Hi to all.
I never used Zones before and now I need to use them.
I tried to create a zone with the editor a lot of times, but this always ends in a real mess (see the picture).
I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. In any event, there is a way to correct an error or to undo the last step?
Thanks in advance.
Panther2010
Hi Panther,
The zone editor is not one of Vassal’s better points. It was done in a hurry and never revisited and it shows. It takes a bit of getting used to for anything other than a square grid.
The things to watch out for are:
o Left-clicking anywhere on the map selects and drags the nearest point to where you clicked, so be careful of clicking randomly on the map. Try and click near where a point already exists to select that point.
o You can delete a selected point (red dot) by pressing the Delete key.
o Right-clicking creates a new point, but the way that works is a but bizarre. Regardless of whether a point is selected or not, it selects the nearest point (not nearest line) and inserts a new point at the click linked to the nearest point and one of it’s neighbors. This gives you the weird shapes you are seeing. The best way to add a new point to a line is to click near to an existing point on the anti-clockwise side and drag, don’t click in the middle of the line. If it’s not right, use del to delete.
o Don’t make life harder than it needs to be. If you are working on a hex grid and units snap to the hex centre, there is no real need to have the zone follow the hex edges, Just use a straight line that approximates the hex edges.
Regards.
Hi Brent,
Thanks for your quick answer to my question.
I will make some more attempts, following your advice, even if I am seriously considering the possibility of using the other method, that of directly entering the coordinates of the vertices that delimit the zone.
Panther2010