Buildmode

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Buildmode

Manager for buildmode modes. Contains logic to manage switching between each mode, and presenting a suitable user interface.

Effects

Special graphics used by buildmode modes for user interface purposes.

Buildmode Mode

Implementer of buildmode behaviors.

Existing varieties:

• Basic

  Description:

  Allows creation of simple structures consisting of floors, walls, windows, and airlocks.

  Controls:

  • Left click a turf:

    "Upgrades" the turf based on the following rules below:

    • Space -> Tiled floor
    • Simulated floor -> Regular wall
    • Wall -> Reinforced wall

  • Right click a turf:

    "Downgrades" the turf based on the following rules below:

    • Reinforced wall -> Regular wall
    • Wall -> Tiled floor
    • Simulated floor -> Space

  • Right click an object:

    Deletes the clicked object.

  • Alt+Left click a location:

    Places an airlock at the clicked location.

  • Ctrl+Left click a location:

    Places a window at the clicked location.

• Advanced

  Description:

  Creates an instance of a configurable atom path where you click.

  Controls:

  • Right click on the mode selector:

    Choose a path to spawn.

  • Left click a location (requires chosen path):

    Place an instance of the chosen path at the location.

  • Right click an object:

    Delete the object.

• Fill

  Description:

  Creates an instance of an atom path on every tile in a chosen region.

  With a special control input, instead deletes everything within the region.

  Controls:

  • Right click on the mode selector:

    Choose a path to spawn.

  • Left click on a region (requires chosen path):

    Fill the region with the chosen path.

  • Alt+Left click on a region:

    Deletes everything within the region.

  • Right click during region selection:

    Cancel region selection.

• Copy

  Description:

  Take an existing object in the world, and place duplicates with identical attributes where you click.

  May not always work nicely - "deep" variables such as lists or datums may malfunction.

  Controls:

  • Right click an existing object:

    Select the clicked object as a template.

  • Left click a location (Requires a selected object as template):

    Place a duplicate of the template at the clicked location.

• Area Edit

  Description:

  Modifies and creates areas.

  The active area will be highlighted in yellow.

  Controls:

  • Right click the mode selector:

    Create a new area, and make it active.

  • Right click an existing area:

    Make the clicked area active.

  • Left click a turf:

    When an area is active, adds the turf to the active area.

• Var Edit

  Description:

  Allows for setting and resetting variables of objects with a click.

  If the object does not have the var, will do nothing and print a warning message.

  Controls:

  • Right click the mode selector:

    Choose which variable to set, and what to set it to.

  • Left click an atom:

    Change the clicked atom's variables as configured.

  • Right click an atom:

    Reset the targeted variable to its original value in the code.

• Map Generator

  Description:

  Fills rectangular regions with algorithmically generated content. Right click during region selection to cancel.

  See the procedural_mapping module for the generators themselves.

  Controls:

  • Right-click on the mode selector:

    Select a map generator from all the generators present in the codebase.

  • Left click two corners of an area:

    Use the generator to populate the region.

  • Right click during region selection:

    Cancel region selection.

• Throwing

  Description:

  Select an object with left click, and right click to throw it towards where you clicked.

  Controls:

  • Left click on a movable atom:

    Select the atom for throwing.

  • Right click on a location:

    Throw the selected atom towards that location.

• Boom

  Description:

  Make explosions where you click.

  Controls:

  • Right click the mode selector:

    Configure the explosion size.

  • Left click a location:

    Cause an explosion where you clicked.