Yeah we're trying to figure out how to approach this. We want to make it as accessible as possible but we can't develop this forever without making anything. Donations haven't been generous enough to sustain this which has slowed down development. We have to work full time jobs to support ourselves like everyone else. We're looking into the Blizzard arcade but still would like to provide some free to play content.
Its absolutely amazing what the editor can do. It's even more amazing that people with such talent can create. Absolute respect for your hard word, dedication and epicosity.
What I find a really cool prospect is having mass PvP, you get battles with the same setup as a 1v1 but with 20+ players. A commander each side and a base, hold down control points to gain rescources, spend them on extra defenses/weapons/upgrades and stuff. gg.
@aRiflip That was the same Mod. We spoke with them, ironed out some concerns over the title, and settled on this one instead. We're now able to move ahead with their blessing!
@525047 It's going to be pretty small because it uses the SC2 engine which is already installed. It's like replays - look how much is going on with those, but they are very small files.
The ranged ones would go Mutalisks, the tanks would go Broodlords or Corruptors(both attaking air and ground, corruptors now having that ball going down too, because duh, and Broodlords would charge at the enemy) And the healers(queens) would become the SC1 queens. Hope you liked my HUGe idea!
@TheBaron87YT SCU revolves around going back in time and replaying previous encounters from the StarCraft Saga in an action RPG. We did this to minimize upsetting existing Lore by adding in too much of our own content. Chronicles of Fate seemed fitting for this theme, but if you have a better suggestion I'm all ears.
I remember hearing about this months ago, and that he got a cease and desist message from Blizzard, then was invited to their studios. I am so very happy that this is still being worked on, and am ready to throw as much money at it as needed ^_^
Wow. I bought starcraft 2 just for the multiplayer, but this custom map making is out of this world! Games such as star batte, photon cycles, sotis, card wars, and risk make it even more worthwhile. This is gonna be a blast!
Terrains- Starting as Marines, they either choose Sniper(evolving in Ghosts or Spectres as final form), stay as Marines and eventually being most of the other ground units, Medics, marines with rifles, evolving into Medivacs with machien guns. At a level you will get the chance to get a ship, Ghosts/Spectres would eventually get the Banshee or that other one..that goes invisivble..damn my mind that forgets everything(Both will attack either air or ground, banshess too, having some anti-air guns.
@ricefarmer 1. Lag becomes an issue if you have to aim your shots. It's already a map that requires a good CPU and internet connection to run, way more so than SC2 itself. 2. It doesn't suit most MMO styles. Pointing your weapon at the enemy and shooting them is NOT as hard as it sounds, especially in an MMO. Hitting people is only difficult in a fast-paced shooter game where movement speeds are high and the windows of opportunity are small. Rest assured though, SCU has the gameplay handled.
What kind of combat method uses? It's TAB targeting with skills on bar like WOW or user a third person shooter stile of combat? IMHO an action combat with crosshair will make it more fun.
@TheDeathmage666 Yes we have had numerous people help in closed beta testing. (that aren't related to the team, but rather people who have posted on the forums)
Jesus. I expected this video to be kind of cool, but I was not prepared for this. And this is a mod? Wow. Looking forward to this one. You guys kick ass.
Looks amazing so far. Camera control still seems a bit awkward though, with the smooth panning and all. Is this something that can be changed in the SC2 editor?
I clicked on "Like" button, but I agree that Zerg also should be a playable race. It would be so much cool & so much cute to be a Baneling that just rolls around everywhere!
@BloodWielder so i made a mistake of not noticing that this was fan made and seems blizzard are making a new mmo i just came to the conclusion that this was it seems it said 'official'
Awsome Idea came about leveling and being a new class: Zergs- They start as zerglins and evolve into more powerful unit. If we are gonna follow the "WoW" spec's, we would have Ranged(that would either make you an Hydralisk or Roach, you choose) the Tank, that would make you Ultralisk at the final form, and a Healer(Why?) because you can be a queen. Like you evolve like in the Mission in HoTS when you infiltrate that protoss ship.
OH EM GEE!! That looks incredible, so much work must have gone into it. I hope you can play as a ghost, really looking forward to seeing this released.
@xXxFlAvIOxXx es fanmade, es un modulo para volver al juego masivo... supuestamente se va a poder jugar en esta version modificada como en cualquier mmorpg, como wow o lineage 2, etc. Me imagino que tambien va a ser completamente gratuito.
@WackyModder84 Dude, it is a custom map, this is one of, if not it is the most heavily modified and geniously created custom map that is coming for SC2, and it beats a lot of other custom maps and mods for other games!
