To clarify (fan creation stuff)...

[NeoDevilbane]

A few questions...

1) There is a map-builder, right? OK, assuming 4 people on Westwood Online were running a fan-built map playing Emperor: Battle for Dune, could they play against each other with the map on WO or would they have to play a modem match instead?

2) Is there any handy kind of fan-made utility that lets you fiddle with existing units/create new units for any of the three houses? If so, and two people using fan-created extra units installed on each of their games were to play each other, could they do so on Westwood Online or would they have to play a modem match?

- Neo

[Emperor Harkonnen]

Only answer I got is that there is a map builder

[Marcel71]

1) You can play your own maps online. But all the players must have the map.

[Fuzi0n]

I dont think that is true marcel, i once played a skirmish against someone who had selected a map i didnt have and i could still play it.

[Marcel71]

lol, so you had the map ;)

I know for sure. If you did not download the map you can't play it.....

No discussion possible.

[slim]

no fuzi0n, marcel is correctly u can play a selfmade map but only when the other one has it too...

its maybe that you have download a fanmade map without a picture... and u didnt saw it ... but u had it in the emp folder ...

[Timenn]

Yes, the channel/game lobby must state "you have not the selected map"

[Frodo]

2) Is there any handy kind of fan-made utility that lets you fiddle with existing units/create new units for any of the three houses? If so, and two people using fan-created extra units installed on each of their games were to play each other, could they do so on Westwood Online or would they have to play a modem match?

- Neo

yes, you can create new units and such, go to Dune Editing, and go back a few pages to see a thread called modding tutorials, it will help you a great deal. you can also go here... http://members.lycos.co.uk/chapterhouse2k/forum/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=28