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How to download custom maps (tutorial)

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MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
August 02 2010 15:16 GMT
#1
This is a small tutorial how to create custom maps in the new Battle.net. Back in Starcraft 1 or Warcraft 3 you could download the map from a website and then host it for your friends, this is not the case in Starcraft 2.

In Starcraft 2 all the published maps on Battle.net is up and ready to be played, the maps are on the actual server.

So if you want to download new Multi-player maps you first go to the Multi-player menu.

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Then just click at CREATE A GAME in the Multi-player menu.

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Then they have a box which says "Search by name". Enter the map name you want to download and/or host in that search box and then the list will update and give you the map you searched for.

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Click on the map in the list below and then click CREATE GAME. Now you will download the map and host it.

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In tournaments you no longer will download like a map pool .zip file and put it in your maps folder, in the age of Starcraft 2 you will find all the maps you want by simply searching its name.

When publishing a map to the server it will only publish it to 1 realm. So if you log in on an account in the editor with EU key and publish a map, the map can only be found in the EU server. Also remember that you will only find the map by search if it's hosted as Public, private maps can only be downloaded through friend invite and can only be hosted if you already have the map.

This tutorial was made to enlighten people and tournament admins on how you use the new map system in Starcraft 2. I will link my maps to this thread and feel free to do the same with your maps
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32281 Posts
August 02 2010 15:26 GMT
#2
You can also search for custom games and use the search box. Instead of creating you can use the little yellow down arrow icon to download the map.
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MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
August 02 2010 15:29 GMT
#3
On August 03 2010 00:26 IntoTheWow wrote:
You can also search for custom games and use the search box. Instead of creating you can use the little yellow down arrow icon to download the map.

yes that is true!
so thats all the steps the same except instead of Create Game you look to the right side and see a download icon that u can click to download it and if you have already downloaded the map it will give you a green check sign.
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
Superouman
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
France2195 Posts
August 02 2010 15:41 GMT
#4
I am surprised that someone made a thread about it. It is very easy to download a custom map :/
Search "[SO]" on B.net to find all my maps ||| Cloud Kingdom / Turbo Cruise '84 / Bone Temple / Eternal Empire / Zen / Purity and Industry / Golden Wall / Fortitude / Beckett Industries / Waterfall
FlopTurnReaver
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Switzerland1980 Posts
August 02 2010 15:52 GMT
#5
I don't understand why you even would do that since you can only play it on Bnet anyway
Check out @MapOfTheMonth on Twitter and under http://bit.ly/motmorg
MorroW
Profile Joined August 2008
Sweden3522 Posts
August 02 2010 16:37 GMT
#6
On August 03 2010 00:41 ProTosS4EveR wrote:
I am surprised that someone made a thread about it. It is very easy to download a custom map :/

indeed its very easy to do it. but theres not many ppl out there who knows how to do it and many has asked how u do, why this negative attitude all of a sudden? xd

when admins or ppl ask how this work i can simply now just link them to this thread instead of explaining it every time, makes sense right?
Progamerpls no copy pasterino
Superouman
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
France2195 Posts
August 02 2010 17:10 GMT
#7
well, whatever. It can only bring good things
Search "[SO]" on B.net to find all my maps ||| Cloud Kingdom / Turbo Cruise '84 / Bone Temple / Eternal Empire / Zen / Purity and Industry / Golden Wall / Fortitude / Beckett Industries / Waterfall
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