Description[]
Many of the games in the Men of War series come with a GEM editor, which allows map and mission editing.
Hotkeys[]
| Hotkey | Effect |
|---|---|
| F1 | Play mode |
| F2 | Map Editor mode |
| F3 | Mission Editor mode |
| F6 | Open environment settings |
| F9 | Open mission properties (when in F3 mode) |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected entities to clipboard |
| Ctrl+F | Focus camera on selected entity |
| Ctrl+I | Edit inventory of selected entity |
| Ctrl+M | Map properties |
| Ctrl+O | Open map |
| Ctrl+Q | Lock/unlock camera position |
| Ctrl+S | Save map |
| Ctrl+T | Edit tags of selected entity |
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl+0 | Go to centre of map |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D | Hide UI |
| Ctrl+Alt+D | Hide UI except for minimap and team |
| Alt+A | Obstacles on/off |
| Alt+B | Show/hide collision boxes |
| Alt+G | CRASHES GAME |
| Alt+H | Switch between visible heightmap, land heightmap, terrain heightmap, path planner heightmap, heightmap off |
| Alt+F | Toggle fog of war |
| Alt+I | Show MIDs |
| Alt+P | AI chosen waypoints on/off |
| Alt+R | Call function of selected entity |
| Alt+S | Show entity orientation |
| Alt+T | Show tags of selected entity |
| Alt+V | Entity polygon view |
| Alt+W | Switch between terrain wireframe views |
| Alt+X | Exit editor |
| Alt+Z | Show operation history |
| Shift+F | First person view (not recommended) |
| Shift+T | Open textures |
| Esc | Open Mission Editor menu |
| ` | Open console |
| A | Change altitude of selected entity |
| C | Rotate selected entities around common Z axis |
| X | Rotate selected entity in any/all axes |
| Z | Rotate selected entity around local Z axis |
| T | Find and replace map properties |
| W | Show entity menu for selected entity |
| Numpad 0 - 9[1] | Change current team |
| Numpad -/+[1] | Decrease/increase brush size |
| 0 - 9 | Change open tab (while in F2/F3 mode) |
Note: Keybindings are for Men of War.
Some keys can be toggled to activate/deactivate or switch between effects.
Misc Hints/Tips[]
- To force a unit into another unit, for example a soldier into a vehicle; select both, open the console ('), type
g_linkand press enter. - If some units are invisible, enter Mission Editor mode (F3) and press F9. Scroll down to
fog, and click the check to deactivate it. - You can change the video/audio/game/control options when in play mode (F1). Only the regular keybinds can be changed; the editor keybinds are hardcoded.
- Once a mission is loaded in the Mission Editor (F3), certain functions in Map Editor mode (F2) will be locked.
Tutorials[]
- Digitalmindsoft tutorial (FoW Editor Manual)
- Digitalmindsoft tutorial (Steam)
- 1C Company forums
- Youtube has many GEM editor tutorial videos