Start up
If you have not done it yet, Import 2.5D Toolkit. You can initialize it in two different ways.
- Create a new scene and click [MainMenu/Tools/VB Game Studio/Start 2.5D Toolkit]
- Click on [MainMenu/Tools/VB Game Studio/Reset 2.5D Toolkit/Reset and create a new scene].
- Note: this option will not ask you to save the previous scene. All work will be lost.
The GameObject VB25dTK with VBAreaTK as child will be created in the Hierarchy. A new 2.5d Toolkit window will be created. Dock it near the Inspector.
Save scene. Scene name is required as 2.5D Toolkit will use a folder with this name to save some data.
Place side by side Scene View and Game View and enable Gizmos in Game View.
Show Navigation from [MainMenu/Window/AI].
As soon as you create a new scene you will need to set up your new work.
You can change the text color by 2.5dTK and define the PPUs you want to work with. Note that changing the PPUs will reset the current work. Both the background image and the sprites you will use in the scene will be set according to this parameter.
Drag the Main Camera from the Hierarchy into its field.
Now you need to set the camera projection type and work type. You can choose to work with 2.5d environment (by default), Tilemap and Simple Mesh.
According to your choice different settings will be shown.
The Simple Mesh option allows for the use of the background camera or freehand drawing.
Choose the PPUs you intend to work with. From now on the background image and sprites will be created with these PPUs.
According to the initial configuration chosen, the Camera Background field will appear. Drag your background image from the project folder. It can be either a 2D Texture or a 2D sprite.
A popup will warn you to set the correct resolution in Game View. The camera distance will be set automatically according to the image size. This way any sprites cropped from this image won’t have to be scaled.
The Character field will appear. You can decide whether or not to use it in setting up your scene. However, it is strongly recommended because it will allow you to test your scene well. You can enter it at any time. Two scripts, ObjControl and CharCtrl, will be added to it. If you want to use the example script provided with 2.5dTK to move the character it should have only two components: Animator and NavMesh Agent (see the settings of the character provided in the demos). You will be able to restore your components once the scene is ready.
If you need to reset your scene and start from scratch click the Restart 2.5d Toolkit button below the character field.
