E2150 - Map Creation Tutorial: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Editor map size.png|thumb|300px|right|''New'' window in map Editor with size selection indicated]]

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Finished project '''export as BMP file and move it into Earth 2150 game main location'''. After entering the Map Editor click on the '''Menu''' then '''New''' and select proper map size (as used by you template) and press ''Create''. After this you can open console with ''Enter'' keyboard button and type :

Finished project '''export as BMP file and move it into Earth 2150 game main location'''. After entering the Map Editor click on the '''Menu''' then '''New''' and select proper map size (as used by you template) and press ''Create''. After this you can open console with ''Enter'' keyboard button and type:

Editor.LoadBmp your_map_draft.bmp

You can also scale the values from the image by supplying an additional number parameter:

Editor.LoadBmp your_map_draft.bmp 8

Since the default value is 16, putting 8 will cause loading the .bmp file with halved values of heights (8 is ½ of 16). You may want to experiment on that.

You may want to see your work from a further perspective. By default, the maximum zoom is heavily limited, but you can extend it using game options. For Escape From The Blue Planet, you may wish to extend max zoom beyond what the options offer - type in console code below and you should be able to zoom out enough to see entire map.

You may want to see your work from a further perspective. By default, the maximum zoom is heavily limited, but you can extend it using game options. For Escape From The Blue Planet, you may wish to extend max zoom beyond what the options offer - type in console code below and you should be able to zoom out enough to see entire map:

graph.zoom.max=500

For The Moon Project and Lost Souls, the slider in options menu covers the range needed to see the entire level.