TEd Documentation 1.0

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TEd DocumentationThe Creative Assembly


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Table of Contents

1. Creating Your First Map in TEda.

Getting Started

b. View Navigationc. Creating and Editing Terraind. Adding Detail and Featurese. Finalising your Mapf. Adding info to your mapg. Loading your map in game

2. User Interface Descriptiona. Select Tab

i. Vertexii. Object

b. Create Tabi. Instance Brush

ii. Vegetationiii. Buildingsiv. Go/No-Go Regionsv. Deployment Zones

vi. Terrain Decalsvii. EF Lines

viii. Capture Locationix. Zonesx. Particle Effects

xi. Tape Measurexii. AI Hint Polygons

xiii. Draw Modec. Paint Tab

i. Blendii. Height

d. File Menue. Edit Menuf. Environment Menug. Options Menuh. Scene Graph / Instance Listi. Property Panel

3. Keyboard Shortcuts4. Building Categories5. Bugs / Known Issues


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Creating Your First Map in TEd

The following is a guide to creating your first Total War: Shogun 2 map.

1. Getting Started Open Steam. Select Library. Select the drop down box with the default name ALL GAMES and select TOOLS. Select and install Total War: SDK. Once installed run Total War: SDK. You will now be presented with a Total War: SDK menu. Select TEd to run it. Congratulations. Youve loaded the Total War editor, TEd.

2. View NavigationThere are multiple ways to navigate through TEds 3D view.

Keys [W] [S] [A] [D] move the camera forwards, backwards, strafe left and strafe right. Holding the [MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON] and dragging the mouse in an inverse direction also

moves the camera forwards, backwards, strafe left and strafe right.

Holding [ALT] + [MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON] allows you to rotate the camera around the 3Dview. This can also be achieved by holding [MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON] + [RIGHT MOUSE

BUTTON] or by using the [Q] [E] keys.

Scrolling the [MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON] forwards and backwards zooms the camera in andout.

3. Creating and Editing Terrain Create a new battlefield by selecting File > New Battlefield and select Ok.

(THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!)

Once done use the navigation controls to fly around and familiarise yourself with the map.Upon doing this you should notice two things. Firstly the red box and blue box. These boxes

are deployment zones. They define where each army will deploy in game. These are

described in more detail here. The second item you will notice is a larger yellow box. This

box defines the maximum playable area. Anything outside of this point will be beyond game

logic and only act as a visual prop within your map.

Now lets add some mountains to this featureless map. Select the Paint tab in the top lefthand corner.

From the Paint Channel dropdown menu select Height. From the Brush drop down menu, select the brush Mountain_16x8_ae_135 In order to get the right effect from this brush we need to make it bigger. In the Scale

input box drag the slider to the maximum value or simply enter 1000 into the box.


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Since we want to add terrain using this brush we need to change the blend mode. In theBlend Mode drop down box, select Additive.

We also need to change how much terrain is added when we click the mouse. To do thissimply change the value in the Height input box enter 100 here.

Now move the mouse to the edges of the yellow boundary playing area and click once. If youwant a bigger mountain click again in the same place. Congratulations, youve just created a

mountain.

You can repeat the processes above using a combination of different brushes, scales andheights to create a nice environment for your battlefield. Heres one I made earlier:

If you make a mistake dont worry, simply change the Blend Mode drop down box toNormal / Absolute (this will raise or lower the terrain to a uniform height) the defaultheight for terrain in TEd is 10 so enter this into the Height input box and using the

hard_brush you can change any terrain back to its default.


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4.Adding Detail and Features Now its time to add some detail to our map with a forest. While still in the Painttab, select Blend from the Paint Channel. This will allow us to

paint the Battlefield with different ground types.

Make sure that the Ground Type selection is set to Forest, and this time were going tobe using the Gradient_Round_2x2 brush.

We need the brush to be a bit larger so in the Scale input box change this to 100. Now in order to give the impression that the grass terrain blends in seamlessly with the

forest terrain we need to change the pressure of the brush. This can be changed with the

Pressure input box this works on a scale of 0 to 1 so enter to value of 0.5 here.

Click the mouse anywhere on the battlefield to paint the forest type here. If you hold downthe mouse you get a stronger effect so I find repeatedly clicking the best option.

If you make a mistake, simply change the Ground Type back to Grass which is the defaultground type and paint over any mistakes.

When satisfied with the result its time to add some trees. Go to the Create menu in thetop left hand corner and select Vegetation from the Object Type drop down menu. This

feature is described in much more detailhere.

Click the select_trees button to see the available trees for placement. Select a species typefrom the top left window and then click the -> arrow to add that species to the current

selection (a preview of that tree can be seen in the preview window below the variant

selection). This can be done for any combination of trees you like, or alternatively select a

pre-set selection from the menu on the right hand side and click Load selection..

When happy with your selection, press OK to close the select_trees window. There are two methods available for placement of treesSingle or Brush. Here we are going

to be using Brush so select it from the Mode drop down menu.

Change the scale of the brush higher (I used 40) and simply paint over the forest areas youcreated earlier.

If you want to delete or move trees around, simply use the Select tab, or alternatively youcan select objects in theInstance List. You should end up with something similar to this;


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Now lets add some buildings to our battlefield. While still under the Create tab, select Buildings from the Object Type drop down menu. A description on placement of Buildings can be foundhere The Model Selection drop down menu contains a list of all the available buildings that can

be placed into the battlefield, which includes Castle pieces if you want to create your own

castle for a siege type map. Here were going to be using the

plains_village_buildings_large_house buildings so select one ofthem from the Model

Selection drop down menu.

