[Guide] AlternativaEditor

[Kyoko_Kirigiri 1,061]

You can find AlternativaEditor Here

 

Q: AlternativaEditor lags?

A: This happens when you are looking at too big a part of the map, and are having to display many props, it can be solved by always being zoomed in, or changing the the physical model of each prop ("View" "Collision geometry" (Ctrl+2).

 

Q: Sprite disappears?

A: This happens when you have snapping disabled, and have moved a sprite, it sometime makes it look like the sprite is underneath the grid, and it can be fixed by using click+drag+V with the sprite selected, and snapping disabled.

 

Q: Undo/Redo glitch's?

A: The Undo/Redo buttons will undo/redo the last action you performed, but not on the tile you originally performed it, on the tile(s) which you have selected.

 

Q: How to save the maps I made?

A: Go to " File " then "Export map (v 1.0)"

 

 

File: File

New: New map (Ctrl +N)

Export Tanks map 1.х: Export map (Ctrl+T)

Export Tanks map 3.х: Export tanks map 3.x (Ctrl+shift+T)

Import Tanks map: Import map (Ctrl+I)

Batch export: Batch export

 

Edit: Edit

Undo: Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Redo: Redo (Ctrl+Y)

Clear: Deletes all props (Ctrl+alt+C) (glitchy)

Select all: Selects all props(Ctrl+A)

 

View: View

Visual Geometry: shows visible model of all props (Ctrl+1)

Collision Geometry: shows the physical model of all props (Ctrl+2) Show bound boxes: shows/hides the boundaries of props (Ctrl+

Show grid: Shows/hides grid (G)

Show bound boxes: Shows the area of the Prop/s

Show Layers: Shows/Hides the functions

 

Library: Loading librarys

Clear and load...: Removes all loaded librarys from the list, and loads a new one (ctrl+alt+L)

Load...: Loads a library (ctrl+L)

 

Options: Options

Props intersection check: Prop intersection check

All intersections allowed: Allow all

Same props intersections denied: All intersections of the same prop denied

All intersections denied: Deny all

Snap: Snap toggle (N)

 

Help: opens help

Esc — Clear selection

Delete, C — Delete selected prop

X, Z — Rotate selected prop or cursor

Drag, arrows — Moving selected prop or cursor

Shift + drag — Copy and moving selected prop

V + drag, W, S — Vertical moving

Space — Paste prop

F — Mirror texture

Q — Select conflict props

Middle mouse button + drag — Panning

Alt + middle — Rotate camera

Link domination spawn point: Ctrl+Click on spawn point, then Ctrl+Click on check point

 

Enables/disables snapping (allows the placement of props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can also turn this on and off by going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

Shows/hides physical model of props

Shows/hides grid

Open/closes "properties" bar, allows you to change the design for props

Hides selected prop(s)

Un-hides all props

Decides what props you can select

 

Controls

To choose a prop to place, click on it and then click in the "workspace". A preview of the prop will appear in the "preview" window.

 

Before placing the prop:

Arrow keys: Moves prop/s

W: Moves prop up

S: Moves prop down

Z: Rotates prop to the right

X: Rotates prop to the left

N: Enables/disables snapping (allows you to place props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can also turn this on and off by

going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

Spacebar: Places the prop on the map

 

After placing the prop:

Arrow keys: Moves selected prop/s

W: Moves selected prop/s up

S: Moves selected prop/s down

Z: Rotates selected prop/s to the right

X: Rotates selected prop/s to the left

N: Enables/disables snapping (allows you to place props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can turn this on/off by going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

F: Mirrors selected prop designs (note, this only appears in AlternativaEditor, when exported it isn't kept)

T: Shows the shape of tile props

Q: Selects all overlapping props

C: Deletes selected prop/s

Delete: Deletes selected prop/s

Esc: Deselects selected props/s

Drag mouse: Moves selected prop/s (shift+drag copies selected prop/s)

Drag mouse+V: Moves selected prop/s up/down (using when snapping is disabled allows you to place sprites, respawn points and flags outside of the vertical grid)

 

Camera controls

Numpad_8: moves camera forward

Numpad_2: moves camera backward

Numpad_9: moves camera up

Numpad_3: moves camera down

Numpad_4: moves camera left

Numpad_6: moves camera right

Numpad_+: zooms camera in

Numpad_-: zooms camera out

M: rotates the camera to the left

 

Guidelines for making maps

Use only V1 props, old Props or 3rd props(Crash and Gallery), do not mix them.

 

Mix tile props, don’t repeatedly use the same tile prop.

Don’t overlap props (you can overlap spawn points and flags but nothing else).

Try not to have too many open spaces.

Make sure that both sides are equal, and one side doesn't have a huge advantage against the other.

Try and not make your map symmetrical.

Make sure the flag positions are easily known.

Place spawn points on the ground.

Place bonus drops 2-3 above the ground. Try and keep your map under 2.8 MB (2867.2 KB), which is a good guideline for size, and also the actual limit for maps.

Its Still not finished .. there's a bit more to do

[r_SwagBoy110 421]

*cough*

[SpreadLoveNotHate 374]

Wow, great guide! Thanks.

[Kyoko_Kirigiri 1,061]

*cough*

Yes ik but its outdated. this isn't :P and

Its Still not finished .. there's a bit more to do

Wow, great guide! Thanks.

Thnx Lok

Edited May 12, 2013 by Pyrrhic

[r_SmokyPro0 10]

Nice ! Great guide (cool)

[Aero.v2.0 1,456]

nice

[hogree 4,179]

Oh c'mon. How much of this did you change from cheese's guide? And you didn't even give him credit...

[cheese3000 24]

First of all, I have no problem with you creating a guide for AE.

But...

