I remember the duplicate function didn't used to work back in he beta, but I haven't had any duplication issues recently. Now, it's really a case of "Duplicate Unit, Check box next to actor, maybe check box by weapon, hit okay".
@Lucavious: Go Third party tools are pretty easy to use if its just copy and paste. Unless your an idiot.
Yeah, it's easy to copy/paste. But you have to go download an obscure third party tool, which is too complicated for something that's supposed to simplify your job.
Either way, duplication seems to be simple and stable enough for new users to use, at least for now.
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That doesn't make any sense. Using that logic, they shouldn't be updating the editor at all. Why add a UI design tool? Why add cinematic mode? Why add anything unless it comes packed in the expansion? It's not a good reason.
They said they can't add things consistently. Two updates in several years is not exactly consistent ;)
It really shouldn't be too hard to create a program that just writes the xml for you. But, at least as far as I know, there's no way to create a "plug in" for the editor that works right along side it. So users would have to copy/paste the xml themselves (which is too much work) or save the map as a components file (which means they can't work on the map and use the wizard simultaneously).
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I definitely agree with you that it would be a nice tool for novice mappers. That said, I don't think it's going to be implemented soon, even with blizzard's increased focus on mapping. That said, it might be possible for us to create a 3rd party tool that does the same thing (although it very likely couldn't be as streamlined as a built-in one). You would either have to generate xml for the user to paste in, or have them save the map as a components file and them create the units.
I remember the duplicate function didn't used to work back in he beta, but I haven't had any duplication issues recently. Now, it's really a case of "Duplicate Unit, Check box next to actor, maybe check box by weapon, hit okay".
Yeah, it's easy to copy/paste. But you have to go download an obscure third party tool, which is too complicated for something that's supposed to simplify your job.
Either way, duplication seems to be simple and stable enough for new users to use, at least for now.
They said they can't add things consistently. Two updates in several years is not exactly consistent ;)
It really shouldn't be too hard to create a program that just writes the xml for you. But, at least as far as I know, there's no way to create a "plug in" for the editor that works right along side it. So users would have to copy/paste the xml themselves (which is too much work) or save the map as a components file (which means they can't work on the map and use the wizard simultaneously).
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I definitely agree with you that it would be a nice tool for novice mappers. That said, I don't think it's going to be implemented soon, even with blizzard's increased focus on mapping. That said, it might be possible for us to create a 3rd party tool that does the same thing (although it very likely couldn't be as streamlined as a built-in one). You would either have to generate xml for the user to paste in, or have them save the map as a components file and them create the units.