Welcome to ARCADIA

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. 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, and camera behavior
• Add gameplay overrides that will apply to your ARC, such as controlling the number of jumps allowed, disabling the dash mechanic
• Set the gameplay template (Isometric, third person, side scroller, etc.)
• Modify and customize the camera options for your ARC in the settings panel
• Change the name, thumbnail, versioning, and description of your ARC

ARC settings provide options that are applied for players of an ARC such as time of day, fog and default camera position.

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 & Exiting

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.

Controls 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

This ends the Welcome To ARCADIA page. Next up try the Building For Beginners to learn about placing and editing items.