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StarCraft II Client - protocol definitions used to communicate with StarCraft II.
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Editing maps #101

Open sumitsk opened 6 years ago

sumitsk commented 6 years ago

I am trying to load and edit .SC2MAP files using StarCraft II Editor in Windows. I am using the StarCraft II Starter Pack. However, I get this message:

Dependency data could not be loaded. Heart of the Swarm license is needed to load required dependencies. Legacy of the void license is needed to load required dependencies.

Any ideas on how to resolve this or is it not possible to edit sc2map files using the starter pack?

noorus commented 6 years ago

I would assume that you can (maybe) create and modify maps that only use assets from Wings of Liberty, the first expansion which is now entirely free. The multiplayer of LotV is also free, so technically you do possess those multiplayer dependencies, but I can't really blame Blizzard if they left the map editor out of the scope of free to play. Try creating a new map and choosing the Melee map type, and for expansion level choosing Wings of Liberty, then from the File -> Dependencies... menu see if you can add the "Void Multiplayer" dependency or so. Try playing around with these choices. Without wanting to sound annoying, the only surefire way to resolve any limitations like this is to actually purchase SC2 (campaign collection), for $40 I believe. It's a great game and worth it :)

Then again I might also be wrong and there is some perfectly official way to make LotV melee maps in the Starter Pack. But supporting a product we all love and would like to see exist far into the future is never a bad thing either.