Map Making for Beginners

My daughter (14) and I (46) would like to know how to create single player maps. (I know, you've probably be asked this a zillion times...) We would like a basic tutorial (with examples) on the basic functions to get the game up and running. We know that there are too many things to cover.. but hey... we would like to start somewhere.... nb: We have a copy of the "Basic Warcraft Mission Tutorial v0.1" (sorry, I cannot remember who created it... bonza job, though!) and found it useful. Any info (URL or email address) received would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Johnno56:

Well for single player, it depends on what you are wanting in your single player maps. Do you want a story, in game cinematics? If so you will need to get used to the triggers. If you have ever done programming than it will come easily.

Feel free to ask any quesitions. No matter how dumb they might sound, as long as your learning it's all COOL.

ya just try and muddle your way through then if theres something ya just dont get then post your problem here and people will answer

There are a few reallly basic things you have to know.

In the War3 Editor (use that first b4 getting onto better editors):

first learn events, conditions, and actions. Basically this is:

If ANY (events) plus ALL (conditions) = true, then DO ACTIONS.

example:

Events:

Atleast 1 (Player 1)Footman enters (Region: "SpawnArea")
(Player 1) accumulates 1000 gold

Conditions:

(Player 1) owns atleast 1 "Beacon"

Actions:

Center (Region: "Reinforcements") on random "Beacon" owned by Player 1.

Create 10 Archers at (Region: "Reinforcements") for (Player 1).


Ok this a typical trigger. Its bascially saying that if Player 1 has a beacon and either the nessasary gold or puts atleast 1 footman in a specific area, then 10 archers will spawn at the beacon.

You use tons of triggers together to achieve many effects.

You can use regions to tell the game about specific areas.

You can use the Unit Editor to create custom units.


Dont understand something? post here. GL on making maps dude.

I good way to learn is to use the easier StarEdit witch is for Starcraft but thats is pretty much the bassics!