CryENGINE 3 Cookbook

Activating and deactivating the layers

Using light boxes and light areas

Optimizing the levels with VisAreas and portals

Enabling the debug draw modes

Saving level statics

Profiling performance in the Sandbox

Introduction

Chapter 12. Profiling and Improving Performance

Rock slide

Wrecking ball

Constraints

Tornadoes

Hangman on a rope

Low gravity

Introduction

Chapter 11. Fun Physics

Using track events

Using console variables (CVars) in the Track View

Playing animations on entities in the Track View

Animating entities in the Track View

Triggering a sequence using the Flow Graph

Animating a camera in the Track View

Creating a new Track View sequence

Introduction

Chapter 10. Track View and Cut-Scenes

Creating a countdown timer

Changing the player camera through key input

Displaying the player's health through a Flow Graph

Rewarding the player for reaching a kill goal

Creating a kill counter

Debugging the Flow Graph

Making the AI go to a location when the player enters a proximity trigger

How to beam the player to a tag point from a trigger

Introduction

Chapter 9. Game Logic

Giving the car a weak spot

Need for a machine gun

Setting up multiple cameras for the car

Defining a sitting location

Increasing the mass to push objects with the car

Giving more speed to the car

Creating a new car XML

Creating a new car mesh (CGA)

Introduction

Chapter 8. Creating Vehicles

Animating rigid body geometry data

Creating locomotion animations

Creating upper body only animations

Previewing animations and characters for Sandbox

Creating animation for your character

Ragdoll and physics for characters

Creating skinned characters for the CryENGINE

Introduction

Chapter 7. Characters and Animation

Creating image-based lighting

Creating new material effects

Using advanced material editor parameters to create animation

Creating and exporting destroyable objects

Creating and exporting static objects

Basic material setup in 3ds

Setting up units to match CryENGINE in 3ds

Creating textures using CryTIF

Installing the CryENGINE 3 plugin for 3D Studio Max

Introduction

Chapter 6. Asset Creation

Respawning AI

Narrowing the AI's FOV to allow attacks from behind

Debugging the AI triangulation

Setting up the interior navigation

Forbidden areas

Forbidden boundaries

Generating the AI navigation

Placing the enemy AI

Introduction

Chapter 5. Basic Artificial Intelligence

Making it rain in your level

Improving your sky with clouds

Creating a photo realistic ocean

Color grading your level

Creating a night scene with time of day parameters

Creating a global volumetric fog

Editing HDR lighting and the effects for flares

Using the real-time Global Illumination

Adjusting the terrain lighting

Creating your first time of day using the basic parameters

Introduction

Chapter 4. Environment Creation

Creating Prefabs to store in external libraries

Making caves with Voxels

Breaking up tiling with Decals

Painting vegetation

Road construction

Utilizing the Geom entities instead of brushes

Grouping the objects

Editing and merging solids

Making basic shapes with the Solids tool

Introduction

Chapter 3. Basic Level Layout

Running a map from the Launcher

Essential game objects

Exporting to an engine

Saving your level

Switching to game mode

Utilizing the layers for multiple developer collaboration

Refining the object placement

Placing the objects in the world

Setting up the terrain texture

Terrain sculpting

Generating a procedural terrain

Creating a new level

Introduction

Chapter 2. Sandbox Basics

Restoring the CryENGINE 3 default settings

Selecting and browsing level objects

Using the Rollup Bar

How to customize toolbars and menus

Setting up a personalized toolset layout

Navigating a level with the Sandbox Camera

Opening a level in the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox

Introduction

Chapter 1. CryENGINE 3: Getting Started

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

www.PacktPub.com

About the Authors

Credits

版权信息

封面

封面

版权信息

Credits

About the Authors

www.PacktPub.com

Support files eBooks discount offers and more

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. CryENGINE 3: Getting Started

Introduction

Opening a level in the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox

Navigating a level with the Sandbox Camera

Setting up a personalized toolset layout

How to customize toolbars and menus

Using the Rollup Bar

Selecting and browsing level objects

Restoring the CryENGINE 3 default settings

Chapter 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

Chapter 3. Basic Level Layout

Introduction

Making basic shapes with the Solids tool

Editing and merging solids

Grouping the objects

Utilizing the Geom entities instead of brushes

Road construction

Painting vegetation

Breaking up tiling with Decals

Making caves with Voxels

Creating Prefabs to store in external libraries

Chapter 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

Chapter 5. Basic Artificial Intelligence

Introduction

Placing the enemy AI

Generating the AI navigation

Forbidden boundaries

Forbidden areas

Setting up the interior navigation

Debugging the AI triangulation

Narrowing the AI's FOV to allow attacks from behind

Respawning AI

Chapter 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

Chapter 7. Characters and Animation

Introduction

Creating skinned characters for the CryENGINE

Ragdoll and physics for characters

Creating animation for your character

Previewing animations and characters for Sandbox

Creating upper body only animations

Creating locomotion animations

Animating rigid body geometry data

Chapter 8. Creating Vehicles

Introduction

Creating a new car mesh (CGA)

Creating a new car XML

Giving more speed to the car

Increasing the mass to push objects with the car

Defining a sitting location

Setting up multiple cameras for the car

Need for a machine gun

Giving the car a weak spot

Chapter 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

Chapter 10. Track View and Cut-Scenes

Introduction

Creating a new Track View sequence

Animating a camera in the Track View

Triggering a sequence using the Flow Graph

Animating entities in the Track View

Playing animations on entities in the Track View

Using console variables (CVars) in the Track View

Using track events

Chapter 11. Fun Physics

Introduction

Low gravity

Hangman on a rope

Tornadoes

Constraints

Wrecking ball

Rock slide

Chapter 12. Profiling and Improving Performance

Introduction

Profiling performance in the Sandbox

Saving level statics

Enabling the debug draw modes

Optimizing the levels with VisAreas and portals

Using light boxes and light areas

Activating and deactivating the layers