Hello, to help keep myself motivated and wanting to share some of my excitement, I decided to open this thread.
GOALS
To make units more interesting by giving them an ability that requires micro, rebalancing the unit, or increasing the utility of the unit when it cannot fill its primary role (e.g. the corruptor cannot attack ground units)
Remove as many "boring" upgrades as possible and build them into the units (e.g. a +range upgrade and giving it to the unit by default)
Increase and reward micro-style play
THE FUTURE
So far, I have only had to add three Brood War units (Firebat, Goliath, and Lurker), but I decided to change my goal of including super units so I could spend more time on making quality abilities for the units already designed and fairly balanced within the game. I am very much not trying to create a Brood War mod (see Starbow for this) or a melee mod that focuses on macro/minor tweaks to units (see Flowcraft). My intention is to only change one macro mechanic in the game at the moment. So far, I have planned for over 50 brand new abilities and at least 79 ability changes on units (when reusing/moving an ability to a new unit).
THE LOG
Here is what I have been up to on my mod (should you steal anything, give me some credit ;) ) [At this time, this does not look pretty as I am directly pasting from Microsoft Excel. When time is kinder to me, I will clean up my log so it is a lot more readable. There might be some discrepancy to what types of things I include in my log now versus before because I find it useless to say that I put a button on a command card because it is so easily and quickly done]:
27-Oct
Changed Battlecruiser starting energy to 100.
Added Raven - Build Point Defense Drone to Battlecruiser command card.
Increased Banshee starting energy to 75.
Added Raven - Seeker Missile to Banshee command card.
Increased Overlord movement speed to .667.
Increased Ultralisk life armor to 2.
Removed button for Chitonous Plating on Ultralisk Cavern.
Reduced creep speed multiplier for Queen to 1.
Increased Queen movement speed to 2.1.
Increased Queen starting energy to 50.
Decreased creep speed multiplier for Hydralisk to 1.3.
Increased Hydralisk movement speed to 2.5.
Lowered gas cost to build Hydralisk to 25.
Increased Baneling life armor to 1.
Increased Baneling (burrowed) life armor to 2.
Increased Hydralisk ranged weapon range to 6.
Removed Grooved Spines upgrade from Hydralisk Den command card.
Increased Zealot maximum health to 115.
Increased Zealot starting health to 115.
Increased Colossus weapon range to 9.
Removed Extended Thermal Lance from Robotics Bay command card.
Increased High Templar starting energy to 75.
Increased Infestor starting energy to 75.
Added Overseer - Contaminate to Infestor command card.
Decreased Infested Terran starting and maximum health to 35 for the Infestor.
Decreased Infested Terran range attack speed to .5.
Removed Pathogen Glands upgrade from Infestation Pit command card.
Removed Point Defense Drone from Raven command card.
Removed Seeker Missile from Raven command card.
Added Vulture - Spider Mine to Viking (Assault Mode) command card.
Added Raven - Build Auto Turret to Viking (Fighter Mode) command card.
Decreased energy cost of Raven - Build Auto Turret to 0 for Viking (Fighter Mode).
Increased cooldown of Raven - Build Auto Turret to 45 seconds for Viking (Fighter Mode).
Increased Reaper movement speed to 3.4.
Removed Nitro Packs upgrade from Tech Lab (Barracks) command card.
Added Zeratul - Blink to Dark Templar command card.
Added Zeratul - Void Prison to Dark Templar command card.
Added Zeratul - Void Spheres to Dark Templar command card.
Added Sentry - Forcefield to Phoenix command card.
Added Sentry - Hallucination to Observer command card.
Added Queen - Build, Spawn Creep Tumor to Infestor command card.
Added Infestor - Neural Parasite to Corruptor command card.
Increased cooldown of Infestor - Neural Parasite to 45 seconds for Corruptor.
Removed research requirement for Infestor - Neural Parasite for Corruptor.
Increased energy cost of Infestor - Neural Parasite to 100 for Corruptor.
Increased cooldown of Zeratul - Void Prison to 120 seconds.
Increased cooldown of Zeratul - Blink to 30 seconds.
Removed research requirement for High Templar - Psi Storm for High Templar.
Removed Sentry - Forcefield from Sentry command card.
Added all Sentry - Hallucination buttons to Observer second command card.
Removed Sentry - Hallucination from Sentry command card.
Created Neural Synapse ability for Overseer.
Added Neural Synapse ability to Overseer command card.
Added Perdition Turret ability to Firebat command card.
Added Science Vessel - Nano-Repair to Raven command card.
Added Scanner Brush to Raven command card.
Created Turbo Engines upgrade for Siege Tank.
Added Turbo Engines upgrade to Tech Lab (Factory) command card.
Added "Learn Siege Tank" requirement to Turbo Engines upgrade.
Created Tail Thrashing upgrade for Hydralisk.
Added Tail Thrasing upgrade to Hydralisk Den.
Created High Voltage EMP upgrade for Ghost.
Added High Voltage EMP upgrade to Shadow Ops for Ghost.
Added Raynor - Railgun Snipe to Ghost command card.
28-Oct
Changed Void Prison to exclude Massive units for Dark Templar.
Added Eight-Eyed Broodlings upgrade to Greater Spire for Brood Lord.
Created Eight-Eyed Broodlings upgrade for Brood Lord.
Changed Roach training cost to 100 minerals and 50 gas.
Changed Roach supply cost to 3 supply.
Added life armor bonus to Tunneling Claws for Roach.
Removed Glial Reconstitution from Roach Warren.
3-Nov
Created Effect and Behavior for Barbed Shell for Roach.
Added Spine Crawler Mutate and Spore Crawler Mutate to Creep Tumor command card.
Added Build Psi Disrupter to Marauder command card.
Added Multi-Lock Weapon Systems to Tech Lab (Factory) command card.
Removed Gravitic Drive from Robotics Bay command card.
Increased Warp Prism (Transport) acceleration to 2.25.
Created button for Extended Cannons for Immortal.
Added Consumption ability to Ultralisk command card.
Changed Consumption ability to restore life for the Ultralisk.
Increased Ultralisk movement speed to 3.
Added Planetcracker to Mothership command card.
Created Proevolution ability for Queen.
Added Vortex to High Templar command card.
Removed Spawn Creep Tumor from Queen command card.
4-Nov-12
Created Chitin Reinforcement for Roach.
Removed Anion Crystals Upgrade from command card for Phoenix.
Added 2 range to Phoenix weapon.
Changed Phoenix weapon to allow ground attack.
Increased Thor movement speed to 2.4.
Lowered Creep Speed Bonus for Queen to 1.1.
Deleted extra units from Factory command card.
Put in correct costs for Goliath in Factory.
Increased Firebat health to 125.
Added Spawn Broodlings ability to Queen.
5-Nov
Increased Baneling model size to 1.1.
Created Splitterling unit.
Increased Splitterling movement speed to 3.
Added Irradiate to Corruptor command card.
Changed Ghost bonus damage from +10 to light to +10 to bio.
Created Creep Pollination ability for Mutalisk.
Added Creep Pollination ability to Mutalisk command card.
Added Fungal Growth to Queen command card.
Created Sacrificial Cannons ability for Immortal.
6-Nov
Reduced length of Vortex to 5 seconds for High Templar.
Increased cost of Vortex to 125 energy for High Templar.
Renamed Vortex button to Psionic Displacement for High Templar.
Fixed Psionic Displacement tooltip for High Templar.
Removed extra units from Starport command card.
Created effects for Thermal Overheating for Colossus.
Created Thermal Overheating upgrade for Colossus.
Added Mutate into Lurker Den to Hydralisk Den command card.
Changed requirement for Lurker Den to require Lair.
Changed Fungal Growth to do no damage for Queen.
Changed Fungal Growth slow to 50% movement speed for Queen.
Changed Fungal Growth radius to 4 for Queen.
Changed Fungal Growth to disable enemy ability use for Queen.
Changed Contaminate cost to 75 energy for Infestor.
Increased Contaminate cast range to 4 for Infestor.
Added a 16 damage per second debuff to Contaminate for Infestor.
Reduced duration of Contaminate to 25 seconds for Infestor.
Reduced Infested Terran movement speed to .75 for Infestor.
Increased creep speed modifier for Infested Terrans to 2 for Infestor.
Renamed Irradiate to Defile on the button for Corruptor.
Changed tooltip for Defile on button for Corruptor.
Reduced periodic damage for Defile to 4 per second for Corruptor.
Increased Corruptor starting energy to 75.
Reduced Neural Parasite energy cost to 75 for Corruptor.
Removed Neural Parasite cooldown for Corruptor.
Added energy cost of 50 to Defile for Corruptor.
Removed cooldown of Defile for Corruptor.
Added energy cost of 25 to Corruption for Corruptor.
Removed cooldown of Corruption for Corruptor.
Fixed Corruption tooltip for Corruptor.
Increased spawn count of Point Defense Drone to 3 for Battlecruiser.
Decreased Point Defense Drone health to 25 for Battlecruiser.
Created effects for Afterburn for Hellion.
Created Afterburn upgrade for Hellion.
7-Nov
Changed Generate Creep to require an Evolution Chamber for Overlord.
Created Penitence ability for Zealot.
Added Siege/Unsiege time reduction to Turbo Engines for Siege Tank.
Removed Moebius Reactor from Shadow Ops command card.
Reduced cooldown to 5 seconds for Penetrator Round for Ghost.
Added energy cost of 50 to Penetrator Round for Ghost.
Removed Snipe from Ghost command card.
Created Moebius Cloaking Device upgrade for Ghost.
Fixed tooltip for Durable Materials upgrade for Starport.
Removed unnecessary upgrades from Tech Lab (Starport).
8-Nov
Changed Adrenal Glands upgrade to require Lair for Zerglings.
Design work - reviewing all of the units for one final time for abilities.
Rewriting all of the tooltips to include data rather than vague vocabulary.
9-Nov
Changed Spawn Creep Tumor cost to 50 energy for Infestor.
Changed Spawn Creep Tumor so that it can be built on any type of ground for Infestor.
Inputted requirements for Multi-Lock Weapons System for Goliath.
Updated cost for Multi-Lock Weapons System for Goliath.
Updated cost for Moebius Cloaking Device for Ghost.
Reduced Scan radius to 10 for Raven and Command Center.
