Creating Content
You can shape your world after creating it — place buildings, draw settlements, lay roads and rivers, build walls, paint terrain, and populate everything with NPCs and enemies.
Open Build mode from the right-side panel to access the toolbar.
The Build Toolbar
The toolbar is a floating bar with 10 tools organized into groups.
Building
Place structures on the map. Click to place, then customize:
- Shape — choose from 7 presets: Rectangle, L-Shape, T-Shape, U-Shape, Cross, Octagon, or Round.
- Roof — 5 types: Peaked, Hip, Pyramid, Shed, Dome. Available options depend on the building shape.
- Size — adjust width and height independently. Add floors to increase height.
- Rotate — use the rotation buttons or scroll wheel (desktop).
- Copy — copies the building as a blueprint. Click anywhere to stamp additional copies with the same shape, size, and roof.
On mobile, drag the center to move, corners to resize, and the ring to rotate.
After placing, edit the building's name, type, interior image, and more from the Atlas Locations tab.
Landmark
Place outdoor landmarks — points of interest that NPCs can visit as social destinations but don't have interiors. Click to place, then adjust size.
Settlement
Draw a boundary polygon to define a named area. Click 3 or more points on the map, then finish by clicking near the starting point or pressing Enter.
After drawing, choose what type of boundary you're creating:
| Type | Subtypes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement | Village, Town, City | A named area with buildings and NPCs |
| Region | Kingdom, Country, Province, Territory | A large area containing settlements |
| District | Quarter, Ward, District, Zone | A zone within a settlement |
Districts must be drawn inside a settlement — the parent is detected automatically. After naming, you can fill in the profile using Quick Start (AI-generated) or write it manually.
Road
Draw paths by clicking waypoints. Choose a road type (Main, Path, or Trail) and a shape mode:
- Curve — smooth, organic roads that follow waypoints
- Straight — angular roads with straight segments between waypoints
- Ellipse — click a center point, then click an edge to draw a circular road
Press Enter or click Finish to complete. Roads snap to connect when placed near existing road endpoints.
River
Draw waterways by clicking waypoints. Adjust the width with Ctrl+Scroll (desktop) or the +/− buttons (mobile). Press Enter or Finish to complete.
Wall
Draw walls with control over shape, thickness, height, and color.
- Shape modes — curve, straight, or ellipse (same as roads)
- Thickness — adjustable from 0.5 to 4.0
- Height — adjustable from 1 to 10
- Color — 6 preset stone/material colors plus a custom color picker
Stamp
Place decorative elements — trees, rocks, bushes, landmarks, and icons from a searchable library. After selecting an icon:
- Adjust size with the +/− buttons
- Set a color from 10 presets or a custom picker, or leave at default
- Click to place individually, or drag to paint
- Scroll to rotate, Shift+Scroll to resize (desktop)
Fill
Paint filled polygon areas — water bodies, colored zones, terrain features. Choose a shape mode (curve, straight, or ellipse), pick a color, and draw.
Enemy
Opens the enemy template editor where you can create and manage enemy types with stats, loot tables, and spawn biomes.
Eraser
Click on any stamp, road, river, or wall to delete it. Buildings require an additional confirmation step.
Deleting Hexes
In build mode, each hex (except the starting hex) shows a small × button. Clicking it opens a preview showing everything that will be affected — settlements, buildings, roads, rivers, walls, stamps, and NPCs. NPCs are archived (not deleted), but everything else is permanently removed.
Undo and Redo
While building, use Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y) to redo.
Creating NPCs
Location Wizard
The Location Wizard generates NPCs alongside new locations. You see a preview of each generated NPC before saving, with the total credit cost shown.
Manual Creation
From the Atlas NPCs tab, create NPCs in two ways:
- Generate — write a short description and the AI fills in personality, appearance, communication, backstory, and relationships. No credit cost.
- Manual entry — fill in each field yourself.
Avatar generation costs 1 credit per NPC.
Generating Art
Image generation costs credits. You can generate images for:
- NPC avatars (1 credit)
- Building interiors (1 credit)
- Settlement exteriors (1 credit)
- Enemy portraits (1 credit)
- Player avatars (1 credit)
- Portrait states (4 credits, Hero plan)
- Expression sheets (10 credits for a full sheet, Hero plan)
See Account & Billing for credit details and Prompt Reference for tips on writing effective image prompts.