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<h1>Editing Map Headers<a class="headerlink" href="#editing-map-headers" title="Permalink to this heading"></a></h1>
<p>The map header is a collection of miscellaneous properties that belong to a map. They are mostly self-explanatory, but we’ll go over each of them.</p>
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<dt>Song</dt><dd><p>The background music that is automatically played when entering the map.</p>
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<dt>Location</dt><dd><p>The region map section to which the map belongs.</p>
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<dt>Requires Flash</dt><dd><p>Whether or not the map has limited vision which the HM move Flash can expand.</p>
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<dt>Weather</dt><dd><p>The weather that is running when entering the map.</p>
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<dt>Type</dt><dd><p>The type of map. This value is used by various things in the game engine. For example, in Ruby Version, running shoes cannot be used when the map type is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MAP_TYPE_INDOOR</span></code>.</p>
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<dt>Battle Scene</dt><dd><p>Controls what graphics are used in battles.</p>
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<dt>Show Location Name</dt><dd><p>Shows or hides the map name popup window when entering the map.</p>
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<dt>Allow Running</dt><dd><p>Controls whether or not running shoes can be used.</p>
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<dt>Allow Biking</dt><dd><p>Controls whether or not a bike can be used.</p>
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<dt>Allow Dig & Escape Rope</dt><dd><p>Controls whether the Dig field move or the Escape Rope item can be used.</p>
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<dt>Floor Number</dt><dd><p>Exclusive to pokefirered. Used to append a number to the map name popup. Negative values are prefixed with “B” for basement, and floor 127 is “Rooftop”.</p>
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<dt>Custom Fields</dt><dd><p>You can enter custom fields if you need support for additional fields in your project. They can also be useful for keeping notes.</p>
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