Reduced Yamato Cannon cost to 50 for Battlecruiser.
Increased Goliath health to 220.
Created Symbiotic Predators upgrade for Zerglings.
Created Ex Machina Production upgrade for Carriers.
10-Nov
Set the movement acceleration reduction on the Accelerated Remissions upgrade to 1 for Stalker.
Removed Stasis Field from Sentry.
Added Forcefield to Sentry.
Removed Forcefield from Phoenix.
Added Stasis Field to Phoenix.
Reduced Roach weapon damage to 12.
Increased Roach (air) weapon period to 1.25.
Reduced Roach (air) weapon range to 4.
11-Nov
Created Larva Spit ability for Mutalisks.
Created Spawn Splitterling ability for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord.
Created Spawn Scourge ability for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord.
Created Onslaught Volley ability for Battlecruiser.
Created Last Stand for Immortal.
Created Sacrificial Cannons ability for Immortal.
Created Phalanx Defense ability for Marines.
Created EAP Cargo Bay for Raven.
12-Nov
Reduced Roach weapon range to 3.
Created Chitin Reinforcement upgrade for Roach.
Created Tunneling Vengeance upgrade for Roach.
13-Nov
Created Extra Shrapnel ability for Marauder.
Reduced search radius of Psi Disruptor to 5.
Removed (Is Zerg) validator from Psi Disruptor.
Reduced attack speed debuff from Psi Disruptor to .8 (up from .5).
Fixed tooltips to no longer be Zerg-specific for Psi Disruptor.
Created Concussive Construction ability for Marauder.
Created Fortified Manufacturing upgrade for Carrier.
Created Fortify Position ability for Marine.
14-Nov
Created Prowling Continuity ability for Stalker.
Created Holographic Watchman ability for Observer.
Created ODRB unit for Thor.
Created ODRB repair ability for ODRB and Thor.
Increased Thor starting energy to 75.
Changed ODRB actor model from MULE to Port Junker for ODRB and Thor.
Created the Breaching Charge ability for the Reaper.
Increased damage of Breaching Charge to 300 for Reaper.
Removed Expire Effect from the behavior of Breaching Charge for Reaper.
Changed filters to allow targeting of buildings on Breaching Charge for Reaper.
15-Nov
Created Warp Recall ability for Warp Prism.
Created Shield Battery ability for Sentry.
Created Evolve Splitterlings behaviors for Baneling.
Created Hunter Killer Strain upgrade for Hydralisk.
Created Hot Pickup upgrade for Medivac.
Created Hot Pickup ability for Medivac.
16-Nov
Created Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus.
Removed Gather ability from MULE.
Added Build ability to MULE.
Changed costs of Build ability for MULE.
Removed extra buildings from SCV command card.
Changed name of Tail Thrashing upgrade to Killer Instincts for Hydralisk.
Reduced cost of Morph to Lurker to 50 minerals and 100 gas for Hydralisk.
Removed the sound from Generate Creep for Overlord.
Created Septic Laxative upgrade for Overlord.
17-Nov
Created Fervor ability for Zealot.
Created Psi Shield ability for Archon.
Typed up patch notes for Protoss.
Typed up patch notes for Zerg.
Typed up patch notes for Terran.
Created Salvos Momentum upgrade for Banshee.
18-Nov
Created FUBAR Drop ability for Raven.
Created Epinephrine Rush upgrade for Medivac.
Created Pillage upgrade for Reaper.
Created Killswitch Engage ability for Firebat.
Removed permanent air weapon upgrade for Immortal.
Enabled temporary air weapon for Immortal with Sacrificial Cannons.
Added flag to allow movement for Last Stand for Immortal.
Added flag to allow movement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal.
Created Aversion Protocol ability for Phoenix.
Increased Goliath movement speed to 2.81.
Decreased Goliath mineral cost to 150.
Decreased Goliath gas cost to 50.
19-Nov
Added validator that will not allow Tunneling Vengeance stacks to persist through burrow for Roach.
Reduced duration of Tunneling Vengeance to 2.5 for Roach.
Removed extra buttons from Engineering Bay.
Increased gas cost of Lurker to 125.
Created Calldown: ODRB ability for Thor.
Fixed Stimpack problems for Marine.
Fixed Stimpack problems for Marauder.
Fixed Stimpack problems for Firebat.
Changed the Stimpack button for Marauder.
Changed the Stimpack button for Firebat.
Created Mutaphiliac Ground upgrade.
Added Septic Laxative to Hatchery command card.
Added Septic Laxative to Lair command card.
Created Killer Instincts button for Hydralisk.
Added Killer Instincts button to Hydralisk Den command card.
Created buttons for the research of all Protoss abilites.
Created buttons for the research of all Zerg abilites.
Created buttons for the research of all Terran abilites.
Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Protoss abilities.
Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Zerg abilities.
Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Terran abilities.
Updated tech structure command cards to include new Protoss abilities.
Updated tech structure command cards to include new Zerg abilities.
Updated tech structure command cards to include new Terran abilities.
Spot checked all of the new command cards in the game.
20-Nov
Updated Onslaught Volley cost to 100 for Battlecruiser.
Created use requirement for Afterburn for Hellion.
Updated Hellion command card.
Created use requirement for Turbo Engines for Siege Tank.
Updated Siege Tank command card.
Created use requirement for Epinephrine Rush for Medivac.
Created use requirement for Hot Pickup for Medivac.
Updated Hot Pickup ability with requirement for Medivac.
Created learn requirement for Epinephrine Rush for Medivac.
Created learn requirement for Hot Pickup for Medivac.
Updated Medivac command card.
Created use requirement for Symbiotic Predators for Zergling.
Updated Zergling command card.
Created use requirement for Chitin Reinforcement for Roach.
Created use requirement for Tunneling Vengeance for Roach.
Created learn requirement for Chitin Reinforcement for Roach.
Created use requirement for Tunneling Vengeance for Roach.
Updated Roach command card.
Fixed Neural Parasite requirements for Corruptor.
Broke Hold Fire/Weapons Free for Lurker.
Created use requirement for Tunneling Spines for Lurker.
Updated Lurker command card.
Created use requirement for Septic Laxative for Overlord.
Created learn requirement for Septic Laxative for Overlord.
Updated Overlord command card.
Updated Septic Laxative tooltip for Overlord.
Assigned hotkeys to every ability.
Completed the Zergling unit.
Completed the Overlord unit.
Completed the Medivac unit.
Completed the Siege Tank unit.
Created learn requirement for Pillage for Reaper.
Created learn requirement for Accelerated Remissions for Stalker.
Created use requirement for Accelerated Remissions for Stalker.
Updated Stalker command card.
Fixed English errors in Accelerated Remissions tooltip for Stalker.
Fixed English errors in Septic Laxative tooltip for Overlord.
Created learn requirement for Larva Spit for Mutalisk.
Created use requirement for Larva Spit for Mutalisk.
Created learn requirement for Fervor for Zealot.
Created use requirement for Fervor for Zealot.
Created learn requirement for Prowling Continuity for Stalker.
Created use requirement for Prowling Continuity for Stalker.
Completed the Stalker unit.
Created the use requirement for Psionic Empowerment for High Templar.
Created the learn requirement for Psionic Empowerment for High Templar.
Created the use requirement for Psionic Displacement for High Templar.
Created the learn requirement for Psionic Displacement for High Templar.
Completed the High Templar unit.
Created the learn requirement for Shield Battery for Sentry.
Created the use requirement for Shield Battery for Sentry.
Created the learn requirement for Psi Shield for Archon.
Created the use requirement for Psi Shield for Archon.
Switched Psi Shield and Psionic Drain's tech structures.
Created the learn requirement for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix.
Created the use requirement for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix.
Created the learn requirement for Stasis Field for Phoenix.
Created the use requirement for Stasis Field for Phoenix.
Completed the Dark Templar unit.
Created the learn requirement for Fortified Manufacturing for Carrier.
Created the use requirement for Fortified Manufacturing for Carrier.
Created the learn requirement for Ex Machina Production for Carrier.
Created the use requirement for Ex Machina Production for Carrier.
Completed the Carrier unit.
Created the learn requirement for Last Stand for Immortal.
Created the use requirement for Last Stand for Immortal.
Created the learn requirement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal.
Created the use requirement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal.
Created the learn requirement for Holographic Watchman for Observer.
Created the use requirement for Holographic Watchman for Observer.
Completed the Observer unit.
Created the learn requirement for Warp Recall for Warp Prism.
Created the use requirement for Warp Recall for Warp Prism.
Completed the Warp Prism unit.
Created the learn requirement for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus.
Created the use requirement for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus.
Created the learn requirement for Thermal Overheating for Colossus.
Created the use requirement for Thermal Overheating for Colossus.
Created the learn requirement for Splitterlings for Baneling.
Created the use requirement for Splitterlings for Baneling.
Completed the Baneling unit.
Created the learn requirement for Creep Pollination for Mutalisk.
Created the use requirement for Creep Pollination for Mutalisk.
Added Greater Spire to Neural Parasite requirement for Corruptor.
Created the learn requirement for Defile for Corruptor.
Created the use requirement for Defile for Corruptor.
Completed the Corruptor unit.
Created the learn requirement for Mutaphiliac Ground for Creep.
Created the use requirement for Mutaphiliac Ground for Creep.
Completed the Creep unit.
Created the learn requirement for Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord.
Created the use requirement for Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord.
Created the learn requirement for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord.
Created the use requirement for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord.
Completed the Brood Lord unit.
Created the learn requirement for Infested Terran for Infestor.
Created the learn requirement for Infested Zealot for Infestor.
Created the use requirement for Infested Terran for Infestor.
Created the use requirement for Infested Zealot for Infestor.
Completed the Lurker unit.
Created the learn requirement for Neural Synapse for Overseer.
Created the use requirement for Neural Synapse for Overseer.
Completed the Overseer unit.
Created the learn requirement for Phalanx Defense for Marine.
Created the use requirement for Phalanx Defense for Marine.
Created the learn requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder.
Created the use requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder.
Created the learn requirement for Breaching Charge for Reaper.
Created the use requirement for Breaching Charge for Reaper.
Completed the Reaper unit.
Created the learn requirement for Moebius Cloaking Device for Ghost.
Created the learn requirement for High Voltage EMP for Ghost.
