Keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions


Keyboard shortcuts:

Entergenerate a new map
Shift+Enterdiscard manual changes
Ctrl+Zrestore a previous map
[] rotate the map by 90°
Tabopen the Region parameters window
Bopen the Blueprint editor
Vopen the Vantage point window
S open the Style window
Nopen the Toponymy window
Shift+N reroll names
Gtoggle grid
Rswitch tilt mode
Mtoggle matte
Ltoggle labels
Ctoggle compass rose
Shift+Ccustomize compass rose
Ytoggle dramatic lighting
Shift+Ycustomize dramatic lighting
Itoggle individual trees
Ftoggle forest type
Atoggle Rugged option
Hwitch shading mode
Oactivate outlineless shading mode
Topen the Towns window
~1234, 5, 6 apply one of the preset styles

In the Blueprint editor:

EnterSubmit
Shift+EnterSubmit with the same tags
EscDiscard
TabOpen the Region parameters window
XToggle land/water
CClear
IInvert
EMelt
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+clickFlood fill
Space+dragMove

Mouse actions:

  • Click a map feature to toggle a sticker with its name and description
  • Shift+click a map feature to toggle its sticker without affecting other stickers
  • Cmd+click any map feature to display all almanac features
  • Shift+right click a feature to display its submenu
  • Shift+click the compass to reroll it
  • Roll the mouse wheel over the compass to rotate it
  • Shift+roll the mouse wheel over the compass to scale the compass

Comments

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Is there a way to regenerate maps that I've exported and closed the tab on?

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You can't import back an exported map, but you can open that exported json file in a text editor or in a browser and locate a line which looks like this:

"origin": "https://watabou.github.io/perilous-shores/?seed=1408185754..."

That url is a link to your original map. "Original" means that it doesn't include any changes if you did any.

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Is there a way to adjust the font size?

"Style..." in the context menu, "Text" tab.

 Thank you, I didn't know that messed with font size 

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this is a great tool! is it currently possible to adjust coastlines/rivers/forests/etc. if not, would it be something you considered adding?

This generator (like all my generators) has very limited editing capabilities. They will be expanded in the future, but I don't plan anything radical - this will not become a map editing application.

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I don't see the context menu in my screen and I can't create a new map...help!

Right-click anywhere to open the context menu.

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I'm not sure if I am missing it, but is it possible to save the map and changes, then re-upload it later to continue editing it?

You can save an unedited map by saving its permalink, but any changes you make to the map are not saved this way.

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Would it be possible to get a save option in it later? I really love your work and this has helped a lot with world building.

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Amazing as usual. I don't suppose, on the wishlist front - you could toggle a 'tilable' feature so that you can generate a map extending a side and keep expanding it that way?

With the current algorithms it's not possible. However, people ask about this surprisingly often, so guess I need to think about it...