User Guide

EDITOR MENU
The menu bar at the top of the Mission Creation screen contains tools for editing, saving, and
further customizing your mission.The Editor menu consists of the following menu items: Mission,
Edit,View,Add and Options.
MISSION MENU
New Mission: Create a new mission by selecting a new region.You are prompted to save the
current mission then returned to the Region Selection Screen.
Load Mission: Load a previously created mission.
Save Mission: Save your current mission. If your current mission is a new mission and has not yet
been saved, you are prompted for a file name.
Save Mission As: Specify a new name for your current mission and save it.
Import: Import a 688(I) Hunter/Killer or Jane’s Fleet Command scenario. Place the scenario you
want to import in the Scenario directory in the directory where Sub Command is installed. See
Mission Editor/Getting Started/Importing Scenarios on p. 162.
Set File Password: Selecting this option displays the Password for Scenario File dialog box.Type
the desired password in the Password and Password Verification fields and click
OK .The file cannot
be loaded unless the password is supplied.
Recent Files: Displays the four most recently opened files.
Exit: Exit to the Main menu screen.
EDIT MENU
Copy: Copy a hooked object on the Mission map. (You may also press
v
+
C
.)
Paste: Paste a copied object anywhere on the map. (You may also press
v
+
V
and click
the map to paste the object.)
Delete: Delete a selected object. (You may also press y.)
Select Multiple Objects: Allows you to click and drag over the map to select more than one object
to edit.As you drag the mouse, a box appears showing the selection area.Any objects appearing in
this area are selected. Release the mouse button to complete selection of the objects.
Set Random Start Box: Allows you to set a Random Start Box around a selected object.When this
option is selected, a box with the selected object at the center appears.This box moves and sizes
as you move the mouse. Click the left mouse button to set the box size.The centered object begins
the mission at a random point within this square. Once set,a Random Start Box displays with
green lines.Tactic boxes have white lines.
Remove Random Start Box: Deletes the Random Start Box assigned to the selected object.
Side Alliances
Selecting this option displays the Alliance Manager Dialog. From here you select the sides to be
allied. Setting up side alliances is useful in scenarios that require two countries working in
cooperation.Assume you want to have the U.S. and Taiwan working together in a mission. In the
Alliance Dialog set side 0 (U.S.) to be allied with Side 1 (Taiwan). If during gameplay you opt to
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