The building will appear on the end of the mouse. Hold down the [ALT] key and move themouse left or right to rotate the building before placement and simply click to place.

Similar to Vegetation you can always use the Select tab to re-select buildings to move,rotate or delete any building you have placed.

Select another building from the Model Selection drop down menu and place it onto thebattlefield. I used a combination of different houses and rocks to create a small settlement.

You can also use the Height and Blend Paint Channels described earlier to raises parts of theterrain and make a dirt path by selecting the Mud ground type under the Blend paint

channel (used in the same way as creating a forest area)

You can use the same process described above to place as many trees or buildings as youlike. I created a few more similar looking settlements and also added some terrain height

variation in the middle of the map.


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5. Finalising your Map When satisfied with the amount of detail you have added to your map its time to add the

finishing touches and finalise your map ready for play.

If Deployment Zones are not already present on your map (they get added automatically ifyou select New Battlefield from the File Menu) we need to add them in.

From the Create tab, select Deployment Zones from the Object Type menu. Deployment Zones are described in much more detailhere. Choose an area on the map you would like your first army to start. Click the [LEFT MOUSE

BUTTON] to place the first vertex of the deployment zone, click in the same fashion to place

additional vertices to create the outline of your zone, and to close the zone up simply place

the last vertex on top of the first. This is your first Deployment Zone you need to create

another one for the opposing army with a different Alliance ID. You can read how to do this

here.

Time to save your battlefield - to do this go to the File menu and select Save Battlefield.Enter a map name in the entry box and hit Save. Simple.

6.Adding info to your map When we save our map a file is created that stores information about it so when it is shared

in game, the relevant information is displayed to other players such as the map name, type

and author.

This information is stored in an XML file located in the map folder where TEd saved it to. Adetailed explanation ofXML files can be found on the following websites;

o http://www.w3schools.com/xml/o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML

Navigate to the directory where TEd saves maps to and open a map folder. For Windows 7 and Windows Vista users by default your maps will be saved in the following

directory (where is the name of the current user logged on:

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\maps

For Windows XP users the directory would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\The Creative

Assembly\Shogun2\maps
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/http://www.w3schools.com/xml/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLhttp://www.w3schools.com/xml/


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The xml file is called map_info.xml and it needs to be edited with our own information. Thefile looks like this;

My First Shogun 2 Map

My First Shogun2 Map

The Creative Assembly

land

1

1

1.0

false

The text in bold is the information you need to replace with your own which is identified bythe tag in brackets before it.

o = The name of you map and how it will be shown to others.o = Used to describe your Battle map type.o = Who the map was made by (e.g. yourself)o = The type of map. Either land, naval or siege.o and = The different sizes of each team.

The possible combinations are 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4.

o =

The ratio applied to the defending sides budget

on siege maps. Usually on a scale of0-1.

o = true or false whether your map contains keybuildings or not.

Another bit of information you can add to your map is a screenshot icon. This is designed tobe a preview of the map you have created which is also shown to other players who

download your map.

In order for this to work correctly, the preview icon needs to be contained within the mapfolder in the same way the map_info.xml is stored (which is outlined above).

The file needs to be called icon.tga and it needs to have a resolution of512x256 pixels.Many common image editing programs allow you to save images as a TGA file.

When you save your battlefield, a default image is created in the map folder which you cankeep or edit if you desire.


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7. Loading your map in game There are two areas in Shogun 2 where you can play your custom made maps.

o Custom Battleo Multiplayer Battle

While in any of these two areas you can load your custom map the same way you wouldselect a normal map.

If in a Multiplayer Battle and your opponent does not have the map you have selected theywill begin downloading it on their machine. Be patient this takes a while. After it has been

downloaded the battle can begin.

Maps are downloaded to the same directory on their machine as maps are saved to onyours.

You can edit other player maps that you have downloaded and re-share them!


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User Interface Description

Select TabThe Select Tab allows you to select objects that have been placed into the battlefield.

There are two types of Selection available from the Selection filter;

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut [CTRL + 1] to quickly access the Select Tab

Vertex

Vertex selection allows you to select and reposition vertices for object types such as Zones

or Deployment Areas (these will be described in much more detail later on)

ObjectObject selection allows you to select and reposition objects such as Trees or Buildings using

the three-dimensional jack manipulator. This allows you to select an object to change its

properties or to delete the object by pressing [DEL].

While in Select mode, you can also click and hold down the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] and drag

the mouse to create a selection box around multiple objects to quickly select more than one.

You can also add more objects to your current selection by holding down the [CTRL] key and

clicking the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] on any other object in the scene.

Create TabThe Create Tab is the hub from which all map content is produced. Here you can add buildings,

trees, particle effects and much more. This content is separated into different sections listed under

Object Type which are outlined below.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut [CTRL + 2] to quickly access the Create Tab

Instance Brush

The Instance Brush is a powerful tool that allows you to save any combination of objects

(trees, buildings etc.) into a pre-set brush which can be used to quickly repeat large sectionsof objects.

In order to use the Instance Brush you must first save a selection of objects to a brush. In

order to do this:

1. Go to the Select Tab and select the objects you want to save a brush.2. Go to the Edit file menu3. Select Save Selection as brush or alternatively use the keyboard shortcut

[CTRL + B]


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Now go back to the Create Tab and select Instance Brush from the Object Type drop down

menu. Under this sub menu there is another menu named Brush Selection this is where all

your custom Instance Brushes are stored, by default the naming convention is Brush 0,

Brush 1, Brush 2 etc.

