Report, edit, etc...Posted by zillas on 2006-07-04 at 19:52:20
hey i was just wondering? how do you make movie maps......i dont know how to make them move i barley know how to makem talk and i dont know ...any triggers pretty much cause i dont know how to use triggers...like at all and people have tried to help me but it always ended out failure...can anyone on here help me?
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oh also i use starforge so can u relate it around there sorry XD
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huh........anyone there
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wow so no ones really gonna help me seriously daaaang i should just go to some other site (even tho this site has pimpen maps)
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oh also i use starforge so can u relate it around there sorry XD
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huh........anyone there
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wow so no ones really gonna help me seriously daaaang i should just go to some other site (even tho this site has pimpen maps)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Zeratul_101 on 2006-07-04 at 19:54:47
first tip, if you have trouble with triggers, switch to blizzards built-in map editor(StarEdit). its built-in trigger parameters will prevent confusion and it doesn't give you certain advanced AI scripts which would further confuse you.
everyone will say switch to Xtra because its a superior editor(which it is), but i believe in starting with the very basics, limiting confusion and overambition.
Starforge has a text-editor correct? they can be quite complicated for some people, no problem for others. but jsut steer away from them till you know what triggers do.
i personally do not make movie maps, so someone more experienced with that can give you little tips and tricks, but generally, it involves primarily waits, display text messages, orders, and center screen. so learn to use those.
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lmfao, give us some time dude, you like jsut posted the topic
everyone will say switch to Xtra because its a superior editor(which it is), but i believe in starting with the very basics, limiting confusion and overambition.
Starforge has a text-editor correct? they can be quite complicated for some people, no problem for others. but jsut steer away from them till you know what triggers do.
i personally do not make movie maps, so someone more experienced with that can give you little tips and tricks, but generally, it involves primarily waits, display text messages, orders, and center screen. so learn to use those.
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lmfao, give us some time dude, you like jsut posted the topic
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Noober on 2006-07-04 at 20:39:34
Forums are not IMs. You post a message, go away for a few hours, then check if there are any replies.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by smasher25 on 2006-07-05 at 01:58:39
I would suggest staying away from Starforge for now. Lol the triggers are so hard I've been in the map making buisiness for 3 years and I still cant do Starforge triggers.
Tip: X-tra is the perfect editor for people who are starting. Just spend about a lil bit of time with Staredit, then switch to X-tra. Dont get too attached to it though like I did. Now I feel really uncomfortable with Starforge.
Anyway start with a plot, get familiar with the map editor. Important triggers you should be familiar with are
Order
Elasped Time
Bring
They are used alot in movie maps. Try making small maps at a time first. Like battle maps without triggers.
Get a friend from battlenet. They will help you alot if you have any questions just talk to them to get them to help you. That is very important of learning triggers. I leared how to do everything from friends, who are long gone at the moment.
Good luck!
Tip: X-tra is the perfect editor for people who are starting. Just spend about a lil bit of time with Staredit, then switch to X-tra. Dont get too attached to it though like I did. Now I feel really uncomfortable with Starforge.
Anyway start with a plot, get familiar with the map editor. Important triggers you should be familiar with are
Order
Elasped Time
Bring
They are used alot in movie maps. Try making small maps at a time first. Like battle maps without triggers.
Get a friend from battlenet. They will help you alot if you have any questions just talk to them to get them to help you. That is very important of learning triggers. I leared how to do everything from friends, who are long gone at the moment.
Good luck!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Zeratul_101 on 2006-07-05 at 12:26:58
QUOTE(zillas @ Jul 5 2006, 10:20 AM)
yea hey noober ive gone to over 200forums and in all of them ive always seen people reply in the naxt 10minutes so yea shut up just like in your name noob...
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sorry for callin you a noob i get mad easily....very easily
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sorry for callin you a noob i get mad easily....very easily
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lmfao, maybe, but you posted that in less than 3 minutes.
i wouldn't insult noober, contrary to his name, he's a knowledgable mapmaker, not the best, but still pretty good.
when you start making your map, you can PM me or make another thread for help.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by XGuy on 2006-07-05 at 20:27:27
As for the trigers, the other guys basically rapped it up preety good. You just basically start off with testing and experimenting with trigers. Try to make simple test maps to see how triggers works, and think of then as cause and effect, theyre preety ez once u get them
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2006-07-05 at 21:01:46
Waits : Used to time things.
Display Text Message: Used for displaying the text that drives your storyline.
Order: Make units move the way you want them to.
Transmission: Highlight units that should be speaking.
Play Wav: Plays sounds loaded into your map.
Mute all non... sounds: Makes the music gone, the unit responses, ect.
Display Text Message: Used for displaying the text that drives your storyline.
Order: Make units move the way you want them to.
Transmission: Highlight units that should be speaking.
Play Wav: Plays sounds loaded into your map.
Mute all non... sounds: Makes the music gone, the unit responses, ect.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DaMiNaToR on 2006-07-05 at 21:03:28
If you want my advice on learning triggers, open StarEdit, and go to the help menu. There, if you look around a bit, you will find a list of the effects of every single action and condition that StarEdit has to offer. When you know those, make your first map, and if that turns out okay, start trying new things, even other editors. That's what I did. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2006-07-05 at 22:31:13
Okay people, let's not flame. Either help him, add to discussion, or don't post.
As for movie maps, those are a hard map type to start your mapping with. You should try something simpler and less trigger-intensive.
As for movie maps, those are a hard map type to start your mapping with. You should try something simpler and less trigger-intensive.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Xx.Doom.xX on 2006-07-07 at 09:38:23
QUOTE(smasher25 @ Jul 5 2006, 01:58 AM)
I would suggest staying away from Starforge for now. Lol the triggers are so hard I've been in the map making buisiness for 3 years and I still cant do Starforge triggers.
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StarForge Triggers, in my opinion, are very useful with bounds, so you dont have to make the same trigger like in staredit, you can just copy the triggers and paste, change the #'s, that kind of stuff. Forget that, lets get to the movie map-making.
a movie map like Probert the Probe? Maybe ask Moose or Army for help. I know Moose made Probert and has some experience with movie map-making.
But i think Army made a MAke Your OWN Movie in a map.
Sry ive never made a movie map and there hard maps to start out with
maybe ask someone and they could give you some helpful triggers with Email or PM with attachment of triggers?
PS. Sry forgot you posted moose
