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    <p><strong>Q:</strong> I'm getting a ton of &quot;<strong>Unable to find the DECORATE class '[some actor]' to inherit from, while parsing '[some other actor]:[DoomEdNum]'</strong>&quot; warnings. What's wrong?<br />
      <strong>A:</strong> This happens when a DECORATE actor is inherited from another actor, which is not defined in game configuration and is not defined in any included resources. To fix this, add "<strong>(g)zdoom.pk3</strong>" as a map resource. Don't forget to check "Exclude from testing parameters" chekbox while adding it, otherwise (G)ZDoom won't load your map. &quot;<strong>(g)zdoom.pk3</strong>&quot; can be found in (G)ZDoom folder.    </p>
    <p><strong>Q: </strong>Dynamic lights defined in GLDEFS are not rendered in Visual mode / I'm getting a ton of &quot;<strong>Light declaration not found for light '[light name]' ('[source]', line [n])</strong>&quot; warnings. What's wrong?<br />
      <strong>A:</strong> GZDoom Builder doesn't include GZDoom's GLDEFS lights definitions. To get rid of these errors, add &quot;<strong>lights.pk3</strong>&quot; as a map resource. Don't forget to check &quot;<strong>Exclude from testing parameters</strong>&quot; chekbox while adding it, otherwise GZDoom won't load your map. &quot;<strong>lights.pk3</strong>&quot; can be found in GZDoom folder. </p>
    <p><strong>Q:</strong> When I create a new map, I see only Doom-related game configurations. Where are configurations for other games?<br />
      <strong>A:</strong> Copy &quot;<span class="style1">[EngineName]_[Game][MapType].cfg</span>&quot; and &quot;<span class="style1">Includes</span>&quot; folder from   &quot;<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Configs for other games\[Game]</span>&quot; to   &quot;<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\</span>&quot;.<br />
      If you are using Zandronum, you'll also need to copy all files from &quot;<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Configs for other games\Zandronum Includes\</span>&quot; to the main &quot;<span class="style1">Includes</span>&quot; folder (&quot;<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Includes\</span>&quot;) .</p>
    <p><strong>Q:</strong> I don't like the &quot;fake contrast&quot; (<a href="http://zdoom.org/wiki/Fake_contrast">zdoom.org/wiki/Fake_contrast</a>)  GZDB uses to render sector walls in Visual mode. How can I disable this?<br />
      <strong>A:</strong> GZDB's Visual mode emulates (G)ZDoom's default rendering preferences (in (G)ZDoom, Options -&gt; Display options -&gt; Use fake contrast is &quot;on&quot; by default). You can change this behaviour by adding &quot;evenlighting&quot; or &quot;smoothlighting&quot; property to the &quot;map&quot; or &quot;defaultmap&quot; definition in the MAPINFO. More info about  MAPINFO properties supported by GZDB can be found <a href="mapinfo.html">here</a>.</p>
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Updated documentation. Increased maximum zoom level in Classic modes to 3000%. Added "1 mp" option in grid size menu. Added "400%" option in zoom menu. Renamed "Toggle GZDoom rendering effects" action to "Toggle Geometry Effects". Sync camera position: Visual Camera height is now changed only if camera is above or below current sector. Classic modes: view was not redrawn after "Test map from current position" action. "Test map from current position" action: incorrect player start was used when a map had several Player 1 Start things. 2013-08-19 12:12:31 +00:00			`<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">`
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Updated FAQ section of documentation. 2013-09-03 10:20:12 +00:00			`<p><strong>Q:</strong> I'm getting a ton of "<strong>Unable to find the DECORATE class '[some actor]' to inherit from, while parsing '[some other actor]:[DoomEdNum]'</strong>" warnings. What's wrong?<br />`
Sectors mode, UDMF: Create Brightness Gradient action can now work in "Light" and "Fade" modes. Visual mode: added support for "fogdensity" and "outsidefogdensity" MAPINFO properties. Sector Info panel now shows the number of sector's sidedefs as well as light and fade colors (UDMF only). UDMF: Sector and sidedef flags are now copied/pasted when using "Copy Properties" and "Paste Properties" actions. Fixed: in some cases default texture overrides were used even when corresponding option was disabled. Sector Edit form: light and fade values were not saved when a value was pasted/entered into text box. Sector Edit form: "reset value" button was not shown for light and fade values when selected sectors had different light/fade colors. Reverted Open Map form changes from previous commit (my assumption that map marker is always empty was not correct...) Updated documentation. 2013-09-11 08:49:45 +00:00			`<strong>A:</strong> This happens when a DECORATE actor is inherited from another actor, which is not defined in game configuration and is not defined in any included resources. To fix this, add "<strong>(g)zdoom.pk3</strong>" as a map resource. Don't forget to check "Exclude from testing parameters" chekbox while adding it, otherwise (G)ZDoom won't load your map. "<strong>(g)zdoom.pk3</strong>" can be found in (G)ZDoom folder. </p>`