You also have the ability to save out Instance Brushes to an .xml file, so they can be re-

loaded next time you load TEd. Under the Instance Brush sub menu there are two buttons:

1. Savea. This will bring up the Windows Save File dialogue. Browse to a location

on your computer, type a file name followed by .xml e.g. Brush1.xml

2. Loada. This will bring up the Windows Open File dialogue. Browse to the

location where you saved the file previously, select it and click Open.

The brush will now appear under the Brush Selection menu.

Vegetation

The Vegetation menu allows you to place trees, props and other vegetation onto the

battlefield. In order to do this you must first select the trees you want - this is done by

clicking the Select_Trees button while under the Vegetation sub menu.

On the left hand side of the Select_Trees menu there is a list of all the available tree species

called Species Selection - select a species which will then show all the different Variants

available underneath.

Hover over the arrow button -> to see a preview of that particular tree in the Preview

window, then click the -> arrow to add that variant to the current selection. To remove a

particular variant from the current selection, click the


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When you have a number of variants in the current selection, press OK

There are two options available for the actual placement of trees which can be selected

from the Mode drop down menu:

1. Singlea. Clicking will place one tree at a time. If you have multiple variants loaded into

your current selection, the chance that each tree will be placed is based on the

Relative Probability slider in the Select_Trees window, as outlined earlier.

2. Brusha. Uses a circular brush that can be painted to place multiple trees at a time. The

size of this brush can be changed by changing the Scale input box.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcuts [and] to quickly change the Scale.

b. You can also change the pressure of the brush by changing the value in thePressure input box. A smaller pressure value means that less trees will be

placed when using the brush a larger value means that more will be placed.

Buildings

The Buildings menu allows you to place a number of buildings onto the battlefield which

includes placement of castle pieces to create castles for siege maps.

The Model Selection drop down menu contains a list of all the buildings available to be

placed onto the battlefield. Click this and choose a building from the menu. The selected

building will now appear on the mouse cursor click the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to place

the building.

TIP: Hold down the [ALT] key and move the mouse left or right to change the orientation of

the building before it is placed.

There are also different ways of placing multiple buildings onto the battlefield, similar to

how the Brush mode works for placing Vegetation. These methods are under the Draw

Mode menu these are described in a separate section later on as they are relevant for

other object types also.

To place a different building onto the map simply use the Model Selection drop down

menu and select a different building.

Buildings are categorised differently and play different roles depending on the type of map

and how they are placed. For a full list of the different buildings and what category they fall

under please see the Building Category list.


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Go/No-Go Regions

There are two options available from the Hard Outline Type menu:

1. Go Regionsa. Go Regions are polygons that define areas of traversable terrain. These Go

Regions overwrite generated terrain path finding data, they do not overwrite

model path finding data.

2. No-Go Regionsa. The opposite of a Go Region this defines an area that will be off limits by units

to travel across, and they will not be able to traverse this area.

When you have selected the type you want, click anywhere on the battlefield to place the

first vertex of the polygon, then a line will appear from this point until you click to place the

second vertex. Continue in this fashion to define the shape of the region, and click the last

point to the first point to complete and join the region together.

TIP: Press the [ESC] key or the [RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON] during the region creation process

to cancel the placement of vertices.

Deployment Zones

Deployment Zones allow you to define the starting position of armies on the battlefield. In

order to do this:

1. When the Deployment Zones object has been selected from the Create tab, clickanywhere on the battlefield to place the first vertex of the zone, followed by the secondvertex and any subsequent vertices until the region has been defined, then place the last

vertex on top of the first to close the zone up.

2. Follow the same process in step one to place the second deployment zone for theopposing army.

Each deployment zone will need to have a different Alliance ID for each respective army.

BUG: The Alliance ID cannot be changed from the initial Deployment Zone menu. In order

to change it and ensure that Deployment Zones are saved out correctly please use the

following workaround:

1. Place the Deployment Zone as outlined above.

2. Go to the Instance List on the right of the screen and expand the Layers node

3. Expand the Base Layer node

4. Scroll down to the Deployment Zone entry in the Instance List and select it

5. In the property panel section below, find the entry for Alliance ID and drag the slider

or enter a 1 in the value box.

6. The Deployment Zone should have now turned blue

7. Both a red (0) and blue (1) deployment zone need to be present in order for them to

save correctly.


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Terrain Decals

Terrain Decals are flat two-dimensional images that can be placed onto the battlefield to

give extra detail to the battle terrain. Placement of Terrain Decals is very similar to

placement of buildings.

1. While under the Terrain Decal sub menu, use the Decal Selection drop down menu tochoose a decal that you wish to place. The square brush outline will appear.

2. Use the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] and click anywhere on the battlefield to place theTerrain Decal.

TIP: Hold down the [ALT] key and move the mouse left or right to change the orientation of

the terrain decal before it is placed.

EF Lines

EF Lines, short for Entity Formation Lines are a special type of object that will cause units to

perform a specific action when placed over them. This specific action can be selected by

using the Purpose drop down menu which contains options such as High Wall,

Boarding or Tree.

EF Lines are slightly different in that in order to function correctly; they must be placed

inside a Zone which is another object type. To create an EF Line instance, follow the

instructions below:

1. From the Create tab, select Zones from the drop down list.2. Create a Zone by placing the first vertex, then the second, then as many as you wish,

then join the last vertex with the first in order to close the Zone up.

