Blank101
03-09-2007, 05:35 PM
<font color="#FF0000">Create</font> - To create a new empty map you must first specify the Width and the Height dimensions. Fill in the two boxes, each unit corresponds to the number of screens, ex: A 1 Width 1 Height map will be only 1 screen in size. Once the dimensions are chosen press the Create button below the text boxes and some red lines should appear in the main painting area.
<font color="#FF0000">Painting</font> - To paint tiles into your newly created map simply select a tileset type on the right. Once selected a list of tiles will appear. Now select a tile from the list and start clicking and dragging on the main area to paint tiles.
A big tile appears at the bottom of the tile list to give a close up real-size view of the selected tile.
The following are tile attributes, which tell you what the tile does:
C - Collidable (You cant shoot or walk through it)
F - Foreground (The tile is in front of the character so the character can walk behind it)
S - Special (Spawn points, and the artifact)
A - Ammo (Ammo tile capable of giving refills to players)
L - Ladder (Climbable tile)
**NEW WITH PATCH 1.07**
Destructible tiles are a new option available starting at patch 1.07. To make a tile destructible first check off the box "Destructible" and then fill in the hit points below. More hit points makes for a stronger tile. In the game, destructible tiles can be destroyed by inflicting the required damage.
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One tile can have multiple attributes, for example a CF tile is both collidable and in the foreground.
To delete a tile goto Special > Select the Empty Tile.
<font color="#FF0000">Save</font> - To save a map simply fill in all the boxes on Save section and press save. Slots are used to prevent map spam, each player is given 5 slots to store a maximum of 5 maps on one account. You can overwrite or delete a specified map slot at any time.
--- Backgrounds List ---
1-Empty
2-Warehouse
3-Space/Night
4-Jungle
5-Castle
6-Underwater
7-Volcano
8-Junkyard
<font color="#FF0000">Load</font> - When the map editor is first loaded a map list will appear in the load section displaying all the maps you currently have saved to your account. To load just select the map and press Load.
<font color="#FF0000">Delete</font> - Deleting is the same as loading except press delete intstead of load.
<font color="#FF0000">Play</font> - Everytime you save a map it is stored to your account for anyone to play. To host your map select the Host option in the main lobby and fill in all the necessairy information. Next select the your user map in the map list, it will be preceded by a "User Map: " every time.
<font color="#FF0000">Painting</font> - To paint tiles into your newly created map simply select a tileset type on the right. Once selected a list of tiles will appear. Now select a tile from the list and start clicking and dragging on the main area to paint tiles.
A big tile appears at the bottom of the tile list to give a close up real-size view of the selected tile.
The following are tile attributes, which tell you what the tile does:
C - Collidable (You cant shoot or walk through it)
F - Foreground (The tile is in front of the character so the character can walk behind it)
S - Special (Spawn points, and the artifact)
A - Ammo (Ammo tile capable of giving refills to players)
L - Ladder (Climbable tile)
**NEW WITH PATCH 1.07**
Destructible tiles are a new option available starting at patch 1.07. To make a tile destructible first check off the box "Destructible" and then fill in the hit points below. More hit points makes for a stronger tile. In the game, destructible tiles can be destroyed by inflicting the required damage.
**
One tile can have multiple attributes, for example a CF tile is both collidable and in the foreground.
To delete a tile goto Special > Select the Empty Tile.
<font color="#FF0000">Save</font> - To save a map simply fill in all the boxes on Save section and press save. Slots are used to prevent map spam, each player is given 5 slots to store a maximum of 5 maps on one account. You can overwrite or delete a specified map slot at any time.
--- Backgrounds List ---
1-Empty
2-Warehouse
3-Space/Night
4-Jungle
5-Castle
6-Underwater
7-Volcano
8-Junkyard
<font color="#FF0000">Load</font> - When the map editor is first loaded a map list will appear in the load section displaying all the maps you currently have saved to your account. To load just select the map and press Load.
<font color="#FF0000">Delete</font> - Deleting is the same as loading except press delete intstead of load.
<font color="#FF0000">Play</font> - Everytime you save a map it is stored to your account for anyone to play. To host your map select the Host option in the main lobby and fill in all the necessairy information. Next select the your user map in the map list, it will be preceded by a "User Map: " every time.