About the Editor

A content creation editor is bundled with the Legacy Engine.

Shortcuts

The editor supports shortcuts for all features for rapid creation. The following are the supported shortcuts:

WASD move camera. Hold shift to increase speed
When an item is selected:
- Arrow Keys: move item 1 pixel
  - Shift: 8px, Ctrl: 32px
- Shift < mirror, Shift > flip vertically
- [ and ] rotate 1 degrees
  - Shift: 5 degrees, Ctrl: 45 degrees
- = and - for scaling larger and smaller. Currently by 101% or 99.01%
  - Shift: 125% or 80%, Ctrl: 200% or 50%
- Ctrl I, Ctrl K: switch Item to next layer
- Shift I, Shift K: bring to front/back within layer
- Shift Q: quantize/round to nearest pixel
- Ctrl Q: quantize to nearest 8px grid
- V: open item properties window
Hold Ctrl when dragging to lock to 8px grid relative to it’s starting x/y. Quantize to change grid.
Hold Shift when placing item to place multiple in a row
1-9 to switch layers (note: layers 8,9 are not used yet)
- Control: Lock Layer
- Shift: Hide all but that layer
- Control + Shift: Lock all but that layer
- Note: pressing 1-7 to visit every layer will unlock and show all layers
When placing tiles, Right Click is the eraser