Auto Populate Tool

Auto Populate
Type:	Edit Track
Game:	LittleBigPlanet Karting

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Further details: This tool is present (albeit unused) in the final game, but there is no information about what, if anything changed after the Milestone 4 prototype.

The Auto Populate Tool is an unused Track Edit tool that automatically places props inside a specified range on a Race Track. It is a leftover from the Track Studio in ModNation Racers.

Usage

When selecting the Auto Populate Tool, the player's cursor turns into a paintbrush that conforms to the race track. Pressing up/down on scrubs along the track. If the player encounters a branch, pressing + / (depending on which side the branch is on) will snap the cursor to the branch; moving the cursor to either end of the branch will return them to the main track.

Holding or and pushing up/down draws the portion of track that will be affected; the tool performs one of two actions depending on which face button was held and released.

• If is held, the selected region will be automatically populated with props.
• If is held, props in the selected region that were created by the Auto Populate Tool will be deleted.

In the Milestone 4 prototype, after creating a track the player is given a prompt asking if they wish to auto populate it; selecting Yes performs an Auto Populate pass over the newly-created track, from start to finish.