alright, it's been like 6 years since I've been in the map editor. Anybody have a tutorial, or list of keys for what does what? My method of just pressing keys isn't really getting me anywhere....haha
( MAKE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL MAP FILE FIRST )this is from Ivan's Haulin Tut..
Opening the Map Editor
The map editor is built into the game when you run it. To run the map editor, make sure that in your “config.cfg” file located in the game’s main directory, you have the line:
uset g_developer "0”
changed to
uset g_developer "1"
when game loads to menu screen
~ / edit map / load map
“Quit” – is the same as typing in “quit” in the console. Quits the game without prompt
“Help” – does Horse Puckey all, that’s why you’re reading this
“Settings” – lets you change what time of day it is in the map editor, etc.
Now. These are the keys you will use. Don’t click on buttons, get used to pressing keys, it is a lot faster:
P – item properties
E – new object / place object
D – delete
R – rotate: pressing once rotates object on x axis, press it again to rotate along y axis (the most commonly used) and again to rotate along z axis. Click and drag item
I – import
S – place start. The start doesn’t really do Horse Puckey like it used to in PttM.
A – displays the background map
F – find: I never use this one ( allows you to start at any city or coordinates needed )
G – sign add: I never use this one either, although I admit I never noticed it until today.
H – click and drag object to change its height
C – cycle camera views. For 3d-cam, use arrow keys to get around.
B – select stamp. Stamps are terrain colors you can brush on so to speak. Don’t overuse them.
N – node properties: rarely used, but helpful at times
M – click and drag something to move it.
Page Up – zooms out
Page Down – zooms in
1 – roads (road strings)
2 – prefab (intersections, forks, etc)
3 – buildings (strings of houses, trees, etc)
4 – models (independent models)
5 - Misc Items ( all the rotating Icons & stuff for movers weather )
(spacebar – displays item properties before you place something) - when you select 1- road / 2 - prefab / 3 - building / 4 - model / 5 - misc items pressing the space bar will allow you to select what you are looking for before you place it...when saving always use
Build Map so each company Dock can connect themselves or your map will not work in game
this Tutorial or any other Tutorial only gives you an idea of the basic works to edit a map... I have learned you need to play with all the buttons and selections before you really start to edit & save & play the map...
there are too many things that will go wrong if you get into a rush