Frequently Asked Questions

can’t get into editor – set game params and mode properly, see Before You Begin and Setup
game crashes on start editor – get rid of mods and plugins, see Setup
can’t see background image – hit A a few times
can’t get edited map loaded back in – see Testing Your Map
need big screen for properties window – (sorry, you do need a big screen for this)
can’t get road end nodes to join – use alt-click to disregard Y position
can’t get joined nodes apart again – use shift-click to unglue nodes
autosave annoying/slow – you can slow this down or turn it off with a tiny mod. see Tips & Tricks
how to set truck start position – use S key, see Tips & Tricks
ouch, my scenery has ugly gaps – see Maintain the Illusion

I want to modify a Building (series) object by adding or deleting nodes – see Tips & Tricks 2
my Building object is not co-operating! – also, see Tips & Tricks 2
map stopped working on game update – delete defaults.ini file from USER/editor folder and try again
can’t load custom background image – see Custom Map Background Tutorial
“index outside array boundaries” (exceeded stamp count) – see Debugging
“failed to register water level for uid xxxxx” error – see Debugging
ouch, running into invisible barrier – usually going over a bridge… see Doing More With Roads
how to package my mod for sharing

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