mapeditor





To enable you to create your own maps for game a mapeditor was added. You can start it from the main menu by clicking on the buttom "mapeditor". To make your own map click on "NEW MAP". A red framed window should appear in front of you and a little red coordinat indicator. This window is a 1:2 reprensentation of the playinf field. For putting a mapobject you've to chose it with the buttom on the right-hand side. After this you must only click on the position where you want this mapobjecte to be. Important: You can put 10 astroids but you must chose every new seperatly, the same is about the 2 ship-starting positions. You cannot put the wormhole because this mapobjects works by random. If you want to play with your new map, you will have to click on "TAKE THIS MAP FOR GAME". To save a map you must click on "SAVE MAP" and enter a name for it. Saved maps or prepared one's can be loaden by "LOAD MAP". All maps have the extension .smp, this means Starmap. Don't forget clicking on "TAKE THIS MAP FOR GAME" after you have loaden a map. You quit the mapeditor with "CLOSE".