SC2Mapster

Tutorial: AfterImage by arturusfury

You have probably seen the High Templar after image effect. arturusfury made a tutorial to do it on any unit you want. This will make your map look amazing :)

Lib Action Bar by Motive

If you are doing a map with a hero you probably want to use a custom action bar like the ones in World of Warcraft. Motive made a generic lib that uses Catalog to adapt the bar to the current unit you are selecting.

Minigame Contest

Here are the final results for the minigame contest! Thanks a lot for all the participants :)

• Operation Scarecrow by Southpaw444 - 8 Votes
• Templar Carnage by D1000 - 4 Votes
• Archon Xing by NuclearNuke - 3 Votes
• Avoid Being Walked Over by Hayena - 2 Votes
• Drone Dash by Alec0124 - 1 Votes
• Space Invaders by yukaboy - 0 Votes

Return of Destroy all Monsters by KerenskyLI

Back on the Beta I used to play Godzilla map and a multiplayer version is coming :) Check out Battle.net in few days to play it.

rrowland Interview

Many of you are doing amazing things with the Galaxy Editor. So far I have focused on promoting projects, however I would really like to feature you guys. This is why from now on I am going to do interviews. Today we start with rrowland.

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vjeux: Hello rrowland, could you introduce yourself?

I’m Ryan Rowland, I’m 22 and live in Southern California. I have worked on a lot of projects in the SC2 Mapping community during both phases of the beta.

vjeux: Your Thaddius fight entry for the Spell contest has been featured by Blizzard on their Facebook page. It must have been a great pleasure to get that much promotion!

Well I was definitely surprised! I did not expect to get such attention for this video. Of all my projects, it took the least amount of time to create. :P It was actually just something I threw together for fun!

vjeux: Let’s talk about your others projects then! I see you have done an interesting AI: Behemoth AI. Could you tell us what it does and if it was hard to do within the Galaxy Editor.

Behemoth AI is basically a custom AI that is designed to play against players utilizing micro as well as macro. It was started back in the beta when “Very Easy” was the only AI available, however I feel it is still comparable (Even in its current unfinished state) to some of the harder Blizzard AIs. Some examples of the custom micro techniques I have implemented thus far would be the phoenix micro: One phoenix can (slowly) kill 200 food worth of mutas without taking damage. Also, there is custom sentry micro AI that calculates the perfect positions to cast force fields to minimize incoming damage and cut enemy armies in half.

I actually didn’t use the Galaxy Editor to script this AI, I opened, studied and added onto Blizzard’s default AI files, which are written in pure Galaxy code.

vjeux: You are using advanced features of the scripting abilities of the Galaxy Editor. The map Reaper Madness is another example of it. You managed to add physics inside the map. Did you encounter any difficulty in the process?

Reaper Madness was actually the very first map I worked on with the SC2 Editor. I guess I like to jump head-first into the most difficult stuff! I actually didn’t know how vector-based physics worked before working on this map, so I took a couple days to get acquainted with it before implementing it into the map. I actually had a lot of help from the SC2Mapster.com wiki, one page in particular listed every native Galaxy function, which was very helpful for scripting in pure Galaxy.

This map actually got put on ice, and I no longer plan to finish the map due to latency issues on Blizzard’s part. The Battle.Net service has a minimum delay of 125ms, plus WASD movement and tracelines serve to make the experience much laggier; Too laggy for a First Person Shooter game.

vjeux: Ah okay, so I believe you moved on to another project. What is it?

My most recently started project is a custom sprite engine. Basically, using text tags, I’ve been able to implement animated 2D sprites, similar to what you’d see in an old RPG, into an SC2 map. There are a couple hitches that are getting ironed out which are delaying the process (I’m currently waiting). I plan to make a full-feature RPG reminiscent of the old Chrono Trigger and 2D Final Fantasy series once the sprite engine is completely finished.

vjeux: I am pretty sure you are working on some more standard maps that will eventually be playable! :)

Yep, one of my favorite projects is called Sniper Wars (May change in the future, not decided yet). It’s a very classic style of UMS map. Basically, I brought Archer Wars type maps from WC3 and am porting them into SC2. I am aiming to make this map a very in-depth team game (5v5) with a substantial learning curve and a high skill cap for competitive play. I’m still working on this map, but I plan to bring it to Battle.net in the near future.

I have a lot of custom UI and system work invested into this map as well. For instance, I completely remade the inventory and shop system. I also added custom missile handling, custom dialogs and the ability to pick and choose which abilities the player’s sniper starts with.

vjeux: Great, you are working on a lot of awesome projects. As a final word, can you tell us what you think about the Galaxy Editor. What did you like most and what you would like to see improved?

The Galaxy Editor is amazing! There are very problems I have with the editor. I do wish it came with the ability to edit the raw Galaxy file inside the program, although I understand why the limitations exist. I would also have liked to see more support for importing custom models using SC2 textures. Some documentation would have been nice as well. :P Overall, I just think it’s an awesome tool and definitely the most powerful editor in its field.

Planetary Boss Arena 3v3 CTF by Bounty_98

Bounty_98 have been working since the beta on his map Planetary Boss. He made many variants of it and today he releases a 3v3 CTF Arena. You can play it on Battle.net and can check out the video :)

ZerEvolves by Zeragon

Zeragon and his brother have been working on an Evolve map like in Starcraft 1 and are now publishing it on EU. Have fun playing it :)

Starcraft Commandos by Decay

Decay is pretty new to the Galaxy Editor and is working on a map called Starcraft Commandos. His project starts looking great and he is looking for help :)

Fan Arts

Four new Starcraft fan arts have been added to the Blizzard section.

