The C&C Mission Editor toolbar is essential to the editing of missions, there are just four tools but between them you should be able to create any mission you want. To select a tool you can either click its button in the toolbar or you can select a tool by pressing its corresponding key.
The four tools are:
Each tool's function is detailed below: |
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Query Tool - Q key |
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The query tool is a tool that enables you to re-edit the values you put in for any type of game unit you placed (infantry, unit, structure). If you have previously placed any of these types of item you can click them again with this tool to bring up the dialog box for that particular item so that you can alter the values. |
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Pencil Tool - P key |
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The pencil tool is used to place all object into the map, once the piece you want to place is selected (clicked in either the terrain or overlay section of the window) you then can move the cursor into the map section. Once in the map section you will notice that the object you selected is tracked to the cursor point, this is actually the cell in which the cursor is, which helps you decide where you want to place the object. When you have decided where the object is to go then all you need do is click once.
Every type of object (excluding only trees/rocks) can only occupy the cells it requires |
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Eye-Dropper Tool - D key |
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The eye-dropper tool is handy in the fact that it enables you to select an object from the map (objects that have already been placed) and to set it as the current object to be placed by the pencil tool. With this tool you can select both map templates and also overlaying graphics. |
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Eraser Tool - E key |
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This tool is quite obvious, however it treats objects in two ways, the first is for the map template graphics, if you wish to delete a map graphic all you need do is click in cell that you want to erase. This will only delete a single cell at a time and will fill that cell with the default terrain. The other method of deleting is for all other objects, this is where the entire graphic is removed and replaced with the default terrain in that theatre.
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Player: |
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This popup menu sets the team that the current object is being placed for, this doesn't set the team for good as you can change the team in any of the infantry/unit/structures dialog boxes. |
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Cell Information |
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The cell information is basically three numbers that define the current cell in which the cursor lies. The three numbers are:
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