User Guide

ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION
Alpha Centauri includes a full range of editor functions that allow you to cre-
ate your own maps or scenarios, alter the basic rules of the game, or just plain
cheat yourself silly (in single-player games only, of course). The designers
encourage players to become designers themselves, and see what new and
unexpected challenges their imaginations can create.
SCENARIO AND EDIT MAP MENU OPTIONS
The Scenario and Edit Map menus provide a number of powerful editing tools.
They are not considered part of the game itself, and using them cancels the
score of any game you are playing, but are provided for your enjoyment. Using
these tools, you can create your own scenarios, with custom maps, rules,
objectives and situations. Feel free to play around and create new scenarios for
your own use and that of your friends. We don’t have the space to document
all the features in the scenario and map editors, but here’s a few basics to get
you started:
• Activate Scenario Editor cK. When you want to edit a particular sce-
nario or map, you must first activate the scenario editor from the Scenario
menu. Once you’ve activated the scenario editor, any game underway no
longer keeps track of the score.
• Edit Map options. The map editor allows you to build or tweak any map
using the options provided. Most are self-explanatory. When placing fea-
tures, whether terrain or enhancements, remember that first you toggle a
particular feature, and then sL to place that feature, and s: to
remove that feature. All Edit Map features are displayed as icon toggles in
the central information window when the scenario editor is active.
• Save early, save often. The map and scenario editors can cause some pro-
gram malfunctions because of the nature of these alterations. We suggest
you save your work early and often. Have fun!
ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION
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