Commentaries by colbycheeze

Videos are really popular these days and commentaries are getting a huge number of views. However, this has mainly been focused on the normal game. colbycheeze wants to change the deal! Check out his overrun commentaries :)

Surfing by SkriK

Fun video :)

SotIS - New Version by ekcolnovkol

ekcolnovkol just released a new version of his Dota remake: Storm of the Imperial Sanctum. Check out the newest video and play it on all the realms :)

If you want your map to be promoted on the front-page, just make a youtube video of it and post it inside the Project Workplace forum. It will take you roughly one hour and everyone will enjoy it :)

Blizzcon Custom Game Listing

If you are US and have constructive feedbacks about the new Battle.net Custom Map Listing, Blizzard created a post for it.

I also just found out this screenshot of the Custom Game Listing during the Blizzcon. I thought you'd be interested :)

Weekly Terraining Exercise by Mozared

The Weekly Terraining Exercise (WTE from henceforth) is a weekly thread, in which we can... exercise our terraining! The thread will have a single 'theme', and it's up to you to make a terrain around that theme and submit your result within a week, when the next exercise goes up. Whether you're a complete newbie or a Bob Rossian veteran, you can participate. We can all learn from eachother, show off our work and live happily ever after.

This week theme is Dawn of a new era.

CardCraft by BeLugh

I have recently played a lot of custom maps on the EU Battle.net and I was really impressed by CardCraft, the map is a complete game with a unique interface made through dialogs. It is kinda confusing at first but when you understand how it works it is really fun to play :)

SC2Movie.com by Vjeux

I've been working on the website sc2movie for some time now and i'm pretty happy to release it. The goal of the website is to regroup in one place all the videos about the mapping. And the best thing is that anyone can add a video, you just have to provide the youtube link :) I hope you like it.

Fan Arts

Two Starcraft new fan arts have been added to the Blizzard section.

You want to play custom maps but you are alone ... Come on play with us during Map Nights!

Tutorial: Game Lobby by ubdead

The game lobby is controlled both by Map Properties and Game Variants. It is not user friendly at all and this is why ubdead has written a wonderful guide to explain all this. I have seen many lobbies that does not appear to work as intended. Read that and you will be able to fix it :)

Space Bound by AzothHyjal

AzothHyjal just released his map: Space Bound. Check it out :)

But, the real interest relies in Orbit: it is a library that does a N-Body simulations, allowing units to attract and repel each other using mostly realistic physics. This is really impressive!

Open the Campaign Maps by Beider

If you don't know it already, all the campaign is being done using the Galaxy Editor, even the Hyperion! You can check all of them and see how Blizzard did it. This is pretty instructive. If you are afraid, Beider just did it for one map :)

Snow by gurluas

Blizzard removed a tileset that looks like snow from the beta. gurluas made a sample map to put it back :)

Cheat Codes by Sixen

Sixen on the official forums have made a compilation of all the known cheat codes.

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Warning: When using cheats, achievements are disabled. To enable achievements again, start a new game or load a saved game. They are all referencing either Starcraft or geek culture. So far we have found 7 out of 23. If you have some time, go ahead and try to unlock more cheat codes :)

• EyeOfSauron - Lets you view any cinematic [Must be used from outside of a mission (in the Hyperion, etc)]
• IAmIronman - Upgrades armor (and shields) by 1. (Ironman)
• JaynesTown - Grants more resources. (TV Show, FireFly)
• MoreDotsMoreDots - Disable Cost checking. (WoW player, Dives from <Wipe Club>)
• RealMenDrillDeep - Grants 5,000 Vespene Gas. (Kel-Morian Combine slogan)
• SoSayWeAll - Disables tech requirements. (Battlestar Galactica)
• TerribleTerribleDamage - God mode. (Dustin Browder's commentary of SC2 Games)
• TyuHasLeftTheGame - Disable victory conditions. (second Battle Report)
• WhySoSerious - Gives 5,000,000 credits. (Joker in the "Dark Knight.")

Update: The Buzz Me! contest has been removed. It was a fun idea at start, but we figured out that the consequences may only be negative. Please come tomorrow for another contest :)

Ultimate Tank Defense has been deleted from Battle.net and cannot be reuploaded again because of inapropriate content. Take care if your map contains stuff that could be dangerous :x

Roach Snake by Pakaran

Roach snake is the Snake game adapted to real time multiplayer. You eat things on the road to make your tail bigger, and have to get big enough to win. Caution: there are also opponents and monsters on the track :) You can play it on the US and contact Pakaran.702 (NA) if you want an arranged game.

Anti-Block in TD by Sevenation

While working on his Line Tower Wars, Sevenation had the great idea to reuse the Anti-Block algorithm from a Warcraft 3 map: Mazing Contest by Pender. It is in fact really simple: you take the min and max of the x-coordinate of all the connected towers (relative to the last one created). If the min and max are both equal to the borders, then you are blocking!

Minigame Contest

You can now vote for the second part of the minigame contest.

