Time for action - creating a new level

Let's follow a few simple steps to create our own level:

1. Start the Editor.exe application.

2. Select File | New. This will present you with a New Level dialog box that allows you to do the adjustments of some principal properties of your masterpiece to come. The following screenshot shows the properties available in New Level:

   

3. Name this New Level, as Book_Example_1. The name that you choose here will identify this level for loading later as well as creating a folder and .cry file of the same name.

4. In the Terrain section of the dialog box, set Heightmap Resolution to 1024x1024, and Meters Per Unit to 1.

5. Click on OK and your New Level will begin to load. This should occur relatively fast, but will depend on your computer's specifications.

6. You will know the level has been loaded when you see Ready in the status bar. You will also see an ocean stretching out infinitely and some terrain slightly underneath the water.

7. Maneuver your camera so that you have a good, overall...