Index

A

• action name= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• ActivatePhysicsThreshold / Have a go hero - using pre-baked physics with .cga objects
• Add parameter function / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• Add Selected button / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Add Selected Entity function / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location
• Add Selected Node icon / Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
• Add Sequence icon / Time for action – creating a new sequence
• Add sound file... button / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• Add sound file… option / Time for action - creating random sounds
• Add sound function / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• Add Track menu / Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
• Adobe Flash
  • 30-day trial, URL for / Adobe Flash as a very powerful UI design tool
  • new Flash asset, creating / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• Adobe Photoshop
  • 30-day trial, URL for / Adobe Flash as a very powerful UI design tool
• AI
  • characters, adding / Adding characters with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • entity, placing / Time for action - place a basic AI entity
  • patrolling / Time for action - creating a patrolling AI
• AI$GoToSpeedStance entity / What just happened?
• Aion
  • by NCsoft / Aion by NCsoft – massively online role-playing game
• AI scripting
  • with Flow Graph / AI scripting with Flow Graph
• alignment modes
  • for UI elements / Different alignment modes for UI elements
  • dynamic alignment / Dynamic alignment
  • fixed and fullscreen alignment / Fixed and fullscreen alignment
• Align to Object tool / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• alive state
  • about / What just happened?
• altitude
  • adding / Adding altitude and slope
• ambient color parameter / Ambient color of VisAreas and Portals
• ambient sound event
  • creating / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• ambient sounds
  • nesting / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• AmbientVolume entity / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event, Randomizing sounds
• ambient volume properties
  • using / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
  • IgnoreCulling property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
  • OuterRadius property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
  • IgnoreObstruction property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
• AmbientVolume properties / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• Ang3 / CryENGINE specific data types
• animation / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• animations
  • creating, for skinned character / Time for action - creating animation for a skinned character, What just happened?
  • creating, for rigid body assets / Creating animation for rigid body assets, Time for action - creating animation using rigid body data
  • playing on entities, in Track View / Playing animations on entities in Track View, Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
• Animations$PlaySequence node
  • used, for triggering sequence / StartTime property
• AnimObject entity / Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
• any, data type / Composition of flow nodes
• archetype entity
  • about / Create an archetype entity
  • benefits / Create an archetype entity
  • creating, steps for / Time for action - creating your own archetype
• Areashape entity / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• art / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• asset browser
  • about / Adding objects using the asset browser
  • brushes, adding to level / Time for action - adding brushes to the level
• assets
  • about / What are assets?
  • custom assets, exporting / Creating and exporting custom assets, Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
  • custom assets, creating / Creating and exporting custom assets, Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Assign Material to Selection icon / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Assign Selected Entity function / Component and entity nodes
• Attachment system / What just happened?
• Audio File Cache Manager (AFCM) / Weapon sound workflow tips
• Autodesk 3ds Max / Understanding the CryENGINE 3 asset pipeline
• Autos tab / Time for action - setting up your first breakpoint
• axis
  • about / Time for action – selecting and browsing objects

B

• BarEmpty layer / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• BarFilled layer / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• Blurring (Blur Passes) / Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain
• bone attachment
  • about / Bone attachments
• boolean, data type / Composition of flow nodes
• box parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties
• breakable objects
  • about / Designing breakables with constraints
• BreakOnStop property / BreakOnStop property
• breakpoint
  • setting up / Time for action - setting up your first breakpoint
• breakpoints
  • using, with visual debugger / Using breakpoints with the visual debugger
  • adding / Time for action - adding and removing breakpoints
  • removing / Time for action - adding and removing breakpoints
• Breakpoints tab / What just happened?
• Browser window / Time for action - placing your entity into your level
• brushes
  • adding, to level / Time for action - adding brushes to the level
  • about / What just happened?
• brush settings
  • using / Have a go hero – using additional brush settings
• budgets
  • setting / Setting budgets
• Build button / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• Bumpiness / Noise (Fade) / Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain

