Staredit SCXE Alternative SCXE Base SCXE Classic SCXE P12 SCXE Special Starforge Scmdraft 2
General Features (Interface)
Zoom No No No No No No No Yes
Open multiple maps No No No No No No Yes Yes
Multiple map views Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Plugin support No No No No No No No Yes
Mod support No No No No No No No Yes
Profiles No No No No No No No Yes
Overlay Locations No No No No No No Yes(*) No
General Features (editing related)
Custom Grid No No No No No No Yes Yes
Dual Grid No No No No No No No Yes
Snap to (Custom) Grid No No No No No No Yes Yes
Preview Fog of War NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Autosave NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Backups NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Backup Database NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Resize Map No No No No No No Yes Yes
Change Tileset No No No No No No No Yes
Save map image No No No No No No No Yes
Terrain Layer
Tile by Tile Terrain No No No No No No Yes Yes
Subtile Terrain No No No No No No No Yes
Isometric Terrain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Somewhat Yes
Rectangular Terrain No No No No No No Yes Yes
Cut and Paste Terrain No No No No No No No Yes
Brushes No No No No No No Yes No
Remove illegal units Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes(*)
Creep Displayed YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Doodad Layer
Doodad Placing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Cut and Paste Doodads No No No No No No No Yes
Illegal Doodads NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Location Layer
Locations Any Size NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Locations Organized NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Unit Layer
Unit Stacking No No No No No 1px Yes Yes
Buildings Anywhere No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes(*)
Cut and Paste Units No No No No No No No Yes
Addons Anywhere No Yes No No No No Yes Yes
Non-neutral Addons No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Link Nydus canals / Addons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Array Placement NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Fog of war Layer
Fog of War YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
View Pylon Aura NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
View Powered Buildings NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Detect badly placed Units Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Allow illegal placement No No No No No No Yes Yes(*)
Players above neutral No No No No No No Yes Yes
Sprite Layer
Sprite Placement NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Sprite Properties NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Cut and Paste Sprites No No No No No No No Yes
Trigger / Mission briefing / Misc. Properties
Staredit like triggers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Text based triggers No No No No No No Yes(**) Yes
Extended AI Scripts No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Strings Edited/Viewed No No No No No No Yes Yes
No String limit No No No No No No No Yes(***)
Extended Unit Settings(HP2, Shields, 1/15, 0) NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Add Sounds YesYesYesYesYesYesSomewhatYes
Extract Sounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sizeless Sounds NoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
256 Player Colors No No No No No No Yes Yes


(*)Available as an option.
(**)Some functionality not available.
(***)Map format limit still exists.
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