Toolbox and Texture Palette

The toolbox contains the necessary commands to place objects on the map, draw backgrounds and obstacles.

Figure 1 - Toolbox

The toolbox works with the Texture Palette to draw the map background. The Texture Palette displays an external bitmap containing all background elements you need. Selected elements are highlighted.

Figure 2 - Texture Palette (Tiles from RPG Maker)

The toolbox typically displays these commands:

• Pointer : This is the default mode, to select objects and draw nothing.
• Texture, Surface : Draws the background (a non-obstacle surface), using the selected texture in the Texture Palette.
• Texture, Wall: Draws a wall with the selected texture in the Texture Palette.
• Texture Eraser: Removes the texture only, preserve walls. As a result, you will see the background color of the map.
• Wall, Wall Eraser: These commands put or remove walls at the selected location. Textures are preserved.
• Tile Eraser : Erases both texture and wall.
• Buried, Ground, Flying Unit: Allows to create units with no preset attribute (generic units).
• Unit Templates: Creates units from user-defined templates (typically units with preset attributes).

To place units, select a generic unit or a template, and point to the location where you want to create the unit.
The toolbox then returns in Pointer mode to allow you to move the unit you created. To draw additional units, repeat the procedure.

To draw backgrounds or walls, select the appropriate item in the toolbox, and point the location on the map where you want to set the background or wall. Select the Pointer command when finished.

To select textures, open the Texture Palette and point the graphics portions you want to draw.
Large texture areas can be selected and drawn the map.
Images in the Texture Palette are defined in the Map property pages, under the Textures category. Only one file can be use at a time. Look at your favorite game and import your textures from it (I cannot redistribute or incorporate in QB Damage Points any bitmaps that are not mine).

Note: While the map is running, backgrounds and walls cannot be changed, and the corresponding commands will not be available. Only units can be added while map is running. Any unit added at run-time will be removed when the map is reset.