[Wish - Mission Editor] - Expand Static Templates to include more items.

[Rudel_chw]

Dear ED,

 

Static Templates were a great addition to the Mission Editor when they were introduced, four years ago. They made it possible to use a "building block" approach when creating new missions, so that one could re-use units and objects instead of creating each mission from scratch. Here is an introduction video for those mission creators that still don't use this tool:

 

 

Now, my wish is:  Please expand the concept further, so that a Template can include not only statics and units, but also trigger zones, trigger logics and also draw objects. This would nake the Static Templates so much more useful than they are today.  

 

I use them a lot, for example I want to create missions for the SA Map, but I prefer to build the basic blocks first, using Static Templates, and after I have the templates, only then start to build the missions proper. So far I've got these Templates ready for the SA map:

 

 

A related wish: Can you please add to the Load Static Template dialog box, a way to see what User Mods does it use? .. like you already do when loading a mission?

 

 

Thank you so much, hope this wish is not hard to implement.

Greetings,

 

Eduardo