Edit forms: current selection is no longer cleared when the edit is canceled. Updated documentation. 2013-11-29 12:24:47 +00:00			`<p><strong>Q: </strong>Dynamic lights defined in GLDEFS are not rendered in Visual mode / I'm getting a ton of "<strong>Light declaration not found for light '[light name]' ('[source]', line [n])</strong>" warnings. What's wrong?<br />`
			`<strong>A:</strong> GZDoom Builder doesn't include GZDoom's GLDEFS lights definitions. To get rid of these errors, add "<strong>lights.pk3</strong>" as a map resource. Don't forget to check "<strong>Exclude from testing parameters</strong>" chekbox while adding it, otherwise GZDoom won't load your map. "<strong>lights.pk3</strong>" can be found in GZDoom folder. </p>`
Updated documentation. Increased maximum zoom level in Classic modes to 3000%. Added "1 mp" option in grid size menu. Added "400%" option in zoom menu. Renamed "Toggle GZDoom rendering effects" action to "Toggle Geometry Effects". Sync camera position: Visual Camera height is now changed only if camera is above or below current sector. Classic modes: view was not redrawn after "Test map from current position" action. "Test map from current position" action: incorrect player start was used when a map had several Player 1 Start things. 2013-08-19 12:12:31 +00:00			`<p><strong>Q:</strong> When I create a new map, I see only Doom-related game configurations. Where are configurations for other games?<br />`
Sectors mode: sector tags are now shown on top of unselected sectors (works only if "View Selection Numbering" option is enabled). Some cosmetic fixes here and there. 2013-09-13 14:54:43 +00:00			`<strong>A:</strong> Copy "<span class="style1">[EngineName]_[Game][MapType].cfg</span>" and "<span class="style1">Includes</span>" folder from "<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Configs for other games\[Game]</span>" to "<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\</span>".<br />`
Updated documentation. Increased maximum zoom level in Classic modes to 3000%. Added "1 mp" option in grid size menu. Added "400%" option in zoom menu. Renamed "Toggle GZDoom rendering effects" action to "Toggle Geometry Effects". Sync camera position: Visual Camera height is now changed only if camera is above or below current sector. Classic modes: view was not redrawn after "Test map from current position" action. "Test map from current position" action: incorrect player start was used when a map had several Player 1 Start things. 2013-08-19 12:12:31 +00:00			`If you are using Zandronum, you'll also need to copy all files from "<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Configs for other games\Zandronum Includes\</span>" to the main "<span class="style1">Includes</span>" folder ("<span class="style1">[GZDB]\Configurations\Includes\</span>") .</p>`
Visual mode, UDMF: we shouldn't render fade when sector brightness is 248 or higher. Plugins: fixed a crash caused by inability to find referenced assembly when loading a plugin, which depends on other plugin(s). Undo-redo, UDMF: undo information was not created properly for several types of UDMF fields for the last map element in the selection when the selection contained more that 1 element. Updated documentation. Maintenance stuff: Core/Plugins/Plug: made current display location and size information properly available to plugins. Made Core/Controls/ColorControl available to be used by plugins. 2013-11-20 13:29:41 +00:00			`<p><strong>Q:</strong> I don't like the "fake contrast" (<a href="http://zdoom.org/wiki/Fake_contrast">zdoom.org/wiki/Fake_contrast</a>) GZDB uses to render sector walls in Visual mode. How can I disable this?<br />`
			`<strong>A:</strong> GZDB's Visual mode emulates (G)ZDoom's default rendering preferences (in (G)ZDoom, Options -> Display options -> Use fake contrast is "on" by default). You can change this behaviour by adding "evenlighting" or "smoothlighting" property to the "map" or "defaultmap" definition in the MAPINFO. More info about MAPINFO properties supported by GZDB can be found <a href="mapinfo.html">here</a>.</p>`
Updated documentation. Increased maximum zoom level in Classic modes to 3000%. Added "1 mp" option in grid size menu. Added "400%" option in zoom menu. Renamed "Toggle GZDoom rendering effects" action to "Toggle Geometry Effects". Sync camera position: Visual Camera height is now changed only if camera is above or below current sector. Classic modes: view was not redrawn after "Test map from current position" action. "Test map from current position" action: incorrect player start was used when a map had several Player 1 Start things. 2013-08-19 12:12:31 +00:00			`</div>`
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