User Guide

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LINE TOOLS
With the line tools, you can create waypoint paths for units to follow, trigger area polygons for use in
scripts, and the perimeter for your map.
WAYPOINT TOOL
The Waypoint tool lets you place single waypoints or waypoint paths for moving objects to follow.
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To place a set of waypoints, select the Waypoint tool. Click a location in the map, and the waypoint is
created. Drag to another location, and click again. A waypoint path joins the two waypoints. Continue
clicking and dragging until you create the waypoint path. In the Waypoint Path Label textbox, enter a
name for your waypoint path. You can enter multiple path names for the same set of waypoints as a
form of creating aliases.
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To rename a waypoint, select it. In the Waypoint Options window, enter a new name for the waypoint.
✯ Waypoints on the same waypoint path should have consistent names.
EA TIP: A single waypoint can be a useful bookmark or placeholder for unfinished work.
Looped sets of waypoints can be used to assign patrols to units.
POLYGON TOOL
The Polygon tool lets you define areas that can be used to trigger script actions. If you are planning to create
conditional events based on map locations, you must use the Polygon tool to define those locations.
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To create a polygon, click the Polygon tool. On the map, click the location for the initial corner. Click
and drag to other locations to define the corners and the perimeter of the polygon. In the Polygon
Options window, enter an appropriate name for the polygon.
✯ Scripts are used to control CPU-controlled units, teams, and players. For more information on scripts, ➤
Scripts on p. 61.
BORDER TOOL
The Border tool is used to define the perimeter of your map. Units and structures can operate only inside
the perimeter of the map.
Although the orange perimeter is always the default perimeter, you can create multiple perimeters, each of
which can be activated during the mission. Use multiple borders to open new areas of terrain as a reward
for the player accomplishing partial goals for the mission.
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To define the perimeter, select the Border Tool. In the map, click and drag any corner of the orange
perimeter to redefine the border.
✯ The lower-left corner of the perimeter is always fixed.
OTHER TOOLS
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To change the direction in which the camera is facing, click one of the directional icons in the toolbar.
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To open the Help file, click the Help icon in the toolbar.
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