Editing Mission Builder (section)

=== Texture Painting ===
First,  we just want to put a basic sand texture across the whole map.  Select '''Terrain Texture Editor''' mode.  The tool bar should look like this:

[[File:MB Screen4.jpg]]

Delete all the default materials, then press '''Add material'''.  The sand texture used most around Somerset is afrika9, so choose that.  Now press '''Apply''', and you should see the desert texture across your map.  There will probably be some odd-looking dark patches though.  This is because the shadows of hills and valleys aren't recalculated when you modify the terrain.  Press '''Alt-L''' to relight the scene, and you should end up with something that looks like this:

[[File:MB Screen5.jpg]]

This might be a good time to save.

OK, now we need to make the track.  I find it easier to draw the track on with textures first before sculpting the terrain, so choose '''Terrain Texture Painter''' mode.  The eight boxes on the right are the eight textures you can use for this mission.  It's a little restrictive, but you can blend textures together to get some nice effects.  Press the '''Add''' button under one of the empty slots (only one will work), and choose afrika9dark.

You've probably noticed the circular green and red cursor when you move your mouse around the terrain.  This is the brush used for all terrain operations (sculpting, painting etc.).  The red area gets the full effect and the green area gets partial effect.  You can change the siza and shape in the '''Brush''' menu.  For now, set it to size 9x9, and draw on a rough outline of your track, something like this:

[[File:MB Screen6.jpg]]

You can't see the whole thing due to depth fog but trust me, it's a figure 8.  You'll also want to add in an area for the cars to start, if they don't start on the track (and it makes it a little easier later on if they don't).

OK, track laid out.  The next step is to flatten out the track surface and add in hills and so on.