• #3 - Heroic Defender by goofoffjw - 8 Votes
• #3 - Frogger by LordAbyss - 7 Votes
• #5 - Whack-a-Ling by Zarakk - 7 Votes
• #6 - Poke the Ultralisk by fatal510 - 6 Votes

Lego Starcraft

I've been linked an amazing video: Lego Starcraft. There are crazy guys out there :)

Icons Listing by Mari0B

Mari0B had a great suggestion: making a thread that lists all the icons made so far. If you want to use them for your projects or add new ones, you are welcome to answer it :)

Reconnaissance Report: Scrap Station by Blizzard

Blizzard features maps in his blogs. This is the second entry and still one of their map. However, when they will run out of melee maps they are probably going to promote your custom maps :) Today is Scrap Station.

Natives Listing by Zoxc

In order to know all the natives, you can click on the Library icon inside the trigger editor ( or Ctrl+Shift+L). It will show up a new panel with all the GUI functions. If you want to know all the functions of Galaxy, Zoxc made a listing directly taken from the executable.

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• native string TextureGetSlotName(string p1);
• native int TextureGetSlotComponent(string p1);
• native doodad DoodadFromId(int p1);
• native void ModelAnimationLoad(string p1, string p2);
• native void ModelAnimationUnload(string p1, string p2);
• native bool BankExists(string p1, int p2);
• View the full Galaxy Natives listing

Tutorial: Loading Screen by allusernamesaretaken

If you are new to the editor, you want to watch this tutorial. It explains how to add a custom loading screen to your map. It is also great because you will now know how to import any kind of image inside the map!

Tutorial Listing 2/2

Here's the second (and last part) of all the tutorials of mapster. You will be impressed to see more than 150 of them! You have no reasons not to make great maps :) I would like to thanks ProzaicMuze for being moderator on the tutorial section and making great tutorials :)

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Data Editing

• Data Editor Fields Listing by Ardnived
• How to have a Custom LoadingScreen by Morbent92
• Removing Requirements by WraithChaser

Abilities and Effects

• [Video] Unit Ability Ordering Another Unit To Attack Target by Quickshot14
• Creating a new ability from scratch by RileyStarcraft
• [Video] Aura Abilities by Bifuu
• Working With Beams by ProzaicMuze
• Dynamic Beam Chains w/o Missiles by ProzaicMuze

Actors

• Working with Actors by ProzaicMuze
• Add Effect to your units attacks by MrZ3r0
• Adding SFX to Abilities by Grogian
• Changing Object Size by WraithChaser
• Working with Hosting and Site Operations - The Uberlisk, Axis Alignment and More! by ProzaicMuze
• Live/OTF Terrain Deformation by Hati
• Dancing by MrZ3r0

Behaviors

• Protoss powered buildings without pylon + zerg builds off creep no damage by ginotyrant
• Time of Day dependent buffs by Prancer
• How to create an invisibility behavior by SCMapper
• Gain Energy While Attacking by Prancer

Buildings

• Bridges - A Terrain Objects and Footprints Guide by Sholdak
• Data hollowed building - Footprint exploration by eviltikiman
• Making bunker available for other units by MrZ3r0
• [Video] Warcraft III Shop Emulation by Bifuu
• [Video] Simple TD Tutorial - 8 Parts by sc2galaxyeditor.com
• [Video] Simple Tower Defense Tutorial by Onetwo
• [Video] Advanced Tower Defense Tutorial by Onetwo

Heroes

• Basic Hero Creation by Steel
• How to make a Hero by Alevice
• Complete Hero Tutorial by Bifuu
• Leveling your Heroes with Attribute increase by phuckQ
• Heros - Level and XP by supmeow
• Warcraft III Experience Sharing System by LonZealot
• [Video] Warcraft III Hero Ability Emulation by Bifuu
• Warcraft III Hero Ability Training by Prancer
• [Video] Hero Leveling & Abilities by Onetwo
• Reviving Heroes by Phaos

Items

• [Video] Items & Loot by Onetwo
• Preserving Items on Death by BrotherLaz
• Inventory, items, powerups and more - Part 1 by HPX
• Inventory System in 8 Points by 墨.尚贤.寒心

Text

• Text Styles by s3rius
• [Video] Passive periodic resources & Floating Text by Quickshot14

Units

• Creating your first unit by Bifuu
• [Video] Basic Unit Setup by ZeroAme
• [Video] Upgrading a Unit into another Unit by ZeroAme
• Making Larva morph into new Zerg units by varkarrus
• Strafing - Preventin Units to Turn by Hati
• Mount Vehicle System by ravenkaizer
• Unit Balance Formulas by Antimatterthunder
• How to use attack0ld animation on marauder by Bibendus
• Customized Projectiles by ProzaicMuze

Upgrades

• Accumulative & Multiple Upgrade with Queue by iraiku
• Marine Protoss Shield Upgrades by Prancer

As you know, the publishing system is really tough for map makers that did not release their map on day 1. In order to help people, I have decided to feature their maps. If you want to help, just play once those maps today. You are about 15 000 people visiting the website everyday, if 1 on 10 plays the map, it gets to the page 1!

• Debates by Rodrigo.881 (NA)
• Turret Wars by UDrew.682 (NA)

What to Change?

The Galaxy Editor is great but it's not perfect! This is why I am making an official thread for you to express yourself. Just tell what you'd like to change in the editor! Since we are the one who are using the editor, it is best to say what we would like to see changed (either bug fixes, improvements, new things added ...). It will give Blizzard a chance to see what we really want :)

Rules

• Make it constructive, we are here to make a better editor :)
• Do not hesitate to tell obvious stuff, what is obvious for you isn't for everyone.
• You can be informal, just make sure that we can understand!
• Tell all what you have in mind, from the smallest little thing that annoy you to the great but impossible idea you've got.

