Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker - User contributions [en]

Editing the wiki

2010-08-29T21:35:10Z

Owenisred:

To edit the wiki

you must make an account by clicking on the sign in at the top right of the page. Click register.

Now fill in your details, and create a new account.

You can tell if you are logged in at the top right of the page as your username will appear in red.

Now when you look at the menus you can see an edit sign on the right. This edits what is in the menu list.

IMPORTANT:: You will notice that a strange notation will appear containing each link when you are editing the list. It opens with two [s and then a * and it closes with two ]s

To make your own link you must follow this format exactly.

To add something to a link that no one has written anything on, just follow the link and you will be in edit mode.

Remember: Use the Icons above the text box to format your text.

Editing the wiki

2010-08-29T21:34:29Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'To edit the wiki you must make an account by clicking on the sign in at the top right of the page. Click register. Now fill in your details, and create a new account. You can …'

To edit the wiki

you must make an account by clicking on the sign in at the top right of the page. Click register.

Now fill in your details, and create a new account.

You can tell if you are logged in at the top right of the page as your username will appear in red.

Now when you look at the menus you can see an edit sign on the right. This edits what is in the menu list.

IMPORTANT:: You will notice that a strange notation will appear containing each link when you are editing the list. It opens with [[ and then a * and it closes with ]]

To make your own link you must follow this format exactly.

To add something to a link that no one has written anything on, just follow the link and you will be in edit mode.

Remember: Use the Icons above the text box to format your text.

Tutorials List

2010-08-29T21:22:11Z

Owenisred: /* Other useful tutorials */

== Getting, Installing and opening Sandbox ==

* [[Downloading Sandbox]]
* [[Installing Sandbox]]
* [[Running Sandbox]]
* [[development|Obtaining the development version]]

== Learning the editor basics ==

* [[Map Editing Basics]]
* [[How to place 3D grass]]
* [[How to add lava, water, glass and other materials to your map]]
* [[How to make invisible boundaries]]

== Buildings ==

* [[How to make sloped roofs]]
* [[How to make secret doors, walls & floors]]
* [[How to make 1-way windows only you can see out of]]
* [[How to make 1-way doors]]
* [[How to create a spiral staircase inside a hollow tower]]
* [[How to create a hollow tower/tube]]
* [[How to make stairs you could walk up]]
* [[How to create set of glass stairs]]
* [[How to make a TV]]
* [[How to make various window shapes]]
* [[How to create a spiral staircase]]

== Lighting and Particle effects ==

* [[How to add various lighting]]
* [[Lighting|How to light a map properly]]
* [[Tips to make a night time map]]
* [[Tips to make a morning map]]
* [[Tips to make a sunset map]]
* [[How to add particle effects]]
* [[How to create snow or rain]]
* [[How to put fog to a map]]

== Terrain editing ==

* [[How to create mountains, ponds, and oceans]]
* [[How to transfer parts of a map to a new one]]
* [[How to make a forest]]
* [[How to make a cave]]
* [[How to make a realistic river]]
* [[How to make a swimming pool]]
* [[How to make a fountain]]
* [[How to create smooth curvy pathways]]
* [[How to create fields with flower patches]]
* [[How to create a camp fire and fireplace]]
* [[How to make a hollow pyramid]]
* [[How to make a bumpy road]]
* [[How to make various types of fences]]
* [[How to make a nice waterfall]]
* [[How to edit terrain properly]]
* [[How to fix bad terrain or geometry errors]]
* [[How to make railings]]

== NPC-s ==

* [[Creating a shop script]]
* [[How to make characters talk with text pop-up windows]]
* [[How to make characters talk with a voice recording]]
* [[How to make characters give you quests]]
* [[How to add bots and train them]]

== Importing models to Sandbox ==

* [[Blender to Sandbox]]
* [[Wings3D to Sandbox flash tutorials]]
* [[Importing .OBJ files]]
* [[Mapmodels|Loading and adding mapmodels]]
* [[How to add new models]]

== Textures ==

* [[Glowmaps]]
* [[Adding custom textures to a new map]]
* [[How to make new textures]]

