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Few discovered "hidden" DMA editor shortcuts

Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 13:15
by B-$hep
I just discovered few shortcuts in DMA editor.

The first are: Q and A, if you hold down the any of them for longer period then
you can decrese / increase size (height) of buildings or any map element, basically it cuts off Z level blocks or adds the back.

Second one is: Shift+Ctrl + C

Press Shift+Ctrl at the same time then C. Camera info window will appear at the right side of editor window.

Just messed with it yesterday and discovered them.

Re: Few discovered "hidden" DMA editor shortcuts

Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 16:03
by Pyro
B-$hep wrote:I just discovered few shortcuts in DMA editor.

The first are: Q and A, if you hold down the any of them for longer period then
you can decrese / increase size (height) of buildings or any map element, basically it cuts off Z level blocks or adds the back.
This is pretty common keys as far as I know. Useful for hiding or showing Z level - good for working on slopes inside buildings etc or fiddly tiles.
B-$hep wrote:Second one is: Shift+Ctrl + C

Press Shift+Ctrl at the same time then C. Camera info window will appear at the right side of editor window.
Now that one I didn't know about - pitty it doesn't seem that useful though :(

Re: Few discovered "hidden" DMA editor shortcuts

Posted: 30 Dec 2010, 00:07
by B-$hep
I knew that Ctrl+Q moved selector UP by one block, but i didn't know that Ctrl+A moves it down also.

I always wondered how the hell i could access Z:0.
Now i know: with Ctrl+A.


Just discovered accidentally.

Re: Few discovered "hidden" DMA editor shortcuts

Posted: 30 Dec 2010, 18:55
by BenMillard
It lets you move them higher than standard selection as well. I haven't tested if that's stable in-game.

Would be good to know, then we can make skyscrapers a bit nearer the sky! Also means higher altitudes can still have decent sized building.

Re: Few discovered "hidden" DMA editor shortcuts

Posted: 30 Dec 2010, 19:28
by Gustavob
Ctrl+Q lets you move selection to Z-Level 6, while Alt+A moves selection (and its tiles) to Z-Level 7 but if you actually move tiles they will disappear at level 7, but the Block Info still shows the block tiles at left and if you alt+a them back the tiles will show up again, and also it still says its a block set to pavement/field/road or w/e you set but you cant teleport to that block and it isn't visible in game either