- CryENGINE 3 Cookbook
- CryENGINE 3 Cookbook
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- Preface
- 1. CryENGINE 3: Getting Started
- 2. Sandbox Basics
- Introduction
- Creating a new level
- Generating a procedural terrain
- Terrain sculpting
- Setting up the terrain texture
- Placing the objects in the world
- Refining the object placement
- Utilizing the layers for multiple developer collaboration
- Switching to game mode
- Saving your level
- Exporting to an engine
- Essential game objects
- Running a map from the Launcher
- 3. Basic Level Layout
- 4. Environment Creation
- Introduction
- Creating your first time of day using the basic parameters
- Adjusting the terrain lighting
- Using the real-time Global Illumination
- Editing HDR lighting and the effects for flares
- Creating a global volumetric fog
- Creating a night scene with time of day parameters
- Color grading your level
- Creating a photo realistic ocean
- Improving your sky with clouds
- Making it rain in your level
- 5. Basic Artificial Intelligence
- 6. Asset Creation
- Introduction
- Installing the CryENGINE 3 plugin for 3D Studio Max
- Creating textures using CryTIF
- Setting up units to match CryENGINE in 3ds
- Basic material setup in 3ds
- Creating and exporting static objects
- Creating and exporting destroyable objects
- Using advanced material editor parameters to create animation
- Creating new material effects
- Creating image-based lighting
- 7. Characters and Animation
- 8. Creating Vehicles
- 9. Game Logic
- Introduction
- How to beam the player to a tag point from a trigger
- Making the AI go to a location when the player enters a proximity trigger
- Debugging the Flow Graph
- Creating a kill counter
- Rewarding the player for reaching a kill goal
- Displaying the player's health through a Flow Graph
- Changing the player camera through key input
- Creating a countdown timer
- 10. Track View and Cut-Scenes
- 11. Fun Physics
- 12. Profiling and Improving Performance
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CryENGINE prides itself on the saying What you see is what you play, and the switching to game mode is a testament to this.
It goes without saying that testing your work often is the key to a successful project, and the quick easy use of switching to Game Mode within the Editor allows you to test at will without the need to close Sandbox.
Even though the Editor is built with this feature to allow Developers to check their work, this is still only an emulation. This means that there are several special editor rules and debug options available in this mode, which isn't fully representative of what the Player might see in the Pure Game. Even though it is an excellent idea to test often by switching to Game Mode, it is also important to do any final testing in the Launcher on your target platform to have a proper Pure Game experience.
In this recipe, we will cover the simple, but highly important use of switching to game mode. This function allows you to jump into your level instantly, and allows you to test what the player will see, hear, and feel within the location you are at with your Perspective Camera.
Have My_Level open inside of Sandbox (after completing either the Terrain sculpting or Generating a procedural terrain recipe).
Review the Navigating a level with the Sandbox Camera to get familiar with the Perspective View.
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