2010-08-03, 00:39:40
I bet the coding is 90% of the job. It takes about 200 hours + learning hours in editor to make a release worthy BT version for SC2.
SC2 doesn't have a native Hero system and not items system either. Everything has to be made from scratch. The terrain was probably done in a few hours.
Also the data editor isn't so simple to it takes time to get used to it. I'm not used to it yet as it's urological and unnecessary complicated. Also I haven't figured out how to increase level of abilties, but to use "tech upgrades" to boost the existing abilities. Another solution could be to replace the abilties, aka 1 ability for each level, but that would require intense edits. Unless dev team has found a better method this is taking several weeks...
Element TD is expected to be completed in the end of this month already since it was somewhat prestarted in beta, even that doesn't use hero system, it takes eternity to make something good of the editor.
SC2 doesn't have a native Hero system and not items system either. Everything has to be made from scratch. The terrain was probably done in a few hours.
Also the data editor isn't so simple to it takes time to get used to it. I'm not used to it yet as it's urological and unnecessary complicated. Also I haven't figured out how to increase level of abilties, but to use "tech upgrades" to boost the existing abilities. Another solution could be to replace the abilties, aka 1 ability for each level, but that would require intense edits. Unless dev team has found a better method this is taking several weeks...
Element TD is expected to be completed in the end of this month already since it was somewhat prestarted in beta, even that doesn't use hero system, it takes eternity to make something good of the editor.