Combat Group Panel
Contents
Overview
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
Removing entities from a Combat Group
1. The Remove button
2. Context Menu
2. Through the Add/Modify Window
Deleting a Combat Group
The Add/Modify Combat Group Window
Creating a Combat Group
Editing a Combat Group
The add/modify combat group window with components marked by numbers
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 "Edit" above the Combat Groups list (3), the "Add/Modify Combat Group Panel" should open
- In the Add/Modify Combat Group Panel, change the "GroupName" property under "Combat Group" to the desired name (4)
- Close the Add/Modify Combat Group Panel 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 "Edit" above the Combat Groups list (3)</span>, the "Add/Modify Combat Group Panel" 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 Panel 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 "Edit" above the Combat Groups list (3), the "Add/Modify Combat Group Panel" 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 Panel 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
Finding a Combat Group in the panel
Finding an entity in the panel
Locating a Combat Group in your level
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