new version uploaded (
beta 1.50).
And it's a pretty big release that brings new options for designing levels.
new features:
- added "Magenta Background" option
- added "Enable/Disable Undo/Redo" option (when disabled, spares some CPU+RAM resources)
- added "Fill Area" brush
- added a lot of new actions for the mouse wheel
- fixed bugs here and there
1) You can find the "
Magenta Background" checkbox in the "Options" menu
(also available by pressing "
t").
2) You can find the "
Enable/Disable Undo/Redo" checkbox in the "Edit" menu.
If "Undo/Redo" functions are disabled, then a "!" appears next to the selection counters.
... and about the little dots next to the counters? It's about auto-snapping ; see here:
http://www.lemmingsforums.com/index.php?topic=794.msg17602#msg176023) Here's a fresh feature I had in mind for some weeks:
The "
Brush Mode: Fill Area" option.
The idea is to delimit an area with your mouse, and then fill this area with X instances of the selected entity.
This new option is available by pressing "
b+SHIFT".
("
b" and "
b+CTRL" are already used for "
Brush" and "
Brush Random")
When in "Fill Area" mode, you can use your
keyboard's arrows to adjust the density of clones in real-time.
With the new "Fill Area" option, creating this group of items is a 2-second job...And it also works with multi-item-made entities !
- row #1: doing the job, and delimiting an area filled with 6 instances of a Favorite (notice the purple rectangle that delimits the area I'm making). At this instant of the process, Steel pieces use a default size: it's normal.
- row #2: the result (with erasers included + the actual size of the Steel pieces). Excellent!4) About the "
Expand/Contract" feature (see my previous message), I've improved it a lot!
Now, in the GUI's upper-right corner, you'll find a dedicated menu for all the actions available by using the mouse wheel (contract/expand selection, move selection, make stairs of items, etc...)
Choose an action in the list, use the slider next to the list to set the amplitude of your changes (optionnal), and, then, use your mouse wheel to easily contract/expand or move your selection. You can also create stairs or curves using your selection's items.
(note: "
Scroll_Level_XY" and "
Move_Selection_XY" actions also require to hold the "SHIFT" key for moving horizontally)
for example, start with aligned items, and then use a "Ramp" mode to easily make curves