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

How to make buttons and add the menu

2012-05-16T09:55:14Z

Rolf: Created page with 'This tutorial has been made from shop script. Editting the menu and making button,we will learn how to make both together. ---- First of all we are going to edit the menu and m…'

This tutorial has been made from shop script.
Editting the menu and making button,we will learn how to make both together.

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First of all we are going to edit the menu and make a button on the new part in the menu.

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The menu is the GUI you get when you press esc,it contains editmode and load map and
things like that.While in editmode open the cfg wich is located in edit GUI in menu then type what I say to you to type.

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First of all GUI is a short for graphical use interface wich is pronounced gooey,it is the way you command a program with graphics and not with codes like DOS and other programming languages,I know html,javascript,css and python but I prefer a platinum arts because it saves a lot and billion times easier,in my *free time I might program.Now write this code in the cfg and I will explain it:

newgui GameQuest[
guibutton "Back" "cleargui 1"
guibar
//Write game quests here
]
newgui main[
guilist[
guilist[
guibutton "GameQuest" "showgui GameQuest"
]
]
guibar
@main
]
Note: This is not the best way to display quests,making chars talk is another,so this is just an example.
The first gui we create is called GameQuest.We make a button called Back and a command called cleargui 1 beside it,this command will close this gui and open the menu again when back button is pressed,so that is all about buttons.Then a bar(line) is created and you have a place to write your quests using guitext ( format " ").Then we close the gui,we need to call it with an existing gui already,so we create a gui called main,make two lists then make a button that calls the GameQuest gui,we close the two lists then put the main gui in the main menu using @main.

Tutorials List

2012-05-15T20:17:47Z

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== Getting, Installing and opening Sandbox ==

* [[Downloading Sandbox]]
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== Modules ==

* [[FPS|FPS - First Person Shooter (default)]]
* [[SSP|SSP - Side Scrolling Platformer]]
* [[RPG|RPG - Role Playing Game]]
** [[RPG tutorial|RPG Tutorial]]
* [[MovieCube|MovieCube - Machinima Tool]]
* [[Vehicle Simulator]]

== Learning the editor basics ==

* [[Map Editing Basics]]
* [[How to change textures in your map]]
* [[How to place 3D grass]]
* [[How to add lava, water, glass and other materials to your map]]
* [[How to make ramps, bridges, and angles]]
* [[How to make invisible boundaries]]
* [[Tips on making a good map]]
* [[Gridwork]]

=== 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 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]]
* [[How to make a pyramid/four-sided sloped roof]]

=== 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 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]]
* [[Texture Blending]]

=== Advanced Editor Techniques===

* [[How to create a slide]]
* [[How to create a trampoline]]
* [[How to create electric fences]]
* [[How to make a sphere shapes in 'edit mode']]
* [[How to make curved shapes in 'edit mode']]
* [[How to create curved glass]]
* [[How to create climbable ladders and vertical walls]]
* [[How to make an endless slide]]
* [[How to create lens flares]]
* [[How to make a snowman]]
* [[How to make a boat]]
* [[How to create warp speed tunnels]]
* [[How to create hidden teleports]]
* [[How to create spinning palm trees]]
* [[How to change gravity]]

== 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]]
* [[Useful lighting commands]]

== Models and Sandbox ==

* [[Blender to Sandbox]]
* [[Wings3D to Sandbox flash tutorials]]
* [[Importing .OBJ files]]
* [[Mapmodels|Loading and adding mapmodels]]
* [[How to add new models]]
* [[Creating 3D models with PAS]]
* [[How to add new colors of creatures and map models]]

== Textures ==

* [[Glowmaps]]
* [[Adding custom textures to a new map]]
* [[Adding custom textures with normal maps]]
* [[Making Seamless textures]]
* [[How to make new textures]]
* [[Creating special shader maps for textures]]
* [http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/texturing-for-dummies/ Texturing for Dummies]
* [http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/the_top_ten_tips_of_texturing Top Ten Tips of Texturing]
* [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024 Hard Surface Texture Painting]

== Scripting/Trigger 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]]
* [[Adding Custom Skyboxes]]
* [[How to make triggered elevators/platforms]]
* [[How to make items that can be picked up]]
* [[How to make moving doors and platforms in single player mode]]