C

• .cfg
  • about / Exploring the CryENGINE 3 asset file types
• .cga / Exploring the CryENGINE 3 asset file types
• .chr / Exploring the CryENGINE 3 asset file types
• .chrparams wildcard mapping
  • about / .chrparams wildcard mapping
• C++
  • scriptbind function, writing / Time for action - writing a new scriptbind function in C++, What just happened?
• C++ code
  • executing, by changing teleporter entity / Time for action - changing the teleporter entity to execute the C++ code, What just happened?
• Call Stack window / Breakpoints, watches, and code, Time for action - setting up your first breakpoint
• camera
  • animating, in Track View / Animating a camera in Track View, Time for action – animating a camera
  • FOV / FOV
• capsule parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties
• capture track / Adding tracks to the director node
• category / Using categories
• character
  • about / Using character assets
  • creating, steps for / Creating your own characters
  • skinned character, creating / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• Character Definition File / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• Character LODs (Level of Detail)
  • about / Creating a character LOD (Level of Detail)
• CLIK constraints / Fixed and fullscreen alignment
• Command property / Time for action - starting CryENGINE with the debugger attached
• Configuration Properties tab / Time for action - starting CryENGINE with the debugger attached
• console track / Adding tracks to the director node
• console variables
  • using, in Track View / Using Console Variables in Track View
  • adding, to sequence / Time for action – adding a Console Variable to a sequence
• constraint
  • about / Designing breakables with constraints
• Create Classic Tween / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• Create Flow Graph option / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• crosshair
  • hiding / Have a go Hero – hiding the crosshair if the weapon is zoomed
• CryDev project
  • database / CryDev project database
  • data, uploading to / Time for action – create a team, project, and share an upload
  • team, creating / Time for action – create a team, project, and share an upload
  • download link, adding / Time for action – create a team, project, and share an upload
  • file, adding to share / Time for action – create a team, project, and share an upload
• CryENGINE
  • about / What is the CryENGINE?
  • programming / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • art / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • animation / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • design / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • game compositors / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • sound group / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • Quality Assurance (play tester) / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • producer (project manager) / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • starting, with debugger attached / Time for action - starting CryENGINE with the debugger attached
  • data types / CryENGINE specific data types
  • 3ds Max units, setting up / Time for action - setting up 3ds Max units to match CryENGINE scale
  • textures, creating / Creating textures for the CryENGINE, Time for action - creating your own texture
  • frames, capturing from / Time for action – capturing frames from CryENGINE
  • sound event system / Understanding the CryENGINE sound event system
  • first sound, getting / Getting your first sound into the CryENGINE
• CryENGINE 3
  • about / Scripting and the CryENGINE 3
  • Lua, usage / Lua usage in the CryENGINE 3
  • starting, with Visual Studio / Starting CryENGINE 3 with Visual Studio
  • new Flash asset, announcing / Bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3, Time for action – bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3
  • functions, accessibility / Time for action – making functions, variables, and movieclips accessible in CryENGINE 3
  • variables, accessibility / Time for action – making functions, variables, and movieclips accessible in CryENGINE 3
  • movieclips, accessibility / Time for action – making functions, variables, and movieclips accessible in CryENGINE 3
  • event handling, from Flash / Basic event handling from Flash to CryENGINE 3, Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu
  • character, creating / Creating your own characters
  • video, capturing from / Capturing video from CryENGINE 3
• CryENGINE 3 asset file types
  • about / Exploring the CryENGINE 3 asset file types
• CryENGINE 3 asset pipeline
  • about / Understanding the CryENGINE 3 asset pipeline
• CryENGINE 3 Free SDK
  • about / CryENGINE 3 Free SDK, Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
  • installing, steps for / Time for action – installing the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK, What just happened?
  • system requisites / Time for action – installing the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK
  • system requisites, for end users / Time for action – installing the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK
• CryENGINE 3 sandbox
  • about / CryENGINE 3 Sandbox
  • starting / Time for action – starting Sandbox and WYSIWYP
• CryENGINE 3 SDK
  • about / What is the CryENGINE?, Learning by example
• CryENGINE sandbox
  • about / What is the CryENGINE?, Getting around in the Sandbox Editor
  • camera, manipulating / Time for action – manipulating the perspective camera
• CryENGINE scale
  • 3ds Max units, setting up / Time for action - setting up 3ds Max units to match CryENGINE scale
• CryExport Plugin / Understanding the CryENGINE 3 asset pipeline
• Crysis
  • by Crytek / Crysis by Crytek – first-person shooter
• Crysis 2
  • by Crytek / Crysis 2 by Crytek – first-person shooter
• Crysis Warhead
  • by Crytek / Crysis Warhead by Crytek – first-person shooter
• CrySkin Modifier / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• Crytek
  • Far Cry / Far Cry by Crytek – first-person shooter
  • Crysis / Crysis by Crytek – first-person shooter
  • Crysis Warhead / Crysis Warhead by Crytek – first-person shooter
  • Crysis 2 / Crysis 2 by Crytek – first-person shooter
• Crytek Shader option / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• CryTif
  • installing, steps for / Time for action – installing the Adobe Photoshop plugin-CryTif
• CryTIF (.TIF) format
  • about / Working with the CryTIF (.TIF) format
• CryTIF Plugin
  • about / Creating textures for the CryENGINE
• CSG
  • used, for white boxing / White boxing using Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)
  • creating / Time for action - creating constructive solid geometry, What just happened?
• Curve Editor / Curve Editor
• CVARs
  • setting, for video recording / Have a go hero – increasing frame size and setting useful CVARs for video recording
  • for high resolution capturing / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• CVAR values
  • animating / Have a go hero – animating CVAR values
• cylinder parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties

