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WORLDBUILDER DEVELOPER TIPS
UPDATED - 5.09.06
All tutorials available for download on this page are listed below. Right click to download. Please see the sections below for further detail on each specific tutorial.
5.9.06 - Basic Scripting Tutorial (Advanced)
5.9.06 - Building a Single Player Mission (Advanced)
4.7.06 - New BFME II World Builder Features (Intermediete)
- Sample map.ini file (for use with document above)
3.17.06 - Building a BFME II Multiplayer Map (Beginner)
3.17.06 - BFME II Map Design and Beautification Tips (Beginner)
Welcome to our official Battle for Middle-earth II Worldbuilder Developer Tips section. For all aspiring map artists, modders, and anyone who would like to learn about Worldbuilder, this is your one-stop shop to get official documents made exclusively for you by the developers of The Battle for Middle-earth II. We encourage all modders and fan-sites to download and distribute these official documents. They are your best source for getting started with Worldbuilder.
If you would like to learn the basics about using World Builder and creating a multiplayer map, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. If you are comfortable with the World Builder tool and would like to learn about the advanced effects that can be achieved such as scripting and crafting a single player mission, please see the section directly below.
5.9.06
These new two tutorials are aimed at users who are now very comfortable with the Worldbuilder tool. The first is a detailed document crafted by Game Designer Scott Smith which teaches you step by step how to do basic scripting when creating a single player map. Scripting is essentially defined as a set of rules and triggers that you determine on a single player map which determines how you want a mission to play out, what events you want to occur, and ultimately what the win and loss conditions are for the map. Basic scripting skills are essential to learning how to create your own single player map.
Right click here to download "Basic Scripting Tutorial"
In this next tutorial Game Designer Adam Hayes takes you through his step by step process of how he created the very first good mission of The Battle for Middle-earth II which takes place in Rivendell. This tutorial takes a specific mission in the game and breaks the creation process down step by step and also gives you some insight into our own development teams basic design rules of thumb.
Right click here to download "Building a Single Player Mission"
4.7.06
The World Builder tool underwent some fantastic modifications throughout the course of development on The Battle for Middle-earth II which enabled us to enhance such effects as falling snow, fog, wave and ocean coastlines, terrain flamability, and much more. Map Designer Tim Williams put together an advanced features document that is designed to showcase some of the more advanced new features of World Builder. This document is designed for those who are comfortable with the tool and ready to take their map designing skills to the next level!
Right click here to download "New BFME II World Builder Features"
The document also contains reference to a sample "map.ini" file which you can download from the link below. This ini file contains the exact code for adding in Fog, Water Reflections, Tree Detail, and most importantly, Falling Snow. If you'd like to create a snow map, we highly reccommend you DO NOT change the Falling Snow ini code provided, but simply copy and paste it in to your map.ini file. We have provided this map.ini as an example file for you to play around with, as specified in the document available above.
Right click here to download "Sample map.ini file"
WORLD BUILDER KEYBOARD HOT KEYS
Did you know your keyboard has hot keys for World Builder? We're betting most of you did not know. Click the image below to see how powerful your keyboard is when using World Builder.
Click the image below for hotkey layout
3.17.06
Have you ever wanted to design a multiplayer map for The Battle for Middle-earth II but felt a little daunted when opening up the program World Builder? For those who are new to the game, World Builder is the developer program which we use to build all of the multiplayer maps and single player campaign missions for The Battle for Middle-earth II It is included in the game and can be easily accessed by going to your start menu, clicking EA Games, then Battle for Middle-earth II, and then clicking The Battle for Middle-earth II(tm) Worldbuilder. You can also access the program from the directory in which you installed the game.
Map Designer Tim Williams, also known as a Map Beautification Artist, has developed some very easy tutorials to teach YOU how you can create a spectacular multiplayer map with a few simple steps. If you are new to World Builder, please download the document "Building a BFME II Multiplayer Map" to learn the basics. Once you feel comfortable and think you have the basics down, then download the next document, "BFME II Map Design and Beautification Tips". This document is tailored more for seasoned veterans of World Builder and is a great tool for learning the rules of thumb in creating a great multiplay or single player map. The tips and processes noted in these documents are house rules of our development team, so you are getting some great advice!
Right click here to download "Building a BFME II Multiplayer Map"
Right click here to download "BFME II Map Design and Beautification Tips"
In the comming weeks, we will release some further advanced documents for users who are very comfortable with the World Builder program. These documents will explain in further depth the new tools that are available in the latest edition of World Builder included with The Battle for Middle-earth II. We will also release document on how to create a great single player campaign mission!
Enjoy these documents and spread them around to fellow map designers. We're looking forward to seeing more fantastic map creations around the community.
-The Battle for Middle-earth II Development Team
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Ladder Reset
Coming Soon |
11.12.06
We will be revitalizing the BFME II ladder with a healthy restart on Friday, Nov 17th. Everyone's records on the 1v1 and 2v2 ladder will reset with a clean start. |
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War of the Ring!
New ROTWK Video |
11.06.06
There is a new Inside the Battle for our upcoming expansion pack, The Rise of the Witch-king, now available. Click the link below to learn about the new compelling features that have been added to War of the Ring!
View Here!
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Expansion Pack
BLOG |
10.23.06
Jill Donald, lead Development Director, discusses the evolution of the BFME franchise over the past 4 years and how the focus has changed from a movie-focused game to more strategic RTS game with The Rise of the Witch-king.
Read Here |
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Rise of the Witch-king
Official Trailer! |
10.12.06
Witness the first official gameplay trailer for the upcoming expansion pack to BFMEII...The Rise of the Witch-king.Cick the link below to head to our video page.
Click here
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high-res version:
Download here
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