• ]The Base Layer is composed of all the ground tiles, use this to create the shape and textures on your island. Almost all base tiles can be walked on. Exceptions include Water, Lava and Fissures.
• ]The Object Layer contains objects that are used to populate the island, such as plants and buildings. Objects are obstructions, no matter what the size, and cannot be walked on. [/list:u:28af0273ae]
  
  Mouse Controls:
  • ]Left Clicking places a tile of the selected type.
  • ]Left Clicking and Dragging places a block of tiles (only available in the Base Layer.)
  • ]Right Clicking removes an object of the current Layer.
  • ]Right Clicking and dragging removes a block of tiles of the current Layer.
  • ]Middle Clicking brings up the rendering options menu. (Be patient, this sometimes takes a few moments.)
  • ]Wheel Scrolling Scrolls through the different instances of the selected tile type. [/list:u:28af0273ae]
    
    Menu Items:
    • ]Update mini view will clear your island preview. Make your window smaller (skinnier) if you are getting black spots as it renders.
    • ]Display Commodity Object Counts will give you a list of how many commodities you have placed. Herbs and minerals will only be counted if set to the right type and color.
    • ]Save Overview Map will save a rendering of your island in the install directory (C: -> Program Files -> Three Rings Design -> Yohoho Tools -> Snapshot.png) or just do a search for Yohoho. If the Screenshot doesn't take, try again or make your island smaller!
    • ]Make Default Base Tile - Changes what the "empty" space renders as, keep it on water for your islands!
    • ]Rendering Options - Also accessible by middle clicking on an object from the Object Layer.
      • ]Change the Rendering priority - Sets an object to render in front of or behind other objects on the same tile. Conflicting objects are boxed in yellow. Use this very sparingly.
        
      • ]Change Colors - Changes the colors of recolorable objects such as herbs, minerals and some buildings. Remember that herbs and minerals must be the right type as well as color. Save this for last on slow machines as it affects render time.[/list:u:28af0273ae][/list:u:28af0273ae]
        
        Commodities: A complete list of what objects correspond to what commodities.
        

        Bush (hemp)       Hemp
        Bush (herb1)
                                 Madder (red)
                                 Old Man's Beard (brown)
                                 Yarrow (white)
                                 Sassafras (black)
                                 Iris Root(grey)
        Bush (herb2)
                                 Weld (yellow)
                                 Broom Flower (pink)
                                 Lobelia (violet)
                                 Pokeweed Berries (purple)
                                 Indigo (navy)
                                 Elderberries (blue)
        Bush (herb3)
                                 Cowslip(aqua)
                                 Lily of the Valley(lime)
                                 Nettle (green)
                                 Butterfly Weed (orange)
        Bush (sugarcane)  Sugarcane
        Mineral (large)
                                 Lorandite (red)
                                 Leushite (brown)
                                 Tellurium (white)
                                 Thorianite (black)
                                 Chalcocite (grey)
                                 Papagoite (blue)
        Mineral (small)
                                 Cubanite (yellow)
                                 Serandite (pink)
                                 Sincosite (green)
                                 Masuyite (orange)
        Rocks (Granite)   Rock
        Rocks (Iron)      Iron
        Tree (oak)        Wood

        
        
        Saving your work: Check that you have the following!
        • ]Give your work a name! There is a text box at the top for this.
        • ]Setup the main arrow, or main entrance for your island (use the yellow arrow button)
        • ]Give the file a .XML extension, as it does not add one automatically.[/list:u:28af0273ae]
          
          A few last nuances to be aware of:
          • ]Docks and Jetties will need a layer of water around for the edges to display properly
          • ]You do not need to use anything in the Fringe section of the Object Layer.
          • ]When you try to load up a file, sometimes it will not appear where it should be, simply exit that directory and reenter and it should then show up.
          • ]Sometimes it will not take a picture, try it again as it can be a bit stubborn. If you continue to have problems, your island is probably TOO BIG!![/list:u:28af0273ae]
            
            Demi: updated broken link
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