ok so i have tried searching help from google from these forums from everywhere but nowhere can i get a answer for my problem.
i just recently got starcraft 2 and after a while i wanted to try the map editor i start it up and try to start doing stuff everything works but i notice 1 odd thing i can zoom in using the mouse wheel. i roll it either direction it zooms out and it wont zoom close up. I have tried everything modifying key binds downloading software everything and im at my wits end what can i do :(
i got a microsoft mouse(no idea what though theres no thingy saying anywhere what mouse it is the only thing that reads on it is bluetooth and that doesnt help at all. i tried to install intelpoint or what ever it was when i heard it might help but without knowing my mouse version/mark its pointless.
im really begging for help i want to start having fun with this program but i seriously cant when i cant use the mouse wheel(which i have become so familiar with over the years)
I think it is a sensitivity issue. I have used my brothers computer to play around with the editor and it has the same problem. Also, while playing games where you scroll to select weapons, its horrendous. TF2 counter strike source or any of the games similar, scrolls through weapons so fast you dont know where it will stop. See if there is a way to adjust the sensitivity of your wheel on your mouse.
The zoom function in the editor only works in specific "selection" modes. For an example, when placing units or doodads you have to hit space, then click the terrain before the mouse wheel can be used for zooming. Selecting a unit or doodad for placement again disables the zooming.
and this is wrong. you can zoom in/out while doing anything. you just have to be "focused" on the map itself.if you select a unit to place, all you do is move the screen around for a split second with right click and you can zoom, move, rotate the screen, anything still while having that unit ready to be placed. same applies for editing terrain. just right click on the map itself, and when you scroll, it wont change the size of the tool, it will zoom in and out.
Just to give a bit of story on the crystal site. It was abandoned some time ago. And yes the bones were meant to be an old sacrifice. The greyish plants around the crystal grew sometime after the site was abandoned. The energies/auras still eminating from the crystal has curropted the state of the plants thus they are discolored. I had thought about making the crystal bigger, as well as the crater doodad that it is sitting in, but forgot to do it. You cant even see the crater...
Thank you for the replies. As of right now, I'm not really using these as maps. Just one time scenes. When I feel as though I have gotten good enough, I will start to make a complete map.
was just pissin around with the weekly terraining excercise, and whipped something up in about 25-30 minutes. I raised the graphics on the editor to make it look a little better. I posted the same thing in the other thread, but thought i would put it here also. C&C?
Well, I've been playing SC2 since the day it was released, but never really fiddled with the editor much. About a week ago I started as any noob would just by pissing around with terrain and not much else. After joining these forums, I realize you can make beautiful scenes and maps with this powerful editor. So, I started to get a little more serious.
I hope this is allowed, but I would like to start a thread that will be updated every day or so about enhancing my skills, taking advice from everyone, and trying to be in the same league as some of the best artists here. So, here I am!
I only have one screen for right now, but I will be posting more as the day goes on. Please, give me any advice, criticism, or anything at all. I would greatly appreciate it.
NOTE: this images will be from the editor. My computer isnt that new, and running the game on anything higher than medium settings is a no go. I will try my best to up the visuals of the editor without causing a crash.
You can't select terrain diagonally as far as i know, But, you can select the bulk of it, then hold shift i believe and select more. youll have to look at your minimap to see what all is selected. In turn you could kinda select diagonal. Just would take a lil extra time shift-selecting everything. Esp if you want to get in tiny areas...
Well, i am currently trying to raise the cliff level in certain areas of a map, but seem to be having an annoying problem.
When i try to raise the height to the max level with man-made cliffs on a plateau that is -1 max height, it drops down 1 level with natural cliffs (down to -2 max height), then raises 2 levels with man-made cliffs. This might sound confusing, so i have a screenie...
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I think it is a sensitivity issue. I have used my brothers computer to play around with the editor and it has the same problem. Also, while playing games where you scroll to select weapons, its horrendous. TF2 counter strike source or any of the games similar, scrolls through weapons so fast you dont know where it will stop. See if there is a way to adjust the sensitivity of your wheel on your mouse.
and this is wrong. you can zoom in/out while doing anything. you just have to be "focused" on the map itself.if you select a unit to place, all you do is move the screen around for a split second with right click and you can zoom, move, rotate the screen, anything still while having that unit ready to be placed. same applies for editing terrain. just right click on the map itself, and when you scroll, it wont change the size of the tool, it will zoom in and out.
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@Mozared: Go
Just to give a bit of story on the crystal site. It was abandoned some time ago. And yes the bones were meant to be an old sacrifice. The greyish plants around the crystal grew sometime after the site was abandoned. The energies/auras still eminating from the crystal has curropted the state of the plants thus they are discolored. I had thought about making the crystal bigger, as well as the crater doodad that it is sitting in, but forgot to do it. You cant even see the crater...
Thank you for the replies. As of right now, I'm not really using these as maps. Just one time scenes. When I feel as though I have gotten good enough, I will start to make a complete map.
Thanks guys.
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was just pissin around with the weekly terraining excercise, and whipped something up in about 25-30 minutes. I raised the graphics on the editor to make it look a little better. I posted the same thing in the other thread, but thought i would put it here also. C&C?
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Just thought I would pop something in here real quick. It's nothing special, but it's also only my 2nd serious attempt at anything.
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Well, I've been playing SC2 since the day it was released, but never really fiddled with the editor much. About a week ago I started as any noob would just by pissing around with terrain and not much else. After joining these forums, I realize you can make beautiful scenes and maps with this powerful editor. So, I started to get a little more serious.
I hope this is allowed, but I would like to start a thread that will be updated every day or so about enhancing my skills, taking advice from everyone, and trying to be in the same league as some of the best artists here. So, here I am!
I only have one screen for right now, but I will be posting more as the day goes on. Please, give me any advice, criticism, or anything at all. I would greatly appreciate it.
NOTE: this images will be from the editor. My computer isnt that new, and running the game on anything higher than medium settings is a no go. I will try my best to up the visuals of the editor without causing a crash.
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@Silverstryke: Go
You can't select terrain diagonally as far as i know, But, you can select the bulk of it, then hold shift i believe and select more. youll have to look at your minimap to see what all is selected. In turn you could kinda select diagonal. Just would take a lil extra time shift-selecting everything. Esp if you want to get in tiny areas...
0
Well, i am currently trying to raise the cliff level in certain areas of a map, but seem to be having an annoying problem.
When i try to raise the height to the max level with man-made cliffs on a plateau that is -1 max height, it drops down 1 level with natural cliffs (down to -2 max height), then raises 2 levels with man-made cliffs. This might sound confusing, so i have a screenie...