Zones Tab

The Zones Tab

The Zones Tab is the actual “meat and potatoes” of the entire Realm Crafter Engine. This is where you can place the terrain, scenery (trees, buildings), change weather, add water, lava, particle effects, sounds, music, player zone in portals and much more.

The GUI interface for the Zones Tab surrounds the preview / work window. The GUI controls are fairly straight forward, even though there are a large amount of changes that happen with in the window depending on which part of the zone you are working with.

Controls

Keyboard or Mouse Command	Effect
Space Bar + Left Mouse Button	Move Camera Forward
Space Bar + Right Mouse Button	Move Camera Backwards
Space Bar + Mouse	Mouse Look
Select GUI Button + Left Mouse Button	Select Item (must be in the specific mode to select item i.e. Emitter must be in Emitter Mode)
Select GUI Button + Right Mouse Button	Remove Selection Box from Selected Item
Move GUI Button + A Key	Move Item Vertically Up
Move GUI Button + Z Key	Move Item Vertically Down
Move GUI Button + Up Arrow Key	Move Item Away
Move GUI Button + Down Arrow Key	Move Item Towards
Move GUI Button + Left Arrow Key	Move Item Left
Move GUI Button + Right Arrow Key	Move Item Right
Move GUI Button + Left Mouse Button	Move and Place selected item
Move GUI Button + Right Mouse Button	Unselect Item
Rotate GUI Button + Left Mouse Button	Rotate Item Clockwise / Counter Clockwise
Rotate GUI Button + Right Mouse Button	Unselect Item
Rotate GUI Button + A Key	Tilt Item Counter Clockwise
Rotate GUI Button + Z Key	Tilt Item Clockwise
Rotate GUI Button + Up Arrow Key	Rotate Item Away
Rotate GUI Button + Down Arrow Key	Rotate Item Forward
Rotate GUI Button + Left Arrow Key	Rotate Item Counter Clockwise
Rotate GUI Button + Right Arrow Key	Rotate Item Clockwise
Scale GUI Button + Left Mouse Button	Scale item uniformly up or down depending on mouse movement *be careful if you scale the item down to far, it will fall under the terrain*
Scale GUI Button + Right Mouse Button	Unselect item
Scale GUI Button + A Key	Stretch Item Up / Down
Scale GUI Button + Z Key	Squish Item Up / Down
Scale GUI Button + Up Arrow Key	Stretch Item Front / Back
Scale GUI Button + Down Arrow Key	Squish Item Up / Down
Scale GUI Button + Left Arrow Key	Squish Item Left / Right
Scale GUI Button + Right Arrow Key	Stretch Item Left / Right
Delete Key with Any GUI Button	Remove the selected item from the screen
Camera Control – Num Pad 7	Move Camera Down Vertically
Camera Control – Num Pad 9	Move Camera Up Vertically
Camera Control – Num Pad 8	Move Camera Forward
Camera Control – Num Pad 4	Move Camera Left
Camera Control – Num Pad 6	Move Camera Right
Camera Control – Num Pad 1	Rotate Camera Left
Camera Control – Num Pad 2	Move Camera Back
Camera Control – Num Pad 3	Rotate Camera Right

GUI Buttons

Zones GUI Button and Option	Effect
New Zone Button	Allows for creation of a new zone
Save Zone Button	Saves the Current Zone
Delete Zone Button	Deletes the Zone from your computer
Left Arrow	Undo
House	Scenery Mode
Sphere	Terrain Mode
Lightning Bold	Emitter Mode
Funnel	Water Mode
Lock	Collision Box Mode
Music Note	Sound Zone Mode
Package	Trigger Mode
Arrows	Waypoint Mode
Cog	Portal Mode
Star	Environment Options
Two Cogs	Other Options
Current Zone Pull Down	Select one of the zones in your game
Select Button	Select an object in the zone
Move Button	Allows for moving of the selected object with keyboard and mouse
Rotate Button	Allows for rotating of the selected object with keyboard and mouse
Scale Button	Allows for scaling in size of the selected object with keyboard and mouse
Precise Button	Allows for exact movement, rotation or scaling of selected object with keyboard or mouse
Camera Speed	Change the speed of the camera

Precise Control GUI Commands	Effect
Position X	Adjust the exact position of the item along the X axis of the map
Position Y	Adjust the exact position of the item along the Y axis of the map
Position Z	Adjust the exact position of the item along the Z axis of the map
Pitch	Adjust the Pitch of the item
Yaw	Adjust the Yaw of the item
Roll	Adjust the Roll of the item
Scale X	Adjust the Scale of the selected item along its X axis
Scale Y	Adjust the Scale of the selected item along its Y axis
Scale Z	Adjust the Scale of the selected item along its Z axis

Scenery GUI Buttons

Before Scenery GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Align to Ground (check box)	Sends the selected object to the terrain
Change Button	Changes which mesh will be droppable on the terrain

After Scenery GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Animation Mode Pull Down	Set the Animation mode for the scenery item (If animated) between constant looping, constant ping pong, none, or when selected.
Inventory Size Scroll Box	Set the number of inventory in the scenery item
Collision Mode	Set the collision mode for the item specifically. Collision types include None, Sphere, Box, and Polygon
Scenery can be owned Check Box	Dictates if the scenery item can be owned by a player
Duplicate Button	Duplicates the scenery item, placing it on top of the original.