Completed the Ghost unit.
Created the learn requirement for Afterburn for Hellion.
Completed the Hellion unit.
Created the learn requirement for Salvos Momentum for Banshee.
Created the use requirement for Salvos Momentum for Banshee.
Completed the Banshee unit.
Created the learn requirement for FUBAR Drop for Raven.
Created the use requirement for FUBAR Drop for Raven.
Created the learn requirement for EAP Cargo Bay for Raven.
Created the use requirement for EAP Cargo Bay for Raven.
Completed the Raven unit.
Created the learn requirement for Auto-Turret for Viking.
Created the use requirement for Auto-Turret for Viking.
Created the learn requirement for Spider Mine for Viking.
Created the use requirement for Spider Mine for Viking.
Completed the Viking unit.
Added Armory to the learn requirement for Mult-Lock Weapons System for Goliath.
Completed the Goliath unit.
Created the learn requirement for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Created the use requirement for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Created the learn requirement for Killswitch Engage for Firebat.
Created the use requirement for Killswitch Engage for Firebat.
Created the learn requirement for Calldown: ODRB for Thor.
Created the use requirement for Calldown: ODRB for Thor.
Created the learn requirement for Devour for Ultralisk.
Created the use requirement for Devour for Ultralisk.
Updated research name for Infested Terran for Infestor.
Updated research name for Infested Zealot for Infestor.
21-Nov
Fixed the Concussive Construction upgrade for Marauder.
Created the requirements for Infernal Architecture for Firebat.
Completed the Firebat unit.
Fixed the Fortify Position upgrade for Marine.
Completed the Marine unit.
Added Tunneling Spines to Hydralisk Den command card.
Fixed the Multi-Lock Weapons System upgrade for Goliath.
Fixed the Neural Parasite upgrade for Corruptor.
Tested all upgrades for Zerg.
Fixed Yamato Cannon upgrade for Battlecruiser.
Tested all upgrades for Terran.
Tested all upgrades for Protoss.
Temporarily fixed Tunneling Spines upgrade for Lurker.
22-Nov
Fixed Emergency Defense Systems ability for Colossus. Ability now activates only when enemy is in close range and expires out of combat so that it only lasts 8 seconds.
Created the learn requirement for Monochrome Laser for Void Ray.
Created the learn requirement for Psionic Drain for Archon.
Created the learn requirement for Killer Instincts for Hydralisk.
Created the learn requirement for Gluttonous Wrath for Ultralisk.
Created the use requirement for the passive portion of Killer Instincts for Hydralisk.
Created the use requirement for the active portion of Killer Instincts for Hydralisk.
23-Nov
Created Infested Zealot unit for Infestor.
Found Gravitic Drive upgrade had been removed from Robotics Bay for Warp Prism. Added it back.
Renamed "Psionic Drain" to "Communion of the Eternal" for the Archon.
Created Psionic Drain upgrade for Archon.
Updated all Communion of the Eternal tooltips and icons with new name for Archon.
Fixed Yamato Cannon learn requirement for Battlecruiser.
Fixed Concussive Shells upgrade for Marauder.
Increased Roach cost to 150 minerals and 100 gas.
Added damage buff to Proevolution for Queen.
Created the Bladefeast ability for Ultralisk.
Completed the Ultralisk unit.
24-Nov
Playtesting all races.
Fixed learn Fungal Growth requirements for Queen.
Fixed learn Killer Instincts requirements for Hydralisk.
Fixed learn Hunter Killer Strain requirements for Hydralisk.
Fixed learn Adrenal Glands requirements for Zergling.
Changed hotkey for Hydralisk Den.
Changed hotkey for Spawn Scourge for Brood Lord.
Increased starting energy of Sentry to 75.
Fixed Orbital Command upgrade for Command Center.
Fixed use 250 MM Cannon requirement for Thor.
Changed Spider Mine hotkey for Viking.
Fixed learn requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder.
Switched buttons on Battlecruiser command card.
Decreased movement speed bonus from Turbo Engines to 10% (down from 20%) for Siege Tank.
Decreased Goliath movement speed to 2.5.
Decreased Thor movement speed to 1.875.
Removed extra buttons from Viking command card.
Fixed Neosteel Frame upgrade for Engineering Bay.
Reduced building time for Psi Disrupter to 18 seconds for Marauder.
Reduced building time for Perdition Turret to 18 seconds for Firebat.
Decreased Psi Disruptor health to 175.
Decreased Perdition Turret health to 175.
Fixed Nexus energy problem.
Removed Mothership button from Nexus command card.
Changed Hydralisk Den build requirement to Have Spawning Pool.
Changed Roach Warren build requirement to Have Lair.
25-Nov
Trying to get the mod published. Errors ensuing.
26-Nov
Trying to get the mod published. More errors ensuing.
27-Nov
Mod published privately. Success! :D:D:D
Play tested all three races with partner. Zerg is rampantly overpowered (I love Hydralisks too much).
Changed cost of Hydralisk Den to 150 minerals.
Changed cost of Roach Warren to 200 minerals and 150 gas.
Lowered amount of larva spawned from Larva Spit from 3 to 1 for Mutalisk.
Increased chance for dropping a creep tumor with Creep Pollination from 25% to 50% for Mutalisk.
Reduced life regeneration rate from Symbiotic Predators upgrade from 5 to 1 for Zergling.
Reduced cost of Point Defense Drone to 75 for Battlecruiser.
Increased duration of Onslaught Volley to 12 seconds for Battlecruiser.
Added a range increase of 5 to Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Reduced Queen starting energy to 50.
Increased cost of Spawn Scourge to 50 gas and 100 minerals for Brood Lord.
Increased cost of Spawn Baneling to 100 minerals and 50 gas for Brood Lord.
Reduced spawn count of Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord.
Added a placeholder spawn Infested Zealot ability for Infestor.
Fixed Snipe tooltip for Ghost.
Increased the MULE timed life to 33 seconds.
28-Nov
Added 9 range to Infested Zealot for Infestor.
Cleaned up Creep Tumor command card.
Changed search filter for Spawn Broodlings to exclude self for Queen.
Fixed the cost of the Hydralisk Den.
Created the Killer Instincts upgrade and abilities for Hydralisk.
Completed the Hydralisk unit.
29-Nov
Playtested.
30-Nov
Reading tutorials on actors, sounds, and models.
Chose a sound for Larva Spit for Mutalisk.
Chose a sound for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus.
Chose a sound for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Created the sound actor for Larva Spit for Mutalisk.
Completed the Mutalisk unit.
Created the sound actor for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus.
Completed the Colossus unit.
Added missing use requirement to Killer Instincts unburrow damage buff for Hydralisk.
Fixed Roach cost to be 125 minerals and 100 gas.
Fixed Battlecruiser starting energy.
Created the sound actor for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Completed the Battlecruiser unit.
Created the sound actor for Pillage for Reaper. It is not fully functioning.
1-Dec
Playtested.
Created Zerg overview video.
Created Terran overview video.
Fixed several dependency and button issues.
Published several maps publicly.
Fixed Lurker burrow tooltip.
Removed extra buttons from Factory Tech Lab.
Removed extra buttons from Factory.
Removed extra buttons from Starport.
Removed extra buttons from Starport Tech Lab.
Removed extra buttons from Stargate.
Removed learn requirements for Salvos Momentum for Banshee.
Removed learn requirements for Seeker Missile for Banshee.
Removed learn requirements for Afterburn for Hellion.
Created the sound actor for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal.
Created the sound actor for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix.
Created the sound actor for Last Stand for Immortal.
Created the sound actor for Shield Battery for Sentry.
Created the sound actors for on and off of Penitence for Zealot.
Created timed life behavior for Infested Zealot.
Added timed life behavior to Infested Zealot.
Decreased life regeneration to 3 for Infested Zealot.
Fixed the sound on the Infested Zealot's weapon.
2-Dec
Added timed life behavior to Infested Zealot.
Decreased life regeneration to 3 for Infested Zealot.
Fixed the sound on the Infested Zealot's weapon.
Created the Monochrome Laser upgrade for Void Ray.
Created the learn and use requirements for Monochrome Laser for Void Ray.
Removed extra button from Larva.
Enabled suppress movement on Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser.
Increased cooldown of Warp Recall to 120 seconds for Warp Prism.
Fixed Nexus energy problem.
Updated all Protoss buttons.
6-Dec
Playtested.
7-Dec
Playtested.
Added 10 second timed life to Broodlings spawned from Spawn Broodling for Queen.
Switched Swarm Transmitted Disease unit from Broodling to Swarmling for Brood Lord.
Swarm Transmitted Disease uses temporary Swarmling for Brood Lord.
Decreased Proevolution damage and attack speed buffs from 25% to 15% for Queen.
Decreased Fervor buff to 25% for Zealot.
Decreased Larva life armor to 3.
Reduced Archon's leech to 25% from Communion of the Eternal.
Reduced ally leech to 10% from Archon's Communion of the Eternal.
Fixed Hydralisk command card.
Increased cost of Infested Zealot to 50 energy for Infestor.
Decreased amount of minerals returned from Pillage to 10 for Reaper.
Decreased life armor bonus from Phalanx Defense to 2 for Marine.
Decreased amount of splash damage reduced from Phalanx Defense to 50% for Marine.
Increased movement speed multiplier for Bladefeast to 1.5 for Ultralisk.
Fixed Proevolution sound for Queen.
Changed Infested Zealot life armor name so that it uses Zerg upgrades.
Fixed Spawn Scourge button for Brood Lord.
Fixed Spawn Baneling button for Brood Lord.
Added a buff to Larva that makes them almost completely immune to splash damage.
Increased Blink cooldown to 30 seconds for Dark Templar.
Fixed Spawn Broodling filter to include Massive units for Queen.
Added more descriptive language to the Evolve Defile button for Corruptor.
Decreased amount of Broodlings spawned from Swarm Transmitted Disease to 1 for Brood Lord.
Fixed buttons for all fixes mentioned previously.
Decreased Infested Zealot damage to 3 for Infestor.
Fixed Defile causing units to flee for Corruptor.
Made Shield Battery a non-transient channeled spell for Sentry.
Decreased Infested Terran egg to 70 life.
Fixed Communion of the Eternal buttons for Archon.
Tried another fix for Spawn Scourge and Spawn Baneling buttons for Brood Lord.
