I am somewhat confused as to how the condo reset works when it comes to game maps, and maps in general.
Having created a golf map. I would like to try and create something else. But when I load the map editor, I get the golf map. There is an option to reset the condo, but this puts all the used items back into your inventory.
Soooo…
Suppose I reset the condo and start a new map, lets say a SDNL one. What would happen if I use all the trees from my inventory and then need to load the mini golf map to fix a bug? Would the trees on the mini golf map load? Or would the map be devoid of trees as there are now none in my inventory?
Does the game just load everything from the file and ignore the contents of the inventory?
Is there another way to start a new map without resetting the condo?
TL;DR: The map will load fine if you reset and work on another one. The items are only out of your inventory when placed on the map. Resetting returns them to your inventory, since they aren’t placed in the world anymore.
Just make sure to save a snapshot in the tab menu before resetting!
The condos work on a snapshot system. When you save a snapshot, you are essentially saving the positions of all of the items you have placed from your inventory. Resetting the condo returns all of those items back into your inventory and gives you a fresh save.
When you load a snapshot, it tells all the items you have to move to where you had them placed in the save. Switching between snapshots basically moves where all of those placed items are. This means that between condo snapshot saves and different condos (House, Underwater, Suite, etc.) you will always have the same inventory of items available. If you own 10 trees and place them in House, you can load up Suite and still have 10 trees available. Your inventory has those 10 trees, and they aren’t placed in Suite yet, so you can place them.
Selling items can cause them to disappear from maps since you are basically reducing the amount of that item that you have available for building, so be careful when selling an item!
Also, once uploaded to workshop, the map should not change in the workshop post, even after selling items or editing the map in the editor. You will have to re-upload and update the post to change it in the gamemode’s workshop map listing.