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Map

You can edit every aspect of the map, from buildings, to roads and backgrounds.

To start editing the map, press the edit settlement layout button above the settlement name:

edit settlement layout button

Editing the map is only available on large screen devices (as touch support for the editing doesn't exist).

Roads​

You can edit the roads (& all the edges) in the settlement. When you open the road menu, invisible edges will become visible. These invisible edges help guide the fill features.

Placing​

You can place roads, main roads, dirt roads, and invisible roads. Click the map to start placing a road, and click elsewhere on the map to continue the chain. Roads can't overlap - they must have properly defined intersections (so filling works as expected). When you snap to an existing edge, an intersection is created. You can press right click to cancel the current action.

Demolish​

You can click road segments one at a time to delete, or hold CTRL and hover over roads to delete them.

Buildings​

Place single​

You can place a building with a predefined shape. Click the map once to lock in the position, them move the mouse around to rotate the building. Click the map again to lock in the rotation and place the building.

Alternatively, you can CTRL-click the map initially to place the building immediately, skipping the rotation step.

You can right-click to undo the current action, and you can hold CTRL while moving the scroll wheel to make the building bigger or smaller.

Draw​

You can shape a building by drawing its outline. Click the map to create the points, and then click on the first position to complete the shape. Right-click can be pressed to undo the previous point.

Paint​

You can configure a building style (e.g. colour, height, roof shape), and then click buildings to apply the style. You can also hold CTRL and hover over buildings to apply the style.

Move​

Click a building, and you'll be able to move it (using the same controls as the place single building).

Swap​

Click one building, then click another. This will swap all the details of the buildings (e.g. building name, residents).

If you have an existing building, and you want to change its layout, you can place a new building in the style you want, and then swap the two buildings.

Walls​

Placing​

Walls and stone fences have the same controls as roads.

Towers​

Click the map to place a tower at that position.

Demolish​

You can click walls and towers one at a time to delete, or hold CTRL and hover over to delete them.

Backgrounds​

The order of the background layers (from bottom to top) is background, water, below road, above road. If you save a layout and don't see your new texture, it might be behind another layer.

Fill​

You can fill background textures in an area surrounded by roads (and any edge). Click the map in the area you want to be filled. Select the type of texture to be custom colour if you want to use a custom colour.

Draw​

You can shape a background by drawing its outline. Click the map to create the points, and then click on the first position to complete the shape. Right-click can be pressed to undo the previous point.

Edit​

Pick the new texture type you want to apply, then click existing textures to change them.

Demolish​

Click a background to delete it.

Decorations​

Tree brush (place trees)​

Select the desired brush area and density, then click the map to place trees. Press right-click to exit the tool.

All other decorations​

Click the map to place the decoration. Hold CTRL and use the scroll wheel to make the decoration bigger or smaller.

Demolish​

You can click decorations one at a time to delete, or hold CTRL and hover over to delete them.

Water​

Fill​

You can fill water backgrounds in an area surrounded by roads (and any edge). Click the map in the area you want to be filled.

Draw water shape​

You can shape a water body by drawing its outline. Click the map to create the points, and then click on the first position to complete the shape. Right-click can be pressed to undo the previous point.

Draw river path​

You can shape a river by only drawing its rough path - not having to draw both sides of the river bank (like with the draw water shape tool). Click points to form the path of the river, and click 'complete' once done. You can also CTRL-click the final point to immediately complete.

After this, you'll be able to configure the river width, and how smooth the bending should be.

Demolish​

Click a water body to delete it.