[TESTREQUEST] Station Editor

Unread post by DocAce » Tue, 27. Jul 21, 12:10
The most recent update to 4.10 adds a new way to control the camera in the Station Editor.

In order to switch to the experimental free camera controls in the Station Editor, add the following to your config.xml (located in \Documents\Egosoft\X4\YourSteamID):
<stationeditor_freecam>true</stationeditor_freecam>

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Here is how the camera controls work in this new mode:

Use the WASD keys to move the camera vertically and horizontally. Z and X move the camera backwards and forwards, respectively. The movement speed accelerates depending on how long you keep moving.
Hold down the right mouse button and then drag the mouse to change the view direction. The numbers on the numpad do this, too, but they are currently inverted.

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We have also made the station editing more freeform, allowing you to freely rotate modules.

First click a placed module to select it. Keep the cursor on it.
Hold the left mouse button and move the mouse to drag the module on the plane perpendicular to the camera's forward direction. You can hold Control while doing so to disable snapping to connection points.
Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to rotate an unconnected module around the axis that's most parallel to the camera's forward direction, or a connected module around the axis of the connection is has been snapped to. You can hold Shift while doing so to rotate in discrete steps of 30 degrees.

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Additional fixes and improvements to come in a later update:

Ability to toggle collision detection off and on
Ability to configure the rotation snap angle
Improved accuracy of collision detection between modules and dock exclusion areas
Fix inverted numpad controls in free camera view
Fix jump in angle when starting to rotate a module