Hi everyone, here is a tutorial for you guys!

I'm not finished with it, so I will update it from time to time.

One think I would like to mention, please don't ask me how to script this and that, find it out yourself, it's the way to learn it.


I made them as Images so you can download them by save as. Enjoy!

For further informations and tutorials visit:
http://www.digitalmindsoft.eu


I wrote this yesterday, so there may be some mistakes.
To be continued...

This message has been edited. Last edited by: cTk_Instinct,

I didn't know you worked at BestWay!? Nice tutorial... is it also in PDF format so I can print it out??

May I ask what you mean by "do not use human or vehicle entities in mapeditor"?

I've noticed I can't place objects that have an "extender" defined for them. We should put up a place to post Editor Bugs & Work-arounds...

Doolittle

It's not paper format, but you can save all .jpgs and print them in a row, maybe they are a little bit smaller than the paper is.

I will upload PDF version when the Tutorial is finished!

LOL! They put a nuclear bomb into the editor! Click the damage, then nuq and put a nuq on the field, then drop artillery on it Man I laughed so hard when I saw this

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May I ask what you mean by "do not use human or vehicle entities in mapeditor"?

-fauna
-vehicle
-human

those folders should not be used in mapeditor. Place this stuff via missioneditor.

Damn that nuke, haha very "beatiful" explosion and a hell of a damage. This will be a must use in a SP mission later on. Thanks alot to those responible for the editor and for this guide.

hey thank you, i have one question. In textures, where is that about the layers? i cannot find how to smooth textures.

and whats the easy way to create buildings?

There's also an "xbox".

Ye that's just an repair kit
But have you tested torpedo, on ammo section?
It goes in the water and i shot the water platform from nijmegen bridgen which i placed in the water, wow that was awesome

Also a beer crate I just love the little details putted into the game
I also found a biiig bag, that you can do nothing with... Dang..

EDIT: Gotta try the torpedo, thx for the hint ;D

I was hoping to find the missing submarine model....

I did find the huge crane they show near the submarine that I never saw in the game. It is holding a bunch of torpedoes for loading!

I love the new feature with this engine (compared to SHOWW2) where you can have random "details" show up on the vehicles so that they look individualized and not just clones of one another.

Doolittle

DO you need 1.4 patch to use the editor?

How do I edit the numbers of ammunition?

For example, I put a clip on ground, but it only has 1 bullet in each clip. Now I want to have 1-n bullets in a clip, how do I perform this?

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DO you need 1.4 patch to use the editor?

Best Way and 1C company are proud to announce release of editor for strategic bestseller "Faces of War".

To run editor you need to install patch 1.04.1

word of skael...yes you do need the patch to run the editor

I have looked everywhere for the sandbags.
What category are they in?

Also when I place some objects like the gate they are invisible.


Also your tut is great.

EDIT: Also another thing that I want to know, How do I place vehicles on the train flatcars like in the training mission. When I put them ontop they just are frozen when I play the mission.

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EDIT: Also another thing that I want to know, How do I place vehicles on the train flatcars like in the training mission. When I put them ontop they just are frozen when I play the mission.

Have you looked at how BestWay did it in their missions?? (That's first place I would look)

The editor is so new, I'm just saying it might be a while before you get an answer. Maybe you could be the one that figures it out.

Doolittle

I did and really have no idea

Also something else here, should I make a FoW modding wiki?

I made an "template" with OpenOffice Draw, which can export it to PDF directly. Its just a template and im too lazy to copy all the stuff into it.

Test export to pdf. Only one page...
http://www.filefactory.com/dlf/f/d8b79d/b/3/h/af5017e961fa453a

OpenOffice (Draw) file.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/12cd4d/

Perhaps a wiki page is a good idea for all modding stuff...

There is this FoW Wiki, but it is old. (I don't run it.)

Ok guys, I updatet the Tutorial!


I hope I find all your questions...

tank loading:
select entity mode
open console
select tank
hold shift
select train flatcars
go to console
type link
and select the command editor suggests.


You shouldn't place ammo on the bottom, but if you want to: Go to entity mode select soldier, got to play mode, press ctrl+i and drag and drop ammo to him. Let him throw ammo to the bottom.