General Keys and Movement.

The camera works very similar to a 3DS max style camera.



Mouse Commands:
Left Mouse Button: Interact with objects and terrain editor
Right Mouse Button: N/A
Middle Mouse Button: Move Camera Up, Down, Left, Right
Middle Mouse Button + ALT: Rotate Camera
Mouse Scroll Wheel: Zoom View IN/OUT

Keyboard Commands:
F Key: Focus on selected object (TODO: Cam zooms all the way in, Need to change that)
C Key: Recenters the Cam to the middle of the entire "world" (If you get lost)
Control + D Key: Clones the selected object
W Key: Go to Move selected object mode
E Key: Go to Rotate selected object mode
R Key: Go to Scale selected object mode
Delete Key: Will Delete Selected object after confirmation

Click the Create New Track button in the My Tracks menu to start a fresh Map from scratch. You can also click on the "edit" button on a specific track in the My Tracks menu to edit it.

You can only edit tracks in your My Tracks menu. All of your own created tracks are stored in C:/Users/YOUR USER NAME/AppData/LocalLow/devotid/Mytracks folder. This folder is HIDDEN and you must turn on hidden files on windows to find them if you want to. You can change the default path in the launch menu of the game. You should not need to... but some folks may have the game on another Hard Drive.



Track Size: You will need to tell the track creator what size your track is going to be. A good track size is around 300x300 to 900x900 for larger tracks and about 40 - 50 units tall for the height. For now you can make them as large as you want but that may change in the future. Go ahead and play around with some very basic tracks and get a feel for what size you are going to need for your application.

Pick a Base Terrain Texture: To draw the new terrain the level creator must draw a single texture accross the entire new surface. Make sure to choose a texture that you will use later in the build as you cannot delete them yet.

At this stage you should have a simple one color terrain on screen and ready to start doing some earth moving!


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Developer TODO List:
- FInish the COPY Track Button

You should now have a flat terrain on screen and ready to start adding your elevation, cliffs and jumps. You also need to decide now if you are going to add any water to the scene. If you are adding water and you want it to be deep, you must build up the terrain so you have something to "dig down into".

THERE IS NO "Control+Z UNDO" feature yet, so you must be very careful with the terrain editing tools! You should save often and that way if you dont like your changes you can simply click the reload button in the top left menu.




When building the track ....Just like in real life you should build the racing surface and all the elevation (jumps) first. Dont lay the course dividers and then try to make jumps and bury everything. I have found it is easiest to paint a very rough layout of the race line you want with a contrasting texture. Use a texture that you plan to use later in the level as you cant delete paintable terrain textures and you want to use as few of them as possible. Every 4 textures is another "full pass" for the video renderer. So its best to use them in powers of 4 (Example either 4 or 8... if you need that many).

After all the major Mountains and Valleys are done then add in the detail of the cliffs or rivers etc. Then add all of the jumps and little bump details. ONLY start to lay the track dividers when you have tested jumps with a vehicle and make sure you are some what satisfied with the flow of the terrain. You can always go back later and touch the terrain up but try to at least have the majority of the elevation built and done before you start to add too many objects to the scene. It will save you time in the future. Some of the bigger objects like the cars and buildings will "snap/attach" to the terrain and must have a full level area underneath them to sit upright. So be aware of that if you want to have a pit are or places were big buildings, flat fences or sidewalks are going to be.






Raise and Lower Terrain tool:
This tool will raise and lower the terrain when you click the left mouse button. You can change weather it raises it or lowers it in the terrain menu by clicking the "Raise" or "Lower" check boxes.







Set Terrain to Specific Height Tool:
This tool will set the terrain to a specified height in the world. You can change the height in the menu with the slider or you can click the "Read Terrain Paint Height" button (It will turn red) and then click anywhere in the world and it will "grab" the height. From there that brush will set the terrain to that height.







Smooth Terrain Tool:
This tool will smooth the terrain. You can change the intensity to make it more or less powerful. You can also limit the direction and rotate the smoothing. This is a VERY useful tool to make directional jumps and double triple sections.






