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Creating content

You can shape your world after creating it — add buildings, draw new settlements, decorate the map, edit details, and generate art.

The Build toolbar

Enter Build mode from the right-edge toolbar. The tools available:

• Building — click on the map to place a building. Scroll to rotate, shift-scroll to resize
• Settlement — draw a boundary polygon to define a named settlement area
• Road — click waypoints to draw a road. Choose from main road, path, or trail. Press Enter to finish
• River — click waypoints to draw a waterway. Adjust width with the slider. Press Enter to finish
• Stamp — place decorative icons on the map (trees, rocks, bushes, landmarks). Pick from the icon library and paint
• Enemy — open the enemy template creator
• Eraser — remove stamps, roads, or rivers. Buildings require confirmation

Use Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y) to redo while drawing.

Editing buildings

Open the Atlas Buildings tab to edit a building:

• Name, type, description
• Interior image prompt — regenerate with Regenerate Interior (1 credit)
• Music tracks pinned to the building
• Map icon and color
• Add new NPCs directly to the building

Creating NPCs

NPCs are usually generated alongside a new location — when you use the Location Wizard to create a building, the system populates it with appropriate inhabitants.

The Location Wizard shows a preview of the building and all NPCs that will inhabit it. The Save button displays the total credit cost — one credit per NPC avatar plus one for the building interior. When adding a new NPC to an existing building, the cost is 1 credit for the avatar.

You can also add NPCs manually:

• Generate — write a short description and the system fills in personality, appearance, voice, backstory, and relationships (no credit cost)
• Manual entry — fill in each field yourself for full control

After an NPC exists, generate their avatar from the Atlas (1 credit).

Drawing settlements

1. Open Build mode
2. Pick the Settlement tool
3. Click points on the map to draw a polygon. Click the first point again or press Enter to close it
4. Name the settlement and pick its type (village, town, city, ruins, outpost — depends on genre)
5. Define the profile — use the Quick Start AI prompt to fill everything in one line, or write each field yourself (no credit cost)
6. Optionally generate a settlement exterior image (1 credit)

Buildings inside the boundary auto-assign to the new settlement. The settlement appears on the world map when zoomed in.

You can edit the boundary later or delete the settlement (buildings revert to free-standing, they aren't deleted).

Generating art

Image generation uses credits. See Account & billing for the full credit cost breakdown. You can generate NPC avatars, building interiors, settlement exteriors, enemy portraits, player avatars, and portrait states — all from the relevant Atlas tab.

For tips on writing image prompts, see the Prompt reference.