D

• 3D Pan Level effect / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• 3Ds Max exporter Plugin
  • installing, steps for / Time for action – installation of the 3ds Max exporter Plugin
• 3ds Max units
  • setting up / Time for action - setting up 3ds Max units to match CryENGINE scale
• 3D Speaker Spread effect / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• data types
  • about / Composition of flow nodes
  • any / Composition of flow nodes
  • boolean / Composition of flow nodes
  • integer / Composition of flow nodes
  • float / Composition of flow nodes
  • vec3 / Composition of flow nodes
  • string / Composition of flow nodes
• data types, CryENGINE
  • about / CryENGINE specific data types
  • Vec3 / CryENGINE specific data types
  • Ang3 / CryENGINE specific data types
  • Matrix33 / CryENGINE specific data types
  • Matrix34 / CryENGINE specific data types
  • Quaternion (Quat) / CryENGINE specific data types
• daylight parameter / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• DCC tools
  • about / Time for action – installation of the 3ds Max exporter Plugin
• dead state
  • about / What just happened?
• Debug Draw modes
  • enabling, steps for / Time for action – enabling Debug Draw modes
• default setting / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• DeferredClipBounds property / Time for action – create a light clipping box
• design / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• destroyable objects
  • about / Creating destructible objects
  • creating / Time for action - making your object destructible
• Detailed Dependencies tab
  • reading / Reading the Detailed Dependencies tab
• Detail material / Creating terrain textures
• director node
  • about / Time for action – creating a new sequence
  • tracks, adding / Adding tracks to the director node
• DisableAction port / UI Action can be in a disabled state
• display info
  • profiling with / Profiling with display info
  • enabling / Time for action – enabling and reading display info
  • reading / Time for action – enabling and reading display info
• Display Physics property / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• DisplaySoundInfo parameter / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
• draw call
  • about / Understanding draw calls
• dynamic alignment / Dynamic alignment

E

• Edit Events option / Time for action – creating some Track Events for a sequence
• Editor table / Time for action - creating a new entity
• Element port / Time for action – making the HUD work
• Elements button / Time for action – starting Sandbox and testing your UIElement
• EmitterExtendedLifetime / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
• EmitterLifeTime / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
• EmitterPulsePeriod / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
• Emulation panel / Time for action – starting Sandbox and testing your UIElement
• End node / UI Action can be in a disabled state
• EndTime parameter / Time for action – creating a new sequence
• engine
  • exporting to / Exporting to engine, Time for action - exporting your level to engine
• entities
  • animating, in Track View / Animating entities in Track View, Time for action – animating an entity in Track View
  • other tracks, using / Have a go hero – using other tracks on entities
  • tracks, using / Entity Visibility track
  • scale, animating / Animating scale
  • and tracks / Entities and their tracks
  • animations, playing in Track View / Playing animations on entities in Track View, Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
• entity node
  • about / Component and entity nodes
• entity visibility track
  • about / Entity Visibility track
• event group / Event grouping
• event handling
  • from, Flash to CryENGINE 3 / Basic event handling from Flash to CryENGINE 3, Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu
• EventLog window / Time for action – using the UI Emulator to test the FreeSDK demo menus
• Export Nodes button / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model, Time for action - creating animation using rigid body data
• Export to Engine option / Time for action - creating a spawn point
• e_lods = 0 / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 2048 / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• e_TerrainTextureLodRatio = 0 / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• e_ViewDistRatio = 255 / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 150 / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing

