[OSX] Some Questions on Map Creation and Testing

to your 1. Question:
yes thats right, you need a server to test your map, but you dont need internet, you can make a server LAN
you only need the server creator (see other topic)

and then you can change map with f2 --> for example: change_map ctf4
or the name of your map

You even don't need the server creator do start you own server.
Just read this.

First of all, thanks for your responses.

Ctrl+shift+e brings you to the map editor. Isn't that how it works on Windows, too?

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So, the settings.cfg file in "Application Support" is the file I select in the Server Creator? (once I've set the file up correctly)

What happens after I select it and click "Open"?

Ah, I see, I'm making progress now.

Here's what I've got so far:
I created a .cfg server settings file and gave it the default settings from the link you posted, then added the last line myself to make it a LAN server:

sv_name Teeworlds sample ctf
sv_map ctf2
sv_scorelimit 400
sv_gametype ctf
sv_rcon_password remember
sv_motd Teeworlds sample ctf configuration
sv_register 0

I launched the Teeworlds Server application, and selected my new .cfg file in the "open file" window.
Then I open Teeworlds, click on the LAN tab up at the top, and lo and behold, there it is! Success!

when I join the LAN server, ctf2 loads up, as expected.

However, if I try to change the map from ctf2 to my map, (named ctf6.map) my server disappears from the LAN server listing within Teeworlds.

It looks like that's my fault though. Even though my server didn't show up on the list, I could still connect via host address, since Teeworlds saves the address of the server you visited last in the box just above the "connect" button.

I guess you can't test incomplete maps, huh?

sv_register 1
and your server will show up

Yes but register 1 means your server will show up on the internet. ;-)

Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to catch your attention.

Here's a few more questions:

What's the best way to refresh the map on my LAN server? (Say, after making some minor tweaks in the editor)
Currently, I've been disconnecting from the server, and then quitting and then opening again the server application, and it's a bit tedious. A console command that reloads the map would be awesome.

Secondly, is there any reason you can think of why general movement and player crosshair is a bit jerky? Other maps are smooth as silk, but just recently, after loading my own map, things get a little shaky when I move.

Also, I think I'm going to turn this thread into a newbie tutorial for getting people started making maps, creating servers, and play testing.

Add a  new layer, configure it so Para X and Para Y is 0
Add a quad layer in it, add a quad, make it bigger and change it's colors.
The quad will follow the screen!!!