So we can't play the maps we make?

[kefka]

I'm just trying to figure out how to make some UMS maps and i would like to test to see if they work. Is there a way to play the maps we make? Or is the editor just for terrain design at this point?

[DemolitionSquid]

I'm having trouble understanding the editor. Where the hell is the starting position beacon? I have no way to designate player starting positions.

[Aldrius]

I'm having trouble understanding the editor. Where the hell is the starting position beacon? I have no way to designate player starting positions.

There's a whole menu for it under 'map'.

[Nottoway]

Go to Layers then select the starting beacon from the list that comes up on the bottom-left area of the editor.

[Rogueleader89]

I'm just trying to figure out how to make some UMS maps and i would like to test to see if they work. Is there a way to play the maps we make? Or is the editor just for terrain design at this point?

there is a way to test maps under file I think its "test document" I do not believe we can play with other people on them yet though

[AdmiralMengsk]

You can play against the computer by clicking 'test map' i think, but not against other players at the moment.

[Raif]

In the April 19th Wings of Liberty Fansite QA Session
Chris Sigaty said:
"It will not have publishing functionality in it. You need that to really start revealing to the world your efforts. But the idea is that you can publish privately. When you publish privately, anybody that's on your friends list can see it. So you can basically make a community of friends that share amongst each other and test each others' maps out. And then eventually you can publish public"
I don't know if that's in general at release, but I got that to mean that you can test it with friends now.
Happy map making

[Gifted]

If you look at the patch notes, it says that the editor is in our hands but publishing is not allowed yet and will come in a "later beta patch".

[Alterran]

Im confused, is it possible to publish privately for friends or is it not?

[AdmiralMengsk]

NO publishing feature exists at this point. You may test the map against a computer opponent, but in on, way, shape or form can you play against another player as of yet.