Editor Settings

Editor Settings

Editor Settings control how the RPG Architect editor behaves, the defaults applied to new project assets, and the appearance of preview panes. Open the dialog from the Editor Settings menu, then select Edit Settings. The settings are organized into the categories below.

Properties

Debugging Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Enable Logging	Whether or not to log non-errors to the engine log.	Toggle
Legacy Video Mode	Whether or not to enable the legacy video driver (e.g. OpenGL). Enable this if the engine fails to launch or closes immediately in test play.	Toggle
Logging Per Session	Whether or not to clear logs for each runtime session.	Toggle

Editor Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Auto-Save on Test Play	Whether or not to automatically save maps before test play.	Toggle
Collapse Command Details by Default	Whether or not commands should be collapsed by default in their editor.	Toggle
Combine File Menu and Toolbars	Whether or not the menu and toolbars are combined into one line.	Toggle
Command Details Separator	The separator used when displaying command parameters in their summaries. Only used when Separate Command Details by Line is disabled.	Text
Database Content Maximum Width	The maximum width content in the database can be.	Number
Enable Command Subcategories	Whether or not commands are grouped by subcategories.	Toggle
Enable Preview Features	Whether or not to enable preview features in the editor.	Toggle
Expert Mode	Whether or not advanced settings are shown in the editor instead of simplified and streamlined settings.	Toggle
Scale	An accessibility scale to apply to the application.	Number
Separate Command Details by Line	Whether or not to separate command parameters by line.	Toggle
Start Maximized	Whether or not to start the application maximized.	Toggle
Start Windows Maximized	Whether or not to start each window maximized.	Toggle
Window Placement Compatibility Mode	Enables detection and repositioning of windows in environments where windows disappear.	Toggle

Entity Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Local Switches	The default number of local switches to include on a new entity.	Number
Local Variables	The default number of local variables to include on a new entity.	Number

Map Editor Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Default Map Height	The default height to use when creating a new map.	Number
Default Map Width	The default width to use when creating a new map.	Number
Doodad Border Color	The border color for rendering doodads.	Color
Entity Border Color	The border color for rendering entities.	Color
Layer Assist - Lower Layer Transparency	The lower layer transparency on layer assist mode.	Number
Layer Assist - Upper Layer Transparency	The upper layer transparency on layer assist mode.	Number
Mesh Layer Resolution	The resolution to internally render a mesh layer at.	Number
Mesh Object Resolution	The resolution to internally render a mesh object at.	Number
Render Mesh Layers	Whether or not to render mesh layers.	Toggle
Render Mesh Objects	Whether or not to render mesh objects.	Toggle
Render Parallax Layers	Whether or not to render parallax layers.	Toggle

Project Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Default Sprite Frame Count	The default frame count to use when selecting a new sprite.	Number
Default Sprite Frame Duration (milliseconds)	The default frame duration to use when selecting a new sprite in milliseconds.	Number
Default Sprite Height	The default height to use when selecting a new sprite.	Number
Default Sprite Width	The default width to use when selecting a new sprite.	Number
Save Formulas	Whether or not formulas are saved.	Toggle
Source Control Compatibility	Formats files to be more compatible with source control diffs.	Toggle

Render Settings

Name	Explanation	Type
Preview Background Color	The background color in a preview pane.	Color
Preview Border Color	The color of the border in a preview pane.	Color
Preview Border Thickness	The thickness of the border in a preview pane.	Number