Staredit Network

Okay, no newcomers seriously knows how these forums work. So, lets start compiling a manual for these forums

Unfortanately, I'm too occupied with SEN v4 right now to start us off.

Thanks!

"Map Making" forums

Staredit and Map ShowCase-Show off your maps there

Assistance-Need help, Post Here

Concepts-Got anything to show us that is New And nobody has done before, Post here

Ideas & Recruitment- Get ideas for maps you are making, and recruit a tem to make a map.

Clan (U)-Official Clan (U) Forums-Post things About Clan (U)

"Other" Forums

Serious Discussion-Anything you wanna talk About that can start a serious conversation, Post here

Creative Works-Show off non-mapping projects you have made and ask for art gods to make you signatures and avatars.

General Gaming-Any game you wanna talk about, Post about it here...

Welcome-New to Staredit.Net, Post about yourself here, introduce yourself.

Anything Goes-Self-Explanitory, post garbage here, meaning anything at all that doesn't inquire with the other forums..

This implies that spam is allowed. However, spam in large volume or excessive stupidity is NOT asnd will result in topic closure. Flaming will get you a warn.
-- Aster

"Staredit Network Functions forums"

Staredit Network News-Admins can only post here, Anything here comes up in the Home page of STaredit.net.

FeedBack and Bugs-see anything wrong?...Don't like something...Post here about it..

Tutorials Section-Many Things to find here, Many explain how to do something...How to work it out..or help-ful tips to save you time and space..etc..

Starcraft Armies-Tired of Posting?...Want to have a lil browser Comebat...Go here..Spend your minerals on useless and expensive things...Bust a nut@!$#

Downloads-self-explanitory, downloads here

Arcade-Bored..?..Go here..Has alot of Fun Games...You can Get High Score and be reccomened in the Arcade High Score list..

Your Controls-Click there if you wanna See Things about yourself on SEN

To the Right you see some tabs...
"MessEnger"
Compose New Message-Send a PM to somebody
Go to Inbox-Somebody Send you a PM...go here to read it
--Sent items-What items you have i Guess
Empty PM Folder-Self-Explanitory...emptys your inbox
Edit Storage Folders-Dunno what this is for...
PM buddies/Block list-Lets you PM your buddies or block list..
Archived messages-I think This Records messages Sent...i dunno >_>
Saved (unsent) PM's-Want to Send a pm...But at a later time..you can save it and it appears here
Message Tracker-Dunno...Never used this <_<

"Subscriptions"
Skip this...dunno what it is used for

"Personal Profile"
Edit Profile Info-Got anything people wanna know about you...click here to see your profile..and edit it..Screw around XD
Edit Posting Options-Here you can set what font you want to use and What color each of your posts will come out in.
Edit Signature-When you post...a signature comes below that post...Put something funny...or something at all..in your sig..Not to big or you will get warned O-o
Edit Avatar Settings-Avatar is a Picture in your post...Showing something...here you can add an Avatar from a URL...or your computer...Kewl option..
Change Personal Photo-Have a picture of yourself...put it in here...if you want people pointing at you and saying "hey look, its that ugly person..HAHA" hehe jk

Calender-Shows Important Dates..Birthdays...etc...

Members-Shows all members On SEN so far...

Store-Buy items here...You can get kewl items like a Glowy name XD

Downloads Section-

Left Side you see some Tabs

Downloads-Funny...this just refreshes the page O_o
Add A File-Want to submit something...Press this.
Edit your files-Hate something you submitted...want to change it or delete it...press this
Favorites-Just like internet's Explorer's Favorites...Your Favorite downloads go here
Quick Stats-Shows how much files in the Download Data base, how many you have submitted, How many downloads, and how many you have downloaded..also the top ten in stuff
Search Files-Don't Want to Find a file..Search for it.

Map Night-Where mappers come and show off their maps..

Starts at 8:00p.m. eastern time(7:00p.m. Central, 6:00p.m. Mountain, 5:00p.m.
Pacific).

PHP Guide-

All PHP give your text something as a visual...such as Hi or Hello

PHP, Those buttons at the top of when your posting, all have a purpose

B-Gives your Characters Bold text
Layout=
I-Gives you an Italics for your text
Layout=
U-Gives an Underline to your TeXt
Layout=
Font-Drop Down menu..Pick a font you would like to put like Arial
and etc... Layout =

Size-Gives a size to your text like This!
Layout=

Color-Gives a desired color to your text like Purple!
Layout=

Close All tags-This is for, lets say you added a blur...but when you post it comes out [blur=green]hahaha i pwn you and no blur...well you press this button and it closes all tags you have open

http://-Inserts a Hyperlink into your post
Layout=

IMG- Inserts an image into your post
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Inserting An Image...all you have to do is right click on a picture you wanna post, See the URL from where the picture is from, and put it in-between the tags [IMG][/IMG]

@-Enters an Email Adress
Layout=

QUOTE-Enters in a Quote of what somebody typed..or what you heard from somewhere and is quoting what they said
Layout=

LIST-Wanna list something...press this
Layout=


SHadow-Gives a shadow to your Text like <font style='width=80%; filter:shadow(color=green)'>green</font>
Layout=