Paint Terrain Tool:
This tool is how you "paint the terrain". It works just like any painting software out there. Play with the levels and brush settings to get a feel of how to smooth the edges and blend all the textures so you dont get as many "repeating" textures.

Click Add + New button to another texture to your pallet. There is about 18 to choose from and Im always adding new ones as I think of new uses. Try to use as few as possible. I usually need about 8 to really add a bunch of detail.

NOTE: The dust and traction level for all vehicles is determined by the paint (Terrain texture that is underneath them) If you paint a bunch of dirt it will have less traction and handling characteristics than if you paint Asphalt or Astro. It does all of this automatically.






Brushes:
RCsim Track Creator Tool has a bunch of brushes to choose from. I am always adding more as I find more needs for them. You can do quite a bit with just the basic ones. Play around with the settings (size, amount and technique) and you will see how each affects the brush differently.


TODO:
- Ability to rotate and resize the brushes in the editor.

Game Object placement:



This is were you will be adding all the game objects to your track/Map. Simply open the OBJECTS panel from the top of the menu and then click the objects you want to open. All you need to do to add them to your scene is just drag and drop them into the scene from the lower preview image area. You can open a small "extra tools" menu in the upper right hand corner to find out a little more useful info about each object and what it will do once put into the scene.

The editor will only let you drop in game objects "onto" the terrain that you have created for this map. If you are off of the Terrain the object will turn all RED and not allow you to place it. It will also automatically warn you if you are placing too many of one item into the scene. (Ex. Only one of each starting spot is allowed in the scene) It will give a warning of "Max # Reached".

Manipulating Game Objects:






Deletes the currently selected game object after a confirmation page.





This button clones the currently selected game object. You can also use the Control + D key combo. This is useful when you are building something with multiple objects in a line or something like that. (Example: cloning a next piece of a line or fence at the same angle of the first piece.)





This button will make the camera focus on the selected game object. You can also use the F Key on the keyboard for a short cut.

The C Key will recenter the camera to the center of the map if you get lost too. ;)





This button turns on the Move Game Object Tool. This will allow you to move the selected game object around on axis that is not locked on the object. You will find that there are some axis on objects that are locked and not adjustable. (Ex: Buildings are locked to the ground and cannot be moved on the Y axis. They can not float in the air. So the axis isnt even available in the editor)





This button turns on the Rotate Game Object Tool. It allows the rotating of any axis that is present. Some axis are locked and will not apear in the editor. (ex: Light poles are only installed perpendicular or 90 degrees to the ground.)





This button will turn on the Scale Game Object tool. It will allow you to adjust the scale of any game object along its axis. Some objects are restricted in their scaling along certain axis. If the axis show up in the editor you can adjust it. It will not be present if it is not adjustable.





This button will turn on the hand selector for grabbing and interacting with Game objects.






This button will allow you to set the color of a game object that allows color adjustment.







This button makes the selected objects that have rigid bodies (Real Time Physics) go to sleep for one frame when the track first loads. It is useful if you are stacking physics items on top of each other or building complex buildings and obstacles that you want to fall down on contact with a vehicle or another rigidbody.

When you are done editing the level just click the "LEVEL" button and the save menu will pop up.
Fill out the Track info if you plan on sharing your track with the community. Make sure to give it a unique name that explains what is going on there. (Example: Kev's Large Boat Racing Pond_Reversed) That way people wont be showing up with monster trucks to race them in your pond.... I mean that is ok but might not work all the time.

If you want, you can also make a Forwards and Reverse Version of each track. All you have to do is re-arrange the race starting positions so they are pointing the correct direction when the race starts. You should not have to adjust the checkpoints or the start/finish collider if you are only changing the direction. Then re-save with _Reversed at the end so people will know. (This also applies for all the air and boat starting spots too as you want them pointing the correct direction when the race starts.)

---- HINT ----: you can keep saving your level in different Versions (Ex: track_V1, track_V2 etc...) so you can always jump back to a back up copy if you make too many unwanted changes. Then when you are satisfied with a final version you can upload that version with a new proper unique name for sharing to the community.

