Welcome to ARCADIA: Difference between revisions

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ARCADIA is EVERYWHERE's content builder. The possibilities for experience creation are limitless here - Imagine it? Make it! This page goes over the HUD and menus in ARCADIA's Creator Mode.

Asset Library

This is a catalog of all items available for creating, such as furniture, logic, NPCs and vehicles.
You can search for Stamps under the Asset Library. Use either the section categories or the search bar at the top to navigate the library.
All items available for use in ARCADIA are found in the Asset Library on the left of the screen. Items are organised by theme and function.

Toolbar

This bar has all the main controls for editing and building an ARC as well as access to Publish settings, Testing, Performance Impact Score and Exiting creator. There's also buttons for hiding sections of the HUD to increase the Field Of View (FOV). Clicking on Assets, Settings and / or Tutorials while they are open, will collapse the left hand side panel for an increased FOV.
The Toolbar page goes through all the buttons on the Toolbar and their functions.

Settings

The Settings Panel is where you manage your ARC. In here, you can:

Set the time of day, music, fog and skybox
Setup player management in your ARC, such as: allowing vehicles and allowing weapons
Setup player spawning parameters and number of players in your ARC
Add gameplay overrides that will apply to your ARC, such as controlling the number of jumps allowed and disabling the dash mechanic
Set the gameplay template (Isometric, third person, side scroller, etc.)
Modify and customize the camera options for your ARC
Change the name, thumbnail, versioning, tags and description of your ARC

Tutorials

This page lists all ARCADIA tutorials created by Build A Rocket Boy.
Follow "My First ARC - Tutorial" to build your very first ARC. This introduction to building will teach you how to create a simple game within an ARC.
More tutorials will be added under this menu in the future.

Testing and Existing

The Play button is to test your ARC to see how it appears and behaves to players. The Exit button closes ARCADIA and returns you back to Utropia City. ARCs are automatically saved at the point of leaving.
Exit Playmode by holding Esc. Exit creator by pressing the Exit button on the far left of the tool bar.

Control Window

A list of the most frequently used building controls for ARCADIA. Scroll through the list to see all controls or use the search bar at the top of the window to quickly find controls. The window itself can be minimized and reopened from the Additional Options menu in the Tool Bar. Check out ARCADIA Shortcuts & Hotkeys page

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 This page goes over the HUD and menus in ARCADIA's Creator Mode.
-=== Asset Library ===
+{{CustomHeader|Title=Asset Library}}
-This is a catalog of all items available for creating, such as furniture, logic, NPCs and vehicles.
+This is a catalog of all items available for creating, such as furniture, logic, NPCs and vehicles.<br>
+You can search for [[Stamps]] under the Asset Library.
 Use either the section categories or the search bar at the top to navigate the library.
 <br>
 ''All items available for use in ARCADIA are found in the Asset Library on the left of the screen. Items are organised by theme and function.''
-=== [[Toolbar_Introduction|Toolbar]] ===
+{{CustomHeader|Title=[[Toolbar_Introduction|Toolbar]]}}
-This bar has all the main controls for editing and building an ARC as well as access to Publish settings, Testing, Performance Impact Score and Exiting creator.
+This bar has all the main controls for editing and building an [[ARCS|ARC]] as well as access to Publish settings, Testing, Performance Impact Score and Exiting creator.
 There's also buttons for hiding sections of the HUD to increase the Field Of View (FOV). Clicking on Assets, Settings and / or Tutorials while they are open, will collapse the left hand side panel for an increased FOV.
 <br>
-''The Toolbar Introduction page goes through all the buttons on the Toolbar and their functions.''
+''The [[Toolbar_Introduction|Toolbar]] page goes through all the buttons on the Toolbar and their functions.''
-=== Settings ===
+{{CustomHeader|Title=Settings}}
-The Settings Panel is where you manage your ARC. In here, you can set the time of day, music and camera behavior. Additionally, you can add gameplay overrides that will apply to your ARC, these include controlling the number of jumps allowed, disabling the dash mechanic and setting the gameplay template: Isometric, third person, side scroller, top down or free movement side scroller.
+The Settings Panel is where you manage your ARC. In here, you can: <br>
-The name, thumbnail, versioning and description of ARCs are also managed here.
+* Set the time of day, music, fog and skybox
-<br>
+* Setup player management in your ARC, such as: allowing vehicles and allowing weapons
-''ARC settings provide options that are applied for players of an ARC such as time of day, fog and default camera position.''
+* Setup player spawning parameters and number of players in your ARC
-<br>
+* Add gameplay overrides that will apply to your ARC, such as controlling the number of jumps allowed and disabling the dash mechanic
-''The ARC Settings tutorial goes through the settings menu in detail.''
+* Set the gameplay template (Isometric, third person, side scroller, etc.)
+* Modify and customize the camera options for your ARC
+* Change the name, thumbnail, versioning, tags and description of your ARC
+{{CustomHeader|Title=Tutorials}}
+This page lists all ARCADIA tutorials created by Build A Rocket Boy.<br>
+Follow "My First ARC - Tutorial" to build your very first ARC. This introduction to building will teach you how to create a simple game within an ARC. <br>
+''More tutorials will be added under this menu in the future.''
-=== Testing & Exiting ===
+{{CustomHeader|Title=Testing and Existing}}
-The Play button is to test ARCs to see how it appears to players.
+The Play button is to test your ARC to see how it appears and behaves to players.
-The Exit button closes ARCADIA and returns creators back to Utropia and the biomes. ARCs are saved at the point of leaving.
+The Exit button closes ARCADIA and returns you back to Utropia City. ARCs are automatically saved at the point of leaving.
 <br>
-''Exit Playmode by holding Esc. Exit creator by pressing the rune button on the far left of the tool bar.''
+''Exit Playmode by holding Esc. Exit creator by pressing the Exit button on the far left of the tool bar.''
-=== Controls Window ===
+{{CustomHeader|Title=Control Window}}
 A list of the most frequently used building controls for ARCADIA.
 Scroll through the list to see all controls or use the search bar at the top of the window to quickly find controls.
 The window itself can be minimized and reopened from the Additional Options menu in the Tool Bar.
+''Check out [[ARCADIA_Shortcuts_%26_Hotkeys|ARCADIA Shortcuts & Hotkeys]] page''
-This ends the Welcome To ARCADIA page.
-Next up try the [[Building For Beginners]] to learn about placing and editing items.