8-Dec
Decreased bonus damage to 0 for Ultralisk.
Increased damage to 35 for Ultralisk.
Added suppress movement flag to Shield Battery to Sentry.
Updated Shield Battery buttons for Sentry.
Decreased energy cost of Shield Battery to 75 for Sentry.
Playtested.
Fixed Defile's learn requirement for Corruptor.
Created actor for Chitin Reinforcement aura for Roach.
Created actor for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal.
Created actor for Last Stand for Immortal.
Created actor for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix.
Comleted the Phoenix unit.
Created actor for Shield Battery for Sentry.
9-Dec
Fixed the Chitin Reinforcement actor for Roach.
Completed the Roach unit.
Fixed the Sacrificial Cannons actor for Immortal.
Fixed the Last Stand actor for Immortal.
Completed the Immortal unit.
Fixed the Proevolution actor for Queen.
Completed the Queen unit.
Created the Penitence actors for Zealot.
Created the Fervor actor for Zealot.
Created Communion of the Eternal actor for Archon.
Fixed Killswitch Engage to use a fire death for Firebat.
ODRB now has repair on auto cast for Thor.
Decreased the duration of Void Prison to 6 seconds for Dark Templar.
Changed Hallucination to use energy for Observer.
Gave Observer energy to use for Hallucination.
Fixed button for Warp Recall for Warp Prism.
Added timed life behavior to ODRB.
Fixed the Shield Battery actor for Sentry.
Fixed the Fervor actor for Zealot.
Fixed the Penitence actor for Zealot.
Completed the Sentry unit.
Completed the Zealot unit.
10-Dec
Fixed Marauder life.
Increased Onslaught Volley energy cost to 125 for Battlecruiser.
Decreased Roach weapon damage to 10.
Increased Toss Shredder Grenade damage to 30 for Marauder.
Increased Killswitch Engage damage to 60 for Firebat.
11-Dec
Reverted all MULE changes.
Chitin Reinforcement actor properly stops after death for Roach.
Fervor actor properly stops after death for Zealot.
Communion of the Eternal properly stops after death for Archon.
Added SetScale 1.2 1.5 to all Biological units in the game for Proevolution for Queen.
Fixed filters on Proevolution for Queen.
Increased cost of Proevolution to 150 energy for Queen.
12-Dec
Fixed the animations and sounds for Toss Grenade for Marauder.
Fixed blue flame not firing with Afterburn upgrade for Hellion.
Fixed Dread Response button for Hydralisk.
Fixed Bone Harvest button for Hydralisk.
Fixed Spawn Scourge button for Brood Lord.
Fixed Spawn Baneling button for Brood Lord.
Fixed Research Shield Battery button for Sentry.
Fixed Phalanx Defense buttons for Marine.
Combined the ship and ground vehicle upgrades as done in the most recent patch for Terran ground and air vehicles.
Removed extra buttons from the Armory.
Turned off flag from Monochrome Laser behavior for Void Ray.
Tweaked the scaling of Hunter Killer Strain for Hydralisk.
15-Dec
Separated ship and ground vehicle weapon upgrades as done in the most recent patch for Terran ground and air vehicles.
Added the ship weapon upgrade back to the Armory.
Changed cost to build a Dark Shrine to 150/150.
Reduced egg's life armor to 3.
Added AOE resist behavior to egg.
16-Dec
Fixed upgrades not increasing level for Infested Zealot.
Infested Zealots spawn correctly from eggs for Infestor.
Removed Hot Pickup from learn requirement for Epinephrine Rush.
Changed hotkey for Gravitic Boosters for Observer.
Reduced duration of Onslaught Volley to 8 seconds for Battlecruiser.
Fixed an issue with buttons on the Fleet Beacon.
17-Dec
Fixed MULE duration back to 90 seconds.
Published 11 maps to Arcade.
Posted on forums about the mod.
Break!
I am afraid I have no idea what that means, and I could find nothing in the editor related to the word suicide. I also searched on Google to try to find anything related but came out unfruitful.
Nope, they are not multi-level. I will explain two of the abilities that are not proccing.
Ability 1: the unit uses x amount of life to recover y amount of shields. I am using a modify unit effect that recovers the shields and tie it into the ability where I have the cost as x amount of life.
Ability 2: I am using an effect that spawns 2 banelings. I have nothing else in the ability that accounts for cost than my attempt at a cooldown.
I DO have one ability that is multi-level, and I can get the cost going, but I cannot get the cooldown to proc. It's the Mothership recall ability.
My second problem is that, when I uproot my spines, I cannot reroot them using the Behavior: Built On. I have it so that it builds on Creep Tumors. My other solution was to create a dummy unit that is exactly like the Spine Crawler, but it crashes my game every time I try to place the dummy unit for some reason.
I have been creating new abilities, and they are not triggering cooldowns when I fill out the Cooldown - Time Use field. I have tried to Link the cooldown of the ability to itself, but I can never find my abilities in that list. I could not figure out what to search for to find a solution to this on the forum. Other than that, my abilities work completely fine outside of the cooldown issue. The effects that I am using deal with Creating Units and Modifying Units.
Thanks for the help, DrSuperEvil. So, for my first problem, I made the change so that Creep Tumors can be built anywhere which works fine. An issue that I am running into is that there is 1x1 collision while the Creep Tumor is building. I have tried to check "Disable Collision" and uncheck "Ignore Collision" within the Creep Colony - Burrow Ability, and it has not changed the effect. Do I need to change something with an Actor to fix it?
For my second problem, I changed the Pathing Footprint and Pathing Footprint - Placement to Footprint 2x2 No Collision. I can now build Spine Crawlers in the place of Creep Tumors, but now units can walk through them, and I can root as many Spines as I want on top of each other. I can lose the unit collision, but stacking Spines would not be good. Do I need to create a new type of footprint, or is this the only way that I will be able to solve the problem?
I am trying to allow my creep tumors to morph into buildings. Because the tumor takes up 1x1 square, what is the best way to allow them to morph into a Zerg building?
Right now, I have the buildings added to my command card but cannot place them due to the 1x1 square.
What do I need to change to allow creep tumors to be built on normal (non-creep) ground?
My Burrowed Creep Tumor and Creep Tumor units do not have the "On Creep" or "Zerg Building Not on Creep" which, from what I have read, is the way to do it with most Zerg buildings. I am assuming because Creep Tumors are a Creep generator that there might be an issue.
If this is one of your first large projects, do Ulduar and get a feel for it. Get something under your belt, learn stuff, and really know what it takes to ship. If this isn't one of your first large projects, go for the RPG.
Hello, everyone. I am here to find a few DATA people who know how to create abilities in the editor. StarCraft is an awesome game, but the units can sometimes be a little boring, and I wish I had more buttons to press. I play on US servers, but I am in Thailand time zone (work out here until mid-December). I can be contacted through e-mail, [email protected] , and I have Skype for instant messaging. I am available from 8 PM to 9:30 AM. I will be doing what the rest of the team will be doing on the project: keeping track of work and creating abilities. I am the only person working on the project at the moment but would like to have a few join me. More about what I'd like to do...
The Purpose (A bit long-winded, but I am excited!)
Using already created melee maps (community or Blizzard), add abilities to units so they have greater utility in late game scenarios, experience greater diversity in army compositions, and a reason to have a unit at any point in time in the game.
The goal is to introduce abilities to nearly every unit and make them fun for different types of players. Unless something is completely broken, fun will take precedence over balance.
It also is not fun when you have spent resources on a unit, and they are useless later on because of a tech switch. Instead of having “empty supply,” abilities can add some utility to what might have been a useless unit. Also, I feel like most of the passive bonuses are very boring and will be built into units. Waiting for 90 seconds so that you can have +1 range isn’t that exciting to most.
How It Is Different
I want this mod to be about making the most of the units already in StarCraft 2 with interesting abilities and new ways to micro units. I am bringing back three Brood War units because I felt like they filled roles needed by that race, but this should NOT feel like an extension of/sequel to Brood War (see Kabel’s awesome Starbow mod if you want that). This mod is supposed to be StarCraft 2.5.
What I Have & Racial Goals
I have written out all of the ability names, tooltips, effects (what they should accomplish in raw numbers), cooldown/energy cost, tech required to research an ability, what building used to research an upgrade, the cost to research an upgrade, and the amount of time to research an upgrade.
Protoss: make them more durable to justify cost, make them more mobile, better scouting. I am creating 22 new abilities, reworking (taking a spell already in the game and giving it to another unit/tweaking it) 2 abilities, and the super unit will be the Mothership.
Zerg: reward good Creep spread, faster/slightly more durable units, more micro. I am creating 22 new abilities, reworking 3 abilities, and the super unit will be the Leviathan.
Terran: better mech, better bio, more harassment options. I am creating 20 new abilities, reworking 5 abilities, and the super unit will be the Odin.
The above numbers are probably going to change because some of my ideas might go a bit too far, but it should be around there. For the most part, what I want is set in stone, but I welcome feedback if something just won’t work in the game.
What I Need
Looking for anyone enthusiastic who has enough skills to create effects, behaviors, buttons, and attach them all together with some animations and able to create upgrades. It would also be helpful to be able to add data to Requirements and Building Command Cards, but I can do all that if need be. This will not require any skinning, modeling, animating, etc. I want to use the resources already provided in the editor. I am really fresh and learning so, if you are too, that is fine.
Protoss
Most of my Protoss unit abilities can be completed using simple behaviors. There are a few abilities that might not be possible or are out of my depth at the moment.
Zerg
I am not good at morphing units at the moment so I will need assistance with that and morphing one building. There are four units I need help morphing. Also, there is a possible animation/linking issue with moving a present ability to a new unit.
Terran
Only one or two challenging abilities here, but Terran should be the easiest to complete.
How We Will Work
All progress will be kept in a log in Google Docs. Each person will be assigned a font color so that everyone knows who wrote what is there. If Google Docs is not preferred, we can move to a Wiki format. Any communication will be done through e-mail. Each new issue will be a new e-mail thread and resolved within that thread. I am not in the States and have poor internet at the moment so voice/cams on Skype aren’t an option (for now!). Each person will be assigned units so that we do not have overlap. For sharing we will use a Dropbox account specific to the project.
