From there, let’s discuss how to add custom terrain.  Click the Terrain tab. You will then see a menu that has several options.

• Map allows you to change features on the map itself.  Click the dropdown menu to choose the type of terrain you want, so brush it on.
• Elevation allows you to change the height of terrain.  This is useful to create mountain/hills.  The higher the Elevation Number, the steeper the terrain. Note that you cannot dig valleys unless you ascend first. (No negative depths allowed)
• Cliffs allows you to place strategic cliffs on the map. Whereas hills may be traveled upon, cliffs are solid walls and units must go around.
• Map Copy allows you to copy select portions of the map.  To use this, simply select the area you want copied, then hit Copy Selected Map Area. You can rotate the area using the rotate buttons, or cause units/buildings to change ownership to a different player (useful if you want two armies of similar or equal composition).
• Erase does what you think it does.  It erases features from the map.

The next thing you need to do is add your players.  Click the Players tab.  You will then see a screen with multiple input boxes.  Most are self explanatory, but a few are tricky.

• String Tables are something that LucasArts used in the campaigns that shipped with the game so they were able to write out the messages in different languages, without having to edit the campaign for each language. Ignore it as it is of no use to us.
• Personality is a tool that allows you to make your AI custom.  This is quite useful to create AI players who don’t attack and only build economic units, etc.  However, for beginning mission creators, it is recommended to leave this as standard.

Most other functions are obvious, the box that says “Player 1” is used to change which player you are editing, “Number of players” changes the number of players, “Tech level” changes initial tech level, “Faction Name” allows you to name your player, so instead of Galactic Empire and the player name, you see Galactic Empire and “Emperor’s Hammer”.

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