F

• Far Cry
  • by Crytek / Far Cry by Crytek – first-person shooter
• Feature Size value / Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain
• FEV / Reviewing sound event system file formats
• Find All button / Time for action - setting up your first breakpoint
• Find Results window / Time for action - setting up your first breakpoint
• fixed and fullscreen alignment / Fixed and fullscreen alignment
• Flash asset
  • creating, with Adobe Flash / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
  • announcing, into CRYENGINE 3 / Bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3, Time for action – bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3
• Flash UI system
  • URL / What just happened?
• float, data type / Composition of flow nodes
• Flow Graph
  • about / Scripting and the CryENGINE 3
  • visual scripting with / Visual scripting with Flow Graph
  • using, to spawn player / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location
  • trigger entities, using / Using trigger entities with Flow Graph
  • trigger, adding / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
  • AI scripting / AI scripting with Flow Graph
  • patrolling AI, creating / Time for action - creating a patrolling AI
  • debugging, visual debugger used / Debugging Flow Graphs using the visual debugger
  • patrol Flow Graph, debugging / Time for action - debugging the patrol Flow Graph
  • used, for triggering sequence / Time for action – triggering a sequence
• Flownode input
  • adding, to Lua entity / Have a go hero - adding Flownode input/outputs to your Lua entity
• Flownode output
  • adding, to Lua entity / Have a go hero - adding Flownode input/outputs to your Lua entity
• flow nodes
  • composition / Composition of flow nodes
  • about / Have a go hero - experimenting with different flow nodes
• FMOD-EX library
  • about / Introducing sound design
• FMOD Designer / Understanding the CryENGINE sound event system
• Force input / Time for action - creating a patrolling AI
• forest layer / What just happened?
• FOV
  • about / Time for action – animating a camera
  • on camera / FOV
• frame-time performance
  • breaking down, profiles used / Time for action – using profiles to break down frame-time performance
• FrameId port / Time for action – making the HUD work
• frames
  • capturing, from CryENGINE / Time for action – capturing frames from CryENGINE
• frame size
  • increasing / Have a go hero – increasing frame size and setting useful CVARs for video recording
• frames per second (FPS) / Time for action – enabling and reading display info
• frame time / Time for action – enabling and reading display info
• FreeSDK demo menus
  • testing, UI Emulator used / Time for action – using the UI Emulator to test the FreeSDK demo menus
• FSB / Reviewing sound event system file formats
• fscommand / Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu
• fullscreen mode / Fixed and fullscreen alignment

G

• game
  • creating / What makes a game?
  • out of the box features / Developing out of the box
  • new level, creating / Time for action - creating a new level, What just happened?
  • Heightmap Resolution, range selecting / Using the right Heightmap Resolution
  • level, scaling with Meters Per Unit / Scaling your level with Meters Per Unit
  • terrain, real-world size calculating / Calculating the real-world size of the terrain
  • terrain usage, deciding / Using or not using terrain
  • heightmap, creating / Time for action - creating your own heightmap
  • brush settings, using / Have a go hero – using additional brush settings
• Game$LocalPlayer node / Time for action – making the HUD work
• game compositors
  • about / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• GameDll Property Pages window / Time for action - starting CryENGINE with the debugger attached
• game tokens
  • about / Visual scripting with Flow Graph
• Get material from selection tool / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• GotoAndStop / Time for action – making the HUD work
• grass layer / What just happened?
• Grid Snapping tool / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• Grid Spacing option / Matching grid and snap settings between 3ds Max and Sandbox
• grip and snap settings
  • about / Matching grid and snap settings between 3ds Max and Sandbox
• GroupID entity / What just happened?
• GroupID parameter / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• Grunt object / Time for action - place a basic AI entity

H

• HealthBar movieclip / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• heightmap
  • creating, steps for / Time for action - creating your own heightmap
  • pre-made heightmap, importing / Importing a pre-made heightmap, Pop quiz – level size and scale
• Heightmap Resolution
  • range, selecting / Using the right Heightmap Resolution
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting / Time for action - setting up time of day and its basic parameters
• high resolution capturing
  • CVARs for / Useful CVARs for high resolution capturing
• HUD
  • crosshair, adding / Have a go hero – adding a crosshair to the HUD
  • new UI action, creating / Creating a new UI Action for the new HUD, Time for action – making the HUD work
• HUD$DisplayTimedDebugMessage node / What just happened?

I

• IgnoreCulling property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
• IgnoreObstruction property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
• import vegetation icon / Time for action - creating some flora for your level
• InEditor parameter / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location
• In port / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• Input
  • Key node / Have a go hero - experimenting with different flow nodes
• Input$Key flow node / Have a go hero - experimenting with different flow nodes
• Input$Key node / UI Action can be in a disabled state
  • used, for triggering sequence / Using the Input:Key node to trigger a sequence
• Inside Radius / Have a go hero – using additional brush settings
• integer, data type / Composition of flow nodes

