can you open your explore map into editor?

[Drippy]

Just as the title says? Wondering if I can open my explore map into editor?

[R]

Like, the 2d paper map? or the 3d terrain and objects?
Because you can open the terrain, but I have not found a way to view the map.

[Drippy]

ok map maybe not the best description but open the save I have in editor better describes it. Fortunate for me I got my map already shown for me . http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1227967019

[Ravenshade32]

How did you get the overview map like that i'm curious

Would be nice to know how to open any sort of map in the editor because finding my currect save location on my map is very difficult.

[Gaalidas]

Have any of you discovered how to open that exploration map in the editor, make a change, then actually be able to play it with that change? Saved games from the editor only seem to allow me to continue editing, not playing from the edited world. It's really messing me up because I'd like to continue from where I am, but I seem to have no more clay available on my landscape and that means I'm quite literally stuck.

[Drippy]

Publicado originalmente por solflash:

Have any of you discovered how to open that exploration map in the editor, make a change, then actually be able to play it with that change? Saved games from the editor only seem to allow me to continue editing, not playing from the edited world. It's really messing me up because I'd like to continue from where I am, but I seem to have no more clay available on my landscape and that means I'm quite literally stuck.

I figured out how to open it in editor but now I am with you I can't take it out of editor and back in to exploration mode.

Publicado originalmente por Ravenshade32:

How did you get the overview map like that i'm curious

Would be nice to know how to open any sort of map in the editor because finding my currect save location on my map is very difficult.

Just go to editor, open, then games.. but like I did it and can't get it out of editor. Once I go back to that save again it goes right back into editor. As far as weeing the map. You can't do it anymore. This was early game and I found you can do it but it has been patched out.

[kaylo7]

Haven't done much with the editor, but I do know that anything saved in the editor is also saved in your exploration save. So while a new editor save is created (with the gear icon on the thumbnail), anything edited in there is also in your normal save. Whichever is loaded last will be leftmost in the save list, so just load the one to the right.

[Draa]

I've been wondering the same thing. I wanted to edit a current exploration game when I couldn't find salt peter. After I added the resource and saved the new edit I went back to continue and reloaded the game but it took me back to the editor instead of into the game. I can test the game but there's no "play" button like there is when you create a scenario.

I did manage to create a scenario and play that but I only had one biome. I found that scenario under new game but it doesn't seem to put the exploration edit under that tab. Either way I'm doing something wrong so maybe someone here can clarify our problem.

[R]

After making a change to your game in the editor, save as with the same name your save game used before.
At the load game screen you will see two saves with the same name and thumbnail, one will have a gear icon in this thumbnail, that save will open up the editor. The other will open up your Exploration game as normal.

[Drippy]

Publicado originalmente por R:

After making a change to your game in the editor, save as with the same name your save game used before.
At the load game screen you will see two saves with the same name and thumbnail, one will have a gear icon in this thumbnail, that save will open up the editor. The other will open up your Exploration game as normal.

when you go into editor on your saved exploration game does it start from your spawn island?

[Ravenshade32]

Stupidly it spwans you where you initially started the game so yes the starting island spawn. This needs to be changed because 99% of us do not stay on the original island, the editor should load in where you explorer/creative game was logged off and saved.

I hope the devs look into this because I dont mind exploring in main game but to hell if I have to do it in editor with no compass.

[Drippy]

great.. now I need to remeber my spawn island lol. can you open your map in editor?

[Ravenshade32]

In regards to saving the editor just click the disk icon top right....it will say saving on bottom left. Wait for that to go then keep waiting for it to say game has been saved, can take a while. I made this mistake logging off just after game saving went off screen, but you need to wait longer.

[Ravenshade32]

Publicado originalmente por Drippy:

great.. now I need to remeber my spawn island lol

yeah its a joke can take me 10-15mins to find where I am when i log off if i even find it at all.

[Drippy]

Publicado originalmente por Ravenshade32:

Publicado originalmente por Drippy:

great.. now I need to remeber my spawn island lol

yeah its a joke can take me 10-15mins to find where I am when i log off if i even find it at all.

now I came into another issue.. I changed something in editor and saved it but when I open explorattion all my changes are notr there. any suggestions?

[Faya AOP]

Load your explorer game in the editor, then "save as" "name of explorer game". Then exit w/o saving to main menue.
Press continue.
You now will have 2 games, the left one with tools sign marked as edited and the right one w/o. Both display the same picture. Start the right one and you will be back in your explorer game.
Take note: next time you want to continue your explorer game it will be the left picture.
The left picture is the most recent changed save game.
That is how you syncyour explorer with the editor.
All changes made in editor from now on will be saved when you press save in editor and show up in explorer.