3. From the Create tab, select EF Lines.4. From the Purpose drop down menu, select the desired Entity Formation5. The placement of vertices for the EF Line must be inside the Zone you just created

Capture Location

Capture Locations are primarily used in siege type battle maps inside created castles. They

should be placed next to buildings such as towers, keeps or gates and are automatically

assigned to the nearest building they are placed next to.

To place a Capture Location, go to the Create Tab and select Capture Location from the drop

down menu and then use the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to place it onto the battlefield.

You can change the size of the Capture Location by going to the Select Tab ([CTRL + 1]) and

clicking and dragging the pink box on the outer circle of the Capture Location which should

increase or decrease its size.


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Zones

Zones on their own do not provide much purpose, but instead are used as a container of

sorts for other object types. As stated in the section on EF Lines, EF Lines should always be

contained within a Zone in order to function correctly.

Another use for Zones is when creating Castle wall pieces, a zone should be placed around

the wall as each castle piece contains EF Lines.

Particle Effects

Particle Effects allow you to add a wide variety of different effects onto your battlefield such

as fire, explosions, water and even spurting blood.

Particle Effects are separated into two main sub menus;

1. Current Effect Groupa.

Contains a list of all available effects that can be placed into the game. This iswhat you must use. Each Current Effect Group is made up of a number of

individual Current Effects.

2. Current Effecta. Contains all the different effects that can be combined together to form a

Group.

Simply select the effect you desire from the Current Effect Group menu and click anywhere

on the battlefield to place it. There is also an option to Create Emitter which means the

effect will appear and be selectable in the instance list. This option needs to be selected in

order for Particle Effects to appear in game.

In order to see the effect as it would appear in game, you will need to click the Play button

which is part of the Animation Editor in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

In order to stop the Particle Effects from playing, simply click the Stop All Effects button

which is on the Particle Effects sub menu of the Create Tab.

Tape Measure

Tape Measure is exactly what it sounds like - a tool that is used in order to measure

distances between objects or anything within TEd.

Simply use the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to click and drag to any other point in the map to

create a straight line. In the Property Panel section of the User Interface it will display the

length of the line you have just created.


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AI Hint Polygons

AI Hint Polygons function similar to EF Lines - when placed onto the battlefield they would

instruct units that walk over them to carry out a certain purpose or function. The placement

of these zones is the same as placing any other zone.

1. Select the AI Hint Polygon sub menu from the Create Tab.2. Select the type of hint that you wish to place from the Hint Type drop down menu.3. Click anywhere with the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] on the Battlefield to place the first

vertex of the polygon.

4. Use the mouse to move and place the second vertex of the polygon by left clicking.5. Continue in this fashion until the polygon has been created6. Join the last vertex up with the first to close the polygon.

Draw Mode

For all the available objects that can be placed onto the battlefield there are different

methods of being able to place them which come in the form of different draw modes which

are outlined below.

1. PointThis is the default method. Click once with the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to place a single

iteration of the particular object that you have selected.

2. FreehandThis is similar to the Point draw mode with the difference of instead of clicking once to place

the object you can click and hold down the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] while dragging the

mouse to place multiple instances of the selected object.

3. LineUse the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to click and drag to form a straight line which the selected

object will appear along that line at determined intervals. Uncheck the Match Spacing to

Objectoption and alter the Spacing input in order to define how close together that

object will appear along that line.

4. SquareSimilar to the Line draw mode, however the objects will be placed in a square formation

instead of a line. Click and hold the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] and drag the mouse to form the

square. The separation between the objects can be changed with the Match Spacing to

Objects and Spacing options.

5. CircleThe circle draw mode allows you to place objects in a circular formation. Click and hold the

[LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] while dragging the mouse to form the circle of objects. The further

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6. PolygonSimilar to the Line draw mode, the polygon draw mode allows you to place objects along the

lines of any shape you desire. Simple click the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON] to place the first

vertex of the polygon, and then place any subsequent polygons in the shape you like. The

objects will line along the edges.

Paint Tab

Blend

The Blend Channel allows you to paint the battlefield with different ground types that suit

different areas and features of the map. For example, use the Forest ground type in areas

that contain large amounts of trees or use the Sand ground type on maps surrounded by

water.

The blend channel is separated into the following sections;

1. Ground Typea. Forestb. Sandc. Rockd. Mude. Grass

BUG: Rock is a redundant ground type and does not work. Instead rock will appearautomatically on terrain that has been raised or lowered.

2. Brusha. There are many different Brushes available for terrain painting. Using a

combination of different brushes and different scales can result in nice effects.

3. Blend Modea. This is more relevant for changing terrain height (described in the next section).

4. Scalea. Used to change the size of the brush. Increase the scale to cover a larger area of

the map when painting.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcuts [ and] to quickly change the Scale.

5. Pressurea. Changes how hard the pressure of the brush affects the map. On a scale of 0 to

1, a small pressure will result in a very light change to the terrain whereas a high

pressure will result in a heavy effect.


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Height

The Height channel allows you to raise or lower the terrain in order to form hills, slopes, gradients or

even mountains. All of the same options are available as the blend channel; however the Blend

Mode contains options such as;

1. Normal / AbsoluteRaise or Lower the terrain to a uniform height, regardless of what its previous height was.

The default height for terrain is 10 (which can be entered into the Height input box).

2. AdditiveRaise the terrain according to the Height value which is added onto what the previous value

was.

3. SubtractiveLower the terrain according to the Height value which is subtracted from what the previous

value was.

4. SmoothSmooth the area of terrain selected.

There are other options available also but these four will produce the most desired effect. Use a

combination of Brush, Scale, Pressure and Blend Mode in order to create different terrain types. The

best way is to experiment and discover what works best.

