Utility: Province Editor v101 - Updated

[Foodstamp]

This is an incredible tool. Thank you so much for creating this.

I have a couple of questions for you if you have the time...

On the "Step 1" page there is a section listed as "size". Does checking normal, small and large screen for the map size, or the province size?

Is it acceptable to check a terrain type and a site type? Or will doing that make a province never be used?

I am at a loss on the usage of the climate tag, as well as using the climate settings in the map generator as well, could you give a brief overview on how they work?

Finally, would it be possible to give us some examples as to what combinations will and will not work in "Step 1" of the province editor?

Thanks!

[Endoperez]

Climate:
When generating .map files, you choose whether warm provinces are in the center and cold provinces up and down from there (warm equator, cold poles) or whether warm is down, cold is up (similar to Europe, North America, northern Asia).

[Ballbarian]

Less than 4 hours sleep and a long day at work so please forgive my short answers, and thank you for the positive feedback Foodstamp!

On the "Step 1" page there is a section listed as "size". Does checking normal, small and large screen for the map size, or the province size?

Province size.

Is it acceptable to check a terrain type and a site type?

Yes!

I am at a loss on the usage of the climate tag, as well as using the climate settings in the map generator as well, could you give a brief overview on how they work?

Endoperez covered this well. (Thanks Endo!)

Finally, would it be possible to give us some examples as to what combinations will and will not work in "Step 1" of the province editor?

For examples, look to existing Gan filenames. Step 1 is all about building the file name with the desired flags. For a little more help, I will paste the filename flags below:
Code:

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GAN FILENAME FLAGS:

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<Climates>

_HOT_   Hot Zone (southern map)

_CLD_   Cold Zone (northern map)

_TMP_   Temperate Zone (mid map)



<Patterns>

_IS_    ISLAND

_LK_    LAKE

_VC_    VOLCANO

_PN_    PENN

_VL_    VALLEY

_CO_    COAST

_LO_    LOST



<Treatment>

_R_     REPLACE  - (#land)    Set active prov & kill everyone in it. Used to REPLACE randomly placed units.

_A_     ADD      - (#setland) Set active prov.  Units added to existing.

_M_     MULTIPLE - More than one of a single province gan may be added to the map file.

_U_     UNIQUE   - Once a single instance of the province gan is "picked", it can not be picked again.



<Terrain>

_S/L/N_   Small/Large/Normal

_PLN_     Plains

_SEA_     Sea

_WTR_     Some water

_MNT_     Mountain

_SWP_     Swamp

_WST_     Waste

_FST_     Forest

_FRM_     Farm

_MST_     Many Sites

_DEP_     Deep

_CAV_     Cave

_FS_      Fire Site

_AS_      Air Site

_WS_      Water Site

_ES_      Earth Site

_SS_      Astral Site

_DS_      Death Site

_NS_      Nature Site

_BS_      Blood Site

_PS_      Priest Site

_EMT_     Edge Mountain

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[Foodstamp]

Thanks for the great responses guys. You have both pretty much answered my questions I had about this great tool.

One more quick question if I may. If I were to create a province with the "OR", Forest, Water Site, Death Site. Am I right in thinking that it will search for a forest province with either a death or water site?

[Endoperez]

I think that would be any one of the three. I'm not sure how the site modifiers work, but I think you can do (forest and water site) OR (forest and death site)

[Stavis_L]

Ballbarian,

I've emailed your account in your .sig a group of .GAN and .GOD files. The .GOD files are all late age, so hopefully they fill a gap...

[Gandalf Parker]

MUCH appreciated!

[Endoperez]

Indeed, especially if these are as good as your suggestions in the magic site thread.

[Ballbarian]

Thanks Stavis_L. I received your email and will give them a look and an upload tomorrow. (Off to bed for now! )

[Ballbarian]

No time for a proper upload tonight, (forgot that my daughter had a band concert), but I did take time to look the files over. They will make great additions to the library. I will definitely get them added this weekend (if not sooner).