J

• jointed breakables
  • about / Designing breakables with constraints

K

• keyframe / Time for action - creating animation for a skinned character

L

• launcher.exe application / What just happened?
• layers
  • used, for utilizing object / Utilizing layers to organize level objects
  • creating / Time for action - creating and managing layers
  • managing / Time for action - creating and managing layers
  • utilizing, for multiple developer collaboration / Have a go hero – utilizing layers for multiple developer collaboration
• layers switching
  • logic / Time for action – use layer switching logic
  • limitations / Limitations of layer switching
  • cinematics / Cinematics
• level
  • new level, creating / Time for action - creating a new level, What just happened?
  • scaling, with Meters Per Unit / Scaling your level with Meters Per Unit
  • flora, creating / Time for action - creating some flora for your level, What just happened ?
  • building, with entities / Building levels with entities and objects
  • building, with object / Building levels with entities and objects
  • starting / Starting a level
  • roads, using / Using roads in levels
  • object utilizing, layers used / Utilizing layers to organize level objects
  • exporting, to engine / Time for action - exporting your level to engine
• Level Statistics option / Time for action – Save Level Statistics
• light clipping box
  • creating, steps for / Time for action – create a light clipping box
  • concave light shape, using / Using a concave light shape
  • multiple light shapes, linking to / Linking to multiple light shapes
• Lock Camera Movement / Time for action – animating a camera
• Logic$Any entity / What just happened?
• Logic$Any node / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• loop animation / Have a go hero – using more properties for animations on entities
• Lua
  • usage, in CryENGINE 3 / Lua usage in the CryENGINE 3
• Lua entity
  • creating / Create a new Lua entity and call C++ code to interact with it, Time for action - creating a new entity
  • parts / Time for action - creating a new entity
  • placing, in level / Time for action - placing your entity into your level, Lua entityplacing, in levelWhat just happened?
  • Flownode input, adding / Have a go hero - adding Flownode input/outputs to your Lua entity
  • Flownode output, adding / Have a go hero - adding Flownode input/outputs to your Lua entity
• Lua script
  • new C++ function, calling / Call the new C++ function from your Lua script

M

• MASK layer / Time for action – creating a new Flash asset with Adobe Flash
• mass / Have a go hero - using pre-baked physics with .cga objects
• mass parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties
• Material Editor window / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Material rollout / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Matrix33 / CryENGINE specific data types
• Matrix34 / CryENGINE specific data types
• Merge All Nodes option / Time for action - making your object destructible, Have a go hero - using pre-baked physics with .cga objects
• Meters per Pixel parameter / Scaling your level with Meters Per Unit
• Meters Per Unit
  • level, scaling with / Scaling your level with Meters Per Unit
• milliseconds (ms) / Time for action – enabling and reading display info
• MM_SoundSettings UI Action / Have a go Hero – creating a new menu page
• mud layer / What just happened?
• multiple developer collaboration
  • layers, utilizing for / Have a go hero – utilizing layers for multiple developer collaboration

N

• name= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• NCsoft
  • Aion / Aion by NCsoft – massively online role-playing game
• New Effect window / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• NewHUD UIElement / Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu
• New Layer dialog box / Time for action - creating and managing layers
• New Sound dialog / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• node / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location
• non obstructed sides (green) / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
• no_explosion_occlusion parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties
• Num Sides parameter / Time for action - creating constructive solid geometry

O

• Object Export list / Time for action - creating animation using rigid body data
• objects
  • level objects, handling / Handling level objects
  • selecting / Time for action – selecting and browsing objects
  • browsing / Time for action – selecting and browsing objects
  • adding, asset browser used / Adding objects using the asset browser
• object_3DModel property / Time for action - creating a new entity
• obstructed sides (red) / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
• OnInit function / Time for action - creating a new entity
• onPress() function / Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu
• OnPropertyChange function / Time for action - creating a new entity
• OnReset function / Time for action - creating a new entity
• Open View Pane menu / Time for action - creating a road object
• OuterRadius property / Have a go hero - using more ambient volume properties
• Output Format settings / Time for action – capturing frames from CryENGINE
• output ports / Composition of flow nodes
• Outside Radius / Have a go hero – using additional brush settings