File Menu

1. New BattlefieldCreates a new, empty battlefield with nothing but deployment zones present. Dont worry, a

prompt is shown asking if you have saved your previous work before starting fresh.

2. Load BattlefieldBrings up the load file menu which contains all your previously saved maps.

For Windows 7 and Windows Vista users by default your maps will be saved in the following



For Windows XP users the directory would be:C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\The Creative



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3. Save BattlefieldSaves the battlefield to the maps directory. Simply type a file name into the box and hit

Save.

For Windows 7 and Windows Vista users by default your maps will be saved in the following



For Windows XP users the directory would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\The Creative


4. ExitExits TEd. Like when you create a New Battlefield, a message box reminds you to save before

you quit so you wont lose any work.

Edit Menu

1. Undo [CTRL + Z]Undo the last operation that was performed whether it was placing a building, deleting a

tree or raising terrain.

BUG: Undo operations are not always carried out 100% of the time.

2. Redo [CTRL + Y]Similar to Undo, but Redo will perform the last operation that was undone.

3. Copy [CTRL + C]Copy an object such as a tree or a building. An object needs to be selected in order for

Copy to become available.

4. Paste [CTRL + V]Paste an object after it has been copied in order to create a duplicate of that object which

will appear next to the object it was copied from.

5. Delete [DEL]Delete an object after it has been selected which will also remove it from the instance list.


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6. Save selection as brush [CTRL + B]This is used in conjunction with the Instance Brush object type. Select a number of objects

and save them as a brush so that group of objects can be painted and repeated. See the

section on Instance Brushes for a more detailed explanation.

7. Group Selection [CTRL + G]Select a number of objects and group them so they appear in the instance list as an

Instance Group. Instead ofmoving or relating objects individually you can simply group

them and any changes made to the group will affect all the objects within that group.

8. UnGroup Selection [CTRL + U]The opposite of creating a group ungroup your selection so those objects are now

individual and appear separately in the instance list.

9. Height Map BiasThis will raise or lower the terrain across the entire battlefield. This is especially useful for

creating maps with large amounts of water simply lower the height map to water level (-20

bias should be enough) to create a vast ocean and raise the terrain with the Height Paint

Channel to create islands.

10.Save Zones

Environment Menu

1. Load Environment SettingsLoad environment settings that have been previously saved from an .environment file. The

Windows Open File dialogue will appear, simply navigate to the directory where the file was

saved, select it and Open it.

2. Save Environment SettingsSave Environment settings to an .environment file which can then be reloaded. The

Windows Save File dialogue box will appear, simply navigate to the directory you want the

file to be saved to, enter a file name and click Save.

3. Reload Textures [CTRL + T]Reload all the textures loaded into TEd.

4. Reload Modules [CTRL + M]Reload all the modules loaded into TEd.


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Options Menu

1. Shadow Toggle [CTRL + S]This setting will toggle Shadows being visible to the user or not. Trees, buildings and other

objects cast shadows which are visible in the scene view.

BUG: Shadows move around when rotating / zooming / moving the camera

2. PreferencesOpens the Preferences window which can be used to change various settings for various

features in TEd.

BUG: The Preferences window from the Options file menu is not displayed correctly. The

instance list can be used instead to change any settings within TEd.

Scene Graph / Instance ListThe Scene Graph / Instance list is almost like TEd without the 3D scene view. Here are number of

different elements are listed that let you customise TEd with a great amount of detail.

Settingso Change settings for almost every aspect of how TEd, and everything in TEd works.

Camerao Change how the camera in TEd works.

Layerso A layer based instance list system that displays every object you have placed onto

the battlefield You are able to change settings for each individual object. Objects

are organised hierarchically.

Moduleso A module system that loads all different aspects of TEd into one system, and the

ability to change settings for each module.

Sceneo A scene list where you can change the aesthetics of how your battlefield looks.


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Property Panel

General

The general Property Panel area displays the properties of whichever object or Scene Graph element

you have selected so you can quickly change it.

There are multiple options available for anything that you can select, each of which is fairly self-

explanatory.

Camera Mode

Just beneath the general property panel area there are various other options (represented with

icons) that are used for quickly changing the most used properties in TEd.

The first of which is the Camera Mode which has 3 different settings;

Looko The default camera mode a full description on how this camera mode works is in

the View Navigation section.

Walko Navigate TEd as if you were a unit walking across the battlefield. The controls are

almost identical except you are close to the ground and cannot move up or down

the Y-axis.

Orbito Also similar to the Look camera mode but instead of rotating the camera on the

spot, you rotate the camera around a specific point on the battlefield which is useful

for getting a good rotational look around a certain object.

Grid Snap Options

Placement of objects can be made much easier by using the different grid snap options. If you need

to align your buildings or castle pieces in a certain way then these set of options are for you.

Grido A customisable grid can be toggled on or off by going to;

Settings > Drawing Settings > Show Grid

o When you have Snap to Grid turned on, any object that you place onto thebattlefield will snap to the points on the grid. You can change the size of the grid or

how many divisions it has too which gives a greater degree of control when placing

objects.

Angleo The Snap to Angle function is most useful when placing castle pieces for creating

your own siege map. By default the angle that objects snap to is set to 90

increments so that your objects will be perfectly aligned.

o Hold down the [ALT] key and select a building with the [LEFT MOUSE BUTTON]while under the Select Tab. While still holding the [ALT] key and the [LEFT MOUSEBUTTON], drag the mouse left or right to rotate the object in 90 increments.


