Manuals

[TMO]

Can someone remind me where all the manuals (map maker etc.) are please. Thanks.

Regards

Tim

 

[john connor]

In your game folder in a folder labelled Documentation. If you have the LnL version then the game is wherever you put it on install. For the steam version the game is usually in C: Program Files (86)/Steam/Steamapps/Common

 

[Dave 'Arjuna' O'Connor]

Would it help if we had a menu item in the MapMaker app for the manual and ditto for the other maps?

 

[jimcarravallah]

Would it help if we had a menu item in the MapMaker app for the manual and ditto for the other maps?

Yes.

Those of us who are familiar with the game know where to look for the information.

Those who are new to the game and look at SceneMaker, Mapmaker, and Estab Editor would tend to look for a "help" or "about" to learn something of the software. Linking the game manual there would "help."

I'd also suggest a link to the game manual on the introduction screen, and perhaps links inside that document to the SceneMaker, Mapmaker, and Estab Editor manuals.

I make an assumption when someone posts a question regarding the game mechanics that they hadn't read the manuals.

First key in getting people to read the technical information is to make it readily available, and easily found.

Of course, once people start finding, and, hopefully, reading the documentation, you'll get all kinds of feedback on grammar and sentence structure ;-).

 

[TMO]

Had a quick look but can't find the map maker, In the Joe,s Bridge scenario Hasselt is in the wrong place.

Regards

Tim

 

[Dave 'Arjuna' O'Connor]

TMO, the MapMaker.exe file should be in your game folder, along with the CmdOps.exe file, ScenMaker.exe and EstabEditor.exe. Your Command Ops 2 game folder will be we're you installed in from LNL or if you installed it using Steam then it will be under:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Command Ops 2

 

[TMO]

Checked and still can't find it (maybe I inadvertently deleted but can't think how!). How do I get a new manual without downloading the whole game?

Regards

Tim

 

[john connor]

You mean the mapmaker manual, TMO? Because that's not what you asked about above - you asked for the actual program exe. The manual is in the 'DOCUMENTATION' folder of your game folder. To find the game folder follow Dave's instructions above.

But, Dave - can you check please? I note that for some reason in my LnL (dev) install there is no mapmaker manual, for some reason, but it is in the Steam install in the correct place. Can you check that it wasn't somehow omitted from the LnL install, please?

Do you have a LnL install or steam, TMO?

Peter

 

[Dave 'Arjuna' O'Connor]

Tim, have you tried searching your computer for "MapMaker"?

 

[TMO]

Yes, tried that...oh well. Mine's a LnL install.

Regards

Tim

 

[Dave 'Arjuna' O'Connor]

Tim, email me at support[at]panthergames[dot]com.

 

[john connor]

I think you should check, Dave. I don't have it in my LnL install either. Has it vanished somehow? I think Tim has actually found an error - there is no Mapmaker manual in the LnL install Documentation folder.

 

[Dave 'Arjuna' O'Connor]

I just checked the installer script and it's there but now that you mentioned it, I do believe one our other testers picked that up some time ago. Anyway it's back in for the next build, which will be out shortly.