate classic Nintendo game space shooters...like Gyruss or Gladius.
Create a D&D map that others can use to create D&D campaigns with but base it off of SC2 lore.
Create a clone game thats on facebook, something like farmville or Empires and Allies
A galactic empire building conquering game
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I have a original idea that has never been seen before on custom maps as is the best of my knowledge. I need help making the map tho if anyone is interested
Judging by Wisps offensive reply and your continuous trolling it seems that you two are kind of similar. Are you friends in RL or something?
You act so offended and so righteous, you should direct some of that energy elsewere. Really, this is a site dedicated to mapmaking, if you want to offend someone, make a map (map warfare :D), or find some other creative ways of expressing yourself. At least don't derail other threads, pretty please?
You're right Ducky, I see no reason to troll here as the thread was created to gather contributions. I don't have original ideas, but I'd like to see good recreations of Blizzard console games: Blackthorne, Lost Vikings and Rock n' Roll Racing. I feel like Blizzard should have used at least one of these characters in their DOTA, but apparently they wont.
Map making is hard enough with people supporting each other, you kids should stop fighting and do something useful.
I'm tired of Defending myself... Its pointless, you are a moron, and a troll, And unlike you I wont comment on your map... because I dont review something I haven't Played yet. Maybe its good, maybe it sucks I dunno.
And just so you know that wasnt my first post that was around the 20th-30th on my First account(i created this one because the other one is used for WoW).
At this point, sure i'm not looking that smart, but your looking like a complete idiot in every post you make trolling.... So this is a good time to stop... Just saying.
If you wish to continue, You will be ignored Henceforth.
It's not that I'm taking anyones side, it's more because I'm tired of all this %$@$%#^#... In a last few weeks off-topic discussions were more active than mapmaking discussions. I don't want post quality of this forum forum derail to one of b-net, yet when I watched "Active Forum Threads" I mostly saw off topic discussions featuring name calling, insults and other stuff that doesn't belong on mapster. I want this to be a polite and mostly mature community where people who love making maps come together to discuss mapping related things. It's really hard to accept when someone other than Mephs, Dogmai or Bounty attempts to troll (I seem to miss rodrigos personality aswell :D). If you want to troll, keep it in OT or General.
I remember his posts, I was thinking he was making a fool of himself. Do you really think that hating on him will do this community any good? Do you think it will fix anything? Or if you try to force him make a public announcment stating that he was wrong in his belives, I don't think it's working, this time, you're making fool of yourself instead. =(
As for original ideas, I remeber back in SC1 there was a map called "Falling Tiles", where your objective was to destroy ground under your enemies so that they would fall into the abyss. I think that similar concept would make a great cyber-space themed map :D
As for original ideas, I remeber back in SC1 there was a map called "Falling Tiles", where your objective was to destroy ground under your enemies so that they would fall into the abyss. I think that similar concept would make a great cyber-space themed map :D
Nice idea, I came up with something But I dont have any real Ideas for it yeah, more of a mechanic to make a map around, WOULD take an immense amount of work, how about something that Utilizes Voice? like you have to have a mic and you say a work to do something liek a Nexus Word wars, Call it Nexus Grammar Wars :D
Or maybe a map where you have to protect your base from waves, By Drag and dropping into the air or by Clicking them rapidly :D
maybe a memory map where there are banelings and the banelings Uses the ability unburrow and re-burrow really quickly, and you only get a glimpse of a maze and one wrong step means KABLOWIE!!!, lol. could be fun.
maybe a memory map where there are banelings and the banelings Uses the ability unburrow and re-burrow really quickly, and you only get a glimpse of a maze and one wrong step means KABLOWIE!!!, lol. could be fun.
I can see it as a minigame for sure. Here's a simple memory minigame: many zerg units on the screen, they burrow and the player must find pairs of the same unit type. Although the idea isn't good for a map on its own, some maps put many minigames together (think of Mario Party games or something like that).
I can see it as a minigame for sure. Here's a simple memory minigame: many zerg units on the screen, they burrow and the player must find pairs of the same unit type. Although the idea isn't good for a map on its own, some maps put many minigames together (think of Mario Party games or something like that).