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Edges Vertices Orient to Edges Playable Bounds

BUG: Snap to Edges, Vertices, Orient to Edges and Playable Bounds currently do not function.

Weather Options

TEd also has a wide variety of options for customizing the environment in which your battlefield is

placed in, some of which is the ability to change the weather. The following weather options are

available which are self-explanatory;

Dry Breezy Dry Gusty Dry Foggy Rain Gusty Rain Stormy Snow Gusty Snow Stormy

Remember, in order for your weather settings to be saved you will have to save them out separately

from the Environment file menu and selecting Save Environment Settings, then loading them back in

with Load Environment Settings (also from the Environment file menu)

Season Options

Change the different season that the appearance of your battlefield will appear as. The following

options are available;

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Time of DayChange the time of day that your battlefield appears as.

Night Day


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Surface Mode

Change the surface mode of any object you have selected.

Landscape: Above Landscape: Centre Freeform Barycentric Edge Relative

Climate

Change the different climates available to how your battlefield will appear.

Japan_decidous Japan_evergreen Japan_lowland Japan_alpine Japan_mix Japan_default

Mask Mode

Change the mask mode in TEd.

Visible Active


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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Description

W Move camera forward

A Pan camera left

S Move camera backwards

D Pan camera right

Q Rotate camera left

E Rotate camera right

Z Increase camera altitude

X(when Select tabor Create tab isselected)

Decrease camera altitude

X(when Paint Tab isselected)

Toggle blend mode between additive and subtractive ifeither are selected

1 Move camera to a birds eye view position

2 Move camera to ground level

ESC Zoom 3D view this increases the size of the frame viewto remove the tree view, property panel and animationeditor. A second press removes the creation panel. A thirdpress returns all the removed windows.

Delete Delete currently selected object


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Building Categories

Building Building Category

1meterblock incidental5meterblock incidental

5meterblock_wire incidental

archery_range key_building_archery_dojo

archery_range_v2 key_building_archery_dojo

bale_rice_pile incidental

bale_rice_pile_large incidental

barrel_half_wooden incidental

barrel_sake_stack incidental

barrel_sake_stack_large incidental

barrel_wooden incidental

barrel_wooden_large incidental

basket_empty_a incidental

basket_empty_a_large incidental

basket_empty_b incidental

basket_empty_b_large incidental

basket_fish_a incidental

basket_fish_a_large incidental

basket_tea incidental

basket_tea_large incidental

bench_a incidental

boat_ferry incidental

boat_fishing_small_a incidental

boat_fishing_small_b incidental

boat_fishing_small_c incidental

boat_rack house

bojutsu_parlour house

boxes_pile_a incidental

boxes_pile_a_large incidental

boxes_pile_b incidentalboxes_pile_b_large incidental

bridge_a_30metre bridge

bridge_a_50metre bridge

bridge_primer bridge

bridge_railway_01 incidental

bridge_repeater bridge

bridge_transition bridge

bucket incidental

bucket_large incidental

bucket_long_armed incidental


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bus ruins

camp_fire_large house

cart_a incidental

cart_b incidental

cart_c incidental

cart_with_logs incidental

castle_01 fort

castle_01_120men house

castle_01_90corner fort_wall

castle_01_90corner_star fort_wall

castle_01_90cornerin fort_wall

castle_01_anglewall_groundshort_01 fort_wall



castle_01_anglewall_groundshort_04 fort_wallcastle_01_bridge bridge

castle_01_bridgelake bridge

castle_01_e3flaghuge incidental

castle_01_e3flaglarge incidental

castle_01_e3flagsmall incidental

castle_01_endcap_left ruins

castle_01_endcap_right ruins

castle_01_gate_01 gate




castle_01_keep_01 townhall

castle_01_keep_e3 townhall

castle_01_keep_frontendonly ruins

castle_01_steps ruins

castle_01_tower_01 fort_tower



castle_01_wall_10_01 fort_wallcastle_01_wall_20_01 fort_wall

castle_01_wall_20_01_star fort_wall

castle_01_wall_40_01 fort_wall

castle_01_wall_fill fort_wall








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castle_02_keep_01 townhall






castle_02_wall_fill fort_wall





castle_03_anglewall_groundshort_03 fort_wallcastle_03_anglewall_groundshort_04 fort_wall







castlewood_01_90corner fort_wall

castlewood_01_keep townhall

castlewood_01_tower fort_tower

castlewood_01_wall_40_01 fort_wall

castlewood_01b_tower fort_tower

castlewood_02_90corner fort_wall

castlewood_02_wall_40_01 fort_wall

castlewood_02b_90corner fort_wall

castlewood_02b_wall_40_01 fort_wall

castlewood_signalling_beacon house

cinematic_bamboowall incidental

cinematic_cart_with_firecrackers housecinematic_wagon incidental

cinematics_artworkshop house

cinematics_audience_tent ruins

cinematics_blue_screen ruins

cinematics_camp_fire ruins

cinematics_church_a incidental

cinematics_dais ruins

cinematics_fishing_rod ruins

cinematics_floating_lantern ruins

cinematics_floating_platform incidental


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cinematics_kabuki_stage ruins