Personally, I am hoping to contribute at least seven hours a week to the project, but it will probably be more. At my current rate, I am creating around one ability semi-correctly in an hour so, in the coming weeks, I should be able to build near full-fledged abilities in that amount of time. I am requesting assistance because it is more fun working with a team, and there are other more skilled mapmakers out there.
Let me know if interested. Any feedback is good too (like that I am crazy and asking for too much ;p).
TLDR: Need kick ass DATA people to help make kick ass abilities for (mostly) SC2 units in the map editor.
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Hello, to help keep myself motivated and wanting to share some of my excitement, I decided to open this thread.
GOALS
THE FUTURE
So far, I have only had to add three Brood War units (Firebat, Goliath, and Lurker), but I decided to change my goal of including super units so I could spend more time on making quality abilities for the units already designed and fairly balanced within the game. I am very much not trying to create a Brood War mod (see Starbow for this) or a melee mod that focuses on macro/minor tweaks to units (see Flowcraft). My intention is to only change one macro mechanic in the game at the moment. So far, I have planned for over 50 brand new abilities and at least 79 ability changes on units (when reusing/moving an ability to a new unit).
THE LOG
Here is what I have been up to on my mod (should you steal anything, give me some credit ;) ) [At this time, this does not look pretty as I am directly pasting from Microsoft Excel. When time is kinder to me, I will clean up my log so it is a lot more readable. There might be some discrepancy to what types of things I include in my log now versus before because I find it useless to say that I put a button on a command card because it is so easily and quickly done]: 27-Oct Changed Battlecruiser starting energy to 100. Added Raven - Build Point Defense Drone to Battlecruiser command card. Increased Banshee starting energy to 75. Added Raven - Seeker Missile to Banshee command card. Increased Overlord movement speed to .667. Increased Ultralisk life armor to 2. Removed button for Chitonous Plating on Ultralisk Cavern. Reduced creep speed multiplier for Queen to 1. Increased Queen movement speed to 2.1. Increased Queen starting energy to 50. Decreased creep speed multiplier for Hydralisk to 1.3. Increased Hydralisk movement speed to 2.5. Lowered gas cost to build Hydralisk to 25. Increased Baneling life armor to 1. Increased Baneling (burrowed) life armor to 2. Increased Hydralisk ranged weapon range to 6. Removed Grooved Spines upgrade from Hydralisk Den command card. Increased Zealot maximum health to 115. Increased Zealot starting health to 115. Increased Colossus weapon range to 9. Removed Extended Thermal Lance from Robotics Bay command card. Increased High Templar starting energy to 75. Increased Infestor starting energy to 75. Added Overseer - Contaminate to Infestor command card. Decreased Infested Terran starting and maximum health to 35 for the Infestor. Decreased Infested Terran range attack speed to .5. Removed Pathogen Glands upgrade from Infestation Pit command card. Removed Point Defense Drone from Raven command card. Removed Seeker Missile from Raven command card. Added Vulture - Spider Mine to Viking (Assault Mode) command card. Added Raven - Build Auto Turret to Viking (Fighter Mode) command card. Decreased energy cost of Raven - Build Auto Turret to 0 for Viking (Fighter Mode). Increased cooldown of Raven - Build Auto Turret to 45 seconds for Viking (Fighter Mode). Increased Reaper movement speed to 3.4. Removed Nitro Packs upgrade from Tech Lab (Barracks) command card. Added Zeratul - Blink to Dark Templar command card. Added Zeratul - Void Prison to Dark Templar command card. Added Zeratul - Void Spheres to Dark Templar command card. Added Sentry - Forcefield to Phoenix command card. Added Sentry - Hallucination to Observer command card. Added Queen - Build, Spawn Creep Tumor to Infestor command card. Added Infestor - Neural Parasite to Corruptor command card. Increased cooldown of Infestor - Neural Parasite to 45 seconds for Corruptor. Removed research requirement for Infestor - Neural Parasite for Corruptor. Increased energy cost of Infestor - Neural Parasite to 100 for Corruptor. Increased cooldown of Zeratul - Void Prison to 120 seconds. Increased cooldown of Zeratul - Blink to 30 seconds. Removed research requirement for High Templar - Psi Storm for High Templar. Removed Sentry - Forcefield from Sentry command card. Added all Sentry - Hallucination buttons to Observer second command card. Removed Sentry - Hallucination from Sentry command card. Created Neural Synapse ability for Overseer. Added Neural Synapse ability to Overseer command card. Added Perdition Turret ability to Firebat command card. Added Science Vessel - Nano-Repair to Raven command card. Added Scanner Brush to Raven command card. Created Turbo Engines upgrade for Siege Tank. Added Turbo Engines upgrade to Tech Lab (Factory) command card. Added "Learn Siege Tank" requirement to Turbo Engines upgrade. Created Tail Thrashing upgrade for Hydralisk. Added Tail Thrasing upgrade to Hydralisk Den. Created High Voltage EMP upgrade for Ghost. Added High Voltage EMP upgrade to Shadow Ops for Ghost. Added Raynor - Railgun Snipe to Ghost command card.
28-Oct Changed Void Prison to exclude Massive units for Dark Templar. Added Eight-Eyed Broodlings upgrade to Greater Spire for Brood Lord. Created Eight-Eyed Broodlings upgrade for Brood Lord. Changed Roach training cost to 100 minerals and 50 gas. Changed Roach supply cost to 3 supply. Added life armor bonus to Tunneling Claws for Roach. Removed Glial Reconstitution from Roach Warren.
3-Nov Created Effect and Behavior for Barbed Shell for Roach. Added Spine Crawler Mutate and Spore Crawler Mutate to Creep Tumor command card. Added Build Psi Disrupter to Marauder command card. Added Multi-Lock Weapon Systems to Tech Lab (Factory) command card. Removed Gravitic Drive from Robotics Bay command card. Increased Warp Prism (Transport) acceleration to 2.25. Created button for Extended Cannons for Immortal. Added Consumption ability to Ultralisk command card. Changed Consumption ability to restore life for the Ultralisk. Increased Ultralisk movement speed to 3. Added Planetcracker to Mothership command card. Created Proevolution ability for Queen. Added Vortex to High Templar command card. Removed Spawn Creep Tumor from Queen command card.
4-Nov-12 Created Chitin Reinforcement for Roach. Removed Anion Crystals Upgrade from command card for Phoenix. Added 2 range to Phoenix weapon. Changed Phoenix weapon to allow ground attack. Increased Thor movement speed to 2.4. Lowered Creep Speed Bonus for Queen to 1.1. Deleted extra units from Factory command card. Put in correct costs for Goliath in Factory. Increased Firebat health to 125. Added Spawn Broodlings ability to Queen.
5-Nov Increased Baneling model size to 1.1. Created Splitterling unit. Increased Splitterling movement speed to 3. Added Irradiate to Corruptor command card. Changed Ghost bonus damage from +10 to light to +10 to bio. Created Creep Pollination ability for Mutalisk. Added Creep Pollination ability to Mutalisk command card. Added Fungal Growth to Queen command card. Created Sacrificial Cannons ability for Immortal.
6-Nov Reduced length of Vortex to 5 seconds for High Templar. Increased cost of Vortex to 125 energy for High Templar. Renamed Vortex button to Psionic Displacement for High Templar. Fixed Psionic Displacement tooltip for High Templar. Removed extra units from Starport command card. Created effects for Thermal Overheating for Colossus. Created Thermal Overheating upgrade for Colossus. Added Mutate into Lurker Den to Hydralisk Den command card. Changed requirement for Lurker Den to require Lair. Changed Fungal Growth to do no damage for Queen. Changed Fungal Growth slow to 50% movement speed for Queen. Changed Fungal Growth radius to 4 for Queen. Changed Fungal Growth to disable enemy ability use for Queen. Changed Contaminate cost to 75 energy for Infestor. Increased Contaminate cast range to 4 for Infestor. Added a 16 damage per second debuff to Contaminate for Infestor. Reduced duration of Contaminate to 25 seconds for Infestor. Reduced Infested Terran movement speed to .75 for Infestor. Increased creep speed modifier for Infested Terrans to 2 for Infestor. Renamed Irradiate to Defile on the button for Corruptor. Changed tooltip for Defile on button for Corruptor. Reduced periodic damage for Defile to 4 per second for Corruptor. Increased Corruptor starting energy to 75. Reduced Neural Parasite energy cost to 75 for Corruptor. Removed Neural Parasite cooldown for Corruptor. Added energy cost of 50 to Defile for Corruptor. Removed cooldown of Defile for Corruptor. Added energy cost of 25 to Corruption for Corruptor. Removed cooldown of Corruption for Corruptor. Fixed Corruption tooltip for Corruptor. Increased spawn count of Point Defense Drone to 3 for Battlecruiser. Decreased Point Defense Drone health to 25 for Battlecruiser. Created effects for Afterburn for Hellion. Created Afterburn upgrade for Hellion.
7-Nov Changed Generate Creep to require an Evolution Chamber for Overlord. Created Penitence ability for Zealot. Added Siege/Unsiege time reduction to Turbo Engines for Siege Tank. Removed Moebius Reactor from Shadow Ops command card. Reduced cooldown to 5 seconds for Penetrator Round for Ghost. Added energy cost of 50 to Penetrator Round for Ghost. Removed Snipe from Ghost command card. Created Moebius Cloaking Device upgrade for Ghost. Fixed tooltip for Durable Materials upgrade for Starport. Removed unnecessary upgrades from Tech Lab (Starport).
8-Nov Changed Adrenal Glands upgrade to require Lair for Zerglings. Design work - reviewing all of the units for one final time for abilities. Rewriting all of the tooltips to include data rather than vague vocabulary.
9-Nov Changed Spawn Creep Tumor cost to 50 energy for Infestor. Changed Spawn Creep Tumor so that it can be built on any type of ground for Infestor. Inputted requirements for Multi-Lock Weapons System for Goliath. Updated cost for Multi-Lock Weapons System for Goliath. Updated cost for Moebius Cloaking Device for Ghost. Reduced Scan radius to 10 for Raven and Command Center. Reduced Yamato Cannon cost to 50 for Battlecruiser. Increased Goliath health to 220. Created Symbiotic Predators upgrade for Zerglings. Created Ex Machina Production upgrade for Carriers.
