Combat Group Panel

Using the Combat Group Panel

Creating a Combat Group

1. Context Menu

2. Through the Add/Modify Window

Editing a Combat Group

To edit the name of a Combat Group, see Changing the name of a Combat Group

Adding entities to a Combat Group

1. Context Menu

2. Add Editor Selected

3. Through the Add/Modify Window

Removing entities from a Combat Group

1. Context Menu

2. The Remove button

2. Through the Add/Modify Window

The Add/Modify Combat Group Window

Creating a Combat Group

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To create a new Combat Group, follow these steps:

• (Optional) Select one or more entities you want to add to your new Combat Group (1)
• Click "Add" button above the Combat Groups list (2), the "Add/Modify Combat Group" window should open
• (Optional) Name your combat group by changing the "GroupName" property under "Combat Group" to the desired name (3)
• Then, for each entity you want to add to the new Combat Group:
  • (Optional) Find the entity by typing its name in the Filter textbox (4)
  • Select the entity you want to add in the Available entities list (5) ^[1]
  • Assign the entity to the combat group by pressing the ">>" button (6)
• Close the Add/Modify Combat Group window by clicking "OK" (9) ^[2]

^{[1] Note that if you have an entity selected in the editor (step 2) its name will be highlighted in yellow
[2] Note that you can not create an empty combat group}

Editing a Combat Group

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Changing the name of a Combat Group

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To change the name of a Combat Group, follow these steps:

• Select your Combat Group in the Combat Group Panel (1)
• Click the "Edit" button above the Combat Groups list (3), the "Add/Modify Combat Group" window should open
• Change the "GroupName" property under "Combat Group" to the desired name (4)
• Close the Add/Modify Combat Group window by clicking "OK" (9)

Adding an entity to a Combat Group

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This article only applies to the Add/Modify window. For more ways to add entities to a Combat Group, see Adding entities to a Combat Group}

To add an entity to a Combat Group, follow these steps:

• Select the Combat Group you want to add an entity to (1)
• (Optional) Select the entity you want to add to the Combat Group (2)
• Click the "Edit" button above the Combat Groups list (3), the "Add/Modify Combat Group" window should open
• (Optional) Find the entity you want to add to the Combat Group by typing its name in the Filter textbox (7)
• Select the entity you want to add to the Combat Group in the Available entities list (8) ^{[1] [2]}
• Assign the entity to the combat group by pressing the ">>" button (6)
• Close the Add/Modify Combat Group window by clicking "OK" (9)

^{[1] Note that if you have an entity selected in the editor (step 2) its name will be highlighted in yellow
[2] If you can not find an entity in the Available entities list, it is probably already in a Combat Group}

Removing an entity from a combat group

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This article only applies to the Add/Modify window. For more ways to remove entities from a Combat Group, see Removing entities from a Combat Group}

To remove an entity from a Combat Group, follow these steps:

• Select the Combat Group you want to remove an entity from (1)
• (Optional) Select the entity you want to remove from the Combat Group (2)
• Click the "Edit" button above the Combat Groups list (3), the "Add/Modify Combat Group" window should open
• Select the entity you want to remove from the Combat Group in the Assigned entities list (5) ^[1]
• Remove the entity from the combat group by pressing the "<<" button (6)
• Close the Add/Modify Combat Group window by clicking "OK" (9)

^{[1] Note that if you have an entity selected in the editor (step 2) its name will be highlighted in yellow}

Metadata

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