Map Editing

This is a placeholder page.

It will eventually detail the basics of map editing, such as where to get Sandbox 2, how to load MWLL's assets & pre-fabricated assets (prefabs) into the editor and ways of creating terrain. Some tips & tricks will be mentioned.

• Save your map often and create backups! This is critical in case your working version becomes corrupted.

• Plan your maps before you actually begin making them. Have a good idea of how the map will flow, that is, how players are likely to interact with the terrain, buildings and/or capture zones you intend to place. You may want to run your draft map/terrain past other players to help refine your design.
• Make sure the path of the editor shortcut you use ends with the command switch -mod mwll, otherwise it will not work properly. Place this switch at the end of the file the shortcut points to.
• Most heightmaps are generated as 4096 x 4096 units in size, using a scaling of 2 metres per unit.
• To load MWLL's prefabs into the editor, go to View > Open View Pane > Database View, click the Prefab Library tab and locate mwll_assets.xml. They will then appear under the Prefab section on the right-hand pane.

AncientDemise's 3h mapping stream will be linked here.