10-Nov Set the movement acceleration reduction on the Accelerated Remissions upgrade to 1 for Stalker. Removed Stasis Field from Sentry. Added Forcefield to Sentry. Removed Forcefield from Phoenix. Added Stasis Field to Phoenix. Reduced Roach weapon damage to 12. Increased Roach (air) weapon period to 1.25. Reduced Roach (air) weapon range to 4.
11-Nov Created Larva Spit ability for Mutalisks. Created Spawn Splitterling ability for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord. Created Spawn Scourge ability for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord. Created Onslaught Volley ability for Battlecruiser. Created Last Stand for Immortal. Created Sacrificial Cannons ability for Immortal. Created Phalanx Defense ability for Marines. Created EAP Cargo Bay for Raven.
12-Nov Reduced Roach weapon range to 3. Created Chitin Reinforcement upgrade for Roach. Created Tunneling Vengeance upgrade for Roach.
13-Nov Created Extra Shrapnel ability for Marauder. Reduced search radius of Psi Disruptor to 5. Removed (Is Zerg) validator from Psi Disruptor. Reduced attack speed debuff from Psi Disruptor to .8 (up from .5). Fixed tooltips to no longer be Zerg-specific for Psi Disruptor. Created Concussive Construction ability for Marauder. Created Fortified Manufacturing upgrade for Carrier. Created Fortify Position ability for Marine.
14-Nov Created Prowling Continuity ability for Stalker. Created Holographic Watchman ability for Observer. Created ODRB unit for Thor. Created ODRB repair ability for ODRB and Thor. Increased Thor starting energy to 75. Changed ODRB actor model from MULE to Port Junker for ODRB and Thor. Created the Breaching Charge ability for the Reaper. Increased damage of Breaching Charge to 300 for Reaper. Removed Expire Effect from the behavior of Breaching Charge for Reaper. Changed filters to allow targeting of buildings on Breaching Charge for Reaper.
15-Nov Created Warp Recall ability for Warp Prism. Created Shield Battery ability for Sentry. Created Evolve Splitterlings behaviors for Baneling. Created Hunter Killer Strain upgrade for Hydralisk. Created Hot Pickup upgrade for Medivac. Created Hot Pickup ability for Medivac.
16-Nov Created Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus. Removed Gather ability from MULE. Added Build ability to MULE. Changed costs of Build ability for MULE. Removed extra buildings from SCV command card. Changed name of Tail Thrashing upgrade to Killer Instincts for Hydralisk. Reduced cost of Morph to Lurker to 50 minerals and 100 gas for Hydralisk. Removed the sound from Generate Creep for Overlord. Created Septic Laxative upgrade for Overlord.
17-Nov Created Fervor ability for Zealot. Created Psi Shield ability for Archon. Typed up patch notes for Protoss. Typed up patch notes for Zerg. Typed up patch notes for Terran. Created Salvos Momentum upgrade for Banshee.
18-Nov Created FUBAR Drop ability for Raven. Created Epinephrine Rush upgrade for Medivac. Created Pillage upgrade for Reaper. Created Killswitch Engage ability for Firebat. Removed permanent air weapon upgrade for Immortal. Enabled temporary air weapon for Immortal with Sacrificial Cannons. Added flag to allow movement for Last Stand for Immortal. Added flag to allow movement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal. Created Aversion Protocol ability for Phoenix. Increased Goliath movement speed to 2.81. Decreased Goliath mineral cost to 150. Decreased Goliath gas cost to 50.
19-Nov Added validator that will not allow Tunneling Vengeance stacks to persist through burrow for Roach. Reduced duration of Tunneling Vengeance to 2.5 for Roach. Removed extra buttons from Engineering Bay. Increased gas cost of Lurker to 125. Created Calldown: ODRB ability for Thor. Fixed Stimpack problems for Marine. Fixed Stimpack problems for Marauder. Fixed Stimpack problems for Firebat. Changed the Stimpack button for Marauder. Changed the Stimpack button for Firebat. Created Mutaphiliac Ground upgrade. Added Septic Laxative to Hatchery command card. Added Septic Laxative to Lair command card. Created Killer Instincts button for Hydralisk. Added Killer Instincts button to Hydralisk Den command card. Created buttons for the research of all Protoss abilites. Created buttons for the research of all Zerg abilites. Created buttons for the research of all Terran abilites. Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Protoss abilities. Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Zerg abilities. Added cost to research in appropriate tech structure for Terran abilities. Updated tech structure command cards to include new Protoss abilities. Updated tech structure command cards to include new Zerg abilities. Updated tech structure command cards to include new Terran abilities. Spot checked all of the new command cards in the game.
20-Nov Updated Onslaught Volley cost to 100 for Battlecruiser. Created use requirement for Afterburn for Hellion. Updated Hellion command card. Created use requirement for Turbo Engines for Siege Tank. Updated Siege Tank command card. Created use requirement for Epinephrine Rush for Medivac. Created use requirement for Hot Pickup for Medivac. Updated Hot Pickup ability with requirement for Medivac. Created learn requirement for Epinephrine Rush for Medivac. Created learn requirement for Hot Pickup for Medivac. Updated Medivac command card. Created use requirement for Symbiotic Predators for Zergling. Updated Zergling command card. Created use requirement for Chitin Reinforcement for Roach. Created use requirement for Tunneling Vengeance for Roach. Created learn requirement for Chitin Reinforcement for Roach. Created use requirement for Tunneling Vengeance for Roach. Updated Roach command card. Fixed Neural Parasite requirements for Corruptor. Broke Hold Fire/Weapons Free for Lurker. Created use requirement for Tunneling Spines for Lurker. Updated Lurker command card. Created use requirement for Septic Laxative for Overlord. Created learn requirement for Septic Laxative for Overlord. Updated Overlord command card. Updated Septic Laxative tooltip for Overlord. Assigned hotkeys to every ability. Completed the Zergling unit. Completed the Overlord unit. Completed the Medivac unit. Completed the Siege Tank unit. Created learn requirement for Pillage for Reaper. Created learn requirement for Accelerated Remissions for Stalker. Created use requirement for Accelerated Remissions for Stalker. Updated Stalker command card. Fixed English errors in Accelerated Remissions tooltip for Stalker. Fixed English errors in Septic Laxative tooltip for Overlord. Created learn requirement for Larva Spit for Mutalisk. Created use requirement for Larva Spit for Mutalisk. Created learn requirement for Fervor for Zealot. Created use requirement for Fervor for Zealot. Created learn requirement for Prowling Continuity for Stalker. Created use requirement for Prowling Continuity for Stalker. Completed the Stalker unit. Created the use requirement for Psionic Empowerment for High Templar. Created the learn requirement for Psionic Empowerment for High Templar. Created the use requirement for Psionic Displacement for High Templar. Created the learn requirement for Psionic Displacement for High Templar. Completed the High Templar unit. Created the learn requirement for Shield Battery for Sentry. Created the use requirement for Shield Battery for Sentry. Created the learn requirement for Psi Shield for Archon. Created the use requirement for Psi Shield for Archon. Switched Psi Shield and Psionic Drain's tech structures. Created the learn requirement for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix. Created the use requirement for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix. Created the learn requirement for Stasis Field for Phoenix. Created the use requirement for Stasis Field for Phoenix. Completed the Dark Templar unit. Created the learn requirement for Fortified Manufacturing for Carrier. Created the use requirement for Fortified Manufacturing for Carrier. Created the learn requirement for Ex Machina Production for Carrier. Created the use requirement for Ex Machina Production for Carrier. Completed the Carrier unit. Created the learn requirement for Last Stand for Immortal. Created the use requirement for Last Stand for Immortal. Created the learn requirement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal. Created the use requirement for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal. Created the learn requirement for Holographic Watchman for Observer. Created the use requirement for Holographic Watchman for Observer. Completed the Observer unit. Created the learn requirement for Warp Recall for Warp Prism. Created the use requirement for Warp Recall for Warp Prism. Completed the Warp Prism unit. Created the learn requirement for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus. Created the use requirement for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus. Created the learn requirement for Thermal Overheating for Colossus. Created the use requirement for Thermal Overheating for Colossus. Created the learn requirement for Splitterlings for Baneling. Created the use requirement for Splitterlings for Baneling. Completed the Baneling unit. Created the learn requirement for Creep Pollination for Mutalisk. Created the use requirement for Creep Pollination for Mutalisk. Added Greater Spire to Neural Parasite requirement for Corruptor. Created the learn requirement for Defile for Corruptor. Created the use requirement for Defile for Corruptor. Completed the Corruptor unit. Created the learn requirement for Mutaphiliac Ground for Creep. Created the use requirement for Mutaphiliac Ground for Creep. Completed the Creep unit. Created the learn requirement for Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord. Created the use requirement for Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord. Created the learn requirement for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord. Created the use requirement for Suicide Brood for Brood Lord. Completed the Brood Lord unit. Created the learn requirement for Infested Terran for Infestor. Created the learn requirement for Infested Zealot for Infestor. Created the use requirement for Infested Terran for Infestor. Created the use requirement for Infested Zealot for Infestor. Completed the Lurker unit. Created the learn requirement for Neural Synapse for Overseer. Created the use requirement for Neural Synapse for Overseer. Completed the Overseer unit. Created the learn requirement for Phalanx Defense for Marine. Created the use requirement for Phalanx Defense for Marine. Created the learn requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder. Created the use requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder. Created the learn requirement for Breaching Charge for Reaper. Created the use requirement for Breaching Charge for Reaper. Completed the Reaper unit. Created the learn requirement for Moebius Cloaking Device for Ghost. Created the learn requirement for High Voltage EMP for Ghost. Completed the Ghost unit. Created the learn requirement for Afterburn for Hellion. Completed the Hellion unit. Created the learn requirement for Salvos Momentum for Banshee. Created the use requirement for Salvos Momentum for Banshee. Completed the Banshee unit. Created the learn requirement for FUBAR Drop for Raven. Created the use requirement for FUBAR Drop for Raven. Created the learn requirement for EAP Cargo Bay for Raven. Created the use requirement for EAP Cargo Bay for Raven. Completed the Raven unit. Created the learn requirement for Auto-Turret for Viking. Created the use requirement for Auto-Turret for Viking. Created the learn requirement for Spider Mine for Viking. Created the use requirement for Spider Mine for Viking. Completed the Viking unit. Added Armory to the learn requirement for Mult-Lock Weapons System for Goliath. Completed the Goliath unit. Created the learn requirement for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Created the use requirement for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Created the learn requirement for Killswitch Engage for Firebat. Created the use requirement for Killswitch Engage for Firebat. Created the learn requirement for Calldown: ODRB for Thor. Created the use requirement for Calldown: ODRB for Thor. Created the learn requirement for Devour for Ultralisk. Created the use requirement for Devour for Ultralisk. Updated research name for Infested Terran for Infestor. Updated research name for Infested Zealot for Infestor.
