[KG64_Cnopicilin]

How can I copy/cut and paste stuff in FMB? I am bored to make some kind of a fortress like 10 times.
I have made entries to the conf.ini hotkey builder, but I still do not have the feature.

Is there any mod to bring it into the FMB?

[aviatorsneah]

i thought you could do it in FMB+ somehow, but not the vanilla FMB

[KG64_Cnopicilin]

i thought you could do it in FMB+ somehow, but not the vanilla FMB

I tried that but 'nuthing

[tomoose]

There is a program out there (Quick Object Tool, available at Mission4today.com) which allows you to create a group of objects and will save them as that group. The Tool comes with a bunch of premade stuff such as harbours, fuel depots, airfields, comms centers, many factory complexes etc. You can also create your own. I've created some trench lines and some pontoon bridge object groups. It takes a bit of work to create the first one but once you're done it's there to pull up anytime you need it.

It might not be exactly the time saver you're looking for but it's worth checking out.

Hope this helps.

Note: just to be clear, this does NOT "create" custom single objects. It takes existing groups of objects which you place on a map and saves them as that group so that you can place that entire group again onto the same map or another map as many times as you want.

[dunkelgrun]

How can I copy/cut and paste stuff in FMB? I am bored to make some kind of a fortress like 10 times.
I have made entries to the conf.ini hotkey builder, but I still do not have the feature.

Is there any mod to bring it into the FMB?

You can do it in the full unlocked FMB; don't know about FMB+.

Select a group of objects (using ALT+left mouse button). Hit CTRL+C, then left mouse click roughly where you want your copied objects to be. CTRL+V will then paste your copied objects down where your mouse click was. You can point and click many times for the same group of copied objects.

:cheers:

[Plantoid 1]

Hi all:

Here's a method I use not having anything but the vanilla FMB that came with the game:

keep in mind that objects are placed in order from first to last and ALL objects are added to the end of the list no matter if you delete them and then replace them.

Put the objects down you want on a map and save the mission.

Open the map again or an existing mission on that map and save it again if you want a different mission out of it.

Exit the game and open the .mis file of the map you placed the objects on.

You can now copy the objects you placed in the first mission, open the .mis file of the second mission and paste the objects at the end. Don't worry about object numbers that are the same - the program will sort them out.

A trick I use in conjunction with this is to use the Aloha Tower as a spacer - anything beyond the Tower is new stuff and is to be copied. I'll place another Tower at the end of the objects I want copied over. I can then place a batch of objects that I DON'T want copied on another mission on this same map.

I use this method after I found I was making a campaign and had a dozen missions but wanted the same base layout on all the maps. Like you I found trying to place all sorts of objects the same on a bunch of maps was not only tedious but you couldn't place the objects accurately.

An old saying: Hire a lazy man to find the easiest way to do a job!

Great days all.

[Guest]

Aren't they going to include this function in 4.10?