SCM Draft 2 is the ultimate all-around map editor, it can do anything any other editor can do and more, it's all you need to make a decent map. This editor rocks. Period. You can easily make entire maps with this single editor, although be careful, you might not want to use it with other editors, because its string recycling can mess them up.
Created by: Suicidal Insanity (A.K.A. SI)
Simply Unzip and run the exe to use.
You can read more about it's features here:
http://www.stormcoast-fortress.net/cntt/software/scmdraft/featuretable/
About SCM Draft:
Scmdraft is the first third party mapeditor for starcraft. The original mapeditor was started in december 2001, and was written in delphi. This version was updated and improved for roughly 2 years, until it was able to match staredit in terms of features and capabilities. However a key feature, isometrical terrain, was missing. Due to frustration while trying to implement this work was stopped for almost a year. However, In summer 2003 work was restarted on understanding the algorithm behind isometrical tile matching, after this was done the first versions of ScmDraft 2 were written and released. While this started out only being able to edit terrain, it quickly grew to cover all other layers. There also were experiments in using direct3d, directdraw, and opengl to render the maps. These however were abandoned because video cards stopped supported 256 color textures which were required in order to achieve decent speed. This is the codebase the current version is based on, where, roughly 3 years after the first release, any feature imaginable has been implemented.
Currently, ScmDraft 2 can do everything staredit and all the various SCXE modes can do as well as a number of things not possible with either of these programs. View the feature matrix for a rough comparison of these editors. Some notable features include opening multiple maps, zoom, brushes, copying terrain, units, doodads, and sprites between maps, and many more.
ScmDraft is my favorite - nowadays im only using it for all my maps.
The only problem i have is with the strings editor - ScmDraft crashes everytime i open it. Does anyone know how to fix it?? Id really appreciate it
Someone should add new custom units option with skill speed etc., to create your units based in another units. ;D
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Thank you very much it worked perfectly. Also no install required :D.
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CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO PUT THE INSTALLER ONTO MY THUMBDRIVE?????????????????????????????? THAT WOULD BE VERY VERY VERY HELPFUL
i dont know how to put where you start, how to put a mineral field next to your base, how to stack the minerals, and how to play on the map. So if anyone could tell me how i would be grateful. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
can anyone tell me how to use it in a starcraft brood war map and what things it lets you do that the regular map editer doesn't let you use. That would be very helpful and will get rid of my stress because i really want to learn how to use it but i can't figure out how
This editor has everythign but converting from a picture to a map. Great map editor! When ever I try to use the blizzard map editor now, I'm like Wth? I can't do anything on this map editor!
All comments combined super cool editor!
best map editor out there!
this editor rocks!
love this editor
if i knew how to use it more effectivly;;
Excellent editor - if only the Blizzard editor included the features this one possesses.
Extremely powerful and effective editor. Love it.
Extremely good tool.
May confuse inexperienced map makers.
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thank you . good editor.
i am using this editor.
I figured nibbits needed the best map making editor around up here for all those map making enthusiasts that drop by. Unfortunately since I uploaded it nibbits seems to think I am the author. I assure you I am not and I will get DCramer to allow updating it to indicate the proper author which is Suicidal Insanity (A.K.A. SI).