Essentials Series/Platforms: Difference between revisions

This page is part of the Essential Series modding tutorials. A '''Platform''' ([[PLAT]]) is an [[Asset#Entity Asset|entity asset]] that creates a model in the world, with all the possibilities of a [[SIMP]], but with the added functionalities. Usually, this is a programmable movement, but can be other things as well (such as springboards and conveyor belts). There are many different platform types and they can perform all sorts of functions. Platforms are, in the game, not only platforms in a literal sense. Anything that perfoms programmable patterns of movement that are not [[ANIM|Animations]] is a platform. Platforms can move on their own or be moved by [[../Links/|events]]. PLATsPlatforms are usually found in the Default layer of the level's HIP.

[[Industrial Park (level editor)|Industrial Park]] has a Generic Platform [[../Asset Templates/|template]]. After placing the template, you '''must''' assign it a model yourself, otherwise the game will crash.

You can check [[Asset#Entity Assets|Entity Assets]] and [[../Editing Assets/#Gizmos|Gizmos]] for general information about placement of Entity assets. [[../SIMPsSimple Objects/#Animations|Animations]] and [[../SIMPsSimple Objects/#Drivenby|Drivenby]] of SIMPsSimple Objects apply the same way for PLATsplatforms.

All [[../SIMPsSimple Objects/#Events|events which work for SIMPsSimple Objects]] function the same way on PLATsplatforms. Other events are also used on PLATsplatforms:

If the information above confuses you, you can take a look at the game's original PLATplatform assets and even copy them to your level if one has a similar movement to the one you're looking for.

# Create a [[GRUPGroup]] asset (you can place the Group template).