Map Editor tips and tricks

Learn how to simulate a battle in the current version of the map editor.

This guide may grow if people find it useful.

Simulate a battle

Changing colors

The editor should provide a color menu like in c1, and it probably will at some point. Meanwhile, just use your numpad. But if your keyboard, like mine, doesn't have one, there's a trick:

• open up windows "on-screen keyboard"
  
• enable numpad (options->"turn on numeric key pad")
  
• memorize where the 2 (or whatever number represents the color you're looking for) is
  
• alt+tab to get back to the game screen
  
• click on the memorized number spot
  
• happy map editing

Toggling peace mode

control + w

[defakto]

How do i actually control the units? Im on the corresponding color but i can only select them.

[TheSpaceCat]

is it possible to edit the terrain?

[Commissar Tordez]

I see what you mean. Keypad wasnt working for me either until i hit numlock. very weird. After i did that tho i could change teams whenever.

[Moose]

I have got it! You press num lock then 2 :D

[Moose]

My keyboard has a Numeric Key pad, but it does not have a numlock 2 button, I found somwhere that I need to press Num lock 2 to change the faction of my units I place in the editor.
Do I need to press numlock + 2 or somthing like that?

[=F|R= CoMuNisTa]

I'm not sure what you mean bu "numlock 2". If your keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad [upload.wikimedia.org], just follow the tutorial to enable it for the on-screen keyboard (I've updated it).

[Moose]

I have Opend Up the on Screen Keyboard, but there is no Numlock
My keyboard has a Num lock, but not numlock 2