Due to a lack of funding, the most technologically sophisticated entertainment that GDV can provide is currently maps for the Blizzard computer game Starcraft.
Starcraft, for those of you who just wandered in here for no reason, is a real-time strategy game based in a sci-fi universe, with a deep storyline and graphics that, while created in 1998, still hold up today.
Following are the maps available for download, and information about them. Many, if not most, of these maps were not created by GDV - several of them have been created by other mapmakers, some by Blizzard itself, and a few that came from other people and were modified and debugged by the GDV staff. GDV holds no claim over these maps, and attempts to credit mapmakers where possible. If you are the author of one of these maps and do not wish it to be available on this site, please contact the map development staff and the matter will be addressed.
All map files have been compressed to .zip format for ease of download. StuffIt Expander is a good, free unzipping utility.
| Map name (click to download) | Type | Players | .zip size | Author | Compatibility | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Way Lurker Defense | Use Map Settings | 1-6 | 31 kb | Mirkon | BW only | A gag map made to parody the rash of Lurker Defense maps on Battle.net |
| The Battle.net Experience | Use Map Settings | 1-3 | 90 kb | MESSIAH00GUY | BW only | A movie map about Battle.net. Funniest map ever |
| Cops and Robbers | Use Map Settings | 2-7 | 63 kb | Unknown | BW only | An interesting clash between criminals and officers |
| A Day at School | Use Map Settings | 1-4 | 96 kb | (numerous)/Mirkon | SC and BW | An old, popular map, this version was painstakingly debugged by the GDV staff |
| A Day at School: Field Trip | Use Map Settings | 1-4 | 126 kb | Pinoypride2001/Mirkon | SC and BW | The sequel to A Day at School, also debugged by the GDV staff |
| Diablo II, Act I | Use Map Settings | 1-7 | 37 kb | Mirkon | SC and BW | A simple, fast, easy romp through Act 1 of the game Diablo II |
| Diablo II (LoD) | Use Map Settings | 1-7 | 115 kb | Mirkon | SC and BW | Not very challenging, but a novel map based on the Blizzard game Diablo II, with heaps of innovative features |
| Dodgeball | Use Map Settings | 2-7 | 26 kb | Unknown | SC and BW | It's dodgeball. Quite fun |
| Dune: Battle for Arrakis | Use Map Settings | 2-7 | 41 kb | BurrowedLurker | BW only | A strategic map with a theme based on the novel Dune |
| Dynasty Warriors 3 - New Age | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 114 kb | King0fDrag0ns | BW only | Based on the Playstation 2 game of the same name; fight as a hero unit in the midst of a massive computer-waged war |
| Final Fantasy Plus | Use Map Settings | 2-4 | 560 kb | MD/Kyo | BW only | Very innovative (and good) RPG map, complete with excellent music tracks. Buggy in single player |
| Final Fantasy Wars SE | Use Map Settings | 2-6 | 98 kb | ExcaliberKnight/Holychaos/Mirkon | BW only | A madness map, with interesting extra features. The 'SE' means that it has less bugs than the version previously posted here |
| Firing Line | Use Map Settings | 1 | 192 kb | Blizzard | SC and BW | A map made to emulate Tetris. Pure genius |
| Frogger | Use Map Settings | 1-7 | 35 kb | -GBZ-Ace1DW1-/Mirkon | SC and BW | It's... Frogger! Debugged and generally cleaned up by GDV |
| Gundam Wing RPG SE | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 37 kb | XkPXSCbOiX/Mirkon | SC and BW | A clever recreation of the Gundam Wing anime series. Debugged by GDV. The 'SE' means that it has less bugs than the version previously posted here |
| Kill That Zerg! | Use Map Settings | 2-4 | 219 kb | battle.gnat | SC and BW | Everyone's favorite Starcraft game show, Kill That Zerg! Hosted by Archon Trebek |
| The King's Movie | Use Map Settings | 1 | 515 kb | RealNewNewbie | BW only | A movie map made based on events in the B.net Map Development forum |
| Mirkonian Madness 2.1 | Use Map Settings | 2-8 | 52 kb | Mirkon | BW only | One of the strangest Madness maps ever made. Chock-full of new and completely weird features! Bugs fixed from version 2.0 |
| Mirkonian Wars | Use Map Settings | 2-4 | 57 kb | Mirkon | BW only | Created to follow (and help write) the Legend of Mirkon. An "interesting" map |
| Mobile Suit Battlefield | Use Map Settings | 2-6 | 102 kb | Mirkon/Perdita | SC and BW | Train your commander, order fighting units, destroy your enemies. In a word, innovation |
| New Aegean Sea | Melee | 2-8 | 259 kb | Blizzard | SC and BW | A very large island map |
| Penguin Wars DX | Use Map Settings | 2-7 | 45 kb | {KC)Psych()/Mirkon | BW only | A madness map themed around penguins - interesting. "Deluxed" by GDV staff |
| Risk | Use Map Settings | 2-4 | 184 kb | Theta Map Creating Division | SC and BW | The classic game of Risk, adapted to a fun Starcraft map. Minor bug fix done by GDV staff |
| Rivers of Strife | Melee/Allied UMS | 2-6 | 65 kb | Mirkon | SC and BW | Semi-island map |
| SCV Wars | Use Map Settings | 2-8 | 30 kb | Mirkon | SC and BW | Stupidest map ever made, guaranteed |
| Sniper Paintball | Use Map Settings | 2-8 | 39 kb | (numerous)/Mirkon | SC and BW | Capture the flag... with rifles! |
| Special Forces Extreme | Use Map Settings | 1-6 | 81 kb | Vager Sucks/Quiescence/HugoBoss | BW only | There are many renditions of the Marine Special Forces map; this is my favorite. Choose your units and fight back the zerg onslaught! |
| Test of Survival - Nuke Version | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 84 kb | RainOfChaos | BW only | The classic Test of Survival formula (see below), with Terran hero units and an emphasis on nukes |
| Test of Survival - Protoss | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 54 kb | A111-111A/Mczergling/SuperHippy | BW only | A Test of Survival where you play as the Protoss |
| Test of Survival - Terran | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 92 kb | Unknown | BW only | A Test of Survival where you play as the Terrans |
| Test of Survival - Zerg | Use Map Settings | 1-5 | 75 kb | Unknown | BW only | A Test of Survival where you play as the Zerg |
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