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The application functions as a metro scheme editor with the ability to create various station types, connect them with tunnels, add rivers, and fully customize the visual representation of the subway map.

1. Station Management

Create/delete metro stations
14 station types: Regular (tech types: single, terminal, transit, transfer), planned, under construction, closed, destructible, abandoned, flooded, destroyed, under repair, depot, burnt
Assign line colors to stations
Station name operations (repositioning, renaming)
Create connections between stations in octagonal space
Custom properties for stations

2. Tunnel Management

Connect stations with tunnels
4 tunnel types: Regular, Planned, Under Construction, Destructible
Tunnel color customization
Support for smart tunnels via PathPoint
Automatic path calculation

3. River Management

Create rivers using a point-based system
Customize river color and width
Interpolated path rendering

4. World Management

Create a game world of a specified size
Tile-based system
World color customization
Save/load projects

5. UI and Control

Mouse: object creation/selection
Keyboard: extensive grid of hotkeys and shortcuts
Object selection system
Pop-up menus for station and tunnel types
Line legend with the ability to edit line names
Station information window with properties

6. Additional Features

Action logging
Interface localization
Global application settings
Detailed logging and crash report system
Windowed mode operation (maximized window)

Architecture

Core: GameObject → Station/Tunnel/River
World: World → GameWorld (tile system)
UI: MainFrame → Screens (Menu, Game, Settings)
Render: StationRender, TunnelRender, RiverRender
Control: Mouse/Keyboard/Click Controllers
Utils: Serializer, Logger, Color/Image utilities

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.