== Scripting tutorials ==

* [[Menu Editing|How to modify the menu]]
* [[making picked up items visible in your inventory]]
* [[How to make a trigger load another map]]
* [[Cubescript]]
* [[Creating easy spells]]
* [[Removing Editmode]]
* [[Making Echoes]]

== Maptitle and authors ==

* [[How to add map title and author]]
* [[How to change color of text in maps welcome message]]

== Multiplayer tutorials ==

* [[How to host a coop edit session over the internet]]
* [[How to host a persistent world in Sandbox over the internet]]
* [[How to monitor your dedicated server without being in it]]

== Other useful tutorials ==

*[[Guide to a good game]]
*[http://forum.sandboxgamemaker.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1493 Copyrighting your content]
*[[Editing the wiki]]

== Unsorted tutorials ==
* [[MovieCube]]
* [[Transfering your map from one sandbox version to another]]

* [[How to make items that can be picked up]]
* [[How to make moving doors and platforms in single player mode]]
* [[How to add your own music]]
* [[How to create skymaps]]
* [[How to create lens flares]]
* [[How to create a slide]]
* [[How to create a trampoline]]
* [[How to create electric fences]]
* [[How to create warp speed tunnels]]
* [[How to create climbable ladders and vertical walls]]
* [[How to create hidden teleports]]
* [[How to create spinning palm trees]]
* [[How to capture screen shots and videos]]
* [[How to make ramps, bridges, and angles]]
* [[How to change gravity]]
* [[How to save a map properly]]]
* [[How to change textures in your map]]
* [[How to add creatures]]
* [[How to add new colors of creatures and map models]]
* [[How to add more player character models]]
* [[How to make an endless slide]]
* [[How to make a robochimp throw you into the air]]
* [[How to make a snowman]]
* [[How to make a boat]]
* [[How to resize map models and textures]]
* [[How to add projectiles to your game]]
* [[How to automatically save your map every x number of minutes]]
* [[How to make a sphere shapes in 'edit mode']]
* [[How to make curved shapes in 'edit mode']]
* [[How to make a water slide]]

Tips to make a night time map

2010-08-28T20:21:44Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'I dont have much to write here... The only thing I can think on is add fog using the command fog 130 (or some other value) Then use the command fogcolour 0x000000 (or s…'

I dont have much to write here...

The only thing I can think on is add fog using the command [[fog 130]] (or some other value)

Then use the command [[fogcolour 0x000000]] (or something very dark)

Then make the skybox black by going to editing GUI - Skybox - Black (or one of the night time ones)

All done!

How to make new textures

2010-08-28T19:51:36Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'Before making your own textures, you should check out [http://www.cgtextures.com/] Otherwise download a program called gimp [http://www.gimp.org/downloads/] It isnt possible…'

Before making your own textures, you should check out

[http://www.cgtextures.com/]

Otherwise download a program called gimp

[http://www.gimp.org/downloads/]

It isnt possible to tell you have to make any texture you want in one tutorial.

Instead, google how to make the texture you want in gimp, there almost certainly is a tutorial out there somewhere. You may want to try the Gimp Talk forums to begin with.

Then you will probably want to make it seamless

In Gimp go to

[[Filters → Map → Make Seamless]]

Now you should save it and your done!

How to put fog to a map

2010-08-28T19:34:52Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'Adding fog is very simple! simply hit the ` key (the one that is between Esc and tab) Now type fog X Where X is a value between 16 and 1000024 16 is maximum fog; yo…'

Adding fog is very simple!

simply hit the ` key (the one that is between Esc and tab)

Now type

[[fog X]]

Where X is a value between 16 and 1000024

16 is maximum fog; you can't see anything basically

All done!

P.S. To change the fog colour, type

[[fogcolour X]]

Where X is the colour of the fog, in 0xRRGGBB format, where R is the Red value, G, Green and B, Blue

How to make a realistic river

2010-08-28T19:15:47Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'To make a realistic river: This one is easy... Enter heightmap mode, and scroll down, so that you make a depression into the ground. Now, your next selections are at ground …'

To make a realistic river:

This one is easy...

Enter heightmap mode, and scroll down, so that you make a depression into the ground.

