Difference between revisions of "Maped Controls"

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Maped keys quick reference

A quick reference chart of the keys and mouse operations listed below is also available. Due to the rarity that some of the operations, a few of the keys are omitted.

Maped keys summary

up
down
left
right	scroll large maps. Use the keypad to scroll more quickly.

loading and saving

l	load level. Type number when prompted. You will be prompted to save.
L	load level as above, but with no save
ctrl-r	reload a level
w	saves (writes) map
q	save and quit
Q	quit without saving
<	load previous level WITHOUT SAVING
>	load next level WITHOUT SAVING
X	load this map's parent level (to simulate exiting towns for example)

selecting what to edit

f	edit features
i	edit items - keep pressing to see more items
t	edit terrain - keep pressing to see more terrain
s or m	edit spawners

useful keys

r	resize map. Press r then type the new size (eg 20 30) when prompted.
p	edit map properties (eg name, wither its dark , the map type).
n	renumber / copy level
N	change all target values to a new value for level changing triggers (don't use)
S	set map folder (default is smaps) : good for keeping maps sorted in subfolders
j	hover over a position changing feature with mouse and press j to jump to that feature's target. DOES NOT SAVE MAP!
shft-D	does a ascii-code map dump - DON'T USE
T	toggle map randomisation algorithm (either caves or dungeons)
R	generate random cave (only works on blank levels)
F	hide/show features
h	hide/show items and monsters
z	toggle zoom
[	decrease brushsize
]	increase brushsize
ctrl-d	dump a png file
shft-v	toggle LOS - allows you to see what the map looks like ingame

When hovering mouse over a feature in feature edit mode:

c	copy the cursor's map-xy for feature target-xy placement
v	paste the copied xy into a features target

When hovering mouse over a spawner in spanwer edit mode:

`	set spawner radius to -1 (spot spawner)
1-0	set spawner radius

Maped mouse operations

left click

• editing features : add new blank feature. Click it again to edit its properties.
• editing monsters : add monster after selecting one from the pallete
• editing map : change a map tile
• editing items : place an item. Items may be piled on top of each other.

right click

• edit features / items / monsters : delete that feat/item/monst
• edit map : set the current paint tile to that which you just right clicked (a bit like an eyedropper)

Extended mouse/keboard ops

Copying spawners & features

When editing spanwers:

• Use ctrl-Lclick on a spawner to copy it's values to memory.
• Use shift-Lclick to place a memory copy of that spanwer.

The same goes for copying features, except that you must be in edit-feature mode to do so. The mouse operations are the same.

Changing a feature type without changing its values

In feature edit mode, select a feature from the pallette, then shift-right click on an existing feature on the map to convert it to the selected feature.

Eg, say you wanted to change a LXY to a TEL, but wanted to keep the feature's dest-x and dest-y, select TEL from the pallette, then shift-right-click on the LXY on the map to convert it to a TEL.