Help with the Editor

Hi.

I'm a new user to DizzyAGE but I've been coding for quite a while using various languages. The scripting language looks easy enough to pick up but I'm trying to get to grips with the map editor.

So far a couple of questions have come to mind regarding the editor...

Firstly, once I have placed a tile, how can I change it's properties? Do I need to delete it and replace it with one with the correct properties or can I just select it and edit it somehow. I've been following the tutorials and often forget to set the ID of the tile.

Secondly, I would like many of the rooms in my game to have a similar layout. Is there an easy way of duplicating an entire room?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Wayne.

Just 'right click' on the placed tile and select properties, then alter any of the properties as required. I've never copied 'rooms' but do vaguely remember that you switch to the editor mode (paintbrush on top of map) then click and drag to cover the selection to be copied, then copy and paste. There's much more to it than that, but hope that it points you in the right direction.

One of the buttons along the top allows you to change the properties of a selected title, just hover the mouse cursor

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Secondly, I would like many of the rooms in my game to have a similar layout. Is there an easy way of duplicating an entire room?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

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Hi, you can copy the contents of one room to another but you have to highlight all the brushes within that room or anything you wish to copy.

1) Click on the switch tool (the brush)
2) Hold Shift button down and at the same time with the mouse click on the brushes to highlight them.
3) Press Ctrl C
4) Straight after press Ctrl V
5) Then drag using the right button on the mouse the brushes to the new room and position.

Might take a bit of practice to be able to do the above but once you have managed to do it can save considerable time.

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Hi, you can copy the contents of one room to another but you have to highlight all the brushes within that room or anything you wish to copy.

1) Click on the switch tool (the brush)
2) Hold Shift button down and at the same time with the mouse click on the brushes to highlight them.
3) Press Ctrl C
4) Straight after press Ctrl V
5) Then drag using the right button on the mouse the brushes to the new room and position.

Might take a bit of practice to be able to do the above but once you have managed to do it can save considerable time.

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Thanks.

If I'd read the manual properly it was quite clear. I had been thrown a little by the fact that it pastes back in the same place so it looked like nothing had happened.

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If I’d read the manual properly it was quite clear. I had been thrown a little by the fact that it pastes back in the same place so it looked like nothing had happened.

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Yes it does, I maybe should have mentioned that for you too.