its important to make sure you have the proper mouse settings for your mouse, and making sure that the paths to your vampire files are set right.  This is showing a image of my settings for embrace according to where i have the programs installed and what i want to be able to do.  for the most part ou should be able to set most the same way without any problems, but make sure the paths in Miscellaneous Settings are right.

after doing that like most you'll probably have a problem when you first run Embrace.  The problem most people run across, and its a common one, is that it pops up with a error screen telling you that you have too many not files.  The error screen will look something like this:

and that error is usually followed by this box:

Don't panic when embrace closes after clicking ok, its really nothing.  The problem that your having is very common, expecially considering the number of skin packs, weapon addon packs, etc. that are out there.  The problem is that embrace has a limit to the ammount of not files that it will load, if there are more not files then are allowed the program crashes.  This is mainly because of a programming error by those who made the SDK.  What they should of done is made it so that when the max limit was met, it quit loading not files.  I believe the Embrace engine has a limit of 20 not files.

how to fix: what your going to need to do is go into your main vampire directory and move out some of them .nob files that you've installed for while your working with the editor. the ones you should focus on moving out of the main directory are weapon packs and skin packs.  I haven't ran across many maps that have not files inside there nobs.

Once you have them moved out try running embrace again.  If the same problem occurs, then go back and move some more out.  Remember to leave these following nob files in your main vamp directory, sense they are required by the game as well as the embrace engine:

• Resource.nob
• lmaterials.nob
• classes.zip
• codex.nob
• levels.nob
• local_eng.nob
• sounds.nob

All other nob files you should be able to move out temporarly while using the embrace engine.  keep in mind to remember to move them back once your done with embrace so that you don't experience the character crash problem ;)

Once your able to get into The Engine without any problems were going to start setting up some things so that the display is a little nicer.  You'll notice its kinda sloppy the way it looks right now.  Lets get those windows originized so they look alot nicer.  from the menu bar, click MISC then RESET WINDOW POSITIONS.   This will make it look a little more originized like below:

however i change it a bit myself to make it more useable by me, here is a screenshot of how i originize the windows after doing a window position reset:

If you notice, the center window is now streched from the top to the bottom and the console window is moved over a little so that there not overlapping eachother.   This helps a little when working with maps that have multi levels, giving you a little more view.

Lets get to know what these windows are.  The top left window is the Camera View.  As you build your level this will show you what the level looks like without lighting.  The window rightbelow that is the Console window.  This shows you the different commands that the editor has done.  This spot (where the console window is) is also where other windows will come into play, like the notfile item listing, the texture selection list, and others.  The thin window in the center is the side view, at the top it will have a Z in the title bar.   The big window to the right of that, is the X-Y or top view window.  This will be the area that you will be doing most of the work in the editor.

Well, now that we have the basic structure down on the Embrace Map Editor, Lets get started on our first map, Building a basic room, where we will also learn about appling textures, and lights.