---- HINT ----: Each track you can add just land starting spots (Cars and Quads) or boat starting spots for the water. Just try to make sure if you have land and sea starting positions for one track that you at least put a couple of the 10 available camera spots near them. The game will automatically know which vehicle you are using and will start on the correct spot. (example: Cars will start on the land spots and the boats will start in the water spots if available. If either of the spots are not available the game will place them at 0,0,0.






Saving a Preview Image:
After click the save button the game will ask you to position the camera and then take a screen capture or you can even keep the old screen image if you are updating an existing track.

After you have saved a track for the first time it will be in your My Tracks folder. Once you have it all working good and polished up, If you want to share it with the RC Sim 2.0 Community just click on the SHARE button on the Track in the My Tracks menu. A new menu will open and then just click one button to start the upload process. It should only take less than a minute. Its only uploading a text file and the preview images.

If this is your first time using the Steam Workshop you must "Agree to the Steam Workshop User Agreement". You can get to it by clicking the workshop button in the Community tracks menu ingame or just going to this link. https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/workshoplegalagreement



After you have uploaded the item you can go to your workshop items in the steam web client and add more High Def larger Preview images and even add tags to each track that you upload to make them easier to find in the web browser and also in the game (Work In Progress).

For now all of the tracks will go in the RCSIM 2.0 Tracks folder by default but in the future you will be able to upload them with different tags to help chose the correct vehicle for the race or challenge.

To download and add a track to RC Sim 2.0 all you have to do is go to the RC Simulation 2.0 Steam Workshop and just click the Subscribe button on the track that you want. The next time you restart the game it will be in your Community Tracks Folder and you can then even use it for Multiplayer with friends. (For Multiplayer you must have the hosted track in your my community menu or else it will warn you that you must get it from the Steam Workshop)



You can also just click on the Steam Workshop Button in the Community Tracks Menu.

LAND RACING TRACK:
Land racing with buggies, Trucks and cars is the most popular form of RC Racing. This area of the guide will show you what is needed to build your own Land Racing Track.




Creating a LAND RACING Track:
You can create MANY different scenarios with the Track Creator.... but in this section we will cover the Land Racing Basics and the things that are required for the different modes to work properly.

Quick notes:
- RC Sim supports closed loop circuit or a point to point racing.
- The Timing and checkpoint system is only a temporary solution for offline racing and will be replaced by a WHOLE NEW system that we have in the works..... More on that throughout the Early access stages.

This is a list of the MINIMUM Level Objects that are REQUIRED:



- Initial Snap To Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
- Then adjust the height to your drivers stand or piloting area.
- Accessed ingame by hitting the F2 key and then the numbers or each camera spot (1-10)
--NOTES--
10 spots spread evenly along the driverstand or viewing area is the most common but you can put them ANYWHERE you like. Make sure you set the Yellow ball at the height that you want the head of the "driverspot" to be at. The "Larry FPV Cam is positioned automatically to Camera Spot 1, So make sure to set the camera height of Camera Spot 1 higher than he is to avoid him obstructing your view of the track or field. The Yellow helpers will not be visible in Play Mode. If you have land and sea (boat starting spots) you should divide the camera spots between the two spots if they are far apart. You dont want the player to have to look all the way across the map to see his spawn position.





- Fixed Snap To Terrain.
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
--NOTES--
10 Spots around the track for Larry to watch over, Make sure to not put him in the view of the raceline from a viewing area, We dont want anybody yelling at him as he works for free. Currently Track Marshals cannot "go around" things to fetch a car. So make sure to not set him behind anything with more of a 45 degree angle or about knee high as he will just get stuck. He will get the vehicle automatically if it takes more than 10 seconds to reach a car.





- Initial Snap to Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the vehicles Starting Direction
--NOTES--
This is were the vehicle will be re positioned before a race starts. This is basically the starting position for the race. The best practice is to set the height of the Red Ball about 6-8" ( inches above the race surface or water level.)
Usually placed on the longest or straightest part of the track. They can be staggered or a "heads up" Side-by-side start. What ever you want. If you have a qualifying round its usually best to give the Top spot the inside line and the closest spot to the first corner. Then you can spread the rest of the players along the straight away evenly. Make sure to put any checkpoints or the finish line in the starting grid area. Either in front of or behind, but never in the middle of the starting "grid/pack". If you want a reverse version of your track it is best to save another copy and rearrange the starting positions so the vehicles are pointing the correct direction.

