Re: Consecrated Ground: EA PBEM (Forming)
Would you like me to hurry, or can you wait until Tuesday for me to send it in (my pretender)?
It's not necessary to delay, just by Tuesday I'll have my manual back. I can certainly start earlier.
Technically, the map editor has some wraparound functionality. There's some documentation on it in acrobat reader post document format, but here's what you need to know for wraparound functionality.
One caveat, however. I'm not sure how, and if you set wraparound to function only in one direction. By default, the map wraps around north-south, east-west. You don't need to link those, but it makes for some visual ugliness. Perhaps a faux border along the edges? Or actually reading the documentation.
Basics of using the map editor.
1). Run Dominions 3. Go to Game Tools, Map Editor, Load map. Enter in "Consecrated_Ground" w/o quotes, with underscore to load a file in your maps folder. Some operating systems are case sensitive (not windows).
2). There will be a toolbar on your left. At the very bottom is a box marked wraparound. Check that. Note that this DOES NOT connect those particular provinces. You'll have do that manually.
3). Scroll to provinces along the seams, or former edges of the map. Select a province with a right-click, and left-click to connect it to another province.
4). Save frequently with different filenames (cg1, cg2).
There may be some map editor tutorials available, but I don't have my manual available, nor the energy to find it in the forums, tonight.
EDIT: So you don't have to reload every time you make a mistake...
Control-left-click removes an accidental province connection.
Just found this out. Heh.
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