QUICK STARTING ON GAME EDITOR

[silviotoledo]

QUICK STARTING ON GAME EDITOR
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Understanding EVENTS making a basic interactive activity to control character with keybord
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ADD ACTOR , Type a name ( Actor1), press ENTER

Right Click on default actor, ADD ANIMATION ,type a name for the animation, choose an image file ( PNG or GIF is preffered because of transparency. If you choose an animation, just choose the first and change from SINGLE FILE to MULTIPLE FILES ). Close all panels. If you preffer, just use this default actor as it is.

PATH - ADD- Name the path ( PATH 1 ) and choose the duration in number os frames. 300 for example.
press DRAW and go click on work area to draw a path from WEST to EAST. CLOSE

Right Click on the ACTOR. on PATH, choose the path you created. CHANGE Button Stop to MOVE and see actor follow the path. Back and choose NO PATH.

PATH, ADD - Name a new path ( PATH 2 ) and choose new duration ( 300 ) . DRAW a new path. For example from North to South. CLOSE.

ADD - Name a new path ( PATH 3 ) and choose new duration ( 300 ) . DRAW a new path. For example from South to North.

Right Click on the ACTOR1 open a panel. EVENT, ADD, KEY DOWN, press space bar, REPEAT DISABLE, ADD ACTION, CHANGE PATH, PATH: PATH 2, ADD, IMEDIATE ACTION, CLOSE.

Right Click on the ACTOR1 open a panel. EVENT, ADD, KEY UP, press space bar, REPEAT DISABLE, ADD ACTION, CHANGE PATH, PATH: PATH 1, ADD, IMEDIATE ACTION, CLOSE.

ADD ACTOR ( Actor2 ) CLONE ACTOR ( many clones ) . Put the actors in a borderline down. Use the mouse to Drag

Right Click on the ACTOR1 open a panel. EVENT, ADD, KEY UP,COLISSION with Actor2, ADD ACTION, CHANGE PATH, PATH: PATH 3, ADD, IMEDIATE ACTION, CLOSE.


Switch to GAME MODE

Press and hold space bar and the character will folow path1 ( going to EAST )
Leave space bar and the character will follow path2 ( Going Down )
If the character colide with actor2 ( a line of actors down ) it will go UP.

ESC is used to back to game editor.

Have fun!


Silvio Toledo

[Riku]

You should write tutorial for the newbies.
I'm thinking of writing one on code, and starting out.