Changes between Version 36 and Version 37 of Atlas_User%27s_Guide


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    33= Atlas tutorial =
    44For a few tips and tricks which doesn't fit in this guide please see [wiki:Atlas_Tricks]
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    56== Starting Atlas (scenario editor) ==
    67In the Alpha and later releases you can either start Atlas by clicking the scenario editor in the main menu of the game, or - and this is the way to do it in case you've checked out the game using SVN - launch it directly by following the below directions: Assuming that you're on Windows, go to the \binaries\system\ folder in your 0A.D. folder and check for the file called "Atlas.bat". Double click that and you'll see a command window, don't worry though, you don't have to write commands to edit 0 A.D. maps (The 3D world in which the game takes place is known as a map, and both words will be used in this tutorial), it's just loading the program in the correct way. In some seconds you'll see the actual Scenario Editor itself.
     
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    135136==== Map settings ====
    136 '''Map Name''': Enter the name of your map to be displayed in-game. Currently only ASCII characters are available, but that will most likely be changed later so map names can contain other characters as well. '''Map Description''': Enter a description of your map. Again, only ASCII characters. '''Reveal Map''': This checkbox toggles whether or not the map will be revealed at the start of the game. If checked the map will be seen from the start, if not the player will have to explore to find the enemy, what the map looks like, resources etc. It will turn on/off both Fog-of-War and Shroud-of-Darkness, but if there's interest there may be separate settings for those eventually. '''Game Type''': This dropdown lets you select between different game types. Currently there's only '''Conquest''' (where you need to kill/destroy all your enemy's units and buildings) and '''Endless''' which is more suited for sandbox scenarios and requires the player to quit manually. '''Number of players''': Allows you to select how many players there will be on this map. Can be anything from one to eight.
     137'''Map Name''': Enter the name of your map to be displayed in-game. Currently only ASCII characters are available, but that will most likely be changed later so map names can contain other characters as well.[[BR]]'''Map Description''': Enter a description of your map. Again, only ASCII characters.[[BR]]'''Reveal Map''': This checkbox toggles whether or not the map will be revealed at the start of the game. If checked the map will be seen from the start, if not the player will have to explore to find the enemy, what the map looks like, resources etc. It will turn on/off both Fog-of-War and Shroud-of-Darkness, but if there's interest there may be separate settings for those eventually.[[BR]]'''Game Type''': This dropdown lets you select between different game types. Currently there's only '''Conquest''' (where you need to kill/destroy all your enemy's units and buildings) and '''Endless''' which is more suited for sandbox scenarios and requires the player to quit manually.[[BR]]'''Lock Teams:''' If checked the players cannot change their team/alliances in the middle of a game, if unchecked they can. (Though ''not yet as diplomacy isn't implemented'', but if you want to stop players from changing teams in the middle of a game once diplomacy is implemented it's a good idea to check this setting already and it should work once it is implemented.)[[BR]]'''Number of players''': Allows you to select how many players there will be on this map. Can be anything from one to eight.
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    138139==== Keywords ====
    139 '''Demo''': Makes the map show up among the "Demo" games in the game setup. '''Hidden''': Hides the map from showing up in the in-game lists of maps.
     140'''Demo''': Makes the map show up among the "Demo" games in the game setup.[[BR]]'''Hidden''': Hides the map from showing up in the in-game lists of maps.
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    141142==== Random Map ====
     
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    144145'''R button''': Refreshes the list of random maps so new random maps shows up.
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    148147==== Simulation/Testing the map ====