This is exactly what I was thinking. I was trying to remake a 192X192 map from warcraft 3 just to realize that a 256x256 map is actually SMALLER in starcraft 2 than a 192 x 224 map was on Warcraft 3. I've tested it and a WC3 unit can run from one corner to the other in a 256 x 256 map in SC2 a little faster than the same WC3 unit can run across a 192x192 map. As a consequence, I found that i had to completely remake my map so it didn't resemble the warcraft 3 map because I simply ran out of room.
It's all about what scale you work at. A wc3 map that is 256*256 will take a 270 speed unit 121 seconds to cross horizontally. A sc2 unit on a 256*256 map that moves at 2.25 speed will take 114 seconds to cross horizontally.
256 in wc3 = 240 in sc2
The killer is that time is sped up in sc2 by 40%. To really make a map feel big, you need to start by either reducing sc2's timescale or reducing the move speed of units. 2.25 is sc2's "normal" speed. 270 is wc3's (which is 2.1 in sc2 terms). After adjusting for the sc2 timescale difference, you'd want your WarCraft units moving at around 1.5 speed.
This will look bizarre in-game, and so every model would need to be scaled down by roughly 33%.
It's all about what scale you work at. A wc3 map that is 256*256 will take a 270 speed unit 121 seconds to cross horizontally. A sc2 unit on a 256*256 map that moves at 2.25 speed will take 114 seconds to cross horizontally.
256 in wc3 = 240 in sc2
The killer is that time is sped up in sc2 by 40%. To really make a map feel big, you need to start by either reducing sc2's timescale or reducing the move speed of units. 2.25 is sc2's "normal" speed. 270 is wc3's (which is 2.1 in sc2 terms). After adjusting for the sc2 timescale difference, you'd want your WarCraft units moving at around 1.5 speed.
This will look bizarre in-game, and so every model would need to be scaled down by roughly 33%.
Apologies for the number spam!
I was a big fan of Azeroth Wars!
Kinda curious though, can you actually fit the rest of Azeroth onto the map given the size of your Northrend?