Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of content/LevelHowTo

Timestamp:

Feb 10, 2011, 4:46:06 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

jo

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I'm going to rewrite the whole howto; this might take a little time;

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+== Create the basic file ==
+ 1. Go to the folder ../data/levels. The level files ending with .oxw are simple XML files and can be opened with any editor. Each level file stored in this folder can be selected later in Orxonox.
+ 2. Copy „empty_level.oxw“ and paste it again in the folder.
+ 3. Rename the copy. Try to use a name that sounds good. Avoid whitespace – use „_“ or CamelCase instead.
+ 4. Open your level with your favourite editor.
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+== About XML ==
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+XML is a description language that looks similar to HTML. Like in HTML there are tags (in fact we are only using tags): 
+<templates>                                                     <!-- Opening tag -->
+    <Template link=lodtemplate_default />                       <!-- Opening and closing at once -->
+ </templates>                                                   <!-- Closing tag -->
+A template can contain several tags. A tag is the place where a value is set.
+ <Light type=directional position="0,0,0" direction="0.253, 0.593, -0.765" diffuse="1.0, 0.9, 0.9, 1.0" specular="1.0, 0.9, 0.9, 1.0" />
+The syntax is tag=“vaule(s)“ if only one value is set the quotation marks are not necessary.
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+Tip: Since your XML files do not have to be compiled you have to simply reload a level to view the changes. In Linux you can switch between the game and the editor by pressing [alt] + [tab]. If you insert only a little error and try to load a level the game will „stuck“. By pressing [alt] + [tab] you can leave the game and view the error message on the terminal.
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 To create a level in Orxonox is really easy. One does not have to program anything or compile the code again, because our levels are created with XML-Files. There the objects in the level can be defined. On this page we explain what one can do with the XML-Files and how to create a new level for Orxonox with them.