Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Atlas_User%27s_Guide

Timestamp:

Jul 21, 2008, 9:40:24 PM (16 years ago)

Author:

Erik Johansson

Comment:

some small fixes

Atlas_User%27s_Guide

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 == The Main Tools ==
 [[Image(tools.png)]]
+
 ''The tools''
 
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 From the left to right they are:
 === The Default tool ===
+
 [[Image(default_tool.png)]]
+
 ''The Default Tool''
 
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 ==== Navigating in the 3D world ====
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 Using the arrow keys on your keyboard you can move forwards/backwards/sideways, with the use of the Shift and Ctrl keys you can affect the speed of that movement:
 
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 === The Move/Rotate tool ===
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 [[Image(tools_move_rotate.png)]]
+
  ''The Move/Rotate Tool''
 
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 [[Image(tools_move_rotate_sel_unsel.png)]]
+
 ''Two sheep, the one to the left is not selected, while the one to the right is''
 
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 [[Image(tools_flatten.png)]]
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 ''The Flatten elevation tool''
 
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 [[Image(tools_flatten_before.png)]][[Image(tools_flatten_after.png)]]
 
-The only difference between these two images is the use of the flatten elevation tool
+''The only difference between these two images is the use of the flatten elevation tool''
+
 The result in the image to the right above has been obtained by repeatedly clicking with the flatten elevation tool and as you can see the terrain is much smoother now. What level the terrain gets averaged at is depending on where the center of the grid is (see The Area of Influence above for an image of the grid) and thus you can get different results if you put the center of the tool on a higher area versus a lower area.
 
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 === The Paint Terrain Texture tool ===
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 [[Image(tools_paint_terrain.png)]]
 
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 [[Image(tabs_terrain.png)]]
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 ''The tool and (some of the) options of the terrain tab''
 
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 [[Image(tabs_terrain_terrains.png)]]
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 ''The terrains''
 
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 [[Image(brush_options_circle.png)]][[Image(brush_options_square.png)]]
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 ''The difference between the circle and square brush shapes, displayed as more or less transparent tiles''
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 ==== Brush options: Shape ====
 
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 The other two terrain tools (the Alter terrain tool, and the Flatten terrain tool) are affected however. The greater the strength the greater the effect, i.e. if the value is 1 you'll have to hold the mouse button for some time before seeing any result, but if the value is 100 you only have to keep the button pressed for a small amount of time before a lot happens. You can change the value both by writing directly into the text field or by clicking the up/down arrows on the right side of the text field.
 
+=== Object Tab ===
+
 [[Image(tabs_object.png)]]
 
 ''The contents of the Object tab''
 
-=== Object Tab ===
-
 The object tab is where you can add objects onto the map. Objects can be everything from houses to units, from animals to trees. While there are a lot of objects, and for some of them a number of variations too, there isn't that much that need to be explained. The objects in the list to the left may be chosen by left clicking on them and then to place them on the map just move the mouse pointer there and left click to place it. Most objects can be rotated while placed, just click-and-hold the left mouse button where you want to place the object, move it around until you've found the rotation you're looking for. Don't worry if you don't get it right though, it's very easy to rotate the objects after you've placed them (see the Move/Rotate tool above).
 
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 === Environment Tab ===
 
-The different buttons and sliders etc you can find on the Environment tab are really best learned when playing with them, as they affect things as the lighting (for example the location of the “sun” of the 3D world) and how the water reacts to light etc. Below will follow a short list with the different buttons etc and a short explanation on what they do. First a little recommendation though, to be able to see any difference when using most of the buttons you'll need to enable “fancy water”. As the name implies it's for the looks more than anything else and will require a decent graphics card (which supports the shaders that the fancy waters requires), it will also decrease performance as the power will be used for yet another thing. You enable it by navigating to the /binaries/data/config/ folder and there open the system.cfg using a text editor, in that file find the line:
+The different buttons and sliders etc you can find on the Environment tab are really best learned when playing with them, as they affect things as the lighting (for example the location of the “sun” of the 3D world) and how the water reacts to light etc. Below will follow a short list with the different buttons etc and a short explanation on what they do. First a little recommendation though, to be able to see any difference when using most of the buttons you'll need to enable “fancy water”. As the name implies it's for the looks more than anything else and will require a decent graphics card (which supports the shaders that the fancy waters requires), it will also decrease performance as the power will be used for yet another thing. You enable it by navigating to the \binaries\data\config\ folder and there open the system.cfg using a text editor, in that file find the line:
 {{{
 fancywater=false
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 fancywater=true
 }}}
-and restart Atlas if open.
+and restart Atlas if open to see the change.
 
  * '''Water height''' – changes how high the water level is, the further to the right the slider is, the higher the water