Surface Properties

Now let's look at how to change the alignment, rotation, or scale of your material. Select a face and go to View | Surface Properties (or hit F5).

The best way to learn the tool is to try it out for yourself.

Panning and rotating are easy; just click the button you want and the material updates on the surface. You can shift+click on a button to move or rotate in the opposite direction. Changing the scale is nearly as easy, but once you select a scale option, you need to press the Apply button just to the right of the scale. The default scale is 1, and larger numbers mean that the material will cover a larger area. The other things you can control on this menu are the surface's lighting properties, but we'll discuss that in detail when we talk about lighting.

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So our map has a little character to it. Let's now test our map, add some bots, and get an idea of what our map will play like.

Have a go hero – adding more elements to your level

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