cinematics_lantern_paper_hanging_imperial ruins

cinematics_lavish_balcony ruins

cinematics_map_on_low_table ruins

cinematics_omikoshi ruins

cinematics_palace_emperor_int ruins

cinematics_palace_shogun_int ruins

cinematics_private_balcony ruins

cinematics_private_balcony_roof ruins

cinematics_private_chambers ruins

cinematics_private_chambers_roof ruins

cinematics_prop_bottle1 ruins



cinematics_prop_bottle4 ruinscinematics_prop_box1 ruins

cinematics_prop_box2 ruins

cinematics_prop_can ruins

cinematics_prop_candle ruins

cinematics_prop_pot ruins

cinematics_prop_sack_coffee ruins

cinematics_prop_sack_flour ruins

cinematics_railway_track ruins

cinematics_sake_cup house

cinematics_scales ruins

cinematics_staff ruins

cinematics_stone_floor_tile ruins

cinematics_throne_room house

cinematics_throne_room_roof house

cinematics_tokonoma_scroll_f ruins

cinematics_trader_premises_exterior ruins

cinematics_trader_premises_interior ruins

cinematics_train ruins

cinematics_urn ruinscinematics_wharf_90cornerex ruins

cinematics_wharf_90cornerin ruins

cinematics_wharf_cleat ruins

cinematics_wharf_outcrop ruins

cinematics_wharf_outcrop_end ruins

cinematics_wharf_outcrop_low ruins

cinematics_wharf_outcrop_wideend ruins

cinematics_wharf_road_90 ruins

cinematics_wharf_road_cornerend ruins

cinematics_wharf_road_cornerend_rev ruins


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cinematics_wharf_road_pavewide ruins

cinematics_wharf_road_straight ruins

cinematics_wharf_stairs_a ruins

cinematics_wharf_stairs_b ruins

cinematics_wharf_stairs_c ruins

cinematics_wharf_straight_a ruins

cinematics_wharf_tjunction ruins

cinematics_win_scene_buildings ruins

coastal_batteries_cinematics ruins

coastal_batteries_large coastal_battery

coastal_batteries_large_mp coastal_battery

coastal_batteries_medium coastal_battery

coastal_batteries_medium_mp coastal_battery

coastal_batteries_small coastal_battery

coastal_batteries_small_mp coastal_batterycoastal_battery_medium coastal_battery

compound_archery_range key_building_archery_dojo

compound_farmhouse_barn house

compound_farmhouse_main key_building_farmhouse

compound_farmhouse_teahouse house

compound_sake_den house

compound_shinto_shrine key_building_shrine

compound_sword_dojo key_building_sword_dojo

compound_test_building house

compound_workshop_main key_building_workshop

compound_workshop_workshop house

compoundwall_v2_wood_low_endcap house

compoundwall_v2_wood_low_straight_2m house

compoundwall_v2_wood_low_straight_6m house

compoundwall_wood_high_corner_internal house

compoundwall_wood_high_diag_corner_2m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_diag_ext_straight_2m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_diag_ext_straight_6m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_diag_int_straight_2m2m housecompoundwall_wood_high_diag_int_straight_6m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_endcap house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_6m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_corner house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_diag_corner_2m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_diag_ext_6m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_diag_ext_straight_2m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_diag_int_6m2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_diag_int_straight_2m2m house


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compoundwall_wood_high_noshoot_endcap house

compoundwall_wood_high_platform_6m house

compoundwall_wood_high_straight_2m house

compoundwall_wood_high_straight_6m house

compoundwall_wood_low_corner vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_diag_corner_2m2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_diag_ext_6m2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_diag_ext_straight_2m2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_diag_int_6m2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_diag_int_straight_2m2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_endcap vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_straight_2m vaultable_wall

compoundwall_wood_low_straight_6m vaultable_wall

crate_tea_closed incidental

crate_tea_closed_large incidentalcrate_tea_empty incidental

crate_tea_empty_large incidental

crate_tea_lid_ajar incidental

crate_tea_lid_ajar_large incidental

crate_tea_open incidental

crate_tea_open_large incidental

crate_tea_pile_01 incidental



curtain_jinmaku ruins

daimyo_stool incidental

european_wooden_chair incidental

european_wooden_table incidental

european_wooden_table_documents incidental

flag_capturepoint fort

flag_sashimono_chosokabe ruins

flag_sashimono_chosokabe_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_date ruins

flag_sashimono_date_torn ruinsflag_sashimono_hojo ruins

flag_sashimono_hojo_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_mori ruins

flag_sashimono_mori_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_neutral ruins

flag_sashimono_neutral_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_oda ruins

flag_sashimono_oda_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_shimazu ruins

flag_sashimono_shimazu_torn ruins


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flag_sashimono_takeda incidental

flag_sashimono_takeda_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_tokugawa ruins

flag_sashimono_tokugawa_torn ruins

flag_sashimono_uesugi ruins

flag_sashimono_uesugi_torn ruins

fmv_castle_01_anglewall_groundshort_01 incidental




fmv_castle_01_gate_01 incidental




fmv_castle_01_keep_01 incidentalfmv_castle_01_steps incidental

fmv_castle_01_tower_01 incidental



fmv_castle_01_wall_10 incidental



fmv_shinto_shrine incidental

hay_bale_large incidental

hay_bale_small incidental

hay_drying_rack_large house

hay_drying_rack_small house

key_buildingtest key_building_sword_dojo

lantern_stone_a incidental

lantern_stone_a_large incidental

lantern_stone_a_noglow incidental

lantern_string_01 house

lantern_string_02 house

lantern_string_02_multicoloured houselantern_wooden_box incidental

lantern_wooden_box_large incidental

lantern_wooden_box_noglow incidental

lantern_wooden_short incidental

lantern_wooden_short_large incidental

lantern_wooden_short_noglow incidental

lantern_wooden_tall incidental

lantern_wooden_tall_large incidental

lantern_wooden_tall_noglow incidental

lantern_wooden_tallhanging incidental


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lantern_wooden_tallhanging_large incidental