If you are going to, dont just copy what I did, remove parts, and add a few sentences, that is called plagiarism.

 

Asking me before taking, and using my work would be nice aswell.

 

My guide may be outdated, but most of it still is true, and anything else I could have easily added(well, since its locked, I would have to create a new topic, or get a mod to edit it).

 

Below is what you have changed, in red is what is new, and the green you have moved(the Q & A at the top is the same as mine):

 

 

You can find AlternativaEditor Here

 

Q: AlternativaEditor lags?

A: This happens when you are looking at too big a part of the map, and are having to display many props, it can be solved by always being zoomed in, or changing the the physical model of each prop ("View" "Collision geometry" (Ctrl+2).

 

Q: Sprite disappears?

A: This happens when you have snapping disabled, and have moved a sprite, it sometime makes it look like the sprite is underneath the grid, and it can be fixed by using click+drag+V with the sprite selected, and snapping disabled.

 

Q: Undo/Redo glitch's?

A: The Undo/Redo buttons will undo/redo the last action you performed, but not on the tile you originally performed it, on the tile(s) which you have selected.

 

Q: How to save the maps I made?

A: Go to " File " then "Export map (v 1.0)"

 

 

File: File

New: New map (Ctrl +N)

Export Tanks map 1.х: Export map (Ctrl+T)

Export Tanks map 3.х: Export tanks map 3.x (Ctrl+shift+T)

Import Tanks map: Import map (Ctrl+I)

Batch export: Batch export

 

Edit: Edit

Undo: Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Redo: Redo (Ctrl+Y)

Clear: Deletes all props (Ctrl+alt+C) (glitchy)

Select all: Selects all props(Ctrl+A)

 

View: View

Visual Geometry: shows visible model of all props (Ctrl+1)

Collision Geometry: shows the physical model of all props (Ctrl+2)Show bound boxes: shows/hides the boundaries of props (Ctrl+

Show grid: Shows/hides grid (G)

Show bound boxes: Shows the area of the Prop/s

Show Layers: Shows/Hides the functions

 

Library: Loading librarys

Clear and load...: Removes all loaded librarys from the list, and loads a new one (ctrl+alt+L)

Load...: Loads a library (ctrl+L)

 

Options: Options

Props intersection check: Prop intersection check

All intersections allowed: Allow all

Same props intersections denied: All intersections of the same prop denied

All intersections denied: Deny all

Snap: Snap toggle (N)

 

Help: opens help

Esc — Clear selection

Delete, C — Delete selected prop

X, Z — Rotate selected prop or cursor

Drag, arrows — Moving selected prop or cursor

Shift + drag — Copy and moving selected prop

V + drag, W, S — Vertical moving

Space — Paste prop

F — Mirror texture

Q — Select conflict props

Middle mouse button + drag — Panning

Alt + middle — Rotate camera

Link domination spawn point: Ctrl+Click on spawn point, then Ctrl+Click on check point

 

Enables/disables snapping (allows the placement of props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can also turn this on and off by going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

Shows/hides physical model of props

Shows/hides grid

Open/closes "properties" bar, allows you to change the design for props

Hides selected prop(s)

Un-hides all props

Decides what props you can select

 

Controls

To choose a prop to place, click on it and then click in the "workspace". A preview of the prop will appear in the "preview" window.

 

Before placing the prop:

Arrow keys: Moves prop/s

W: Moves prop up

S: Moves prop down

Z: Rotates prop to the right

X: Rotates prop to the left

N: Enables/disables snapping (allows you to place props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can also turn this on and off by

going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

Spacebar: Places the prop on the map

 

After placing the prop:

Arrow keys: Moves selected prop/s

W: Moves selected prop/s up

S: Moves selected prop/s down

Z: Rotates selected prop/s to the right

X: Rotates selected prop/s to the left

N: Enables/disables snapping (allows you to place props outside of grid) (only for sprites, respawn points and flags) (you can turn this on/off by going to "Options" and clicking "Snap")

F: Mirrors selected prop designs (note, this only appears in AlternativaEditor, when exported it isn't kept)

T: Shows the shape of tile props

Q: Selects all overlapping props

C: Deletes selected prop/s

Delete: Deletes selected prop/s

Esc: Deselects selected props/s

Drag mouse: Moves selected prop/s (shift+drag copies selected prop/s)

Drag mouse+V: Moves selected prop/s up/down (using when snapping is disabled allows you to place sprites, respawn points and flags outside of the vertical grid)

 

Camera controls

Numpad_8: moves camera forward

Numpad_2: moves camera backward

Numpad_9: moves camera up

Numpad_3: moves camera down

Numpad_4: moves camera left

Numpad_6: moves camera right

Numpad_+: zooms camera in

Numpad_-: zooms camera out

M: rotates the camera to the left

 

Guidelines for making maps

Use only V1 props, old Props or 3rd props(Crash and Gallery), do not mix them.

 

Mix tile props, don’t repeatedly use the same tile prop.

Don’t overlap props (you can overlap spawn points and flags but nothing else).

Try not to have too many open spaces.

Make sure that both sides are equal, and one side doesn't have a huge advantage against the other.

Try and not make your map symmetrical.

Make sure the flag positions are easily known.

Place spawn points on the ground.

Place bonus drops 2-3 above the ground. Try and keep your map under 2.8 MB (2867.2 KB), which is a good guideline for size, and also the actual limit for maps.

Its Still not finished .. there's a bit more to do

 

 

I have also sent a PM to crash.

[Alklines 1,751]

lol fail :D

[Guest]

*cough*

I re-opened the old guide so @cheese3000 can update it if he wants to.

As noticed by and by @cheese3000, this guide is already existing and just need to be updated, no reasons to create a whole new topic that is quite completely identic to the previous one.

 

Closed.