Questions about masked pieces

Module Design
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I am working on a module and I notice that when that when a counter is masked, the “mov” flag is hidden. It only shows up when the unit is unmasked. I can make it work by using layers (Layer 1 = masked side, Layer 2 = unmasked side), but is there any way to make the “mov” work using the masked command instead of layers? I much prefer it, because I can create a prototype for a bunch of counters sharing the same masked marker, whereas with layers, I have to do it to each individual counter. :frowning:

Also, Mask gives me more control on who can unmask the counter, which I would like to control.

Also, I was looking at a module where there are two players per side: let’s call them player 1 and player 2. If player 1 drags a counter to the board, it comes off of a deck masked. If he right-clicks on a unit, it has multiple options. If player 2 right-clicks on the unit, it only has the “Flip” option. This happens if both players are playing at the same time. If I set it up as player 1, retire, and select player 2, I don’t have this problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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wrt your first question, you need to pay attention to the order of your traits in a piece’s trait list. “Mask” hides any trait above in the trait list. As a rule of thumb, a trait affects anything above it in the trait list, but it does not affect anything below it. Make sure your “mark when moved” trait is below “mask.”

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Thanks! That fixed it! I was fixing someone else’s module.

On mine, I always put Mask at the top of the properties list because I want it to be last on the drop-down. I didn’t realize it would mess up the other commands.

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Not so much mess up as give you the design flexibility to have trait A affect trait B, or to have trait B affect trait A.

If you want to order you commands in the drop-down menu differently to the order of the traits in the piece, then place them all in a Sub-menu. If there is only one Sub-menu defined, it is promoted to become the main drop-down menu.

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