https://www.sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Mapping_Taboos Mapping Taboos - Revision history 2026-05-03T02:49:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.26.2 https://www.sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mapping_Taboos&diff=1093&oldid=prev Robertl: Please confirm my edits 2011-01-09T21:39:57Z <p>Please confirm my edits</p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:39, 9 January 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13" >Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Mapmodels ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Mapmodels ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mapmodels are objects in your game. 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Be wary of where you place entities, as they should not be outside of the map at all.
 
Be wary of where you place entities, as they should not be outside of the map at all.
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If any are outside the map, a warning will show on map load, which will list the type, index and coordinates. Use variations of the following command to find them
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If any are outside the map, a warning will show on map load, which will list the type, index and coordinates. Use variations of the following command to find them:
    
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Also, avoid placing groups of lights in the same area. If you have multiple lights grouped together it significantly increases lighting render time, and they can be annoying to rearrange in edit mode.
 
Also, avoid placing groups of lights in the same area. If you have multiple lights grouped together it significantly increases lighting render time, and they can be annoying to rearrange in edit mode.
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