P

• .pak files / Have a go hero
• Paint Objects button / Time for action - creating some flora for your level
• parameters
  • setting, in reverb preset editor / Have a go hero - setting parameters in the reverb preset editor
• Parameters window / Have a go hero - setting parameters in the reverb preset editor
• particle effect
  • sounds, adding to / Adding sounds to particle effects, Time for action - add a sound to a particle effect, What just happened?
• patrol Flow Graph
  • debugging / Time for action - debugging the patrol Flow Graph
• physics proxy
  • about / Using a physics proxy instead of the render geometry for collision
• play/audition button / Time for action - create your own reverb preset
• Play button / Playback speed
• player
  • spawning, to make Flow Graph / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location
• portals
  • about / Time for action – set up a VisArea
• ports
  • about / Composition of flow nodes
• Preview window / Time for action – starting Sandbox and testing your UIElement
• Priority parameter / Time for action - nesting ambient sounds and using other parameters for sound events
• procedural terrain
  • creating / Generating procedural terrain
  • creating, steps for / Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain
• producer (project manager) / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• production workflow
  • for integrating new project / Introducing sound design
• profiles
  • about / Profiles
  • using, to break down frame-time performance / Time for action – using profiles to break down frame-time performance
• programming / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• project file / Reviewing sound event system file formats
• project structure, sound system
  • about / Setting up a project structure
  • event group / Event grouping
  • category / Using categories
  • sound event / Adding events
• properties
  • using, for animations on entities / Have a go hero – using more properties for animations on entities
• Properties table / Time for action - creating a new entity
• ProximityTrigger entity / UI Action can have start and end nodes
• Proximity Trigger entity / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• Proximity Trigger node / What just happened?

Q

• Quality Assurance (play tester) / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• Quaternion (Quat) / CryENGINE specific data types

R

• radius= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• Ramps / Have a go hero – mastering roads
• random sounds
  • creating / Time for action - creating random sounds
• RandomSoundVolume entity / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event, Randomizing sounds, Time for action - creating random sounds
• Record icon / Time for action – animating a camera
• reference measurements
  • about / Using real-world measurement reference
• remain model / Time for action - making your object destructible
• Remove Breakpoint option / Time for action - adding and removing breakpoints
• Remove button / Time for action – creating some Track Events for a sequence
• render targets / Viewing textures and render targets in the Textures tab
• reverb preset
  • creating / Time for action - create your own reverb preset
  • editor, parameters setting in / Have a go hero - setting parameters in the reverb preset editor
• Reverb Presets tool / What just happened?
• ReverbVolume entity / Time for action - create your own reverb preset, Time for action - add sound to a weapon, What just happened?
• reverb volumes
  • about / Reverb volumes
• rigid body assets
  • animations, creating for / Creating animation for rigid body assets, Time for action - creating animation using rigid body data
• roads
  • using, in level / Using roads in levels
  • object, creating / Time for action - creating a road object
  • mastering / Have a go hero – mastering roads
• rock layer / What just happened?
• RollupBar
  • about / Time for action – selecting and browsing objects
• RollupBar tab / Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location, Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status, Time for action - placing your entity into your level, Have a go hero - using the animobject entity for animation playback, Time for action - creating an ambient sound event

