Tutorials/Map Editor/Roads/Creating a Simple Road
In this tutorial, we will create a simple set of roads with some vegetation, and some small decoration provided by the Road item properties dialog. Before we do, however, we must explain about Node Snapping.
Every Item type that can be connected has 2 ends. Each end has either, a green circle/square node, or a red circle/square node(prefabs have more but we will cover that later) Nodes can be connected together but not always - the colors that go together are important. Here is the general rule of thumb regarding snapping: Green and Red nodes can connect to each other; same colored nodes cannot connect.
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Select 'Road' then select New item (E Key) Click on Road type and pick ger road 1 tmpl
TIP: Make sure you are in top down camera view when placing roads!
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Go to Item properties (P Key) and click on one of the nodes |
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In the dialog box, adjust options to your liking
TIP: You might find it easier at first to set your Terrain size to something small like 5 - 25 meters to make placing multiple roads easier
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Now, zoom your camera out a bit and repeat step # 1 this time placing the road just above the road you have just made |
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Click the Move tool (M Key) and click on the red node of the 2nd road piece you just placed and drag this node over to the green node of the first road
TIP: Ensure Snap to nodes is enabled in the main toolbar
Note: You will notice the 2 road pieces snapped together and are now connected. Additionally, the editor automatically curved the roads based on the different angle between nodes. Snapping subsequent road pieces together will continue bending roads yielding smooth curves, however, these simple roads aren't good for more tighter or precise turns |
