DungeonM's Map Making Thread

[DungeonM]

This is my map making thread reborn, I should be able to help you with the following...

Terrain Ideas
Making Units/Items/Doodads/Abilities/Buffs or Upgrades
Basic Triggering
Variables
Trigger Run Spells
Basic Skinning

Useful links...

www.wc3campaigns.com/ (Large Forum and Tutorials)
www.campaigncreations.org/warcraft/worldedit/index.shtml (Tutorials)
www.campaigncreations.org/warcraft/programs/index.shtml (Utilities & Programs)
www.campaigncreations.org/warcraft/freebies/index.shtml (Models, Skins & Attachments)
www.wc3sear.ch/ (Large Maps/Skins/Models/Custom Spells/Program Database)
www.samods.org/wcwarehouse/ (Skin, Model and Icon Database)
www.battle.net/forums/war3/board.aspx?ForumName=war3-maps (B.net Map Dev. Forums)


Useful things to know about World Edit:

Holding down shift while placing doodads will allow for them to overlap with other doodads.

To use negative values in Object Editor go to Prefences --> General and check Allow Negative Values in Object Editor.

Try to keep Combat Dice and Bounty Dice low to prevent ingame lag and disconnects.

Holding down shift and double clicking a field in the object editor allows changing fields past the maximum value.

Too many special effects attachments can cause lag and disconnects.

There are "and" an "or" conditions to allow for multiple conditions.

Pressing "v" while in the editor will switch to game view, making purple boxes an regions disappear while turning on the fog and sky.