21-Nov Fixed the Concussive Construction upgrade for Marauder. Created the requirements for Infernal Architecture for Firebat. Completed the Firebat unit. Fixed the Fortify Position upgrade for Marine. Completed the Marine unit. Added Tunneling Spines to Hydralisk Den command card. Fixed the Multi-Lock Weapons System upgrade for Goliath. Fixed the Neural Parasite upgrade for Corruptor. Tested all upgrades for Zerg. Fixed Yamato Cannon upgrade for Battlecruiser. Tested all upgrades for Terran. Tested all upgrades for Protoss. Temporarily fixed Tunneling Spines upgrade for Lurker.
22-Nov Fixed Emergency Defense Systems ability for Colossus. Ability now activates only when enemy is in close range and expires out of combat so that it only lasts 8 seconds. Created the learn requirement for Monochrome Laser for Void Ray. Created the learn requirement for Psionic Drain for Archon. Created the learn requirement for Killer Instincts for Hydralisk. Created the learn requirement for Gluttonous Wrath for Ultralisk. Created the use requirement for the passive portion of Killer Instincts for Hydralisk. Created the use requirement for the active portion of Killer Instincts for Hydralisk.
23-Nov Created Infested Zealot unit for Infestor. Found Gravitic Drive upgrade had been removed from Robotics Bay for Warp Prism. Added it back. Renamed "Psionic Drain" to "Communion of the Eternal" for the Archon. Created Psionic Drain upgrade for Archon. Updated all Communion of the Eternal tooltips and icons with new name for Archon. Fixed Yamato Cannon learn requirement for Battlecruiser. Fixed Concussive Shells upgrade for Marauder. Increased Roach cost to 150 minerals and 100 gas. Added damage buff to Proevolution for Queen. Created the Bladefeast ability for Ultralisk. Completed the Ultralisk unit.
24-Nov Playtesting all races. Fixed learn Fungal Growth requirements for Queen. Fixed learn Killer Instincts requirements for Hydralisk. Fixed learn Hunter Killer Strain requirements for Hydralisk. Fixed learn Adrenal Glands requirements for Zergling. Changed hotkey for Hydralisk Den. Changed hotkey for Spawn Scourge for Brood Lord. Increased starting energy of Sentry to 75. Fixed Orbital Command upgrade for Command Center. Fixed use 250 MM Cannon requirement for Thor. Changed Spider Mine hotkey for Viking. Fixed learn requirement for Extra Shrapnel for Marauder. Switched buttons on Battlecruiser command card. Decreased movement speed bonus from Turbo Engines to 10% (down from 20%) for Siege Tank. Decreased Goliath movement speed to 2.5. Decreased Thor movement speed to 1.875. Removed extra buttons from Viking command card. Fixed Neosteel Frame upgrade for Engineering Bay. Reduced building time for Psi Disrupter to 18 seconds for Marauder. Reduced building time for Perdition Turret to 18 seconds for Firebat. Decreased Psi Disruptor health to 175. Decreased Perdition Turret health to 175. Fixed Nexus energy problem. Removed Mothership button from Nexus command card. Changed Hydralisk Den build requirement to Have Spawning Pool. Changed Roach Warren build requirement to Have Lair.
25-Nov Trying to get the mod published. Errors ensuing.
26-Nov Trying to get the mod published. More errors ensuing.
27-Nov Mod published privately. Success! :D:D:D Play tested all three races with partner. Zerg is rampantly overpowered (I love Hydralisks too much). Changed cost of Hydralisk Den to 150 minerals. Changed cost of Roach Warren to 200 minerals and 150 gas. Lowered amount of larva spawned from Larva Spit from 3 to 1 for Mutalisk. Increased chance for dropping a creep tumor with Creep Pollination from 25% to 50% for Mutalisk. Reduced life regeneration rate from Symbiotic Predators upgrade from 5 to 1 for Zergling. Reduced cost of Point Defense Drone to 75 for Battlecruiser. Increased duration of Onslaught Volley to 12 seconds for Battlecruiser. Added a range increase of 5 to Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Reduced Queen starting energy to 50. Increased cost of Spawn Scourge to 50 gas and 100 minerals for Brood Lord. Increased cost of Spawn Baneling to 100 minerals and 50 gas for Brood Lord. Reduced spawn count of Swarm Transmitted Disease for Brood Lord. Added a placeholder spawn Infested Zealot ability for Infestor. Fixed Snipe tooltip for Ghost. Increased the MULE timed life to 33 seconds.
28-Nov Added 9 range to Infested Zealot for Infestor. Cleaned up Creep Tumor command card. Changed search filter for Spawn Broodlings to exclude self for Queen. Fixed the cost of the Hydralisk Den. Created the Killer Instincts upgrade and abilities for Hydralisk. Completed the Hydralisk unit.
29-Nov Playtested.
30-Nov Reading tutorials on actors, sounds, and models. Chose a sound for Larva Spit for Mutalisk. Chose a sound for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus. Chose a sound for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Created the sound actor for Larva Spit for Mutalisk. Completed the Mutalisk unit. Created the sound actor for Emergency Defense Systems for Colossus. Completed the Colossus unit. Added missing use requirement to Killer Instincts unburrow damage buff for Hydralisk. Fixed Roach cost to be 125 minerals and 100 gas. Fixed Battlecruiser starting energy. Created the sound actor for Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Completed the Battlecruiser unit. Created the sound actor for Pillage for Reaper. It is not fully functioning.
1-Dec Playtested. Created Zerg overview video. Created Terran overview video. Fixed several dependency and button issues. Published several maps publicly. Fixed Lurker burrow tooltip. Removed extra buttons from Factory Tech Lab. Removed extra buttons from Factory. Removed extra buttons from Starport. Removed extra buttons from Starport Tech Lab. Removed extra buttons from Stargate. Removed learn requirements for Salvos Momentum for Banshee. Removed learn requirements for Seeker Missile for Banshee. Removed learn requirements for Afterburn for Hellion. Created the sound actor for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal. Created the sound actor for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix. Created the sound actor for Last Stand for Immortal. Created the sound actor for Shield Battery for Sentry. Created the sound actors for on and off of Penitence for Zealot. Created timed life behavior for Infested Zealot. Added timed life behavior to Infested Zealot. Decreased life regeneration to 3 for Infested Zealot. Fixed the sound on the Infested Zealot's weapon.
2-Dec Added timed life behavior to Infested Zealot. Decreased life regeneration to 3 for Infested Zealot. Fixed the sound on the Infested Zealot's weapon. Created the Monochrome Laser upgrade for Void Ray. Created the learn and use requirements for Monochrome Laser for Void Ray. Removed extra button from Larva. Enabled suppress movement on Onslaught Volley for Battlecruiser. Increased cooldown of Warp Recall to 120 seconds for Warp Prism. Fixed Nexus energy problem. Updated all Protoss buttons.
6-Dec Playtested.
7-Dec Playtested. Added 10 second timed life to Broodlings spawned from Spawn Broodling for Queen. Switched Swarm Transmitted Disease unit from Broodling to Swarmling for Brood Lord. Swarm Transmitted Disease uses temporary Swarmling for Brood Lord. Decreased Proevolution damage and attack speed buffs from 25% to 15% for Queen. Decreased Fervor buff to 25% for Zealot. Decreased Larva life armor to 3. Reduced Archon's leech to 25% from Communion of the Eternal. Reduced ally leech to 10% from Archon's Communion of the Eternal. Fixed Hydralisk command card. Increased cost of Infested Zealot to 50 energy for Infestor. Decreased amount of minerals returned from Pillage to 10 for Reaper. Decreased life armor bonus from Phalanx Defense to 2 for Marine. Decreased amount of splash damage reduced from Phalanx Defense to 50% for Marine. Increased movement speed multiplier for Bladefeast to 1.5 for Ultralisk. Fixed Proevolution sound for Queen. Changed Infested Zealot life armor name so that it uses Zerg upgrades. Fixed Spawn Scourge button for Brood Lord. Fixed Spawn Baneling button for Brood Lord. Added a buff to Larva that makes them almost completely immune to splash damage. Increased Blink cooldown to 30 seconds for Dark Templar. Fixed Spawn Broodling filter to include Massive units for Queen. Added more descriptive language to the Evolve Defile button for Corruptor. Decreased amount of Broodlings spawned from Swarm Transmitted Disease to 1 for Brood Lord. Fixed buttons for all fixes mentioned previously. Decreased Infested Zealot damage to 3 for Infestor. Fixed Defile causing units to flee for Corruptor. Made Shield Battery a non-transient channeled spell for Sentry. Decreased Infested Terran egg to 70 life. Fixed Communion of the Eternal buttons for Archon. Tried another fix for Spawn Scourge and Spawn Baneling buttons for Brood Lord.
8-Dec Decreased bonus damage to 0 for Ultralisk. Increased damage to 35 for Ultralisk. Added suppress movement flag to Shield Battery to Sentry. Updated Shield Battery buttons for Sentry. Decreased energy cost of Shield Battery to 75 for Sentry. Playtested. Fixed Defile's learn requirement for Corruptor. Created actor for Chitin Reinforcement aura for Roach. Created actor for Sacrificial Cannons for Immortal. Created actor for Last Stand for Immortal. Created actor for Aversion Protocol for Phoenix. Comleted the Phoenix unit. Created actor for Shield Battery for Sentry.