Reward

Since it's funnier to do things with a reward in mind, here is all what we can do.

• 1 month Curse Premium for each improvment you propose that is being implemented by Blizzard! (You will have to PM me when it is done).

Map Protection by Mjllonirg

Map protection is an issue for many of you. Blizzard added the "Protected" status inside the publishing features but you may not trust it. Mjllonirg has found a way to remove the ability to view the triggers in the editor. You will say it has been possible for ages using some MPQ program. However this time it is done without any 3rd party program :)

Warning: Make a backup, the triggers won't be recoverable after using this technique!

Terrain Overview

Last part of the overview serie. I hope you enjoyed it :) Thanks to HP-X Arthas that wrote it!

Now, what would a map editor be without the terrain editor? Here we will take a look at the things that can be done using it.

Terrain

Here is a great example of what some terrain editing together with doodads might look like when it's done.

Control Lightning

The ability to control lightning is a really cool feature, just take a look at the results and you will see for yourself!

Cinematic

This is a sample of the cinematics you will be able to create using the editor.

Doodads

With clever use of doodads we can create amazing scenery such as this.

Roads

Roads, everybody use them. Now they can easily be placed on your maps aswell. The video below will show you a finished racing map with roads, terrains, doodads triggers and a really nice result!

The Minigame contest is ending tomorrow. Please make sure you have submitted your map AND have added a youtube video!

Since the current popularity system isn't that great, please PM me the name of the maps you published, I will make a news with the mapster maps so hopefully we can bump them up! If you want to get user feedbacks, add your mapster project url in the description. People will be able to leave comments!

ReadMe

Here are some tips you want to know about the editor:

• You can open any map from the Campaign. File / Open / Campaign
• You can use any of the Campaign assets in your map. File / Dependencies / Add / Liberty (Campaign). Note: There is a bug that prevents using it for already made maps
• If you are using a custom Game Variant, on the left panel, right click your variant and set it to default. This will prevent the default one (and not the one you want) from being used. Read more.
• The popularity seems to work this way. 1 "point" is equal to one unique player the last hour. This means you have to have a big friend list to bump your popularity.

Map publishing is broken on EU servers since the digital release. You have a Validation_working_score_set_screen_fail error when publishing. Let's hope it will be fixed soon.

Lost Viking

In the Campaign you can play the Lost Viking map featuring the Terratron. This is the top down shooter featured by Blizzard during the Blizzcon. (If you are not pro enough, there are Cheat Codes available).

L800 ETC

The group with Mike Morhaime L70ETC (I am a Murloc, Rogues do it from behind) has first bumped to L80ETC with Death Knight "Nightfall" and now will become L800ETC! Click to see more spoilers from the game files.

Release Party

There have been many events organized by Blizzard for the Release. You can view the photos on their facebook page.

Data Overview

The Data Editor is the tool that differs most compared to the previous editors released by Blizzard, and it truly is powerful.

Actors

An example of a spell created using only the data editor.

Terrain deformation

Here is a great example of what you can do with just the data editor, manipulating the terrain on the fly during the game.

Heroes, skills and levels

Just like in WarCraft III we can create heroes, implement levels, experience and learnable skills. This all through the data editor.

Inventories, Powerups & Custom weapons

Powerups, items and inventories are other useful stuff you can make with just the data editor.

Shops

We can also make shops, much like the ones in WarCraft III.

Note: The above video is an entire tutorial, for the part in the video where the shop is shown, click here.

Custom units

Now, last but not least with the data editor. Many of you have probably seen the Überlisk. Well, we had a contest not long ago and had many awesome entries, and here is the winning entry, 28b-x.

For the rest of the entries, check the creature contest.

New Theme

Starcraft 2 is coming to a new era, it is time for Mapster to move forward too! We are really proud to announce you the release of the new theme. If you are not pleased with the new one, you can still go back!

• Switch back to the Old Theme
• Switch to the New Theme

Release Informations

Starcraft 2 is released in Asia. Here is an overview of what's new! Keep refresh for more new things :) Join us on the IRC to talk with us!

• There is an official wiki mentionned. But the link gives a 404: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/map/ pkol
• Account hosting limit is 5 maps and 21 meg. Nothing changed :(
• No change to popularity sorting :(
• Nickname cannot be changed, be careful!
• There is a 40 Meg update once the game is downloaded

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Mar Sara Missions Achievements

Liberation Day (15) - Complete all mission objectives in the "Liberation Day" mission.
Raynor's Back (10) - Kill 5 enemy units in the "Liberation Day" mission with Raynor on Normal difficulty.
Down with Mengsk (10) - Kill every enemy unit in the "Liberation Day" mission on Hard difficulty.
The Outlaws (15) - Complete all mission objectives in "The Outlaws" mission.
Cash Reward (10) - Collect all Mineral and Gas Pallet pickups in "The Outlaws" mission on Normal difficulty.
Be Quick or Be Dead (10) - Complete "The Outlaws" mission on Hard difficulty in less than 10 minutes.
Zero Hour (15) - Complete all mission objectives in the "Zero Hour" mission.
Hold the Line (10) - Complete the "Zero Hour" mission on Normal difficulty without losing or salvaging a structure.
The Best Defense... (10) - Destroy 4 Zerg Hatcheries in the "Zero Hour" mission on Hard difficulty.
Mar Sara Mastery (20) - Complete all the Mar Sara mission achievements.

