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Because assets in editor are from game content, and game content doesn't include previews. We generate previews for only few assets, to reduce Developer Tools size and save your time while downloading them.

You can generate yourself preview double clicking on mesh in meshes section in Objects window. Mesh will be placed on map and after that you can set camera for preview and use button with camera to make preview. Previews are generated per project so it's good to move previews from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dying Light\DevTools\workshop\[PROJECT NAME]\meshes to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dying Light Dev Tools\DW\Data\Previews. After moving - previews will be visible for all projects.

Good practice - hide all other objects or delete them before making preview if you want previews without background.

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In Developer Tools Window go to Document menu, and use Share.


You must duplicate .eds file. Go to Objects window (button with crates on toolbar), click RMB on selected group and click Duplicate .eds File. After that you can open and edit using RMB and context menu.


Enemies need nav mesh. Open "Save and Build All" window by clicking button with bricks on toolbar. After that make sure that Build flag is selected in NavMesh section. Now use Save button and after using Play buton from toolbar, nav meshh will be build and enemies should react.

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Because probably you don't have any envprobe on map. Place at least one global envprobe. Go to Assets -> object types, find "Envprobe", place them on map, select this envprobe, open Attributes window by double clicking on envprobe, go to Dyn Lights tab, in section Envprobe parameters check Global envprobe. Envprobe now it's ready to generate. To generate envprobe go to Validate and Build menu on top of editor window, select Generate Envprobes and in new opened window click Generate.

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Place Item Spawner from object types in Objects window. Next, open Attributes, select placed item (if it is not selected) and in Fields tab in ID combo list you can choose what to spawn.


Place Map Portal from object types in Objects window, open Attributes window, select placed Map Portal (if it is deselected), choose target map in m_Map field, enter SpawnPoint name from other map in m_SpawnPoint field.

Default all maps have SpawnPoint with name MapStart. You can also place your own from object types just like Map Portal.


You can find Water in Assets window in object types section, at very bottom of list.


Copy the default_player_setup.scr from the example map data into one of new maps data. Open this file with and text editor.

To change player levels, change values for:

LevelFighter(24);
LevelRunner(24);
LevelStatus(6);

To add items, place Item Spawner on the map and go to Attributes window. In the ID list you can copy name of the weapons and stuff and paste it to script. For example:

Item("Special_Hook", 1); which is grappling hook
CraftedItem("White", "Melee_Expcalibur", ""); which is EXPcalibur

With any item like grappling hook or firecrackers, etc, you can change the number from 1 to any other number to have more quantity of it in your inventory.

If you want certain skills to be unlocked at the start while others are locked, just delete in file the skills you don't want to and change the level to lower than 25-24.


Because you placed them too much. Reduce the amount of normal spawners. To spawn a lot of biters use Crowd spawners.


Edit campaign_custom_workshop.scr file in project and define wich map is the first map to auto play after launching project from Player. Frist map on top, it's the default map.

Local or installed projects:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dying Light\DevTools\workshop\[PROJECT_NAME]\data

Subscribed items:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\239140


Place Spawner from object types in Assets window, select placed Spanwer, open Attributes window by doube clicking on Spawner (or click button on toolbar) and change Class from AISpawnBoxNumber to AISpawnBoxWaves.

To change object class click on button with dots on top of Attributes window. In the middle of Fields tab you can find m_NumberOfWaves and set how many waves you want from this spawner.

More about waves you can read in this topic.

If you want to open groups from our example collections, first open Objects window press right mouse button on group and choose Duplicate .eds file.

Next, right click on your Parent Group in Objects window, select "Open Parent Groups".

By pressing SHIFT + . and SHIFT + ,

Use in quest script file phases:


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You can change shortcuts in menu Tools -> Shorcuts. Rember, the less you change, the more we can help you because we don't now your own shortcuts.


Use Container from object types in Assets window.


You can not rename map. You must move your objects from current to other. To do that:

1. Select all items on your current map
2. Create group using CTRL + G
3. Open Objects window
4. Click RMB on created group and choose Edit Pivot
5. Go to Attributes window to Matrix tab and click Reset
6. Go back to Objects window, click RMB on yout group and choose Save And Close
7. Now create new map and paste your group from Assets window from data section
8. After placing group on map go to Attributes window, again to Matrix tab and click Reset
9. Your new map should look like the old one


Probably map is not builded. To do that, open your map in editor and use Build or Play button on toolbar.


Becasue you have active filters for selecting water and horizon. Press funnel icon on toolbar and toggle gray arrow to black for Water and Horizon.


Yes by using Scroll Lock on keyboard.


Probably have missed objectives in you phases in quest or you placed quest files in wrong folder. Quest files should be in data/quests/[MAP_NAME]


Edit campaign_custom_workshop.scr to set order. The first map in this file is the default map to play using player.

Look at scripts in [PROJECT_NAME]\data\scripts\inventory folder. You can add new items and change params. Currently you cannot import custom meshes, but we are working on it.

In Assets window use RMB on one of the folder in data tree, and choose Import Assets.