I have a question

ScottSchafferRScottSchafferR Join Date: 2010-02-24 Member: 70703Members
in Mapping
For the spark editor when I try to draw line on the red, blue and green lines it doesn't allow me too. It pushes the line I am making away from the red, blue and green ones. It was working fine before but I don't know what I did to change it. I tried reinstalling and that didn't help. Can someone please help me?
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  • SgtBarlowSgtBarlow Level Designer Join Date: 2003-11-13 Member: 22749Members, NS2 Developer
    edited May 2010
    They are tricky to use but your mouse cursor has to stay very close to the line so:
    Hold left click and drag away along the guide untill your line appears and snaps onto the correct guide.
    Then Press and Holt the SHIFT key and continue to move the rest of the way untill you are near where you want to be.
    Holding the SHIFT key locks the line to that guide so you are free to let the mouse go wherever without your line unclipping from the guide line BUT While the SHIFT key is held other guides wont appear that show you if you are inline with another point.
    So, when you get near where you want to be you need to move your mouse over the guide line and then release SHIFT and hover over the guide line and move a little bit along it, then your "lines up with guide line will show up again".
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  • ScottSchafferRScottSchafferR Join Date: 2010-02-24 Member: 70703Members
    Thank you for the help. I feel like such a newbie, I've been using this editor for 100+ hours and never knew about the shift key while making lines. Thanks for the help again!
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  • GISPGISP Battle Gorge Denmark Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27460Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester, Forum staff
    Heh... dont feel sorry, i played around 100+ hours aswell and i havent even made a single room yet...
    ( got alot of unfinished ones thoe, and they all looks like crap :S )
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  • Dalin SeivewrightDalin Seivewright 0x0000221E Join Date: 2007-10-20 Member: 62685Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1771448:date=May 16 2010, 06:08 PM:name=GISP)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GISP @ May 16 2010, 06:08 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1771448"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Heh... dont feel sorry, i played around 100+ hours aswell and i havent even made a single room yet...
    ( got alot of unfinished ones thoe, and they all looks like crap :S )<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Don't worry so much about "finishing" a room... it will never be finished. Worry instead about whiteboxing (#1), then come in and and fill in interesting details later.

    (#1) Create a very base outline of the level. Create only blocky rooms, hallways, entrances, etc. with as little detail as possible. When you're finished outlining, pick a room and start fleshing out the details. If you get stuck, move on to the next room, etc.
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