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[[Image:Mapeditor.jpg|right|thumb|Screenshot while editing the Jungle Terrarium]]
 
The '''Map Editor''' was originally released on [[history#2001|22 November 2001]] as a paid-for addon to [[Creatures 3]] and [[Docking Station]], available at the [[Creatures Mall]].  
 
The '''Map Editor''' was originally released on [[history#2001|22 November 2001]] as a paid-for addon to [[Creatures 3]] and [[Docking Station]], available at the [[Creatures Mall]].  
It can now be [http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_more.php?CDN_article_id=104 freely downloaded][http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/downloads/cdn/MapEditor.exe (direct link)] at [[Gameware Development]]'s website.
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It can now be [http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_more.php?CDN_article_id=104 freely downloaded] [http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/downloads/cdn/MapEditor.exe (direct link)] at [[Gameware Development]]'s website.
  
The Map Editor manipulates [[room]]s, [[metaroom]]s and the [[door]]s between them. It stores the backgrounds in [[BLK files]].
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The Map Editor provides a graphical interface to manipulate [[room]]s, [[metaroom]]s and the [[door]]s between them. It stores the backgrounds in [[BLK files]]. The program will also generate [[CAOS]] and retrieve the [[map]] data from the game. A minor issue is that it displays low-quality versions of the backgrounds from generated bitmap files, instead of using the game backgrounds.
  
==How to use the Map Editor==
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An official tutorial called [[Using the Map Editor]] is available.  
*http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_more.php?CDN_article_id=34
 
*http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_more.php?CDN_article_id=46
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[MapEd]]
 
*[[MapEd]]
 
[[Category:Official C3/DS Tools]]
 
[[Category:Official C3/DS Tools]]

Revision as of 14:13, 14 October 2016

Screenshot while editing the Jungle Terrarium

The Map Editor was originally released on 22 November 2001 as a paid-for addon to Creatures 3 and Docking Station, available at the Creatures Mall. It can now be freely downloaded (direct link) at Gameware Development's website.

The Map Editor provides a graphical interface to manipulate rooms, metarooms and the doors between them. It stores the backgrounds in BLK files. The program will also generate CAOS and retrieve the map data from the game. A minor issue is that it displays low-quality versions of the backgrounds from generated bitmap files, instead of using the game backgrounds.

An official tutorial called Using the Map Editor is available.

See also