View all the new achievements

Trigger Overview

Starcraft 2 is now being released across the planet. This is a huge moment we've been waiting for months. Since sc2mapster is a website about map making, it is time to give you a recap of the possibilities of the Galaxy Editor. Today we are going to feature the Trigger Editor. You will see the main new features over Starcraft 1 and Warcraft 3 and get many awesome examples made with it.

Stay tuned, Data Editor and Terrain Editor overviews are coming too!

Thanks to HP-X Arthas that did a great part of this article!

StarCraft, Warcraft 3, StarCraft II Trigger Comparison

The Trigger Editor has greatly improved over the games. At first, in Starcraft, it was just a small box with rudimentary tools. In Warcraft 3 the interface improved a lot and it capabilities too. Starcraft 2 did not made major changes to the design but added a lot of improvments like libraries for example.

Keyboard Handling

It is possible to intercept any keyboard input (up and down) and mouse click. This gives the ability to make First Person Shooter style maps and more funky ones like this:

Dialogs

Here we see a great example of dialog usage which differs from a normal custom map.

Mouse look

Also, we can now freely move the camera with the mouse and use the editor to make our own FPS.

Bank

You can save data across game using banks

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Bank - Open bank <name> for <player> - Opens a bank with the name specified by the name parameter, for the chosen player.

Bank - Preload and synchronize bank <name> for <player> - Preloads and synchronizes bank data for all players when the game loads.

Bank - Restore <Key> of section <Section> from bank <bank> for <player> at <position> facing <degrees> - Restores a unit contained in the chosen bank at the specified key of the specified section. The unit will be created for the specified player, at the specified position, facing a specific angle.

Bank - Save bank <bank> - Saves the specified bank file, allowing you to access stored values later.

Bank - Store boolean <Value> as <Key> of section <Section> in bank <bank> - Stores a boolean value to the specified bank. The section and key parameters determine where the value is stored in the bank file, and must be used to load the value later.

As for storing values, there exists other types we can store, such as real, integer, string, text, point and unit. The syntax for these are the same as for store Boolean.

Map transitions

We can move between maps and retain the hitpoints, levels etc using the banks.

Sprite animations

Using text tags we are able to have animated sprites ingame.

The new Battle.net is out!

Download the Game!

You can start downloading the retail game right now. It is 7gig and should contain all the campaign stuff. Keep posted as we will give you insights of what's in there.

Who should download StarCraft II in advance?
If you intend to purchase StarCraft II digitally, downloading the client now will allow you to simply pay and play when digital copies of StarCraft II go on sale.

Will digital copies of StarCraft II be available as soon as the game is released in stores?
No. They’ll go on sale slightly later, on 07/27/2010 10:00 AM PDT in North America and Latin America.

New Profiles

They have added a profile description. You can see the match history and the league ranking!

Rewards

You can unlock portraits and decals as rewards. I've put all of them in the same picture so it's easy to see what is available.

Achievements (Exploration, Custom Games, Cooperative, Quick Match, Combat)

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Exploration

Guide One

Custom Game Novice (10) - Win 3 solo evenly matched Custom Games against any A.I. opponents.
Cooperative Novice (10) - Win 3 Cooperative games.
Medal of Combat (20) - Complete all the Guide One achievements.

Guide Two

Custom Game Zerg (10) - Win 3 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Zerg against any A.I. opponents.
Qualified For Action (10) - Play enough qualifying games to get placed in a Quick Match league.
Custom Game Protoss (10) - Win 3 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Protoss against any A.I. opponents.
Medal of Valor (20) - Complete all the Guide Two achievements.

Guide Three

Play Replay (10) - Watch any Battle.net replay.
Flying Solo (10) - Win 5 1v1 league Quick Match games.
That's Teamwork (10) - Win 5 Team league Quick Match games.
Medal of Honor (20) - Complete all the Guide Three achievements.

Custom Game

Medium A.I.

Medium FFA (10) - Win a Free-For-All Custom Game against 7 Medium A.I. opponents.
Medium Blitz (10) - Win a 1v1 Custom Game against a Medium A.I. opponent in under 5 minutes.
Terran AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Terran against Medium A.I. opponents.
Zerg AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Zerg against Medium A.I. opponents.
Protoss AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Protoss against Medium A.I. opponents.
Random AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games as Random against Medium A.I. opponents.
Medium A.I. Crusher (20) - Complete all the Medium A.I. achievements.

Hard A.I.

Hard FFA (10) - Win a Free-For-All Custom Game against 7 Hard A.I. opponents.
Hard Blitz (10) - Win a 1v1 Custom Game against a Hard A.I. opponent in under 5 minutes.
3v3 Mix vs Hard AI (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Hard A.I. allies using all three races against Hard A.I opponents.
3V3 vs Hard AI Mix (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Hard A.I. allies against all three races of Hard A.I opponents.
4v4 Kin vs Hard AI (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Hard A.I. allies using the following race combinations against Hard A.I opponents.
4v4 vs Hard AI Kin (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Hard A.I. allies against the following race combinations using Hard A.I. opponents.
Hard AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games against Hard A.I. opponents.
Hard AI Crusher (20) - Complete all the Hard A.I. achievements.

Very Hard A.I.

Very Hard FFA (10) - Win a Free-For-All Custom Game against 7 Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Very Hard Blitz (10) - Win a 1v1 Custom Game against a Very Hard A.I. opponent in under 5 minutes.
3v3 Mix vs Very Hard AI (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Very Hard A.I. allies using all three races against Very Hard A.I opponents.
3v3 vs Very Hard AI Mix (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Very Hard A.I. allies against all three races of Very Hard A.I opponents.
4v4 Kin vs Very Hard AI (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Very Hard A.I. allies using the following race combinations against Very Hard A.I opponents.
4v4 vs Very Hard AI Kin (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Very Hard A.I. allies against the following race combinations using Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Very Hard AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games against Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Very Hard AI Crusher (10) - Complete all the Very Hard A.I. achievements.

