yeti3dpro-sdl3/editor

YETI3D EDITOR
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This is the first version of the Yeti3D Editor. Its very ruff, but usable. The
editing keys are the same as the CUBE world editor.

There are two editing modes. Selection and Wall Drawing. (Swap modes using the toolbar buttons).

Wall Drawing is used to get a ruff wall layout using the mouse. Left button draws a wall, 
right button deletes a wall.

Selection allows you to select a range of cells for editing using the keys below.

O       = Move Ceiling down
P       = Move Ceiling up
[       = Move Floor down
]       = Move Floor up
6	= Move ceiling terrain down. (Requires cave switch to be on)
7	= Move ceiling terrain up. (Requires cave switch to be on)
8	= Move floor terrain down. (Requires terrain switch to be on)
9	= Move floor terrain up. (Requires terrain switch to be on)

INSERT  = Floor texture id incease.
DELETE  = Floor texture id decrease.
HOME    = Wall texture id increase.
END     = Wall texture id decrease.
PAGE UP = Ceiling texture id increase.
PAGE DN = Ceiling texture id decrease.

T	= Toggle terrain switch for the selected cells.
C	= Toggle cave (ceiling terrain) switch for the selected cells.
S	= Apply a smoothing function to both the terrain and cave offset.
K	= Iterate the 9 preset corner offsets. The cell corner edited is the lower left corner
          as seen in the 2D editor window.
L       = Toggle the light switch for the selected cells.
F       = Fill the selected cells with walls.
G       = Clear the selected cells.
E       = Insert entity id. Enter the entity id from 0..255. 0 = no entity. Entities show up as
          little green circles in cells.

1-4	= Change selected cell lighting.

ARROWS  = Camera movement.
SPACE   = Camera Jump.
CTRL    = Shoot.

Loading and saving are avaliable from the menu. You will need to export maps to C files so 
they can be reloaded. NOTE: You can not load exported C files. You must save maps as y3d files.

DESIGN TIPS
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Start a new map using the NEW command from the menu. Switch to WALL drawing mode using the toolbar 
button.

Sketch a ruff layout of your map plan. ie: Major & minor rooms/locations. Outside/Inside locations 
& hallways/passages linking the player to each. You dont need to use up the entire map, as empty
spaces can later be used for hidden rooms/extra bonus levels.

Give the player a sence of direction & add multiple paths so a player can skip areas that may be 
difficult to pass.

Add lighting. I tend to find lighing door ways the best idea since it allows the player to see
were to go without lighting the entire world. Placing lights 2 cells away from walls gives nicer
spots on the floor. Group lights together to increase the brightness of a light.

WARNINGS!

>>>> MAKE SURE YOU SAVE YOUR MAPS & BACKUP! 
>>>> FOR NOW, DONT EDIT THE EDGES OF THE MAP. LIGHT RAYS WILL SHOOT OUT INTO NOWHERE.

This is a very ruff copy of the editor, so play it safe. Organsize map names from the start. 
ie: E2M1.y3d E1M5.y3d

Mmm, thats about it. This version only has ~30 textures and they are Quake's, so they need to be 
changed. 

Regards
Derek Evans