Glow-Gives a glow to your Text like <font style='width=80%; filter:glow(color=blue)'>Blue</font>.
Layout=

MOVE-Moves your Text around from Side to side..like

<marquee>This, weeeeeee haha</marquee>

Layout=

Blur-Gives a blur to your post, like <font style='width=80%; filter:blur'>THIs</font>
Layout=

CENTER- Centers your text like

<div align='center'> this hehe</div>
Layout=

DropShadow- Gives a drop shadow like <font style='width=80%; filter:dropshadow(color=Green)'>this</font>
layout=

SUB-I dunno what this does...but erm..._{Testing..wee?}
Layout=

SUP-Same as top...don't know what it does though ^{testing..wee?}
Layout=

Wave-Hmm...Does <font style='width=80%; filter:wave(add=1, freq=4, lightstrength=20, phase=20, strength=10)'>this</font> to your text
Layout=

As Many know...this PHP system is similar to HTML...cept HTML is <color=green>text</color> using the <> instead of the [] that php uses..

CODE-One I skipped...lets say you wanna write out a code for a php thingy..like you don't want it to take affect, well, thats what i did, like

Layout=
Note, do not add the - here kekeke..?

Well, this is my Guide to PHP, hope you learned something

Updated 10-31-04

You as the replier need to know some tips (directing this at the SEN community):

It is very easy to say "yea this sucks", or "cool map". What actually helps the mapper is if you say WHY the map has problems or is great. That way the mapper can improve the map.

I'm tired of seeing "Yea I'll have this RPG out in 2 days" and 2 days later you either say "I said screw it" or you don't reply at all... Then a new thread is made the next week and again it is not done... Please post map projects that you KNOW will get done so we don't clutter the mapping forum with projects that push the ones that WILL get completed down.

Make sure you post the right thread in each forum. If you are confused, read Scorpion's post above ^. We really shouldn't see, "whats your favorite terrain" in the gaming section. That belongs maybe to off topic or mapping assisstance.

If there is a situation where you double post or double thread post ACCIDENTALLY, look at the bottom left corner of the screen and click moderation options to delete entire threads or posts. You can save the mods work and your reputation by using that.

Please do NOT post obvious polls or questions like "Would a million dollars be cool?" or "Should SC2 come out?". If the answer requires less than a second to think, don't bother posting the poll.

Also, when posting a bug or feedback, put in the title what is the thing that has the problem or is going to be changed, and in the description put WHAT the problem is. It's much easier for mods to see Title: SC Armies Bug Description: Shop Broken, then Title:OMG WTFAGE! Description: ARMIEZ OMGZ!

Finally, never flame or say suggestive things to other forum-goers. We are all mappers and we should be helping each other, not fighting over some stupid thing.

Avoid using bright colors or odd fonts for your text, especialy if you're asking a question because you need help with soemthing.
This will aggravate people, and force them to need to highlight it, something that should be unnecasary for helping you. And it doesn't look good anyways.

Before you post in the Off Topic forum, think about whether it's a half intelligent thread or random BS. Avoid making Garbage forum topics there.

Avoid spamming. Only post if your post is on topic with the thread, and is either saying something before unsaid, clarifying something significantly, or is allowing people to know that you agree with an above post, and why.

So many people on SEN, so few mods. Now, the point I'm trying to get here is that this may be garbage forum. Doesn't mean we approve spam, for a start. Noobs, no offense to you but you are one of the stereotypes, that sadly are true. You spam, you can't spell sometimes, sometimes you don't get things. That's ok, but you can help prevent that stereo type by being a valuble member like "Nozomu". He takes time with his posts, doesn't spam. And is a great guy and not a in moderation.

Members, people not noobs, people not regular members. Be like Nozomu yet again, take time in your posts. He almost has no spelling errors, don't go copying Nozomu I say. But sorta follow in his steps, and look up to higher members and set some private goals, like regular. ANd once you are, just stay as active as you can, like I do, I'm not 24/7 anymore. I'm on in moderation.

Elites/Regulars... You set the role-model let them follow you, let them take advice. But don't let them copy you.

If you're confused then I suggest you make a topic in the Feedback forum, not garbage.

Thanks for you time.

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~ Mr.Camo

>> Added to "SEN Guide", you can move whole topic to garbage if you want.

Xtra Editor v2.5 (Basic Triggering and Terrain Needs)
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=168

StarForge v2.1 (Advanced triggering, square terrain and sprite placement)
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=166

SCTrigger (for making mass triggers)
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=880

Proedit v1.4.1 (map protector)
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=313

SCM Importer Exporter BETA v1.5
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=363

Player 12 Triggers
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=281

WinMPQ v1.62 (really a modding tool)
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=159

Brood War Sound Utility
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=179

Orginal Starcraft Sound Utility
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=369

MPQ Control
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=365

I'm not saying you should use these files, or you have to or your not pro, I'm just making a list for those who are lazy and dont want to dig up the files from the DLDB. Here is a list of files Most Mapmakers should have just for usage.

Also, to get a progress bar in your signature it is


This would produce:

[center]Current Mapping Project: My Map [ 25% ][progress]25[/progress]triggers[/center]

You can see what to edit.

On a further note, if you have stuff to add, make a topic below and it may be added.