Hammerwatch Forum
Custom mapping and Mods => Editor Discussion => Topic started by: Grizwhirl on August 13, 2013, 09:08:30 AM
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Is it possible to put in a preview window in the editor so I can see what each tileset or doodad is before I place it?
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I used the editor before and after some time you will know what the tile name is for
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Theme A, corner, left, down. Pretty simple, but pictures would really be easier to deal with, and yet I found no way to do that. Maybe that will be added in the future.
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the naming layout makes it pretty easy to tell what things are, and when working with custom graphics you name them all your self.
tough i agree a preview would be helpful i'm not sure how well it would work, aside form the fact that would take a lot of programming to add a preview window, doodads can be almost any size so depending on the size of the preview window you might not be able to see much on larger ones.
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I don't think it's much work. But I don't know, howto programm things^^ All I know is: it's a giant wall of text.
Just say there's a preview window above the list (or below) that shows the tile you selected. You can scroll in/out to change the zoom, if your mouse hovers over the preview window(Or using +/- buttons).
I think that would be a good idea. Maybe it will be added soon :P
And maybe there will be a "Suggestions" thread on the forum, because atm I feel wrong :(
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Ya I've started to get the naming down now after playing with it for a few hours ;D, was just wondering if it was something to be added later.
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if You copy the assets.bin and drag it into the resource extractor it will create a folder that shows all the game elements, you can look at the .xmls to see how they do custom mobs or items.
just put your own inside the appropriate folder.