Insane A.I.

Insane FFA (10) - Win a Free-For-All Custom Game against 7 Insane A.I. opponents.
Insane Blitz (10) - Win a 1v1 Custom Game against an Insane A.I. opponent in under 5 minutes.
3v3 Mix vs Insane AI (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Insane A.I. allies using all three races against Insane A.I opponents.
3v3 vs Insane AI Mix (10) - Win a 3v3 Custom Game with Insane A.I. allies against all three races of Insane A.I opponents.
4v4 Kin vs Insane AI (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Insane A.I. allies using the following race combinations against Insane A.I opponents.
4v4 vs Insane AI Kin (10) - Win a 4v4 Custom Game with Insane A.I. allies against the following race combinations using Insane A.I. opponents.
Insane AI Romp: (10) - Win 10 solo evenly matched Custom Games against Insane A.I. opponents.
Insane AI Crusher (20) - Complete all the Insane A.I. achievements.

Outmatched A.I.

Outmatched: 2 Medium AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 2 Custom Game with no Allies against 2 Medium A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 3 Medium AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 3 Custom Game with no Allies against 3 Medium A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 4 Medium AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 4 Custom Game with no Allies against 4 Medium A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 2 Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 2 Custom Game with no Allies against 2 Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 3 Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 3 Custom Game with no Allies against 3 Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 4 Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 4 Custom Game with no Allies against 4 Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 2 Very Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 2 Custom Game with no Allies against 2 Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 3 Very Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 3 Custom Game with no Allies against 3 Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 4 Very Hard AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 4 Custom Game with no Allies against 4 Very Hard A.I. opponents.
Outmatched: 2 Insane AI (10) - Win a 1 vs 2 Custom Game with no Allies against 2 Insane A.I. opponents.
Outmatched Crusher (20) - Complete all the Outmatched achievements.

Cooperative

Medium A.I.

Co-op Stomp: Medium (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250 Cooperative games against Medium A.I. opponents.
2v2 Co-op Streak: Medium (10) - Win 5/10/15 2v2 Cooperative games in a row against Medium A.I. opponents.
3v3 Co-op Streak: Medium (10) - Win 5/10/15 3v3 Cooperative games in a row against Medium A.I. opponents.
2v2 Stomp Coverage: Medium (10) - Win a 2v2 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Medium A.I.
3v3 Stomp Coverage: Medium (10) - Win a 3v3 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Medium A.I.
Gosu Comp Stomp: Medium (20) - Complete all the Medium A.I. achievements.

Hard A.I.

Co-op Stomp: Hard (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250 Cooperative games against Hard A.I. opponents.
2v2 Co-op Streak: Hard (10) - Win 5/10/15 2v2 Cooperative games in a row against Hard A.I. opponents.
3v3 Co-op Streak: Hard (10) - Win 5/10/15 3v3 Cooperative games in a row against Hard A.I. opponents.
2v2 Stomp Coverage: Hard (10) - Win a 2v2 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Hard A.I.
3v3 Stomp Coverage: Hard (10) - Win a 3v3 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Hard A.I.
Gosu Comp Stomp: Hard (20) - Complete all the Hard A.I. achievements.

Very Hard A.I.

Co-op Stomp: Very Hard (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250 Cooperative games against Very Hard A.I. opponents.
2v2 Co-op Streak: Very Hard (10) - Win 5/10/15 2v2 Cooperative games in a row against Very Hard A.I. opponents.
3v3 Co-op Streak: Very Hard (10) - Win 5/10/15 3v3 Cooperative games in a row against Very Hard A.I. opponents.
2v2 Stomp Coverage: Very Hard (10) - Win a 2v2 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Very Hard A.I.
3v3 Stomp Coverage: Very Hard (10) - Win a 3v3 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Very Hard A.I.
Gosu Comp Stomp: Very Hard (20) - Complete all the Very Hard A.I. achievements.

Insane A.I.

Co-op Stomp: Insane (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250 Cooperative games against Insane A.I. opponents.
2v2 Co-op Streak: Insane (10) - Win 5/10/15 2v2 Cooperative games in a row against Insane A.I. opponents.
3v3 Co-op Streak: Insane (10) - Win 5/10/15 3v3 Cooperative games in a row against Insane A.I. opponents.
2v2 Stomp Coverage: Insane (10) - Win a 2v2 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Insane A.I.
3v3 Stomp Coverage: Insane (10) - Win a 3v3 Cooperative game as all possibilites against Insane A.I.
Gosu Comp Stomp: Insane (20) - Complete all the Insane A.I. achievements.

Race A.I.

Terran Command: (10) - Win 10 Cooperative games as Terran against Medium A.I. opponents.
Protoss Command: (10) - Win 10 Cooperative games as Protoss against Medium A.I. opponents.
Zerg Command: (10) - Win 10 Cooperative games as Zerg against Medium A.I. opponents.
Random Command: (10) - Win 10 Cooperative games as Random against Medium A.I. opponents.
Supreme Command (20) - Complete all the Race A.I. achievements.