@roguerunner14 Copyright doesn't matter. It's like that Halo mod that was being developed for something like 7 years for C&C Generals. When the mod was almost ready for release, after spending 7 years working on it they got a cease and desist letter saying they had to stop working on it or they would be sued. The mod creators even asked for permission from Bungie before they started and were still shut down. Blizzard could very easily do the same thing, although Blizzard would rather sell it.
Here is my idea with the Zerg. They join the battle with a unique RTS feel. You start as 5 drones and as you level up you get build points that allow you to get structers and make higher teir zerg?
@Stammer6 I believe they already had a run in with Activision-Blizzard due to copyright issues. Activision filed copywrite complaints on their RUclips videos, but Blizzard allowed them to continue under a new name instead of the previous name, World of Starcraft. Blizzard is generally tolerant of mods that the fanbase produces. I may have got the story confused somewhere, but if you do a quick websearch, it was widely reported at the time. :)
@PhotonicDoctor Hi. The song actually doesn't have a name. It was made exclusively for the trailer by David Orr. David will be doing all the custom music for us in SCU. He's pretty awesome. You can check out his stuff at Davidorr.net
@CreationArtist25 To be honest, they can do that. It's their intellectual property and within an instant they could ban the map and all accounts associated for literally no reason. They also could on a whim relinquish control of the mod at any time and sell it as their own. I don't see them doing that due to the negative publicity, but I could see them selling the map on the marketplace when it gets revealed later this year (according to the leaked product slate which has been accurate so far).
this looks pretty decent. i think it would be cool to have each race be kind of a faction instead of protoss and terran vs zerg. but of course it all depends on the story line you create for this game.
@EpicKoopa Ahh nevermind. He was offered to go and visit blizzard and meet some devs. He was not offered a job from Blizzard, but riot (creators of LoL). My bad.
Just an idea maybe you should do so that all Terrans start as Marines and level up to other characters, so on with the Protos uses Zealots, and Zerg uses Zerglings oer something like that. Just an idea you guys maybe could use, otherwise keep up the good work:).
I remember seeing this game years ago on G4. It's about time they're near finished.
@yongtofu We're trying to find translators now and figure out the best approach to implementing the text. More word on this later.
Yeah we're trying to figure out how to approach this. We want to make it as accessible as possible but we can't develop this forever without making anything. Donations haven't been generous enough to sustain this which has slowed down development. We have to work full time jobs to support ourselves like everyone else. We're looking into the Blizzard arcade but still would like to provide some free to play content.
@DaFleegsta You must be talking about the prototypes Slaydon or SCMapper was working on. This is a completely different project. :)
@DaFleegsta I think you're confusing this for another game. We were never even in Beta. We're still in Alpha.
Its absolutely amazing what the editor can do.
It's even more amazing that people with such talent can create.
Absolute respect for your hard word, dedication and epicosity.
@OneTwoSC View counter is totally broken. lol. We're at about 500,000 O.O
how do i download beta?
Nah we didn't almost get sued. Blizzard was very cool with addressing the issue we had.
I can't even imagine how much work must've gone into this. Bravo. Looks great.
Thankyou so much for all the positive feedback guys. This really insipres us to work even harder.
@snowstorm9091moua Agreed. We'll code in some kind of "mount" system.
What I find a really cool prospect is having mass PvP, you get battles with the same setup as a 1v1 but with 20+ players. A commander each side and a base, hold down control points to gain rescources, spend them on extra defenses/weapons/upgrades and stuff.
gg.
@bucsowneveryone it's a custom song made just for the trailer by the same person scoring the mod.
@CreationArtist25 well i heard blizzard is worlking on a starcraft mmo called titan
This is by far the most impressive mod I've ever seen done in any game. Keep working on this, this looks fucking AMAZING!
@cabbboose Done. "Enemies of Rock" by Maverlyn. He's got 164 cool songs on Newgrounds
GREAT job. I can't believe somebody actually finished one of these :D
@CreationArtist25 They can, and would. The pay service is still implemented in the software.
wait, the sc2 engine lets you have infinite space maps and load on demand stuff?
@aRiflip That was the same Mod. We spoke with them, ironed out some concerns over the title, and settled on this one instead. We're now able to move ahead with their blessing!
Awesome, really love the dynamic camera angles on some of those sequences.
best of luck with your project, guys! It looks really incredible
@AmorphicS
I thought some mods for sc2 were available for purchase through sc2's own mod store? So they will make money wont they?
@525047 It's going to be pretty small because it uses the SC2 engine which is already installed. It's like replays - look how much is going on with those, but they are very small files.
The ranged ones would go Mutalisks, the tanks would go Broodlords or Corruptors(both attaking air and ground, corruptors now having that ball going down too, because duh, and Broodlords would charge at the enemy)
And the healers(queens) would become the SC1 queens.
