====== Using Dromed ======




===== Configuration & Commands =====

> NOTEME How to configure and use Dromed.

  * [[User manual]] FIXME This was a bad addition Either fix it, or delete the topic.
  * [[Custom Menus]] How to make your own menu.



===== Building Missions =====

> NOTEME Working with brushes and building worlds.
 
  * [[Building Principles]] -- The old building principles documentation. Very concise.

=== Terrain ===
  * [[brushtime]] -- Use the ''Time'' value to change the appareance of your terrain










===== General Tutorials =====
  * [[camvators]] -- How to create a ``CamVator`` sequence.
  * [[glyph_doors]] -- How to create Glyph Doors like in T3 and //What Lies Below//
  * [[texture_imports]] -- Importing textures and saving the changes
  * [[newrooms]] -- These are good for automaps, 'go to room' goals, event triggering etc
  * [[bringobject]] -- This is a subject that comes up quite a lot.
  * [[alertgoodai]] -- Puts back some of the tension that is lost when AI don't automatically attack you.
  * [[reducing_object_count]] -- Getting as much out of your objects as possible
  * [[t2_pickpocket_bug]] -- Fixing Thief 2 pickpocket count bug


===== Objects =====

> NOTEME Making the best use of the object hierarchy, and adding properties, meta-properties, and links.

=== Reference ===
  * [[dromed:property:index|List of object properties]]
  * [[dromed:link:index|List of link types]]
  * [[dromed:vars:index|List of mission variables]] 
  * [[dromed:gamvars:index|List of gamesys variables]]
  * [[dromed:ai:index|List of AI behaviors]]

=== Locks ===
  * [[advpickcfg]] -- Use the @@Advanced Pick System@@ to make more challenging locks in Dromed 2.


===== Stimulus/Response =====

> NOTEME Taking advantage of the complexities of the act-react system.

  * [[dromed:receptron:index|List of Receptron Effects]]




===== Scripting =====

> NOTEME Create interactive effects using conversations and custom scripts.

=== Affecting the world ===
  * [[Rexturing Brushes Ingame]]

=== AI Related Scripting ===
  * [[dromed:pickupweapon]] -- Making an AI run for a weapon if they see you.

=== Efficient scripting ===
  * [[Genies|The use of Genies (or 'Helper AIs')]]
  * [[carryover]] -- How to carry over objects between missions (using tnhScript).

=== Custom Scripts ===
  * [[An introduction to custom scripts]]

===== Troubleshooting =====

> NOTEME Fixing problems, or at least finding out who to blame.

=== Monolog ===
  * [[crashdump]] -- Learn how to read the crash dump from a monolog.