Hi Jim,
Game Piece Layers are what you want.
You define these in the Map. Basically, you specify the name of a
Marker/Property and a list of values that specify the stacking order. Then each
piece should define that marker with a value inthe list to define the layer.
Pieces without the marker, or without a value in the list will appear in a top
layer above all others.
For example, you might define a marker called Level with layer values of
Terrain, Ground, Above, Air and Marker. That defines 5 layers with 'Terrain' on
the bottom, then 'Ground' etc.
Pieces in each seperate layer stack in a seperate stack, always in the order
specified. In this example, pieces will stack into 5 seperate stacks in each
hex.
You can also define buttons to turn display of units in specific layers on or
off and to rotate the display order of layers up or down by 1.
Cheers,
Brent.
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>On 2/07/2006 at 4:36 AM Jim wrote:
>Ok, I have a working module, and I have playtested it with success.
>The one practical issue that keeps coming up is the display order of
>the pieces. I've got some pieces I always want to be UNDER, and some I
>always want to be OVER. In fact, I think I can see the need for 4
>layers. I see some stuff in the various dialogs about layers, but I'm
>not sure if this is what I want, or even how to set it up.
>
>Can I define a specific layer for each different piece so that they
>always show under/over other pieces appropriately even after being
>dragged?
>
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