Map Editor
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Overview
Toolbar
- New: Opens the New Resource dialog with Map selected as the resource type.
- Save: Saves the map. This will become enabled any time changes have been made to the map.
- Save As: Saves the map to a new file with a different name. A dialog will open to prompt for the new name. Once saved, the map will be opened in a new tab.
- Clear: Removes all tiles and objects from the map.
- Toggle Grid: Enables/disables the tile grid lines.
- Toggle Navigation Paths: Enables/disables the navigation paths. These will appear as green lines between tiles and indicate the paths that the player can walk along.
- Place Mode:
- Edit Mode:
- Groups:
- Select Group:
- Delete Group:
Controls/Shortcut Keys
Camera
- Middle Mouse Button + Drag: Rotate camera
- Shift + Middle Mouse Button + Drag: Move camera
- Scroll Wheel Up: Zoom camera in
- Scroll Wheel Down: Zoom camera out
Place Mode
- Left Mouse Button: Place tile/object
- Right Mouse Button: Rotate pending tile/object
- A: Raise placement grid by one unit
- Z: Lower placement grid by one unit
- X: Reset placement grid to zero
Edit Mode
- Left Mouse Button: Select tile/object
- Control + Left Mouse Button: Select multiple tiles/objects
- Right Mouse Button: Context menu
- R: Rotated selected tile/object clockwise
- T: Rotated selected tile/object counterclockwise
- D: Delete selected tile/object
- W: Toggle walkability of two adjacent tiles