地圖製作

地圖製作過程大致可分為頭腦風暴，貼圖設計以及地圖測試三大環節。Teeworlds所屬的每個模組（遊戲模式）都將遊戲地圖作為玩法的基礎。

頭腦風暴環節要求地圖製作者通過不凡的想像力，來製作出有創意、娛樂性高的地圖實體；

貼圖設計環節要求地圖製作者為地圖添加漂亮的外觀，設計過程中一般要符合大眾審美，且各個貼圖所表示的信息應足夠清晰且不會產生歧義，同時整體設計風格也要一般要符合遊戲畫風；

地圖測試環節要求地圖製作者完整將自己所製作的地圖進行測試，以便發現當前地圖中尚未察覺出的玩法問題或貼圖設計問題等等。

玩家可以點擊主菜單中的編輯器，來進入地圖編輯器界面。

在遊戲內的任何界面下，按下ctrl+⇧ Shift+E也可以直接進入地圖編輯器界面。

DDNet地圖製作準則

如果玩家最終想讓自己的地圖在DDNet伺服器上發布，那麼玩家必須遵守如下準則去製作地圖。在地圖上傳至DDNet的Discord伺服器之前，請確保玩家已經完整地測試過地圖，地圖各關卡運行和操作流暢，同時設計環節也已完全竣工。

在遊戲體驗方面，我們要求：

每個關卡都應有足夠的空間供玩家進行舒適地操作；

地圖整體難度應保持平衡，不得出現較大的波動（例如在一個中階地圖當中不能插入高星高階地圖甚至是瘋狂地圖的操作）；

在容易造成失敗的關卡當中，應有辦法讓其他玩家進行救援；

關卡操作不得過於精確或僅僅為難而難；

不得過度使用特殊遊戲實體，同時不得將特殊實體用在修復地圖關卡漏洞上；

不得故意誤導或混淆關卡操作方式；

關卡不得利用遊戲物理機制上的Bug來實現。

在視覺效果方面，我們要求：

所有玩家過關需要的實體都必須在貼圖當中清晰地表示出來；

不同實體的貼圖或標記必須要易於區分；

前景與背景必須要有明顯的區別；

不要將對比度和飽和度調得太高，否則看上去會很不舒服；

在貼圖層存在標誌，提示或警告時，必須在實體層當中添加「Turn Off Entities（關閉實體層）」的標記；

如果使用了其他地圖當中的素材，則需要得到素材原作者的許可後才能使用。

其他層面上，我們要求：

所有的玩家都必須要經過起點；

每張地圖上都應有時間檢查點。

額外注意：

在上述規則的基礎上，關卡的獨特性和創新性至關重要，同時也要保證地圖有著優秀的貼圖設計。一個簡單但有良好關卡設計和優秀視覺效果的地圖，相比於一個充滿各式各樣複雜問題的地圖來說，會有更高的概率被選中並上傳至DDNet伺服器當中。

編輯器界面總覽

Next, we will explain the purpose of each button in the editor interface one by one according to the content number on the picture.

[1] File

點擊後出現的下拉菜單中：

New ctrl+N: New map file.
Read ctrl+I: reads the map file.
Load Current Map ctrl+alt+I: If you enter the editor screen during the game or during playback, clicking this button will load the map used in the current game.
Append ctrl+A: adds all the materials in a map file to the current map.
Save ctrl+S: saves the current map.
Save As ctrl+⇧ Shift+S: saves the current map under another file name, while continuing to edit the map under that file name.
Save Copy ctrl+⇧ Shift+alt+S: saves the current map under another file name, but continues to edit the map under the original file name. When the map name used when saving a copy duplicates an existing file, the map will continue to be edited with that file name after completing the save.
Exit ctrl+⇧ Shift+E: Exit the editor interface.

[2] File name

This area displays the name of the map file currently being read and its file save path.

[3] Editor state info

This area displays the attributes of the current map editor.

