I just bought the game a couple of days ago. Fortunately, some old maps from when I own the game on CDs still work but I cannot find the editor. Can someone help?
StarEdit was depreciated by Blizzard.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/starcraft/t/staredit-deprecation-in-patch-1-23-0/223/48
Now ScmDraft is your best option.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/starcraft/u/sinsanity-1111
http://www.stormcoast-fortress.net/Irregularies/#downloads
Use latest Scmdraft 2 alpha build.
So Blizzard doesn’t have a major component of the game with it anymore? Why? They are responding to me on support ticket.
Is the outside editor virus-proof?
Just kind of odd because the map editor was a major part of the game.
As long as you get it from the source (URL is above), it will be safe to use. Bliz has even endorsed it as a replacement to original one.
Plus in that endorsement post, Bliz provides a link to the last official version of the original Staredit. Just make note of their declaimer: