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J0k3
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden40 Posts
November 25 2014 16:34 GMT
#21
great read thanks!
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
November 25 2014 16:37 GMT
#22
Very interesting, I never know what makes a map good or bad, especially balance-wise (I think that would require an entire article) but at least I understand a bit more the bases of map-making.
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
joshie0808
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada1023 Posts
November 25 2014 17:36 GMT
#23
Good read, I always love reading things about mapmaking.
Xenotolerance
Profile Joined November 2012
United States464 Posts
November 25 2014 17:56 GMT
#24
I've been looking for a fresh guide to SC2 maps for a while. Now all we need is a segment in a proleague or GSL broadcast featuring mapmakers talking about their maps in detail.
www.alonetone.com/xenotolerance
iamcaustic
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1509 Posts
November 25 2014 18:11 GMT
#25
This is a great guide for people new to map making. Thanks for taking the time to write this, Jacky!
Twitter: @iamcaustic
ilikeredheads
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1995 Posts
November 25 2014 18:47 GMT
#26
very good read. Now I want to know the design process for Blizzard's mapmaking team, especially their thoughts on maps like steppes of war
TheDwf
Profile Joined November 2011
France19747 Posts
November 25 2014 18:52 GMT
#27
On November 26 2014 03:47 ilikeredheads wrote:
very good read. Now I want to know the design process for Blizzard's mapmaking team

1. Create a map
2. Add rocks
boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
November 25 2014 18:59 GMT
#28
Awesome read. Thanks!
Teodice
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden641 Posts
November 25 2014 19:14 GMT
#29
Really good read! Never seen any thread like this in detail !
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fmod
Profile Blog Joined November 2013
Cayman Islands330 Posts
November 25 2014 19:30 GMT
#30
Thanks, really good article.
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Esprsso
Profile Joined November 2014
Canada9 Posts
November 25 2014 20:20 GMT
#31
Very cool. Do you guys have anything new on the go?
yokohama
Profile Joined February 2005
United States1116 Posts
November 25 2014 20:37 GMT
#32
This was a really neat article, thanks!
fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
November 25 2014 21:24 GMT
#33
That's a really cool read, thanks
WetSocks
Profile Joined June 2012
United States953 Posts
November 26 2014 04:50 GMT
#34
I've been looking for this kind of guide for a long long time lol. Finally there is one. I'll definitely read this after schoolworks. Thanks for sharing!

On November 26 2014 03:52 TheDwf wrote:
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On November 26 2014 03:47 ilikeredheads wrote:
very good read. Now I want to know the design process for Blizzard's mapmaking team

1. Create a map
2. Add rocks


lol
sM.Zik
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada2547 Posts
November 26 2014 05:30 GMT
#35
Awesome thread! With the current map pool, this give me a bit of hope that we will see better days
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 26 2014 05:52 GMT
#36
Really neat guide. Does a great job of outlining the framework of mapmaking.
zergtat
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Hong Kong853 Posts
November 26 2014 07:27 GMT
#37
Awesome article! Great info about map making, maps are so important in Starcraft universe!
Z: SEn P: White-Ra T: Polt
Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
November 26 2014 07:54 GMT
#38
Been long since I last heard about Mapdori. Glad they still exist
Hope that the next SPL will have 4,5 new, exclusive maps and only 2 ladder ones
Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
November 26 2014 08:24 GMT
#39
Excellent read, thank you
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Anacreor
Profile Joined February 2013
Netherlands291 Posts
November 26 2014 09:26 GMT
#40
Thanks for the article!
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