S

• sample source assets
  • acquiring / Acquiring the sample source assets, What just happened?
  • opening / Time for action – downloading and opening the sample assets
  • downloading / Time for action – downloading and opening the sample assets
• Sandbox
  • performance, profiling / Profiling performance in Sandbox
• Sandbox interface / Time for action - creating your own heightmap
• sand layer / What just happened?
• save level statistics
  • about / Time for action – Save Level Statistics
• scriptbind function
  • writing, in C++ / Time for action - writing a new scriptbind function in C++
• scripted events
  • about / Scripted events
• scripting
  • about / Scripting and the CryENGINE 3
• SDK_Agent.max scene / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• sequence
  • properties, adjusting / Adjusting Sequence Properties
  • triggering, Flow Graph used / Time for action – triggering a sequence
  • triggering quickly / Have a go hero – triggering sequences even faster and adjusting the PlaySequence FlowNode
  • triggering, Input$Key node used / Using the Input:Key node to trigger a sequence
  • triggering, Animations$PlaySequence node used / StartTime property
  • console variables, adding / Time for action – adding a Console Variable to a sequence
  • Track Events, creating / Time for action – creating some Track Events for a sequence
• sequence object
  • about / Time for action – creating a new sequence
• setCurrentWeapon function / Have a go Hero – extending the ActionScript function
• Shape Editing menu / Have a go hero – mastering roads
• ShowSkeleton property / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• skeleton_character object / Time for action - creating your own skinned character
• Skin Wrap Modifier / Creating a character LOD (Level of Detail)
• Sky Light Parameters / Time for action - setting up time of day and its basic parameters
• slope
  • adding / Adding altitude and slope
• Solid Parameters rollout / Time for action - creating constructive solid geometry
• Solid Parameters tab / Time for action - creating constructive solid geometry
• solid white box / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status
• Solution Explorer tab / Time for action - starting CryENGINE with the debugger attached
• sound control overtime functions
  • using / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
  • EmitterLifeTime / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
  • EmitterExtendedLifetime / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
  • EmitterPulsePeriod / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
• sound engine
  • about / Introducing sound design
• sound event / Adding events
  • file, types / Reviewing sound event system file formats
  • ambient sound event, creating / Time for action - creating an ambient sound event
• sound event, file types
  • project file / Reviewing sound event system file formats
  • FEV / Reviewing sound event system file formats
  • FSB / Reviewing sound event system file formats
• sound event system
  • about / Understanding the CryENGINE sound event system
• sound group / Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE?
• sound Obstruction rollout
  • boxes used / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
  • area shapes used / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
• Sound Obstruction rollout / Have a go hero - sound obstruction using area shapes and boxes
• sounds
  • randomizing / Randomizing sounds
  • random sounds, creating / Time for action - creating random sounds
  • adding, to particle effect / Adding sounds to particle effects, Time for action - add a sound to a particle effect, What just happened?
  • changing, over time on particles / Have a go hero - changing sound over time on particles
  • different sound control overtime functions, using / Using the three different sound control overtime functions
  • events / Sound events and weapons
  • adding, to weapon / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• sound system
  • project structure / Setting up a project structure
• sound target= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• Spawn key frame / Time for action – animating an entity in Track View
• spawn point
  • about / Creating a spawn point
  • creating, steps for / Time for action - creating a spawn point
• SpawnPoint entity / Time for action - creating a spawn point, Time for action - making a Flow Graph to spawn the player at a specific location, Component and entity nodes
• SpawnPoint object / What just happened?
• Speed input / Time for action – manipulating the perspective camera
• sphere parameter / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties
• Standard button / Time for action - creating and exporting your first model
• Start button / UI Actions support multitriggering
• start node
  • about / Component and entity nodes
• start time dialog / Have a go hero – using more properties for animations on entities
• static= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
• static art assets / Exploring the CryENGINE 3 asset file types
• static geometry
  • about / Creating and exporting custom assets
• Static Geometry tab / Time for action – Save Level Statistics
• Step Size property / Time for action - creating a road object
• String$SetString node / Time for action - adding a trigger to Flow Graph and outputting its status, What just happened?
• string, data type / Composition of flow nodes
• Surface texture / Creating terrain textures
• Switch to Game Mode function / What just happened?
• synched= property / Time for action - add sound to a weapon

T

• targetPos argument / Time for action - changing the teleporter entity to execute the C++ code
• teleporter
  • making, usable / Time for action - making the teleporter usable
  • logic, in C++ / Have a go hero - doing the complete teleporter logic in C++
• teleporter entity
  • changing, to execute C++ code / Time for action - changing the teleporter entity to execute the C++ code, What just happened?
• Tension Continuity and Bias controller (TCB) / Time for action - creating animation using rigid body data
• terrain
  • real-world size, calculating / Calculating the real-world size of the terrain
  • usage, deciding / Using or not using terrain
  • creating, alternative ways for / Using alternative ways for creating terrain
  • procedural terrain, creating / Generating procedural terrain
  • textures, creating / Creating terrain textures
  • basic terrain texture layers, creating / Time for action - creating some basic terrain texture layers
• terrain creation, alternative ways
  • procedural terrain, creating / Generating procedural terrain, Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain
  • pre-made heightmap, importing / Importing a pre-made heightmap, Pop quiz – level size and scale
  • terrain textures, creating / Creating terrain textures
  • basic terrain texture layers, creating / Time for action - creating some basic terrain texture layers
  • altitude and slope, adding / Adding altitude and slope
  • tile resolution, adjusting / Adjusting the tile resolution
  • vegetation, creating / Creating vegetation
  • flora, creating for level / Time for action - creating some flora for your level
  • time of day, setting up / Time for action - setting up time of day and its basic parameters
  • basic paramters, setting up / Time for action - setting up time of day and its basic parameters
  • sun, moving / Have a go hero – moving the sun
  • Lighting tool / Have a go hero – moving the sun
  • atmosphere, adding / Adding Atmosphere
• terrain creation, ways
  • about / Using alternative ways for creating terrain
• Terrain Editor window / Time for action - creating your own heightmap
• terrain texture layer
  • creating / Time for action - creating some basic terrain texture layers
• textures
  • creating / Time for action - creating your own texture
• textures tab
  • render targets, viewing / Viewing textures and render targets in the Textures tab
  • textures, viewing / Viewing textures and render targets in the Textures tab
• Thumb size setting / Time for action - adding brushes to the level
• Tile Length property / Time for action - creating a road object
• tile resolution
  • adjusting / Adjusting the tile resolution
• time of day
  • setting up / Time for action - setting up time of day and its basic parameters
• time scale dialog / Have a go hero – using more properties for animations on entities
• Tools menu / Generating procedural terrain
• Track Events
  • creating, for sequence / Time for action – creating some Track Events for a sequence
• tracks
  • adding, to director node / Adding tracks to the director node
  • console track / Adding tracks to the director node
  • capture track / Adding tracks to the director node
  • entities, using / Entity Visibility track
• Tracks window / Time for action – creating a new sequence
• Track View
  • camera, animating / Animating a camera in Track View, Time for action – animating a camera
  • playback speed / Playback speed
  • Curve Editor / Curve Editor
  • entities, animating in / Animating entities in Track View, Time for action – animating an entity in Track View
  • animations, playing on entities / Playing animations on entities in Track View, Time for action – playing an animation on an entity in Track View
  • console variables, using / Using Console Variables in Track View
  • t_scale CVAR / The t_scale CVAR in Track View
• Track View editor
  • about / Discovering the Track View editor
  / Time for action – creating a new sequence
• Track View sequence
  • new sequence, creating / Creating a new Track View sequence, Time for action – creating a new sequence
  • tracks, adding to director node / Adding tracks to the director node
  • sequence properties, adjusting / Adjusting Sequence Properties
• Track View window / Time for action – creating some Track Events for a sequence
• triangle count
  • visualizing / Visualizing triangle count
• two-dimensional breakables
  • about / Breaking two-dimensional assets
• t_scale CVAR
  • in Track View / The t_scale CVAR in Track View

