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Mission Editing Overview

Mission Files

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Goals & Strings

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XvtED

The main editor window of XvtED. Here you can edit FGs, Messages, Global Goals, Text sections and Teams, as well as accessing all of the other windows such as the Map and Briefing Editor.

XvtED can be assigned to .tie file types so that double clicking on an .tie file will open the editor with the selected file loaded.

All of the tool buttons in XvtED have floating hints so if you are unsure of a button's function, hold the mouse cursor over it to see the hint.

Main Toolbar

	New Mission	Create a new blank mission. This will bring up the New Mission Wizard if the option is selected in Preferences.
	Load Mission	Load a .tie file mission. A backup of the loaded file (backup.tie) will be created in your XvtED directory if that option is selected in Preferences.
	Save Mission As	Save mission under a new name. The appropriate directory is automatically chosen based on the mission type. The ".tie" extension is added by default.
	Save Mission	Save the current state of the mission.

	Move Up	Move all selected items up one level in their list. Works on FGs and Messages, depending on the active page.
	Move Down	As above, move all selected items down.

	New Item	Add a new FG or Message, depending on the active page.
	Delete	Delete all selected FGs or Messages, depending on the active page.
	Cut FG	Cut current FG (not for messages) and place it in the Clipboard.
	Copy FG	Copy current FG (not for messages) and place it in the Clipboard.
	Paste FG	Paste the current FG in the Clipboard to the FG list.

	Error Check	An error check will be performed automatically when you save a file, but you can choose to do an error check at any time using this button.
	Preferences	There are many preferences to customize the functions of the editor. Most may be left as defaults, however the directory preferences must be set correctly in order to some features to work properly.
	.lst File Manager	Use the .lst File Manager to add your mission to the file(s) necessary for it to be available in the game.
	Campaign/Battle Manager	Use this to define the list of missions and other details of custom Campaigns and Battles.
	OPT File Manager	This is for quick swapping between custom OPT files and the defaults.
	Map	The Map is where you can view and edit everything to do with ship placement, orientation and Waypoints, as well as deleting ships or adding them using the Icon palette.
	Briefing Editor	Provides WYSIWYG playback and editing, as well as an Instruction List view and editing.
	FG Libraries	FG Libraries allow you to store and reuse any number of FGs in any number of missions, using separate .fgp files.
	Add to Library	Add all selected Ships to the current Library.
	About	Details about the program's version, license and FAQ.