Roads disappear in editor

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:04 pm

I searched the forums and the manual, but didnt see it.

I place my roads. If I hit 'Generate Tiles' then my roads disappear.

Am I suppose to complete the tile design before starting roads?

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:07 pm

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2862099

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:09 pm

Ah ok. Got it.

Now, what does each line represent?

EDIT

Disregard. I can figure it out when I click Generate

that is really amazing! Wow. Just load a map with the pad, and trace the roads. Amazing!

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:33 pm

What about bridges? Where can they be found?

Thank you

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:37 pm

After you get a rough version of your map with Generate Tiles command, you can make it more beautiful manually, by editing various tile layers. Bridges are in road tiles layer, railroad bridges - in railroad tiles layer. I recommend to do this as the very last step, probably even after the map was already playtested.

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:38 pm

Rudankort wrote:After you get a rough version of your map with Generate Tiles command, you can make it more beautiful manually, by editing various tile layers. Bridges are in road tiles layer, railroad bridges - in railroad tiles layer. I recommend to do this as the very last step, probably even after the map was already playtested.

Definitely. I'm trying to get the layout complete first, then going back to add details.

Thanks for your help. I'm sure I'll have more questions

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:32 pm

You will find that you need to add a thick forest here or a swamp there, maybe even a mountain to block movement after play testing.

It is best to wait to add the eye candy later.

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:01 am

My bridges are disappearing now. I set the road/rail through terrain features, then add a bridge tile, but when I Generate it disappears.

NickGen · Post by **NickGen** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:59 am

Fine tuning (placement of bridges, roads error fixs, setting up details in the forests....)
needs to be done last, it is important not to regenerate tiles after , otherwise all the work of tuning is lost.....
It would be extremely useful if we could lock some layers before regenerate the tiles.

Nick

MikeAP · Post by **MikeAP** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:47 am

NickGen wrote:Fine tuning (placement of bridges, roads error fixs, setting up details in the forests....)
needs to be done last, it is important not to regenerate tiles after , otherwise all the work of tuning is lost.....
It would be extremely useful if we could lock some layers before regenerate the tiles.

Nick

Ah ok. That makes sense. Thanks

Roads disappear in editor

Roads disappear in editor

Fine tuning

Re: Fine tuning