X, Y: indicates the current position of the map editor where the mouse cursor is located, in grid.
Z: indicates the scale value of the current map, which defaults to 200 when the map is loaded in the editor.
A: indicates the playback speed of the current map animation, default is 1.
G: indicates the size of the current map grid lines, default is 1.
10:18: local time.

[4] Exit

Exit the editor interface. ctrl+⇧ Shift+E

[5] Display functions

Display functions changing how the map is displayed.

HD (Show High Details) ctrl+H: preview the appearance of the current map in high quality mode.
Anim (Show animation) ctrl+M: previews the animation effect set by the current map.
Proof (Show field of view boundary) ctrl+P: previews the maximum field of view of the player in the default zoom level.
- blue circle: indicates the player's actual position
- the red box line and green box line indicate the maximum range that can be observed at different resolutions
- the white box line indicates the maximum range that can be observed with dynamic view turned on.
Zoom: preview what the player sees in the actual game.
Grid ctrl+G: turns on grid lines.
Info ctrl+I: previews the details of the entity or texture, including but not limited to the ID of the entity or texture, the texture animation track, and the texture deformation.
(Unused) ctrl+U: allows placement of unused mappings in the map, a feature not commonly used in modern maps anymore.
Color: previews the color set by the current brush, after closing the brush will show the original color match, but does not affect the color set by the placed mapping.
Entities: select the category of entity layer that needs to be used for the current map. Depending on the game mode applied to the map, the entity layer selected in the editor should also be different.

[6] Zoom

Field of view adjustment functionality, descriptions in order from left to right.

Expanding or scaling the field of view by clicking buttons or pressing shortcut keys has no maximum and minimum scale value, and the scale value can even reach negative values. When the scale value is negative, the map as a whole is upside down.

ZO (Zoom out) numpad-: expands the field of view of the operation area by 50 points of scale value each time.
- Scrolling the mouse wheel down also expands the field of view by 20 scale points per scroll, expanding the field of view in this way up to a maximum of 2000 scale points.
1:1 numpad*: restores the field of view to the default scale value.
ZI (zoom in) numpad+: reduces the field of view of the operation area by 50 points of scale value at a time.
- Roll the mouse wheel upward to also reduce the field of view by 20 scale points per scroll frame, and reduce the field of view in this way up to 10 scale points.

[7] Brush functionality

Descriptions from left to right:

X/X (Horizontal flip) N: flips the contents of the brush horizontally.
Y/Y (Vertical flip) M: flips the contents of the brush vertically.
90° (Rotation angle): the angle at which the content in the brush is turned each time it is rotated, which can be modified by holding down this button and sliding the mouse left and right, holding down ⇧ Shift during the modification process for more precise modification.
- You can only choose from 90°, 180° and 270° angles.
CCW (Counterclockwise rotation) R: rotates the contents of the brush counterclockwise at an angle.
CW (Clockwise rotation) T: rotates the content in the brush clockwise at a certain angle.

[8] Layers/Images/Sounds management

In this area you can manage different groups of layers including the physics layer. By clicking on the top button "Layers", you can add images and sound resources to the map. Layer management area, here is responsible for managing the map's layer groups and layers, as well as the invocation of the mapping material, picture material, and sound material. Pressing → will also switch to the image management interface, or pressing ← will switch to the sound management interface

Layers

Layers (left click) →: Switch to Image management
Layers (right click) ←: Switch to Sound management
Click "Add group" at the bottom to add a new group.
Right-click a group to set the parameters of that group
Right-click a layer to set the parameters of that layer

待辦： Explain right click menu in group and layer with images

Images

Images (left click) →: Switch to Sound management
Images (right click) ←: Switch to Layer management
Click the Add button to add image clips from the default clip folder to the map file.
Embedded area means the clips of this series have been embedded in the map file, when downloading the map, this kind of file will be included in the map file volume.
External area means that the material of this series is located outside the map, it is the default material in the game, when downloading the map, this kind of file will not be counted in the map file volume. When the map needs to call the image material of this area, it will directly call the file with the same name from the player's local default material library.
- Regardless of the location of the clip, when the clip file is white or red (selected), it means the clip is being used by the map; when the clip file is blue or purple (selected), it means the clip is not yet used by the map.
Left-click on a file that has been added to preview the image in the right workspace, and right-click on the file to perform the following actions.
- Readd: Overwrite the clip by calling a file with the same name directly from the default clip library.
- Replace: select a clip file to overwrite the clip.
- Remove: removes the clip file.
- When right-clicking on a file in the External area, an additional Embed option will appear to move the file into the Embedded area.

