Notes on dev mode / custom map pins

[jules43]

Using Dev Mode

Task 1: Add YouTube links for a set of map pins

1. Toggle Dev Mode on
2. Click on a map pin
3. Expand Edit JSON
4. Edit fields
   • add YouTube video name ie 86kucQtvtyA
   • add YouTube video start time ie 1196
5. Hit Save
6. Click on another map pin and go to step 3
7. Go to build mode - copy changes
8. Open custom-markers.{game}.json
9. Paste copied changes into file and merge

Task 2: Add Comment Field for a set of map pins

1. Toggle Dev Mode on

• Change set of Edit Mode fields - new feature
  • See task - either a comma separated list of fields
  • or a multi-option selection thing that lists typical fields
  • or both

2. Click on a map pin
3. Expand Edit JSON

• notice empty comment field added due to above

5. Proceed as for Task 1

Task 3: Add new instances of existing map pins

1. Toggle Dev Mode On
2. Right Click on existing pin - select duplicate
3. New pin will be created (unique name)
4. Left click Drag new pin to desired location
5. Left click on new pin
6. Expand Edit JSON
7. Note that Name and Area are editable
8. Edit name/area/type and other properties as desired
9. Proceed as for Task 1

Proposed new feature:
Enable special build mode feature to Enable Editing of name/area/type
Checks for area/name being unique
Provides a pull down list of classes for type based on gameClasses.json

Using Custom Map Pins

1. Click on pin menu icon -> Add

• Notice new map pin appears in centre of the map

2. Left click drag new map pin to new location as desired
3. Go to step 1
4. Click on pin menu icon -> copy
5. Open a text editor, paste the clipboard into a text file
6. Click on pin menu icon -> clear to clear new pins

New proposed feature:
Save/load Settings - will save all custom pins and dev mode changes

New proposed feature:
Instead of add button have a set of icons and a colour
Click on the icon for a pin with that icon / colour will be added
Save settings/copy adds the icon/colour information

New proposed feature:
Use the same system as dev mode to allow a comment field to be added to custom map pins