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LawMaker

Level editor for Outlaws game

LawMaker revision history notes:

Ver 0.1 Beta - First released version.

Ver 0.7 Beta

• Redone object layering for much more accurate layering, account for slopes and multiple overlapping sectors on one layer.
• Fixed muliple object layering bug.
• Added multiselection editing
• Added saving "Stay On Top" state of Sector/Wall/Vertex/Object editors
• Fixed layer change bug
• Added sector/sector multiselection copying
• Added multiple object copying
• Fixed "clipped grid" bug
• Added rectangular select
• Added consistency checker
• Added Sector/Wall/Object find tool
• Added Tools dialog
• Added level header editor
• Added Backup
• Added Dark Forces LEV import
• Added statistics
• Added Copy/Paste
• Added resource picker preview
• Added jump to sector/wall/object tool
• Changed "Publish" and "Test" function to avoid putting junk in your LAB file.

Ver 0.7 Beta 2

• Modified wall and vertex deletion to handle bad sectors cleanly
• Added multiple wall/vertex deletion
• Added custom lists ability to resource picker
• Fixed adjoin bug appearing at times when forming double adjoins.
• Fixed polygon generator to generate clockwise sectors (for 3DFX Outlaws)
• Added automatic fix of vertex order in consistency checker

ver 1.0 Beta

• Added "Find Next"
• Fixed bug in sector pasting
• Fixed funny behaviour in large font video modes
• Added recent documents menu
• Added Script Editor (editor for ATX, INF, ITM, etc).
• Fixed a bug that caused 100% CPU usage when Resource Picker is active.
• Refined object/geometry dragging in "snap to grid" mode
• Lower grid limit is now 0.25
• Fixed floor/ceiling height distribution bug
• Added option to log the test session to testlog.txt
• Added Mission Editor
• "Publish" function now checks for existance of critical files
• Fixed clipped text labels in some video modes
• Fixed a bug that caused "list index out of bounds" when rotating/scaling walls/vertices
• Added help buttons in many places
• Added checks for invalid wall flags and adjoin order (both cause Outlaws to crash when loading level)
• Added some searchable fields in Find dialogs.
• Fixed comparison bug in Find

ver 1.0 beta 2

• Fixed Consistency Checker bug when fixing incorrect double adjoins.
• Added "Put on Floor" function (Shift+P). Objects copied with INS are now put on floor
• Script Editor now shows the name of edited file.
• Added check for level names longer than 8 characters
• Added "Stick to Ceiling" function in Tools dialog
• Added NWX preview in Resource Picker
• Added/corrected flag descriptions for object flags2 and event mask.
• Added check and autofix for empty music in level header (error that crashes Outlaws)
• Added olpatch1&2 to the Resource Picker lists
• Fixed Script Editor blank-outs.
• Added "Find" function in text message picker
• Refined wall selection - "non-selectable" walls should now be gone

ver 1.0 beta 3

• Added ability to create new GOB, LFD and LAB files in Container Manager
• Added Add/Delete file capability to Container Manager
• Added Copy/Paste and Drag/Drop capability to Container Manager
• Added check and fix for improper flags on MP player starts
• Fixed Script Editor font saving bug.