Control

Description

New/Ctrl+N

Start a new level.

Open/Ctrl+O

Open a level. You can also drag-and-drop a .lvl file onto the Mammoth window to open that level in Mammoth.

Save/Ctrl+S

Save the current level.

Save As

Save the current level under a new name.

Export to Mix/Ctrl+E

Export the current level to a mix file for playing it in-game.

Export Always

Export any existing folders named Always/Always2/Always3 to always.dat/always2.dat/always3.dat.

Export Objects

Export the current preset list as objects.ddb to the game Data folder. This does not save objects.ddb, so the preset modifications will only be saved into the Data folder. Good for playing around with values.

Run Game

Export the current level to a mix file then run the game and start that level in skirmish mode.

Recent Files

The last 10 files opened in this copy of Mammoth.

Exit/Alt+F4

Exit Mammoth.

Undo/Ctrl+Z

Undo the last thing you did (moving the currently selected object(s) by dragging it, deleting an object by pressing the delete key or deleting an object by pressing the delete button on the instances tab are the only things that get recorded for undo purposes at this point)

Redo/Ctrl+Y

Redo the thing you just undid.

Cut/Ctrl+X

Cut the selected objects.

Copy/Ctrl+C

Copy the selected objects

Paste/Ctrl+V

Paste the objects you cut or copied.

Include Files

Add files to the list of files required for this level (this is where you can add things like various per-map/per-level ini files, custom loadscreen w3d files/textures etc).

Reparition Culling Systems

Repartition the culling systems.

Verify Culling Systems

Verify the culling systems.

Terrain Selectable

Allows you to select terrain objects and move them.

Music Settings

Set the background music for the level (only the server host player will hear it in multiplayer).

Sky Settings

Set the sky settings for the level (time of day, sun/moon, moon type and clouds).

Weather Settings

Set the weather settings for the level (fog, precipitation, lightning and wind).

Level Settings

Set the Level settings for the level (start script, re-spawn script, map settings).

Toggle Sound

Turn sounds on or off

Drop to Ground/Ctrl+D

Sets whether an object you are dragging should drop to the ground or not.

Lock to X Axis/Alt+X

Locks object movement (with the mouse or arrow keys) to the X axis.

Lock to Y Axis/Alt+Y

Locks object movement (with the mouse or arrow keys) to the Y axis.

Lock to Z Axis/Alt+Z

Locks object movement (with the mouse or arrow keys) to the Z axis.

Lock Objects/Enter

Locks the currently selected objects so they wont move.

Unlock Objects/Ctrl+U

Unlocks the currently selected objects so they can move again.

Replace Selection/Ctrl+H

Replaces the currently selected objects with a different preset.

Add Point/Ctrl+P

Adds a car marker object for building controllers, a spawn point object for spawners or a waypoint object for waypaths.

Goto Object

Moves the camera to look at a specific object.

Check IDs

Checks for ID collisions in the level.

Fix ID Collisions

Fixes any ID collisions in the level.

Remap Unimportant IDs

Remaps the IDs of any objects who's ID doesn't matter.

Remap IDs

Remaps the IDs of the currently selected objects.

Export All Tiles

Exports all the tiles in the level as proxies to a w3d file. (good if you want to have those objects proxied in rather than being placed in LE).

Export Placed Tiles

Exports all the tiles that aren't proxied in as proxies to a w3d file.

Show Static Anim Objects/Ctrl+Shift+T

Shows/hides all the StaticAnimPhys objects (including doors and elevators).

Show Editor Objects

Shows/hides all the editor only objects.

Enable Fog

Enables/disables the rendering of fog in the level.

Depth -50/Alt+Minus

Adjusts the camera depth by -50.

Depth +50/Alt+Plus

Adjusts the camera depth by +50.

Goto Location/Ctrl+G

Moves the camera to a specific location.

Front/Ctrl+F

Points the camera at the front.

Back/Ctrl+B

Points the camera at the back.

Left/Ctrl+L

Points the camera at the left.

Right/Ctrl+R

Points the camera at the right.

Top/Ctrl+T

Points the camera at the top.

Bottom/Ctrl+M

Points the camera at the bottom.

Generate

Generates pathfinding for the level.

Discard Data

Discard pathfind data.

Display Sectors

Show Pathfind sectors.

Display Portals

Show pathfind portals.

Display Web

Show pathfind path web.

Rebuild Static Vertex Lighting

Build the lighting for the level. (this is the same as the Vertex Solve option in the Westwood Level Editor)

Edit Sunlight

Change the sunlight settings.

Edit Ambient Light

Edit the ambient light settings.

Count Lit Objects

Display the number of objects that can be lightsolved in the level.

Build Shader Cache

Build a shader cache file.

Export Level Asset Report

Export a file listing the assets this level references/requires.

Export

Export the presets to a Javascript file.

Export Temps

Export the temp presets to a Javascript file.

Save Presets

Save the current presets.

Save Temps

Save the current temp presets.

Export To Text

Export the presets to a tab delimited text file.

Export IDs

Generate a string_ids.h file for the current strings.

Edit Strings

Open a new dialog to edit the string table in the game. This contains all the translatable text in the game, from menu items to unit names.