SQDEd 1.0 User's Manual




1. GENERAL

  SQDEd is an editor for editing the Ground Control squad files (*.sqd).
  Using SQDEd you can edit old sqd files and generate new ones. SQDEd can
  generate both single player and multi player sqd files.
  
  
2. INSTALLING SQDEd

  No installing is required to use SQDEd, just unpack the zip file in a directory.
  To run SQDEd, start SQDEd.exe.
  
  
3. USING SQDEd

  a) Changing mission type and team
     
     The mission type can be selected using the 'Mission type' combo box.
     If 'Single player' has been selected, you can select the team using the
     'Single player team' combo box. If the mission type is single player,
     you can edit only one team. If the mission type is multiplayer, you
     get automatically tables for editing both teams.
     
  b) Editing the troups
     
     There are tables for both teams (for one team, if mission type is
     'Single player'). You can use the 'Add' button to add new squads at
     the end of the list and the 'Insert' button to add new squads above the
     selected line. Using the 'Edit' button you can edit the selected squad and 
     using the 'Remove' button you can delete the selected squad. If you press
     right mouse button above the squad tables, you get the same commands in a
     pop-up menu. You can select the lines in the squad tables by clicking them
     with the left mouse button and move the lines by clicking the line number
     and tragging the line in a new position.
     
  c) The add/insert/edit squad window
  
     You can select the squad, configuration and drop ship using the combo boxes.
     You can edit the special weapon and special equipment, but in this version
     of SQDEd you must know the right strings. If you don't know the correct
     strings, leave the 'Default' value in the edit boxes. If you want to add more
     squads at the same time, put the desired amount in the 'Quantity' edit box.

    d) Naming the sqd files
  
     When you save the sqd files, you must name them according to the
     mission type you have selected. If you make a single player mission, you
     only need one sqd file (ie. myown.sqd). If you make a multiplayer mission,
     you need an sqd file for all the 6 tech levels (ie. myown1.sqd .. myown6.sqd).
     You need also an sqd file like in a single player mission, just in case the
     game would'nt be able to read the normal multiplayer sqd files.


4. THINGS MISSING

  Because this is the first version of SQDEd there are some properties missing 
  from the program:
  
  - when you press the 'New' button or load a new file, the editor doesn't ask
    anything, so be careful
    
  - there are no combo boxes for the special weapons and special equipment strings,
    beacause i couldn't get them anywhere (leave 'Default' in the edit boxes, if
    you don't know the correct strings)
    
  - there is no help in SQDEd (i am not sure whether i'm going to do this)  
    
  I'll try to fix these in the next version.
  
  
5. BUGS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR DEVELOPING SQDED

  If you find any bugs in SQDEd, please inform me.
  
  If you have any suggestions to develop SQDEd, feel free to e-mail them
  to me.
  
  
6. DISTRIBUTING SQDEd

  SQDEd is freeware, so you can freely distribute it, but not outside this package.
  
  
7. CONTACTING THE DEVELOPER

  You can contact me by e-mail: ville.elomaa@kolumbus.fi