Map Use - [EBP Help Contents]

This topic describes how to use EBP's map display. For information about choosing a game map on which to play, see the alternate map topic.

INFORMATION

Mouse over a city to learn its name, and the names of loads it supplies. The information is displayed above the map. Hold down Shift during mouse over to learn the loads a city demands via remaining contracts.

Right click any milepost or symbol and choose Information for various details, such as build cost.

ZOOMING

Most people slide the mouse to the desired map zoom area, then rotate the mouse wheel. Zooming (magnifying) can be accomplished in other ways too:

* click/touch the thumbnail "mini-map" image

* use the horizontal slider located above the OK (done) button

* double click the map

* press the z key to zoom in to mouse location, Shift+Z to zoom out

* press the + key of the numeric keypad to zoom in, - to zoom out

* touchscreen users can double tap, or employ spread and pinch gestures

To zoom to your train, click the T button or press Alt+t. To zoom to the location of your most recent build, click the B button or press Alt+b.

If a background image is displayed, EBP will animate the zooming process. To remove this animation, uncheck "Zoom: Animated" in the Display Settings window.

To change the display location of the mini-map, right click upon it and drag it to a corner of the main map, or to the cash box or history box.

SCROLLING

To slide the map after zooming into it, most people left-click-and-hold, then drag the mouse. Scrolling can be performed in other ways too:

* click-and-hold left mouse button from outside the dashed rectangle, then drag (by starting outside the dashed rectangle, EBP knows you do not want to move your train or build track)

* click close to the edge of the map

* click and drag on the map thumbnail

* use the arrow keys when the map has the focus (if needed, first press the numeric keypad's Del key to give the map the focus)

If a background image is displayed, during certain operations EBP will animate certain scrolling. To remove this animation, uncheck "Zoom: Animate" in the Display Settings window.

RESETTING

To quickly reset the map to center, unzoomed, press the center 5 digit on the numeric keypad or click "Zoom" near the lower right corner of the map.

RESIZING

To alter the portion of the window occupied by the map, use the mouse and drag the small arrow icon located at the lower left corner of the map. Players sometimes do this for maps of geographic areas that are more tall than wide, such as some British Rails maps.

CONTRACTS

For information about the Contracts area left of the map, refer to the Display topic.

TOUCH / TABLETS

On devices with touch screens, generally a tap is the equivalent of a left mouse click, and a press+hold is the equivalent of a right mouse click. Windows does not tell EBP you have touched the screen until you either lift your finger/stylus or slide it.

MOVING YOUR TRAIN

See the Moving help topic.

SHORTCUTS

See the Keys help topic.