lantern_wooden_tallhanging_noglow incidental

market_stall_fish_market ruins

market_stall_fruit_market ruins

market_stall_lanterns_market ruins

market_stall_pottery_market ruins

memorial_a incidental

memorial_a_large incidental

memorial_b incidental

memorial_b_large incidental

memorial_c incidental

memorial_d incidental

memorial_e house

memorial_stone_buddhist incidental

memorial_stone_buddhist_large incidentalmountain_village_large_house_01 ruins

mountain_village_large_house_02 ruins



mountain_village_small_house_01 ruins



net_fishing_conical house

net_fishing_conical_large house

oodateshield_prop house

outfieldfactory incidental

outfieldtown_buildings incidental

packed_cannon incidental

packed_cannon_large incidental

paddy_field_a incidental

paddy_field_b incidental

plains_village_buildings_large_house_01 ruins

plains_village_buildings_large_house_02 ruins

plains_village_buildings_large_house_03 ruinsplains_village_buildings_large_house_04 ruins

plains_village_buildings_small_house_01 ruins




pontoon_01 house

pontoon_01_extender house

pontoon_02_high house

pontoon_02_high_extender house

pontoon_03_flat house


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pontoon_03_flat_extender house

pontoon_04_dock_a house

pontoon_04_dock_b house

pontoon_04_dock_c house

pontoon_wrecked_a incidental

pontoon_wrecked_b incidental

pontoon_wrecked_c incidental

rack_fish_drying incidental

rack_fish_hanging incidental

railway_tunnel_01 house

rock_a house

rock_b house

rock_c house

rock_d house

rock_e houserock_f house

rock_g house

sake_den house

samurai_death01 incidental





samurai_walled_farmhouse key_building_farmhouse

samurai_walled_farmhouse_unoccupied key_building_farmhouse

shack_hay_large house

shack_hay_small house

shinto_shrine key_building_shrine

shinto_shrine_unoccupied key_building_shrine

ship_heavy_bune house

shrine_covered_small incidental

shrine_raised house

sign_covered incidental

sign_vertical incidentalsign_wooden incidental

statue_buddha_b house

statue_buddha_b_large key_building_shrine

statue_chosokabe house

statue_date house

statue_hatori house

statue_hojo house

statue_mori house

statue_oda house

statue_shimazu house


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statue_takeda house

statue_tokugawa house

statue_uesugi house

stronghold_pagoda_building house

stronghold_temple_building house

stronghold_temple2_building house

strongholdbuilding_1 house



sword_dojo key_building_sword_dojo

sword_dojo_nobalcony house

sword_dojo_unoccupied key_building_sword_dojo

table_maps house

table_no_maps house

target_dummy incidentaltelegraph_pole_01 incidental

telegraph_pole_02 incidental

telegraph_pole_03_line incidental

telegraph_pole_03_lineend incidental

temple_gate house

tent_large house

tent_medium house

tent_small house

test_bojutsu house

test_lods house

thatch_buildings_test_01 house

the_black_ship house

tool_pile_a incidental

tool_pile_a_large incidental

tool_pile_b incidental

tool_pile_b_large incidental

torii_large house

torii_medium house

torii_medium_v2 housetorii_small house

tower_kowagoe incidental

tower_stone_01 fort_tower

tower_stone_01_level_01 fort_tower








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tower_wood_01 fort_tower

tower_wood_01_level_01 fort_tower

tower_wood_01_level_02 fort_towertower_wood_01_level_03 fort_tower












town_building_b house

town_building_c house

town_building_e house

town_building_g house

track_10m incidental

track_256m incidental

track_256m_bend incidentaltrack_tileend incidental

wagon_withcargo incidental

wagon_withoutcargo incidental

wood_pile_a house

wood_pile_a_large house

wood_pile_b house

wood_pile_b_large house

wood_stack house

wood_stack_large house

wooden_cannon_cinematics incidental


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workshop key_building_workshop

zen_garden_floor_stone_01 floor_tile

zen_garden_floor_stone_02 floor_tile

zen_garden_gate incidental

zen_garden_grass_01 floor_tile

zen_garden_grass_02 floor_tile

zen_garden_grass_gravel_01 floor_tile




zen_garden_gravel_01 floor_tile

zen_garden_gravel_02 floor_tile

zen_garden_rocks_01 incidental

zen_garden_rocks_02 incidental

zen_garden_rocks_03 incidentalzen_garden_rocks_04 incidental

zen_garden_rocks_moss_01 incidental




zen_garden_tile_stone_01 floor_tile




zen_garden_wall_10m incidental



zen_garden_wall_cornerin incidental

zen_garden_wall_cornerout incidental

zen_garden_woodboard incidental

zen_garden_woodboard_lamp incidental


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Bugs / Known Issues

The Preferences window from the Options file menu is not displayed correctly The preview icon in the select_trees window sometimes displays all trees blended together Cloudset_4 has a missing or corrupt texture The longer the list in the Undo History tab, the longer it takes for an undo action to complete The Undo History tab does no work correctly 100% of the time Copy & Pasting an object after undoing and redoing causes the placement of the object to

be incorrect Slider options for building position are too large Deployment Zones are not remembered after saving and reloading The Alliance ID cannot be changed for a deployment zone A crash occurs when loading a particle systems file that has previously been saved A crash occurs when copy and pasting an EF Line Snap to angle does not function correctly User is able to create a new layer Shadows move around when rotating / zooming / moving the camera