Yeah that could be cool.
Heres one though Im 90% sure its been done, A map where you have weapon pick ups and health pickups and perks, an you click to shoot and the unit follows your pointer. Could be cool. Shoot zombies maybe 3 kinds of zombies Infested Terran, Civilian with texture added, and maybe Raynor or tychus with texture added. Could be interesting.
I think it wont be a problem to stay on topic now ;-)
Another minigame idea: A unit (maybe a reaper) has the ability to place temporary floating platforms over lava. The unit can jump from one platform to the others, trying to get to solid ground where it can find bonus items and eventually the level goal. If the unit is on the platform when it goes off, its killed by the lava. The thing is: the number of platforms is what counts, they can be limited, or the number of platforms used could reduce the total points in that minigame.
Okay so a mod posted in another forum that there aren't many original ideas, And I have to agree, So post your ideas here. NOTE: These ideas for up for the taking, SO anyone who wants to use them may, Just post here if you have an idea but dont plan on ever using it
These ideas have to be original to Starcraft and warcraft mapmaking.
Okay 3 ideas,
One is Draw an outline to send units to the other teams base
Idea 2 is to remake Booksquirm from mario Party 4
Idea 3 is to make a fighting game where 8 players have a hero on a highly elevated piece of land and have spells that do knockback damage, when a player is knocked off a cliff they die, each player would have 3 lives
Make a map where you can travel trough normal real and etheral realm. In normal realm you buy stuff, perhaps gather some herbs etch....in etheral real you go kill demons before they spawn to the town you are trying to protect.
make somekind of building game. Perhaps something like sim city. You build stuff and try to manage it and grow your town. You have to keep enough hospitals/entertainement that there is enough population in your city.
do a minimap game with unique minigames
do a polar escape (we miss the good wc3 versions) :(.
make pretator from wc3
Ok I couldnt helpmyself...but minigames and escapes should have pretty high replay value for the amount of work you need to put into them.
I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but most ideas have been done in one form or another, you probably just haven't played those maps =P.
I would love someone to create a good sliding game. There are 2 sliding maps that I played on EU battle-net - "Polar Escape" and "Slide Escape Witth Teddy". Both are fun, but feel raw (especially teddy throwing errors at player left and right) and could have better difficulty scaling. After using search bar I also found that there is 3rd map - "Ice Escape OkMaStEr", but player gets only 1 life with possibility of teammates saving him. Good luck finding teammates in new and improved b-net. It's not an original idea, but it's pretty damn fun, and would be great if someone put more thoughts/efforts and polish into this concept.
I remember playing minigame party map where DTs were battling at the top of mountain and used knockback spells to throw each other off a cliff. It had lives. It was a long time ago, either during beta or soon after launch.
@DuckyTheDuck: Go
Didnt know, But yeah, this whole thread is mainly to bounce Ideas, to help some new original projects come up.
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I doubt you'll get much feedback. Chances are the people who truly have unique ideas keep it to themselves because they are working on a project with it. Too many times I've seen screenshots of maps that look epic and when someone asks how they did something, they either don't answer or say that they would rather not tell till the map is released.I think it's a shame too. A lot of times someone has a really unique idea for a map, don't release any details about it, then stop working on the project and move on.
Also, the concept of an original idea is, in itself, abstract. Something that is original to you may be a clone with a spin of another map someone else has played. Much like you just found out, your idea had already been produced into a map....therefore it wasn't original. And all ideas typical originate from something else and tend to not be original because of that.
I'm also not quite sure what you're aiming for. Are you looking for new ideas to place in a map? Or are you aiming for a new genre? Something like a cool gameplay mechanic to place in a TD? Or a whole new game type like what DOTA achieved?
This was a spinoff forum from a mods post, he said the community has ran out of original ideas, so I made this to see what the community could come up with. Just a place for ideas that people have that they dont plan on making a map out of. I have tons of them personally.
I have a crapton of ideas too, just none are actually original. :D Here's a few.
Pretty well actually thanks for askin. :D
I have a original idea that has never been seen before on custom maps as is the best of my knowledge. I need help making the map tho if anyone is interested
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Judging by Wisps offensive reply and your continuous trolling it seems that you two are kind of similar. Are you friends in RL or something?
