Map Editor

[mrjoegarner]

Can someone please direct me to a good tutorial on using the map editor. Basics I can do, but the whole thing with airports millitary and commuters is really scrambleing my brain. Thanks in advance.

[mrraleigh98]

There is the official strategy guide and manual in the game files, which are your best bet, but I'll attempt to explain your query.

Military industries is just like normal industries really. For example, you deliver steel/aluminium and rubber to the weapons factory and then you take the created weapons to the military depot. Same goes for the Ammunition factory except with chemicals instead of rubber.

Commuters and Airport is slightly different. To effectively use them in the map editor, you need to go to scenario settings --> special restrictions and tick the 'metra' box. All cargo now changes into four main commuter categories: Residential, Commerical, Industrial and Airport. Uncheck the metra box to get it back to normal cargo.

For example, houses/townhouses demand residential commuter cars, and supply commercial, industrial and airport cars. Meanwhile, Commerical buildings demand Commerical while supplying residential and airport. Industrial buildings (your regular industries like coal mines, steel mills, etc.) is similar to commerical except with Industiral instead of Commercial, it also doesn't supply airport. Airport terminals supply residential, commercial while demanding airport.

[grunkibis]

not a direct reply but my mastery of the map editor is re-engineering the existing single or campaign scenarios > i open any existing dev made game and check out the Events etc. and actually write it down on paper... i refer to those triggers etc in my own map designs. i never take a map from blank slate but rather edit and cut from an existing one...

[mrjoegarner]

Thanks for the info guys, will give it a try