Quick Match

Solo League

Solo Terran (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 1v1 league Quick Match games as Terran.
Solo Zerg (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 1v1 league Quick Match games as Zerg.
Solo Protoss (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 1v1 league Quick Match games as Protoss.
Solo Random (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 1v1 league Quick Match games as Random.
Solo Zen Master (10) - Win 1000 1v1 league Quick Match games as each race option.

Team League

Team Terran (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 Team league Quick Match games as Terran.
Team Protoss (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 Team league Quick Match games as Protoss.
Team Random (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 Team league Quick Match games as Random.
Team Hot Streak (10) - Win 3/5 Team league Quick Match games in a row.
Team Zerg (10) - Win 10/25/50/100/250/500/750/1000 Team league Quick Match games as Zerg.
Team Zen Master (20) - Win 1000 Team league Quick Match games as each race option.

Competitive

FFA Gladiator (10) - Destroy a total of 5,000 enemy units in Free-for-All Quick Match games.
FFA Destroyer (10) - Win a Free-For-All Quick Match game as each race option.
FFA Wins: (10) - Win 5/10/25/50/100/200/400/800 Free-For-All Quick Match games.
League Qualifier (10) - Qualify for league Quick Match in each of the following modes:
Two-way Dominant (10) - Win a 2v2 league Quick Match game playing all race possibilities.
Three-way Dominant (10) - Win a 3v3 league Quick Match game playing all race possibilities.
Competitive Zen Master (20) - Complete the following "Competitive" Quick Match achievements.

Combat

Economy

Zealot Push (10) - Warp in 5 Zealots during the first 250 seconds of a single Melee game.
Fast Expand (10) - Expand during the first 225 seconds of a Melee game.
The Rich Get Richer (10) - Deplete 10 Rich Mineral Fields in a single Melee game.
Training Day (10) - Train 10 Marines during the first 320 seconds of a single Melee game.
Zergling Rush (10) - Morph 20 Zerglings during the first 255 seconds of a single Melee game.
Erector Time (10) - Build a Factory during the first 270 seconds of a Melee game.
Warp In Time (10) - Warp in a Twilight Council during the first 275 seconds of a Melee game.
It's Morphing Time (10) - Mutate a Lair during the first 285 seconds of a Melee game.
Just a Scratch (10) - Repair 1,000 life on allied structures in a single Melee game.
City Builder (20) - Complete all the Economy achievements.

Melee Combat

I See Dead Units (10) - Destroy 10 cloaked or burrowed units in a single Melee game.
Meatgrinder (10) - Kill 50 supply worth of units within 15 seconds in a Melee game.
One-Finger Discount (10) - Cancel construction of a structure that is being destroyed by an opponent in a Melee game.
Psionic Death (10) - Destroy 20 units with a single High Templar in a Melee game.
The Back Door (10) - Using Warp Prisms, warp in 50 units in a single Melee game.
Zerglot (10) - While playing as Zerg, warp in a Zealot in a Melee game.
Distorted Reality (10) - Capture 50 enemy units in a single Vortex in a Melee game.
To the Shadows I Run (10) - Use Blink to save a Stalker in a Melee game.
Can't Touch This! (10) - Dodge a Raven Seeker Missile in a Melee game.
Fire Fighter (10) - Save 8 burning Terran structures in a single Melee game.
Just an Illusion (10) - Control 15 hallucinations at once in a Melee game.
Welcome Back, Commander (20) - Complete all the Melee Combat achievements.

League Combat

Infested Terror (10) - Destroy 30 units with Infested Terrans in a single League game.
Would You Kindly... (10) - Destroy 5 units with a single Neural Parasited unit in a League game.
Terran Macro Master (10) - Have 9 Terran units training simultaneously in a League game.
Zerg Macro Master (10) - Have 21 Zerg units morphing simultaneously in a League game.
Warp In Madness (10) - Warp in 100 units with Warp Gates in a single League game.
Centurion Queen (10) - Create 100 Larvae with Queens in a single League game.
The Flying Heal Bus (10) - Heal 5,000 life with Medivacs in a single League game.
Counter-Proof (10) - Attack for 20 seconds with no counterattacks in a League game.
Carnage Hall (10) - Destroy 4 Command Centers, Hatcheries, or Nexuses in a single League game.
Denied (10) - Destroy an enemy Command Center, Hatchery, or Nexus while it is under construction in a League game.
Hot Pickup (10) - Load a Dropship with a unit that is under attack in a League game.
Big Brother Is Watching (10) - Hold a Xel'Naga Tower for 5 consecutive minutes in a League game.
Meet the Spy (10) - Kill 5 Changelings in a single League game.
Work, Work (10) - Win a League game withot exceeding 30 seconds of total idle harvester time.
Yamato Master Blaster (10) - Destroy 20 units with Yamato blasts in a single League game.
Professionals Have Standards (10) - Destroy 20 units with Sniper Rounds in a single League game.
Beep, Beep, Boom! (10) - Destroy 6 units with a single Seeker Missile in a League game.
Unbreakable! (10) - Destroy 40 units with a single unit in a single League game.
Auto-Kill (10) - Using Auto-Turrets, destroy 20 SCVs in a single League game.
Raining Blood (10) - Destroy a fully loaded transport in a League game.
Nuclear Launch Detected (10) - Kill 15 enemy units with a single Nuke in a League game.
Protoss Macro Master (10) - Have 9 Protoss units warping in simultaneously in a League game.
Neighborly Help (10) - Heal 300 life on friendly units in a single League game.
Frugal Fighter (10) - Regenerate 500 shield energy on a single unit without taking friendly fire in a League game.
A Roach's Life (10) - Regenerate 500 life on a single Roach without taking friendly fire in a League game.
Shroom Absorption (10) - Absorb 1,000 damage with hallucinations in a single League game.
MULE X'ing (10) - Call down 30 MULEs in a single League game.
Supreme Being (20) - Complete all the League Combat achievements.