Sounds

Sounds (left click) →: Switch to Layer management
Sounds (right click) ←: Switch to Image management
Click the Add button to add sound clips from the default clip folder to the map file. Currently DDNet game editor only accepts opus format audio files.
Right-click on a file to perform the following actions.
- Readd: Overwrite a clip by calling a file with the same name directly from the default clip library.
- Replace: select a clip file to overwrite the clip.
- Remove: Remove the clip file.

[9] Context dependent actions

Additional buttons that will change depending on the selected layer.

On all layers

When any layer is selected, the following buttons appear:

Refocus home: immediately focuses the view to the upper left corner of the map.
Goto XY: immediately focuses the view to a specific coordinate of the map. Clicking this button sets the coordinate in its drop-down menu, and then clicking the Go button focuses the view to that coordinate.
Destructive mode ctrl+D: When Destructive mode is enabled, the area the brush passes over will be completely covered and the texture of this area will be replaced; when Destructive mode is disabled, the area the brush passes over will only be filled with the location that is not filled with the texture.
When Game or Tile layer is selected: Add Border: Adds a two-tile wide border to the current layer, using the texture of the selected layer's No. 2 map.
When Switch layer is selected: Switch ctrl+A: Set the number of the next placed switch layer entity. In the drop-down menu: Number is used to set the number, Delay is used to set the number of additional information, and F (shortcut: ctrl+F) is used to automatically set the unused number.
When Speedup layer is selected: Speedup ctrl+A: Set the parameters for the next placement of the speedup entity. In the drop-down menu, Force is used to set how much speed the belt can provide, Max Speed is used to set the maximum speed you can have at the belt, and Angle is used to set the direction of the belt.
When the Tele layer is selected: Tele ctrl+A: Sets the number of the next entity to be placed in the transmission area. The drop-down menu: Number is used to set the number, and F (shortcut: ctrl+F) is used to automatically set the unused number.
When Tune layer is selected: Tune ctrl+A: Set the number of the next placed adjustment zone entity. In its drop-down menu, Zone is used to set the number.
When the Quads layer is selected: Add Quad ctrl+Q: Adds a picture set by the current layer to the workspace. If no picture is set for that layer, a plain white square of 2*2 grid size is added by default.
When the Sounds layer is selected. Add Sound ctrl+Q: Adds a sound set by the current layer to the workspace.

[10] Mapping area

Workspace, where all the components needed for the map are placed.

待辦： Explain in more detail

[11] Hint area

When the mouse hovers over a button, the hint area will appear with the function of the button and a keyboard shortcut for the button function.

[12] Server setting

You can change Map settings to change server behavior. For example setting a map to be a solo map.

待辦： Explain in more detail

[13] Envelopes

Envelope animation: this is responsible for setting the animation effect in the map.

待辦： Explain in more detail

待辦：

Explain in detail what is marked "to be explained in detail" above. Full explanation of the features in the editor. Discuss the similarities and differences between modern maps and traditional and classical maps, or discuss their backstories.

Write a short tutorial on mapping.

External Resources

Mapping ABC by Index
Link list including lots of mapping resources by Index
DDRaceNetwork - How to Use the Map Editor by Nick Joy
Teeworlds - How to map a DDRACE map. - Part 1 by Aoe
Teeworlds - How to map a DDRACE map. - Part 2 by Aoe
Maps Envelope Tutorial by 2gethR
Automapper Tutorial by timakro
Mapper rules for DDNet map testing process by jao