Is there an editor?

[Bluebeak]

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[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by TheOutSpokenGamer:

Not at the moment no. Don't know what the word's been on potential future editing tools.

That's a shame, it's something that would increase the longevity of the multiplayer.

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by TheOutSpokenGamer:

Originally posted by Owlakki:

That's a shame, it's something that would increase the longevity of the multiplayer.

Indeed. At the very least they said they would not block fan made mods so hopefully that will help. Though i would love to see an editor.

I can't imagine an editor would be too challenging to make. It's something almost every RTS has. Even Red Alert 3 had one and it was also designed for consoles.

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by TheOutSpokenGamer:

Originally posted by Owlakki:

I can't imagine an editor would be too challenging to make. It's something almost every RTS has. Even Red Alert 3 had one and it was also designed for consoles.

Hopefully we get one in the future. At the moment they have no plans for steam workshop or anything like that but they said they would keep it in mind hopefully they stick to their word. I would love to see all the crazy maps and stuff the community would come up with.

I'd mostly like to see additional campaign missions that could be created. Like a fanmade covenant campaign.

[iMPERIALWOLF]

There are mod tools already for the game, just need to figure out how to get it working properly

[StoneCold]

Originally posted by iMPERIALSTORMTROOPER:

There are mod tools already for the game, just need to figure out how to get it working properly

Yeah, a quick google search suggests that you're correct. Here's hoping they update it to be compatible with the PC version, if 343i doesn't release any tools in the future :)

[iMPERIALWOLF]

there are mod tools available @StoneCold, supposedly it is compatible

[StoneCold]

Originally posted by iMPERIALSTORMTROOPER:

there are mod tools available @StoneCold, supposedly it is compatible

Yeah, been reading about it the past 30 min or so, will play around with it tomorrow :)

[iMPERIALWOLF]

@StoneCold feel free to add me and I can give you a basic idea of what it does

[MS-14A Gelgoog]

The thing is Microsoft isn't keen on custom content because why do that when you can push DLC? Take a look at halo 2 vista. the H2EK was locked down badly, couldn't do much with it.

[iMPERIALWOLF]

@Char Aznable the mod tools are available the problem is the stupid tools are a bit hard to figure out.

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

The thing is Microsoft isn't keen on custom content because why do that when you can push DLC? Take a look at halo 2 vista. the H2EK was locked down badly, couldn't do much with it.

They didn't release DLC for Halo 2 Vista is the thing.

And this doesn't make sense when you consider Age of Empires 2 allows for modding. It even has a workshop and allows for things like changing the sprites of the characters.

Halo Wars already had DLC on the 360 that's bundled into this version of the game. I doubt we'd see any additional DLC. It's mostly just waiting to see if the developers of this port will release their internal tools to the public.

The H2EK being lacking I think is more to do with the more rushed nature of that game's port. Like it didn't even have keybindings in the UI.

[MS-14A Gelgoog]

Originally posted by Owlakki:

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

The thing is Microsoft isn't keen on custom content because why do that when you can push DLC? Take a look at halo 2 vista. the H2EK was locked down badly, couldn't do much with it.

They didn't release DLC for Halo 2 Vista is the thing.

And this doesn't make sense when you consider Age of Empires 2 allows for modding. It even has a workshop and allows for things like changing the sprites of the characters.

Halo Wars already had DLC on the 360 that's bundled into this version of the game. I doubt we'd see any additional DLC. It's mostly just waiting to see if the developers of this port will release their internal tools to the public.

The H2EK being lacking I think is more to do with the more rushed nature of that game's port. Like it didn't even have keybindings in the UI.

AoE2 is from a time when editing kits exists. Don't mistake an HD re-release for a new game.

It's not a issue of rushed but MS promised a lot of things with H2V only to lie about it and tell us "too bad"

[iMPERIALWOLF]

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

Originally posted by Owlakki:

They didn't release DLC for Halo 2 Vista is the thing.

And this doesn't make sense when you consider Age of Empires 2 allows for modding. It even has a workshop and allows for things like changing the sprites of the characters.

Halo Wars already had DLC on the 360 that's bundled into this version of the game. I doubt we'd see any additional DLC. It's mostly just waiting to see if the developers of this port will release their internal tools to the public.

The H2EK being lacking I think is more to do with the more rushed nature of that game's port. Like it didn't even have keybindings in the UI.

AoE2 is from a time when editing kits exists. Don't mistake an HD re-release for a new game.

It's not a issue of rushed but MS promised a lot of things with H2V only to lie about it and tell us "too bad"

Well maybe they will do more with it

Originally posted by Owlakki:

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

The thing is Microsoft isn't keen on custom content because why do that when you can push DLC? Take a look at halo 2 vista. the H2EK was locked down badly, couldn't do much with it.

They didn't release DLC for Halo 2 Vista is the thing.

And this doesn't make sense when you consider Age of Empires 2 allows for modding. It even has a workshop and allows for things like changing the sprites of the characters.

Halo Wars already had DLC on the 360 that's bundled into this version of the game. I doubt we'd see any additional DLC. It's mostly just waiting to see if the developers of this port will release their internal tools to the public.

The H2EK being lacking I think is more to do with the more rushed nature of that game's port. Like it didn't even have keybindings in the UI.

Technically we already have mod tools ready to go, just documentation for them is necessary. The current guide for it isnt really helpful.

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

AoE2 is from a time when editing kits exists. Don't mistake an HD re-release for a new game.

It's not a issue of rushed but MS promised a lot of things with H2V only to lie about it and tell us "too bad"

Halo 2 was from a time when editing kits existed. STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl released the very same year and had an sdk. Yes the original version of AOE2 did have a scenario editor. But adding a steam workshop to the game? That was the HD re-release.

Again Halo 2 PC was rushed, you can see it everywhere with that version of the game.

[iMPERIALWOLF]

Originally posted by Owlakki:

Originally posted by Char Aznable:

AoE2 is from a time when editing kits exists. Don't mistake an HD re-release for a new game.

It's not a issue of rushed but MS promised a lot of things with H2V only to lie about it and tell us "too bad"

Halo 2 was from a time when editing kits existed. STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl released the very same year and had an sdk. Yes the original version of AOE2 did have a scenario editor. But adding a steam workshop to the game? That was the HD re-release.

Again Halo 2 PC was rushed, you can see it everywhere with that version of the game.

that is very true