U

• @ui_SoundSettings caption / Have a go Hero – creating a new menu page
• UI$Action$Control node / UI Action can have start and end nodes
• UI$Action$Start node / UI Actions support multitriggering
• UI$Events$System$OnSystemStart node / Time for action – using the UI Emulator to test the FreeSDK demo menus
• UI$Functions$MainMenu$AddButton node / Have a go Hero – creating a new menu page
• UI$Functions$NewHUD$SetWeapon node / Have a go Hero – hiding the crosshair if the weapon is zoomed
• UI$Functions$Settings$GetLevels node / UI Actions support multitriggering
• UI Action
  • about / UI Actions – Flow Graphs to control the UI, UI Action can have start and end nodes
  • start nodes / UI Action can have start and end nodes
  • end nodes / UI Action can have start and end nodes
  • disabled state / UI Action can be in a disabled state
  • multitriggering support feature / UI Actions support multitriggering
• UIElement / Bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3, Time for action – bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3
• UI Emulator
  • using, to display asset / Using the UI Emulator to display and test your asset
  • using, to test asset / Using the UI Emulator to display and test your asset
  • about / Using the UI Emulator to display and test your asset
  • using, to test FreeSDK demo menus / Time for action – using the UI Emulator to test the FreeSDK demo menus
• underwater layer / What just happened?
• User Defined Properties option / Adjusting physical dynamics with user-defined properties

V

• Var Emitter Strength graph / Have a go hero - changing sound over time on particles
• variation control / Have a go hero – generating procedural terrain
• Var Random value / Have a go hero - changing sound over time on particles
• Vec3 / CryENGINE specific data types
• vec3, data type / Composition of flow nodes
• video
  • capturing, from CryENGINE 3 / Capturing video from CryENGINE 3
• Viewport / What just happened?
• VisAreas
  • about / Optimizing levels with VisAreas and Portals
  • setting up, steps for / Time for action – set up a VisArea
  • ambient color parameter / Ambient color of VisAreas and Portals
  • blind spots / Blind spots
  • using, vertically / Using VisAreas and Portals vertically
• Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition
  • about / Installing Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition
  • downloading / Time for action - downloading and installing Visual C++ 2010 Express, What just happened?
  • installing / Time for action - downloading and installing Visual C++ 2010 Express, What just happened?
• visual debugger
  • used, for debugging Flow Graph / Debugging Flow Graphs using the visual debugger
• visual scripting
  • with Flow Graph / Visual scripting with Flow Graph
• Visual Studio Express
  • about / Visual Studio Express and C++ game code

W

• wavebanks
  • using / Using wavebanks
• weapon
  • sounds, adding to / Time for action - add sound to a weapon
  • sound, workflow tips / Weapon sound workflow tips
  • creating for game / Pop quiz - creating sound for your game
• what you see is what you play (WYSIWYP)
  • about / Far Cry by Crytek – first-person shooter
• white boxing
  • about / White boxing
  • Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) used / White boxing using Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)
• wildcard mapping
  • about / .chrparams wildcard mapping
• World Editor
  • about / What is the CryENGINE?