Creating a new level
Before we can do anything with the gameplay of the project that you are creating, we first need a foundation of a new level for the player to stand on. This recipe will cover how to create a new level from scratch.
Getting ready
Before we begin, you must have Sandbox 3 open.
How to do it...
At any point, with Sandbox open, you may create a new level by following these steps:
Click File (found in the top-left of the Sandbox's main toolbar).
Click New.
From here, you will see a new dialog screen that will prompt you for information on how you want to set up your level. The most important aspect of a level is naming it, as you will not be able to create a level without some sort of proper name for the level's directory and its .cry
file. You may name your level anything you wish, but for the ease of instruction we shall refer to this level as My_Level
:
In the Level Name dialog box, type in
My_Level
.For the Terrain properties, use the following values:
Use Custom Terrain Size:...