9-Dec Fixed the Chitin Reinforcement actor for Roach. Completed the Roach unit. Fixed the Sacrificial Cannons actor for Immortal. Fixed the Last Stand actor for Immortal. Completed the Immortal unit. Fixed the Proevolution actor for Queen. Completed the Queen unit. Created the Penitence actors for Zealot. Created the Fervor actor for Zealot. Created Communion of the Eternal actor for Archon. Fixed Killswitch Engage to use a fire death for Firebat. ODRB now has repair on auto cast for Thor. Decreased the duration of Void Prison to 6 seconds for Dark Templar. Changed Hallucination to use energy for Observer. Gave Observer energy to use for Hallucination. Fixed button for Warp Recall for Warp Prism. Added timed life behavior to ODRB. Fixed the Shield Battery actor for Sentry. Fixed the Fervor actor for Zealot. Fixed the Penitence actor for Zealot. Completed the Sentry unit. Completed the Zealot unit.
10-Dec Fixed Marauder life. Increased Onslaught Volley energy cost to 125 for Battlecruiser. Decreased Roach weapon damage to 10. Increased Toss Shredder Grenade damage to 30 for Marauder. Increased Killswitch Engage damage to 60 for Firebat.
11-Dec Reverted all MULE changes. Chitin Reinforcement actor properly stops after death for Roach. Fervor actor properly stops after death for Zealot. Communion of the Eternal properly stops after death for Archon. Added SetScale 1.2 1.5 to all Biological units in the game for Proevolution for Queen. Fixed filters on Proevolution for Queen. Increased cost of Proevolution to 150 energy for Queen.
12-Dec Fixed the animations and sounds for Toss Grenade for Marauder. Fixed blue flame not firing with Afterburn upgrade for Hellion. Fixed Dread Response button for Hydralisk. Fixed Bone Harvest button for Hydralisk. Fixed Spawn Scourge button for Brood Lord. Fixed Spawn Baneling button for Brood Lord. Fixed Research Shield Battery button for Sentry. Fixed Phalanx Defense buttons for Marine. Combined the ship and ground vehicle upgrades as done in the most recent patch for Terran ground and air vehicles. Removed extra buttons from the Armory. Turned off flag from Monochrome Laser behavior for Void Ray. Tweaked the scaling of Hunter Killer Strain for Hydralisk.
15-Dec Separated ship and ground vehicle weapon upgrades as done in the most recent patch for Terran ground and air vehicles. Added the ship weapon upgrade back to the Armory. Changed cost to build a Dark Shrine to 150/150. Reduced egg's life armor to 3. Added AOE resist behavior to egg.
16-Dec Fixed upgrades not increasing level for Infested Zealot. Infested Zealots spawn correctly from eggs for Infestor. Removed Hot Pickup from learn requirement for Epinephrine Rush. Changed hotkey for Gravitic Boosters for Observer. Reduced duration of Onslaught Volley to 8 seconds for Battlecruiser. Fixed an issue with buttons on the Fleet Beacon.
17-Dec Fixed MULE duration back to 90 seconds. Published 11 maps to Arcade. Posted on forums about the mod. Break!
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@DrSuperEvil: Go
I am afraid I have no idea what that means, and I could find nothing in the editor related to the word suicide. I also searched on Google to try to find anything related but came out unfruitful.
What is a suicide build, and how do I achieve it?
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@Trinseno: Go
Sorry for double post, but I have solved my problem for the non-multi-level abilities.
Cooldown - Link was the answer, but I could not find my abilities. I just needed to click Add and put in the ID of the ability. Thanks for the tips!
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@Stormahawk: Go
Nope, they are not multi-level. I will explain two of the abilities that are not proccing.
Ability 1: the unit uses x amount of life to recover y amount of shields. I am using a modify unit effect that recovers the shields and tie it into the ability where I have the cost as x amount of life.
Ability 2: I am using an effect that spawns 2 banelings. I have nothing else in the ability that accounts for cost than my attempt at a cooldown.
I DO have one ability that is multi-level, and I can get the cost going, but I cannot get the cooldown to proc. It's the Mothership recall ability.
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@DrSuperEvil: Go
Problem one is solved.
My second problem is that, when I uproot my spines, I cannot reroot them using the Behavior: Built On. I have it so that it builds on Creep Tumors. My other solution was to create a dummy unit that is exactly like the Spine Crawler, but it crashes my game every time I try to place the dummy unit for some reason.
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I have been creating new abilities, and they are not triggering cooldowns when I fill out the Cooldown - Time Use field. I have tried to Link the cooldown of the ability to itself, but I can never find my abilities in that list. I could not figure out what to search for to find a solution to this on the forum. Other than that, my abilities work completely fine outside of the cooldown issue. The effects that I am using deal with Creating Units and Modifying Units.
Thanks for any insight.
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@DrSuperEvil: Go
Thanks for the help, DrSuperEvil. So, for my first problem, I made the change so that Creep Tumors can be built anywhere which works fine. An issue that I am running into is that there is 1x1 collision while the Creep Tumor is building. I have tried to check "Disable Collision" and uncheck "Ignore Collision" within the Creep Colony - Burrow Ability, and it has not changed the effect. Do I need to change something with an Actor to fix it?
For my second problem, I changed the Pathing Footprint and Pathing Footprint - Placement to Footprint 2x2 No Collision. I can now build Spine Crawlers in the place of Creep Tumors, but now units can walk through them, and I can root as many Spines as I want on top of each other. I can lose the unit collision, but stacking Spines would not be good. Do I need to create a new type of footprint, or is this the only way that I will be able to solve the problem?
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I am trying to allow my creep tumors to morph into buildings. Because the tumor takes up 1x1 square, what is the best way to allow them to morph into a Zerg building? Right now, I have the buildings added to my command card but cannot place them due to the 1x1 square.
What do I need to change to allow creep tumors to be built on normal (non-creep) ground? My Burrowed Creep Tumor and Creep Tumor units do not have the "On Creep" or "Zerg Building Not on Creep" which, from what I have read, is the way to do it with most Zerg buildings. I am assuming because Creep Tumors are a Creep generator that there might be an issue.
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If this is one of your first large projects, do Ulduar and get a feel for it. Get something under your belt, learn stuff, and really know what it takes to ship. If this isn't one of your first large projects, go for the RPG.
Still, I love Ulduar so I would like to see that.
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Hey, jaxter. Need a data editor for just making abilities for mostly SC2 units. Here is my thread if you are interested: http:www.sc2mapster.com/forums/general/team-recruitment/44404-need-data-editor-s-advanced-star-craft-2-melee-mod/
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Hello, everyone. I am here to find a few DATA people who know how to create abilities in the editor. StarCraft is an awesome game, but the units can sometimes be a little boring, and I wish I had more buttons to press. I play on US servers, but I am in Thailand time zone (work out here until mid-December). I can be contacted through e-mail, [email protected] , and I have Skype for instant messaging. I am available from 8 PM to 9:30 AM. I will be doing what the rest of the team will be doing on the project: keeping track of work and creating abilities. I am the only person working on the project at the moment but would like to have a few join me. More about what I'd like to do...
The Purpose (A bit long-winded, but I am excited!)
Using already created melee maps (community or Blizzard), add abilities to units so they have greater utility in late game scenarios, experience greater diversity in army compositions, and a reason to have a unit at any point in time in the game.
The goal is to introduce abilities to nearly every unit and make them fun for different types of players. Unless something is completely broken, fun will take precedence over balance.
It also is not fun when you have spent resources on a unit, and they are useless later on because of a tech switch. Instead of having “empty supply,” abilities can add some utility to what might have been a useless unit. Also, I feel like most of the passive bonuses are very boring and will be built into units. Waiting for 90 seconds so that you can have +1 range isn’t that exciting to most.
How It Is Different
I want this mod to be about making the most of the units already in StarCraft 2 with interesting abilities and new ways to micro units. I am bringing back three Brood War units because I felt like they filled roles needed by that race, but this should NOT feel like an extension of/sequel to Brood War (see Kabel’s awesome Starbow mod if you want that). This mod is supposed to be StarCraft 2.5.
What I Have & Racial Goals
I have written out all of the ability names, tooltips, effects (what they should accomplish in raw numbers), cooldown/energy cost, tech required to research an ability, what building used to research an upgrade, the cost to research an upgrade, and the amount of time to research an upgrade.
Protoss: make them more durable to justify cost, make them more mobile, better scouting. I am creating 22 new abilities, reworking (taking a spell already in the game and giving it to another unit/tweaking it) 2 abilities, and the super unit will be the Mothership.
Zerg: reward good Creep spread, faster/slightly more durable units, more micro. I am creating 22 new abilities, reworking 3 abilities, and the super unit will be the Leviathan.
Terran: better mech, better bio, more harassment options. I am creating 20 new abilities, reworking 5 abilities, and the super unit will be the Odin.
The above numbers are probably going to change because some of my ideas might go a bit too far, but it should be around there. For the most part, what I want is set in stone, but I welcome feedback if something just won’t work in the game.
What I Need
Looking for anyone enthusiastic who has enough skills to create effects, behaviors, buttons, and attach them all together with some animations and able to create upgrades. It would also be helpful to be able to add data to Requirements and Building Command Cards, but I can do all that if need be. This will not require any skinning, modeling, animating, etc. I want to use the resources already provided in the editor. I am really fresh and learning so, if you are too, that is fine.
Protoss Most of my Protoss unit abilities can be completed using simple behaviors. There are a few abilities that might not be possible or are out of my depth at the moment.
Zerg I am not good at morphing units at the moment so I will need assistance with that and morphing one building. There are four units I need help morphing. Also, there is a possible animation/linking issue with moving a present ability to a new unit.
Terran Only one or two challenging abilities here, but Terran should be the easiest to complete.
How We Will Work
All progress will be kept in a log in Google Docs. Each person will be assigned a font color so that everyone knows who wrote what is there. If Google Docs is not preferred, we can move to a Wiki format. Any communication will be done through e-mail. Each new issue will be a new e-mail thread and resolved within that thread. I am not in the States and have poor internet at the moment so voice/cams on Skype aren’t an option (for now!). Each person will be assigned units so that we do not have overlap. For sharing we will use a Dropbox account specific to the project.
Personally, I am hoping to contribute at least seven hours a week to the project, but it will probably be more. At my current rate, I am creating around one ability semi-correctly in an hour so, in the coming weeks, I should be able to build near full-fledged abilities in that amount of time. I am requesting assistance because it is more fun working with a team, and there are other more skilled mapmakers out there.
Let me know if interested. Any feedback is good too (like that I am crazy and asking for too much ;p).
TLDR: Need kick ass DATA people to help make kick ass abilities for (mostly) SC2 units in the map editor.