Hope you liked my HUGe idea!
Extremely impressed, to now this is a mod. A great step in modding and gaming was made with this. Kudos to the guys :)
The Developer Preview is on right now until on Oct. 30th 2011. Load up SC2, go to Multiplayer custom games, search for 'SC Universe'
@TheBaron87YT SCU revolves around going back in time and replaying previous encounters from the StarCraft Saga in an action RPG. We did this to minimize upsetting existing Lore by adding in too much of our own content. Chronicles of Fate seemed fitting for this theme, but if you have a better suggestion I'm all ears.
I remember hearing about this months ago, and that he got a cease and desist message from Blizzard, then was invited to their studios.
I am so very happy that this is still being worked on, and am ready to throw as much money at it as needed ^_^
Wow. Its hard to believe this is just a mod. Amazing work!
Absolutely incredible. We're all waiting on the edge of our seats to see more!
This just goes to show you, the SC2 editor is the best. ever. of all time no exceptions.
aw man why did the updated vid had to be taken down D:
is there a possibility to make the player view and control third-person shooter style? (sort of like mass effect, dragon nest)
Wow. I bought starcraft 2 just for the multiplayer, but this custom map making is out of this world! Games such as star batte, photon cycles, sotis, card wars, and risk make it even more worthwhile. This is gonna be a blast!
@Tonyhorton55 This is Blizz we're talking about, not Apple.
why cant i find the ending credit theme anywhere
what is the name of the song? of the minute 1:30
I would buy SC2 for this alone. Keep up the awesome work. Looks amazing and fun!
Looks great but I have one problem, at 1:00, those Ultralisks were attacking a Dark Templar without detection. D:
@h1ddensaint
RUclips takes about a day or two after a video is uploaded to be able to reflect accurate view data and audience popularity numbers.
Terrains- Starting as Marines, they either choose Sniper(evolving in Ghosts or Spectres as final form), stay as Marines and eventually being most of the other ground units, Medics, marines with rifles, evolving into Medivacs with machien guns.
At a level you will get the chance to get a ship, Ghosts/Spectres would eventually get the Banshee or that other one..that goes invisivble..damn my mind that forgets everything(Both will attack either air or ground, banshess too, having some anti-air guns.
@ricefarmer
1. Lag becomes an issue if you have to aim your shots. It's already a map that requires a good CPU and internet connection to run, way more so than SC2 itself.
2. It doesn't suit most MMO styles. Pointing your weapon at the enemy and shooting them is NOT as hard as it sounds, especially in an MMO. Hitting people is only difficult in a fast-paced shooter game where movement speeds are high and the windows of opportunity are small.
Rest assured though, SCU has the gameplay handled.
@ManTigarr I definitely agree. The graphics are great, and judging by from what I've seen so far the gameplay looks pretty good too
What kind of combat method uses?
It's TAB targeting with skills on bar like WOW or user a third person shooter stile of combat?
IMHO an action combat with crosshair will make it more fun.
@TheDeathmage666 Yes we have had numerous people help in closed beta testing. (that aren't related to the team, but rather people who have posted on the forums)
@ChimeraProd There is no mod store.
@CreationArtist25: Actually, they can do that. Read the EULA/ToS for the Galaxy Editor & SC2. However, I doubt they will.
Jesus. I expected this video to be kind of cool, but I was not prepared for this. And this is a mod? Wow. Looking forward to this one. You guys kick ass.
Looks amazing so far. Camera control still seems a bit awkward though, with the smooth panning and all. Is this something that can be changed in the SC2 editor?
what song is playing during the gameplay?
i am guessing with the market place launching with the expansion it will support full on mods, this can't be only a custom map.
I clicked on "Like" button, but I agree that Zerg also should be a playable race. It would be so much cool & so much cute to be a Baneling that just rolls around everywhere!
@Keglanek You realize this game is fanmade right? It's being made using the blizzard map editor. It will probably be free.
did the music get changed?
@BloodWielder so i made a mistake of not noticing that this was fan made and seems blizzard are making a new mmo i just came to the conclusion that this was it seems it said 'official'
Awsome Idea came about leveling and being a new class:
Zergs- They start as zerglins and evolve into more powerful unit. If we are gonna follow the "WoW" spec's, we would have Ranged(that would either make you an Hydralisk or Roach, you choose) the Tank, that would make you Ultralisk at the final form, and a Healer(Why?) because you can be a queen. Like you evolve like in the Mission in HoTS when you infiltrate that protoss ship.
oh my god... you made this using just the starcraft modkit? It looks sick, keep up the good work, looking forward to trying this out when its ready
How can we help alpha/beta test this? This looks frickin awesome!!!