Terrain GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Change Heightmap Button	Loads a grey scale map used for terrain
Reset Button	Resets the map to default

Collision Box Mode GUI Buttons

Collision Box Mode GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
No GUI for Collision Box Mode	No Effect

The Collision Box Mode has no actual GUI, but turns on and off the Box collisions which can be used for blocking areas of the zone. This is important for testing purposes. It is also something to keep in mind if you have actors and players dropping through the terrain you may have to place a box there.

To place a box use Control Right Click and you can move/scale it as needed.

Emitter GUI Buttons and Options

Emitters GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Emitter Placement Text box	The available emitters that you may place on in the zone
Change Texture Button (after placing emitter)	Change the emitters texture to a new one

Environment GUI Buttons and Options

Environment GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Zone is out doors check box	Select if the zone is out doors or indoors
Sky Button	Select the skybox for your zone
Stars Button	Select the stars box for your zone
Clouds	Select the cloud plane for your zone
Storm Clouds	Select the storm cloud textures for your zone
Rain Rolling Box	Select the percentage of change that it will rain in the zone
Snow Rolling Box	Select the percentage of chance that it will snow in this zone
Fog Rolling Box	Select the percentage of chance that it will be foggy in the zone
Storm Rolling Box	Select the percentage of chance that there will be a storm in this zone
Wind Rolling Box	Select the percentage of chance that there will be a wind in this area
Link Weather to this area	Link all the weather in the zone to another zone (such as in a city/town)
Minimum/Maximum Fog Range Slider Bar	Select the fog camera range distance for this zone
Fog Color Red/Green/Blue Sliders	Select the fog color by adjusting the sliders
Ambient Light Color	Select the ambient light by adjusting the sliders
Gravity Rolling Box	Select the amount of gravity in this zone
Default Light Pitch	Set where the light is directed from (Interior lighting)
Default Light Yaw	Set where the light is directed from (interior lighting)
Slope Restriction	Set the max slope angle that the player can climb.

Other GUI Buttons and Options

Other GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Entry Script	Play a script upon entry to this zone
Exit script	Play a script upon exit to this zone
PvP Enabled Check Box	Enable Player versus Player combat in this zone
Load Image Change/None	Select an image to be loaded as the player enters this zone during the process that the zone and elements are being created
Load Music Change/None	Select the music to be played as the zone is loading for the player
Map Texture Change	Change the texture coloring for the terrain

Portal GUI Buttons and Options

Portal GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Portal Name Box	Give a portal a name
Linked Area Pull Down	Select the area where the portal will allow travel to
Linked Portal Name Pull Down	Select the name of the portal in the selected zone to be the destination

Sound Zone GUI Buttons and Options

Sound Zone GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Choose Sound	Select the sound to place
Choose Music	Select the music to play in the zone

Terrain Mode Buttons and Options

Terrain GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Change Heightmap	Change the heightmap used for the terrain
Reset	Reset sends the terrain back to its default setting

Trigger GUI Buttons and Options

Trigger GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Trigger Script Pull Down	Select the Trigger Effect to be placed in the zone
Script Function Pull Down	Select the Script to be placed in the zone

Water Mode GUI Buttons and Options

Before water placement.

Water Mode Before GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
No GUI for Water	No Effect for Water

While there is no actual GUI for the Water Mode, until you place where the water needs to go. All you need to do for creating water is to right click on the map (in a depression of some type) where you wish to have your water.

After water placement.

Water Mode After GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Red, Green, Blue Sliders	Change the Color of the Water
Change the Surface Texture Button	Change the base texture of the water
Texture Scale Scroll Box	Change the scale of the texture
Opacity Slider Bar	Change the transparency of the actual water
Damage Per Second Scroll Box	Set the damage per second when touching the water
Damage Type Pull Down	Set the Damage Type of the Water

Waypoint GUI Buttons and Options

Waypoint GUI Buttons and Options	Effects
Set Next Waypoint A and B	Set the path between two different waypoints
Spawn this Actor Pull down	Spawn a specific actor from that waypoint
Spawn Script Pull Down	Select the specific spawn script for the waypoint
Right Click Script Pull Down	Select the specific script which runs upon a right click by a player
Death Script Pull Down	Run a specific death script at the waypoint for actor
Spawn Delay Scroll Box	Set the delay between spawns the waypoint
Number to Spawn Scroll Box	Set the number of actors to spawn each time