Now, your next selections are at ground level, you want to cover the entire river. Look at the diagram below, // and \\ are representations of the river, the *s are where you should right click to make your selection

* //

\\

//

\\

\\

\\

//

*

Now move yourself until you are well under the river and right click again. Hit f3 and make the material water.

Your done! Resurface and check it out!

P.S. you may want to use heightmap a bit more on the ground to raise it up above the river, to give the same feel as the "forest" map

How to create set of glass stairs

2010-08-27T20:34:02Z

Owenisred:

Ok Make a 3d selection where you want the glass to be. Hit f3 and make the material glass.

Visualise the steps, think what bits of the block you want to take away, how long you want the steps to be etc.

Set your selection size to what you think is necessary (G and scroll)

Move the side of the steps, and on one side mark out with a selection, the region you want to remove.

Fly to the other side of your block and RIGHT click on that side, inside the selection you made on the other side. Press backspace.

Continue, until you remove all the bits you need.

All done!

How to create set of glass stairs

2010-08-27T20:32:50Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'Ok Make a 3d selection where you want the glass to be. Hit f3 and make the material glass. Visualise the steps, think what bits of the block you want to take away, how long you …'

Ok Make a 3d selection where you want the glass to be. Hit f3 and make the material glass.
Visualise the steps, think what bits of the block you want to take away, how long you want the steps to be etc.
Set your selection size to what you think is necessary (G and scroll)
Move the side of the steps, and on one side mark out with a selection, the region you want to remove.
Fly to the other side of your block and RIGHT click on that side, inside the selection you made on the other side. Press backspace.
Continue, until you remove all the bits you need.

All done!

How to create a hollow tower/tube

2010-08-27T20:22:08Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'This is quite vague, as it is very difficult to explain without pictures (you could check out this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KtAmhY0cHU Thanks to Runescapedj - hope…'

This is quite vague, as it is very difficult to explain without pictures (you could check out this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KtAmhY0cHU Thanks to Runescapedj - hope its ok me using the video!)

Extrude a selection the size of the tube you wish to create.
Use q and scroll to make the sides rounded into a cylinder, like the video shows.
Select as much of the the top part of the cylinder as you can, without selecting the cubes you have altered by using q and scrolling. Now cut away (intrude?) the selection. If this isnt exactly what you want, use the same technique as above to curve the inside.

Alternatively, make a mapmodel of what you want and import it. (very VERY easy with Wings3d)

How to make secret doors, walls & floors

2010-08-27T19:56:34Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'There is a couple of ways to make secret passages in your maps. The first is the simplest. Go into edit mode and make an ordinary wall that you want to be able to walk through.…'

There is a couple of ways to make secret passages in your maps.

The first is the simplest. Go into edit mode and make an ordinary wall that you want to be able to walk through.
Select the part of the wall you want to walk through.
Move to the other side of the wall
right click on the other side.
Hit f3
Go to materials, and select noclip.

And its done. Hit e and you will be able to move through the wall. Simple.

Next ones a lot harder... and longer... (and its also theoretical - I've never tried it, but I cant see why it wouldn't work)

Make your wall as per usual in edit mode. Now find the texture of the wall you just made (normally located in packages/textures)
Either make a new mapmodel, and animate it, or edit door number 2 in packages/models/doors/doors_02, so that it is totally flat. (For both these, look at the Adding Models to Sandbox tutorial on the main wiki page, under the Advanced Topics heading)
Make the skin of the mapmodel the texture you located in the first point.
Load the model in the game, load the model into the game.
Delete the cubes behind where you want the door to be.
Position the door in the place where you want it to be, if the size of the door is slightly off the size of the hole, use f and scroll of the size of the hole, until it fits.
Use triggers to determine what opens the door.
http://sandboxgamemaker.com/platinumartssandboxeditref.html Is useful when doing this.

All done!

Installing Sandbox

2010-08-27T18:09:40Z

Owenisred: Created page with 'For windows users, When you have downloaded sandbox, find the file and double click it, or depending on your browser, open/run it when it prompts you It will have to extract, s…'

For windows users,

When you have downloaded sandbox, find the file and double click it, or depending on your browser, open/run it when it prompts you

It will have to extract, so let it. Follow the instructions on screen and it will be installed.