Leagues and Ladder

I am not sure weither if there's a global ladder with all the divisions, but at least we can get the division ranking of each player online.

Match History

There's a match history listing that even shows the custom maps! However this is not possible to get detail on the match nor on the map itself.

New Forums

Start posting on the new forums. And if you want you can even put some SC2Mapster in your message :)

Search

The new search function at the top of the StarCraft II community site is extremely robust. Please be sure to use it to look for similar topics, blog posts, or web pages that may contain the answer before creating your forum topic. Making a new thread on an existing subject will likely result in your thread being deleted. If you continue to repost it you're likely to have your posting privileges suspended for spamming. Worst of all, you'll be making the other forum goers upset that you didn't take a minute to search before posting.

Rating

The new rating system can be used to promote positive discussion, and demote unhelpful posts, or even report posts that violate the forum code of conduct. By hovering over a post you'll be presented with a thumbs up, and a thumbs down icon. Clicking the 'thumbs down' icon you can choose from a few options. Dislike will rate the comment down. If enough people dislike a post it will be darkened, or with a lot of dislikes it will be hidden. You can also quickly report a post as trolling or spam, or use the report function to fill out a more comprehensive description of the violation. You can only rate each post once. Use it wisely to help foster a positive and helpful forum community.

Mod Mania

In their feature show-off page they have put screenshots of custom maps, and all where once newsed on Mapster.Final Fantasy Mod, Wacky Race, Touhou, Supply Depot Tetris

Media

Blizzard made a new section dedicated to Media. Recent, Screenshots (156), Artwork (379), Videos (2), Wallpapers (2), Audio (8), Downloads (1).

Avatars

The fansite kit is available for download and there are nice avatars.

Razer Contest

Razer and Team Liquid organised a contest "Arrange units & buildings to form a work of art". The contest is now over and there are pretty cool entries.

playSotis.com by ekcolnovkol

You probably heard of Storm of the Imperial Sanctum (SotIS). This is a remake of DotA by ekcolnovkol. He just launched the website playSotis.com for it and OneTwo has been working on a trailer. This is a map to look forward as soon as Battle.net goes up!

RPG Toolset by FrozenFirebat

RPGs like World of Warcraft implement many concepts such as targetting, aggro, action bars, xp distribution ... FrozenFirebat in an effort to make those kind of games easier to do in Starcraft 2 is working on an RPG tooltik. He shares his current work in a small video.

Team Micro Arena by VeNoM5

You might know the map Team Micro Arena Legends from Starcraft 1. A fan community has been living around this map for several years and with the release of Starcraft 2 they want to move in. However they need someone to remake the map. If you are interested in helping them out, it's a realy nice project.

WoW Model Importer by NiNToxicated

NiNToxicated has been working hard lately on a World of Warcraft model importer for 3ds max. This means that you will be able to import them into 3ds and then export them into Starcraft 2. You will now have the ability to use a huge base of models for your maps!

Avatars of War by KerenskyLI and tigerija

KerenskyLI and tigerija are making a map called Avatars of War (AoW) and released a preview video of the new models and effects. It features a Mech Machine.

Experience Library by KorvinGump

It is not possible to manage experience of units through triggers. KorvinGump found a workaround and made a small lib to fill this need.

Game Informations by Blizzard

Blizzard just released a new part of their Battle.net plateform. It features all the races with units (sexy 3d previews!) lore, planets ...

Several videos from mapster have been featured in two big websites: Joystiq and Kotaku. If you see more links on the web, feel free to announce it on the forums :)

StarCode by s3rius

We've been talking on the IRC about compressing as many data as possible in the bank and s3rius made it real! It is really easy to use and will give you the best possible space optimization, so you can store all you need :)

Current Features:

• Packaging
  STARCODE reduces the size of information through packaging to it's smallest possible outcome.
• Base Conversion
  STARCODE can convert decimal strings into any other base and back.
  This way STARCODE can utilize almost the full range of string characters for best possible compression.
• En-/Decryption
  STARCODE can encrypt any string with a special key which makes it impossible to read correct data from the string without entering this key.

Terratron by MrZ3r0

MrZ3r0 is working on a Terratron and gives insights of his current work. He needs your help to improve it even further :)

Sc2Mapster Android by TheLaughingMan

TheLaughingMan has been working on an Android app to browse mapster forums. This is pretty cool. I wish to see more phone apps in the future :)

Element TD by Karawasa

Karawasa the author of famous Element TD, a famous map of Warcraft III, is working on a remake for Starcraft 2. If you want to participate a succesful project, you probably want to help him out! He is looking for a Coder, Terrainer, Wild Card and Designer.

Rush the Core by KelvCM

As soon as Battle.net goes back, you will want to play Rush the Core by KelvCM.

Final Vengeance by LordAbyss

If you remember I said that the Galaxy Editor was a really amazing tools for movie makers. LordAbyss is working on a multiple part cinematic and this is the first one.

Tosh Wallpapers by cameroni101

I have been amazed today by wallpapers. cameroni101 made ones about Starcraft 2 which are pretty cool and there are many of them!

100% Dominion Video

The dominion event is now over and this is the final video unlocked!