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Creating [[Category:Ages|Ages]] is a main, but not the only activity of our community's members. Besides the actual modelling, there is a lot to do, and this page aims to collect the necessary information and resources.
 
Creating [[Category:Ages|Ages]] is a main, but not the only activity of our community's members. Besides the actual modelling, there is a lot to do, and this page aims to collect the necessary information and resources.
  
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First of all, there are to totally different modelling programs you can use to create your age:
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First of all, there are to totally different modelling programs you can use to create your age for different [[Uru versions|versions of Uru]]:
 
* Using [[Blender]] with [[PyPRP]], which targets [[Uru: Complete Chronicles]] and [[Uru: Ages Beyond Myst]].
 
* Using [[Blender]] with [[PyPRP]], which targets [[Uru: Complete Chronicles]] and [[Uru: Ages Beyond Myst]].
 
* Using [[3DS Max]] with the Cyan Worlds [[Max Plugin]], which targets the most recent version of the [[CyanWorlds.com Engine]]. However, using [[Drizzle]], these ages can be converted to [[Uru: Complete Chronicles]].
 
* Using [[3DS Max]] with the Cyan Worlds [[Max Plugin]], which targets the most recent version of the [[CyanWorlds.com Engine]]. However, using [[Drizzle]], these ages can be converted to [[Uru: Complete Chronicles]].
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Before you start, check the list of [[Free and useful tools to help in Age writing]]. Most notably, it is quite likely that you will need [[PlasmaShop|PlasmaShop 2]], so it's a good idea to install it right away.
 
Before you start, check the list of [[Free and useful tools to help in Age writing]]. Most notably, it is quite likely that you will need [[PlasmaShop|PlasmaShop 2]], so it's a good idea to install it right away.
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Both the filename of your age and the sequence prefix must be globally unique for the age to be installable alongside all the other ages. Before you start writing an age, you need to reserve a name and a number. I suggest to even do that for local test ages since it is really hard to change the name or sequence prefix of your age later. Also, never change either of them without changing the other, that will confuse Uru!
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For [[CC]]/[[TPOTS]], you can register a sequence prefix in the [[TPOTS_Sequence_Prefixes|TPOTS Sequence Prefixes list]].
  
 
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= Releasing the age =
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The common way to release an age for CC is to [[UAM#Releasing_an_age_via_UAM|make it available via UAM]].

Revision as of 12:53, 3 March 2012

Creating is a main, but not the only activity of our community's members. Besides the actual modelling, there is a lot to do, and this page aims to collect the necessary information and resources.

First of all, there are to totally different modelling programs you can use to create your age for different versions of Uru:

For details on those plugins, please consult their specific documentation. Below you can find information about parts of age creating that are independent of the modelling tool used.

Before you start, check the list of Free and useful tools to help in Age writing. Most notably, it is quite likely that you will need PlasmaShop 2, so it's a good idea to install it right away.

Filename and sequence prefix

Both the filename of your age and the sequence prefix must be globally unique for the age to be installable alongside all the other ages. Before you start writing an age, you need to reserve a name and a number. I suggest to even do that for local test ages since it is really hard to change the name or sequence prefix of your age later. Also, never change either of them without changing the other, that will confuse Uru!

For CC/TPOTS, you can register a sequence prefix in the TPOTS Sequence Prefixes list.

Writing python scripts

Uru uses Python for everything which can not be controlled directly within Blender/3ds Max. You want a door that opens after pressing buttons in a specific order, or a timer that gives players five seconds to pass a bridge before it breaks down? You want the fog of your age to change over time, journals to be shown, link explorers to other ages? For all that, you will need to write python scripts.

You can find various tutorials for Python in the web. Here is a list of some links that document the Uru-specific parts:

Common issues

There are some issues and bugs that regularly re-appear in new ages. You can think of this as a checklist.

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Releasing the age

The common way to release an age for CC is to make it available via UAM.