You act so offended and so righteous, you should direct some of that energy elsewere. Really, this is a site dedicated to mapmaking, if you want to offend someone, make a map (map warfare :D), or find some other creative ways of expressing yourself. At least don't derail other threads, pretty please?
You're right Ducky, I see no reason to troll here as the thread was created to gather contributions. I don't have original ideas, but I'd like to see good recreations of Blizzard console games: Blackthorne, Lost Vikings and Rock n' Roll Racing. I feel like Blizzard should have used at least one of these characters in their DOTA, but apparently they wont.
Map making is hard enough with people supporting each other, you kids should stop fighting and do something useful.
Great ideas SoulFilcher
I'm tired of Defending myself... Its pointless, you are a moron, and a troll, And unlike you I wont comment on your map... because I dont review something I haven't Played yet. Maybe its good, maybe it sucks I dunno.
And just so you know that wasnt my first post that was around the 20th-30th on my First account(i created this one because the other one is used for WoW).
At this point, sure i'm not looking that smart, but your looking like a complete idiot in every post you make trolling.... So this is a good time to stop... Just saying.
If you wish to continue, You will be ignored Henceforth.
It's not that I'm taking anyones side, it's more because I'm tired of all this %$@$%#^#... In a last few weeks off-topic discussions were more active than mapmaking discussions. I don't want post quality of this forum forum derail to one of b-net, yet when I watched "Active Forum Threads" I mostly saw off topic discussions featuring name calling, insults and other stuff that doesn't belong on mapster. I want this to be a polite and mostly mature community where people who love making maps come together to discuss mapping related things. It's really hard to accept when someone other than Mephs, Dogmai or Bounty attempts to troll (I seem to miss rodrigos personality aswell :D). If you want to troll, keep it in OT or General.
I remember his posts, I was thinking he was making a fool of himself. Do you really think that hating on him will do this community any good? Do you think it will fix anything? Or if you try to force him make a public announcment stating that he was wrong in his belives, I don't think it's working, this time, you're making fool of yourself instead. =(
As for original ideas, I remeber back in SC1 there was a map called "Falling Tiles", where your objective was to destroy ground under your enemies so that they would fall into the abyss. I think that similar concept would make a great cyber-space themed map :D
Nice idea, I came up with something But I dont have any real Ideas for it yeah, more of a mechanic to make a map around, WOULD take an immense amount of work, how about something that Utilizes Voice? like you have to have a mic and you say a work to do something liek a Nexus Word wars, Call it Nexus Grammar Wars :D
Or maybe a map where you have to protect your base from waves, By Drag and dropping into the air or by Clicking them rapidly :D
maybe a memory map where there are banelings and the banelings Uses the ability unburrow and re-burrow really quickly, and you only get a glimpse of a maze and one wrong step means KABLOWIE!!!, lol. could be fun.
I can see it as a minigame for sure. Here's a simple memory minigame: many zerg units on the screen, they burrow and the player must find pairs of the same unit type. Although the idea isn't good for a map on its own, some maps put many minigames together (think of Mario Party games or something like that).
Yeah that could be cool.
Heres one though Im 90% sure its been done, A map where you have weapon pick ups and health pickups and perks, an you click to shoot and the unit follows your pointer. Could be cool. Shoot zombies maybe 3 kinds of zombies Infested Terran, Civilian with texture added, and maybe Raynor or tychus with texture added. Could be interesting.
I think it wont be a problem to stay on topic now ;-)
Another minigame idea: A unit (maybe a reaper) has the ability to place temporary floating platforms over lava. The unit can jump from one platform to the others, trying to get to solid ground where it can find bonus items and eventually the level goal. If the unit is on the platform when it goes off, its killed by the lava. The thing is: the number of platforms is what counts, they can be limited, or the number of platforms used could reduce the total points in that minigame.
Theres a bad picture attached that I just made LAWL
im bored lol
Wouldn't mind seeing a map where you have to stay in the light while defending from multiple waves of zombies.
Well, that one is not a problem, I guess... Does somebody want to make that kind of zombie survival?