EA app vs StarCraft II Editor

EA app is Electronic Arts’ game platform for Windows and Mac, replacing Origin on those systems. It lets users collect games, see what friends are playing, and find new EA releases. Linking an EA Account with supported platforms can import friends lists and help users play together. The app is required to play EA games on PC launched through Steam or Epic, and logging in requires an EA Account ID and password. It updates automatically at login unless an update launches while the app is already running. Windows requires a 64-bit PC with Windows 10 or 11; Mac requires macOS 10.15.8 or later. Other operating systems are not supported. The app has a free plan; EA Play costs $5.99 a month and EA Play Pro costs $16.99 a month. EA Play includes a game collection, select new-release trials of up to 10 hours, monthly rewards, and a 10% digital-purchase discount. Pro includes premium editions of select new games on day 1, a premium-edition game collection, and the same discount.

StarCraft II Editor is a free tool for creating custom maps and mods for StarCraft II on Windows and macOS. It supports player-made tower defense maps, MOBAs, campaigns and competitive ladder maps. Custom campaigns can load one map after another and can be played through the StarCraft II Arcade. The editor includes Trigger and Data Editors for changing game assets and creating visual effects. In the Data Editor's Easy Mode, collections are grouped and selected fields appear in a customizable table. Galaxy Editor terrain tools support up to 15 cliff layers and shallow- and deep-water pathing. The Trigger Editor provides a GUI for working with data table instances. Mod packaging and script editing are supported, with formats including .SC2Map, .SC2Layout, Galaxy script and XML data. Blizzard's maps and mods guidance covers publishing creations on Battle.net. A Verify Bank trigger function checks whether a bank's signature is intact. The default server storage space for Arcade map creators is 300 MB.