You can find an introduction to the Map & Challenge Editor here:

http://forum.kalypsomedia.com/showthread.php?tid=27823

Update: Thanks for all the crazy Missions and Maps you are creating! Viva El Presidente!

Is there any way to play a challenge we create without uploading it to Steam and then subscribing to it?

Originally posted by wolfnuke:

Is there any way to play a challenge we create without uploading it to Steam and then subscribing to it?

It really doesn't look like it. You can play through the Mission Editor but it doesn't let you save a game in progress or use an existing dynasty. So you really can't test out a decently long mission unless you can test it in one go. You also can't play missions you created yourself if you want to be able to use features like saving your game.

It's a really really weird decision on their part. It makes the challenge editor far less useful and means you have to publish a mission to be able to play it. That's probably why there's very few so far and why some of them say things like "test."

Edit: You can upload them then immediately set them to "hidden" once it brings up the workshop page for the map. If you do this then at least you won't have to worry about uploading something intended for your use publicly - but you do have to upload it. It's a really weird and clumsy way to have to do things to just play around in your own maps though. I appreciate the mission editor but this is an odd choice.

Originally posted by jhwisner:

Originally posted by wolfnuke:

Is there any way to play a challenge we create without uploading it to Steam and then subscribing to it?

It really doesn't look like it. You can play through the Mission Editor but it doesn't let you save a game in progress or use an existing dynasty. So you really can't test out a decently long mission unless you can test it in one go. You also can't play missions you created yourself if you want to be able to use features like saving your game.

It's a really really weird decision on their part. It makes the challenge editor far less useful and means you have to publish a mission to be able to play it. That's probably why there's very few so far and why some of them say things like "test."

Edit: You can upload them then immediately set them to "hidden" once it brings up the workshop page for the map. If you do this then at least you won't have to worry about uploading something intended for your use publicly - but you do have to upload it. It's a really weird and clumsy way to have to do things to just play around in your own maps though. I appreciate the mission editor but this is an odd choice.

And here I thought it was simply a bug in their system. I mean seriously, I don't want to upload every one that I create to Steam when I feel they're not ready for public use and only want to fool around with them myself.

At least I had hoped it was only a bug. But I'm guessing not.

How can we tag our steam workshop items?

Originally posted by jhwisner:

Is there any way to play a challenge we create without uploading it to Steam and then subscribing to it?

Originally posted by wolfnuke:

Edit: You can upload them then immediately set them to "hidden" once it brings up the workshop page for the map. If you do this then at least you won't have to worry about uploading something intended for your use publicly. snip

So I noticed that a whoel lot of terrain types are missing from the map editor, and we can't place mountains, rocks or other terrain features. Please tell me this is just a mistake, and not intentional.

As it stands, the mission editor is severely lackign to make it a useful tool.

good!

so its pretty lame that u have to upload to steam just to play your own maps but im wondering how to even upload it can someone give me step by step instructions on how to upload a map so it will save i would really appricieate it

Once in the editor and starting conditions info is set ex. name, description, and pic. You should just be able to hit the cloud with the up arrow on it.

http://i.imgur.com/eTmzWPO.jpg

i forgot what it says havent played in awhile but i cant seem to find the location on where to put it thats where my problem is

Please just give us the options for waterfalls, option to place volcano's and pastures please

how i can make unlimited money (the initial conditions). tell me code;d

Can we get an update that allows us to play the scenarios with our sandbox and campain Dynasty. I get really hampered without my level 5 dynasty which took about 20 completted sandbox games to get.

Hello Kirron 999.
I am not quite sure what you mean with scenarios, you cannot play with your dynasty.
All gamemodes can be played with your dynasty, means campaign, missions, sandbox and workshop missions.
-cheers