The Bordering UI for Note Mode

When first entering the Main Editor Interface, you will immediately be in 'Note mode' which is where we place blocks/obstacles and bombs. The surrounding UI can look a bit intimidating. I recommend going through the table on the right side alongside with the image to get a feeling what each thing does. The most useful thing in the interface for those starting out is the red box on the left. It will take time to get use to the keyboard shortcuts for all the different elements and blocks that can be placed. The left side of the UI allows you to simply use your mouse to change between the different block types.

The bottom of the UI also has a bunch of sliders and things that can be adjusted for your own comfort. You can adjust volumes as well as scale the bridge and even speed the song up and down. Every time you load a song these values are set to defaults so if you somehow find yourself changing a setting that you don't know how to undo, backing out to the song info screen then reloading the map will bring you back to known ground.

The top left of the UI contains a big play button and some tick boxes. Familiarise yourself with what these do in the table to the right, but ultimately this button is for when you're ready to play your song.

Below is the control scheme for when you are in this part of the editor.

If you have accidentally switched to a different mode than Note mode, Using the F1 hotkey will return you.

For more detailed information on this control scheme, see Editor Control Scheme

Quit	Returns to the Song info Screen
Play Mode	Loads up the map within a native running version of the game. A VR headset can be plugged in and the map can be immediately played/tested.
FPFC	'First person full camera'. When enabled, the Play Mode will be controllable with Mouse and Keyboad. When disabling, play mode will expect and work with a VR headset.
Time	When exiting play mode back to the editor, the playhead will be placed at the point in time you were at when you backed out of play mode when this tickbox is enabled. If disabled, it will return to where the playhead last was when entering play mode.
Note Mode	Switches to Note Note Mode
Group Event Mode	Switches to Group Event Mode
Static Event Mode	Switches to Static Event Mode
Copy difficulties	This button will take you into the copy difficulties UI, allowing you to copy elements between difficulties.
Red Note	All keyboard shortcuts for different blocks are selectable in the UI on the left. This one selects a red (left hand) note.
Blue Note	Selects a Blue (right hand) note for placing.
Bomb	Selects a Bomb for placing.
Obstacles	Selects an Obstacle (Wall) for placing.
Arcs and Chains	Opens the Arcs and Chains UI, allowing them for placing.
Delete	Selects the Delete tool, where you can then left click on an object to delete it.
Editor Timeline	The primary area where work will be done. The 3D Camera views, all notes, grids and such are here. The blue line at the base of the grid is the playhead.
Song Information	Shows the current difficulty and mode selected.
Song Playing	UI buttons for playing and stopping the song.
Playhead location	Exactly where the playhead is situated, both in actual time of the song (in minutes:seconds) as well as the current beat you are at.
Beat Subdivision	Current Beat Subdivision.
Waveform	A visual representation of the audio. A red line shows where you are at in the song. You can left click on the waveform to jump to that specific section of the song.
Map Information	Shows current amount of notes, walls, bombs and lighting events in the map.
Static Lights	Disables all lighting events from playing within the editor when hitting play. Automatically Disabled when switching to Lighting modes.
Zen Mode	Disables all note visuals, including bombs, obstacles and even the vertical and horizontal grids. Also impacts Play mode.
Scale	Changes the scale of the horizontal grid (the distance between each beat).
Speed	Speeds up/down playback when hitting play.
Reset	Resets the Speed slider
Notes Tick	Changes the volume of the tick sound that plays any time a note passes the play head.
Music	Changes the volume of the audio when hitting play.

The Bordering UI for Group Event Mode

When In group event mode, the left of the UI looks a little different. Similarly to note mode, there is a dedicated button for each of the keyboard shortcuts. The remainder of the UI remains the same.

For more detailed information on this control scheme, see Editor Control Scheme

1st/2nd/White Colour	The Selected Colour to place.
Static 0/50/100	The Selected Brightness of a Static Event to place.
Fade 0/50/100	The Selected Brightness of a Fade Event to place.
Strobe Settings	The Selected Strobe Rate of the event to place
Rotation Degree	The Selected Angle of the event to place in a rotation lane.
Extension	Places an Extension block when placing an Event.

The Bordering UI for Static Event Mode

When In Static event mode, the left of the UI looks a little different. Similarly to note and group event modes, there is a dedicated button for each of the keyboard shortcuts. The remainder of the UI remains the same.

For more detailed information on this control scheme, see Editor Control Scheme

1st/2nd/White Colour	The Selected Colour to place.
Static 0/50/100	The Selected Brightness of a Static Event to place.
Fade 0/50/100	The Selected Brightness of a Fade Event to place.
Boost Mode Toggle	The Selected state of Boost mode to place.
Speed Lane value	Select what value of the event you would like to place into the Speed Lane. You can also type a value in the text field underneath it.
Value Field	Instead of using a hotkey or UI button, you can instead type the value you'd like to be placing into a Speed Lane.

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