=== NPCs ===

* [[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]]
* [[Ultimate Simple Script Guide, Part 1]]
* [[Ultimate Simple Script Guide, Part 2]]
* [[How to make buttons and add the menu]]

== Source Code Modifying + Recompiling ==

* [[Compiling the source code]]
* [[How to get a mapsize greater than 16]]
* [[How to add creatures]]
* [[How to add more player character models]]

== 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]]

== Unsorted tutorials ==
* [[Transferring your Map to a new version of Sandbox]]
* [[How to save a map properly]]
* [[How to add projectiles to your game]]
* [[How to automatically save your map every x number of minutes]]

== Sandbox Related ==
=== Within Sandbox ===
* [[Guide to a good game]]
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* [[Adding custom songs to Sandbox]]
* [[Preparing your map for uploading]]
* [[Using Cullart]]
* [[How to capture screen shots and videos]]

=== Outside of Sandbox ===
* [[Licensing]]
* [http://forum.sandboxgamemaker.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1493 Copyrighting your content]
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* [[Models Vs. Geometry]]

=== Maptitle and authors ===
* [[How to add map title and author]]
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== Meta-Sandbox ==
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* [[Creators of these tutorials]]

How to make ramps, bridges, and angles

2012-05-15T20:10:36Z

Rolf: Created page with ' ---- First let us start with angles.Angles can be created by putting the grid on the tile you want to make angle on then click the scrolling wheel and drag it,while you do you s…'

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First let us start with angles.Angles can be created by putting the grid on the tile you want to make angle on then click the scrolling wheel and drag it,while you do you should see a small box inside the default grid that is 1/4 smaller,this is the ramp size,bow scroll the wheel either forward or backward,
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For ramps,you will use Q button that is used to actually make roofs but can be used to make a lot of other impressing things.drag your grid to 3 cubes then get them up 1 time,theb go to the next 3 tiles to them and drag them up 2 times,go to the next one to them and drag them up 3 times.select each on of them and click q and while you are doing,scroll with it down on both sides that are looking to the other cubes then if you do everything right,you can make a ramp of any size.
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So,you want to create a bridge connecting two points that are surrounded by water,go to the deep part of the water and rise the terrian up till you connect the two parts together.
By Ralf(Rolf)

How to make a nice waterfall

2012-05-15T19:41:19Z

Rolf:

Ok,waterfall is not much complicated but it is not advanced and won't look as you think it would.
First of all you must have a ready mountain that you want to make water fall from over it,to make it look like reality,add some water like a pond or a river on the top.
Then go to the front side of the mountain(the pond must be connected to this side) and simply make a big hole by scrolling the wheel(while selecting from the top of the mountain to the downside of it) or to make it look better use the same way you made the mountain with (h button).And now while still selecting the part you made now press f3 and fill it with water.then make a pond under the mountain so that is will look much better.
By Ralf(Rolf)

How to make a nice waterfall

2012-05-15T19:38:03Z

Rolf: Created page with 'Ok,waterfall is not much conplicated but it is not advanced and won't look as you think it would. First of all you must have a ready mountain that you want to make water fall fro…'

Ok,waterfall is not much conplicated but it is not advanced and won't look as you think it would.
First of all you must have a ready mountain that you want to make water fall from over it,to make it look like reality,add some water like a pond or a river on the top.
Then go to the front side of the mountain(the pond must be connected to this side) and simply make a big hole by scrolling the wheel(while selecting from the top of the mountain to the downside of it) or to make it look better use the same way you made the mountain with (h button).And now while still selecting the part you made now press f3 and fill it with water.then make a pond under the mountain so that is will look much better.
By Ralf(Rolf)

How to make a swimming pool

2012-05-12T21:54:06Z

Rolf: Created page with ' ---- '''Making a swimming pool is pretty simple like making a pond or a river.''' First of all enter edit mode. Second select the area you want to make the swimming pool in. Th…'

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'''Making a swimming pool is pretty simple like making a pond or a river.'''

First of all enter edit mode.
Second select the area you want to make the swimming pool in.
Then scroll the mouse wheel forward till you get to the depth of the swimming pool you want.
Next select the ground and sides of the swimming pool,click f2 to choose a type of tile and choose the one you want.
Finally select the whole swimming pool and put water in it by the way you learnt before from one of the tutorials.

That's all

By --[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 21:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)Rolf (--[[User:Rolf|Rolf]] 21:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)Ralf)