OH EM GEE!! That looks incredible, so much work must have gone into it.
I hope you can play as a ghost, really looking forward to seeing this released.
I just want to know one thing.. What class tanks?
@Dantarn Well, this is literally so amazingly awesome that there should be NO dislikes. Only crazy people would dislike such pure epicness.
@sandman366 Once the map marketplace is out, whether or not you are charged for a map is completely up to the creator of the map, not Blizzard.
@DaFleegsta Who are you?
@NoSkillsNoFun Well there are people that buy SC2 just for the custom games so this could actually get pretty big
@GruesomeGertie No, lol. This is a fan project. Project Titan is supposed to be a completely stand-alone IP.
@xXxFlAvIOxXx es fanmade, es un modulo para volver al juego masivo...
supuestamente se va a poder jugar en esta version modificada como en cualquier mmorpg, como wow o lineage 2, etc.
Me imagino que tambien va a ser completamente gratuito.
how th ehell do u install the starcraft 2 mods
We have the green light from Blizzard. :)
Congratulations on getting so far! :D. I can't wait to play it. Any plans to implement Zerg at a (much) later date?
@WackyModder84 Dude, it is a custom map, this is one of, if not it is the most heavily modified and geniously created custom map that is coming for SC2, and it beats a lot of other custom maps and mods for other games!
How can this only be 20 MB? Cant beleave that they ever release it.
This looks amazing. This should be used to show all PC devs that mods tools are a must.
Congratulations, you've made me want to play SC2 again.
@roguerunner14 Copyright doesn't matter. It's like that Halo mod that was being developed for something like 7 years for C&C Generals. When the mod was almost ready for release, after spending 7 years working on it they got a cease and desist letter saying they had to stop working on it or they would be sued. The mod creators even asked for permission from Bungie before they started and were still shut down. Blizzard could very easily do the same thing, although Blizzard would rather sell it.
The battles looked really good!
Here is my idea with the Zerg. They join the battle with a unique RTS feel. You start as 5 drones and as you level up you get build points that allow you to get structers and make higher teir zerg?
@CreationArtist25 You're forgetting it's not just Blizzard anymore.
@faucon1245
It's new music composed by David Orr specifically for Starcraft Universe. So I guess 'Starcraft Universe Theme'.
@Stammer6 I believe they already had a run in with Activision-Blizzard due to copyright issues. Activision filed copywrite complaints on their RUclips videos, but Blizzard allowed them to continue under a new name instead of the previous name, World of Starcraft. Blizzard is generally tolerant of mods that the fanbase produces. I may have got the story confused somewhere, but if you do a quick websearch, it was widely reported at the time. :)
This cant be all build in the map editor, if it is you guys are brilliant!
@PhotonicDoctor Hi. The song actually doesn't have a name. It was made exclusively for the trailer by David Orr. David will be doing all the custom music for us in SCU. He's pretty awesome. You can check out his stuff at Davidorr.net
2:06 music?
Would you be so kind as to name the final song, that is some epic progressive techno :D
Cool david orr is doing the music, i really liked his work in some of the flash games ive played.
I can't wait till this goes live. or even to beta :)
Great work, something big comming for the developers, congratulations!
@CreationArtist25 To be honest, they can do that. It's their intellectual property and within an instant they could ban the map and all accounts associated for literally no reason. They also could on a whim relinquish control of the mod at any time and sell it as their own. I don't see them doing that due to the negative publicity, but I could see them selling the map on the marketplace when it gets revealed later this year (according to the leaked product slate which has been accurate so far).
they made some top notch music for this
this looks pretty decent. i think it would be cool to have each race be kind of a faction instead of protoss and terran vs zerg. but of course it all depends on the story line you create for this game.
ive played diablo 1 and 2, ive played SC 1 and 2, and wow since vanilla... this is what ive dreamed of for years
looks great! some of those battles remind me of some of the epic big boss fights and crazy lighting from final fantasy
@CreationArtist25 with soon what do you mean
that editor for sc2... so pro... so flexible...
Now we are really starting to see what the starcraft 2 editor can do :)
@EpicKoopa Ahh nevermind. He was offered to go and visit blizzard and meet some devs. He was not offered a job from Blizzard, but riot (creators of LoL). My bad.
Just an idea maybe you should do so that all Terrans start as Marines and level up to other characters, so on with the Protos uses Zealots, and Zerg uses Zerglings oer something like that. Just an idea you guys maybe could use, otherwise keep up the good work:).
Sick dudes, is this available yet?
I can't find it to download... help?
THESE ARE THE KIND OF CUSTOM GAMES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!