All 10 Vehicle Spawn "Pit Spot" Positions -BLUE BALLS-:

- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
Then you can set the height to your liking, IE; so you can start on a higher placed box/table or non terrain surface. Once you set the object to the spot you want it will add 3" inches to the height to make sure it doesnt start inside of the ground or any object below it. This is the Starting spawn spot 1 per player, were the car is first created in the game after loading.





- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
For the timing system, Place it ACROSS the race line and adjust the scale so it reaches fully across the raceline at ONE POINT on the track, DOnt let the collider hang out into another race lane and get hit by other lanes of traffic as it will not work properly.
If you want a rally style Point-to-Point race just put in two finish lines (One at start and one at end). It will still check for 5 checkpoints but you will not have to finish at the starting point.





- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
These will make sure no one is cutting the track and cheating, Place these around the track 90 degrees ACROSS the race line. each driver must "drive through" each of these before crossing the finish line. It doesnt matter in which order that you cross them (ie they work in both directions of racing a track, backwards or forwards) but they all must be hit once in order for the lap to "count" and be counted.

AIR RACING TRACK:
Air racing QuadCopters is one of the fastest growing sports in the RC Industry. In this area of the guide you will learn what is needed to make an AIR RACING TRACK. The main part of it is placing the gates and then placing the track arrows so the users can follow the course easily.




Creating a AIR RACING Track:
You can create MANY different scenarios with the Track Creator.... but in this section we will cover the Air Racing Basics and the things that are required for the different modes to work properly.

Quick notes:
- RC Sim supports closed loop circuit or a point to point racing.
- The Timing and checkpoint system is only a temporary solution for offline racing and will be replaced by a WHOLE NEW system that we have in the works..... More on that throughout the Early access stages.

This is a list of the MINIMUM Level Objects that are REQUIRED:







- Initial Snap To Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
- Then adjust the height to your drivers stand or piloting area.
- Accessed ingame by hitting the F2 key and then the numbers or each camera spot (1-10)
--NOTES--
10 spots spread evenly along the driver viewing area is the most common but you can place them anywhere you like. Make sure you set the Yellow ball at the height that you want the head of the "driverspot" to be at. The "Larry FPV Cam is positioned automatically to Camera Spot 1, So make sure to set the camera height of Camera Spot 1 higher than he is to avoid him obstructing your view of the track or field. The Yellow helpers will not be visable in Play Mode. If you have land and sea (boat starting spots) you should divide the camera spots between the two spots if they are far apart. You dont want the player to have to look all the way across the map to see his spawn position.

NOTE: Most of the users will be using the Onboard Camera for the air quads so camera spot locations are not as important as other forms of racing.







- Fixed Snap To Terrain.
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
--NOTES--
10 Spots around the track for Larry to watch over, Make sure to not put him in the view of the raceline from a viewing area, We dont want anybody yelling at him as he works for free. Currently Track Marshals cannot "go around" things to fetch a car. So make sure to not set him behind anything with more of a 45 degree angle or about knee high as he will just get stuck. He will get the vehicle automatically if it takes more than 10 seconds to reach a quad copter.







- Initial Snap to Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the vehicles Starting Direction
--NOTES--
This is were the vehicle will be re positioned before a race starts. This is basically the starting position for the race. The best practice is to set the height of the Red Ball about 6-8" ( inches above the race surface or water level.)

For the flying races you can set up the start however you like. They can be staggered or a "heads up" Side-by-side start. What ever you want. If you have a qualifying round its usually best to give the Top spot the inside line and the closest spot to the first corner or obstacle. Then you can spread the rest of the players along the straight away evenly. Make sure to put any checkpoints or the finish line in the starting grid area. Either in front of or behind, but never in the middle of the starting "grid/pack". If you want a reverse version of your track it is best to save another copy and rearrange the starting positions so the vehicles are pointing the correct direction.

All 10 Vehicle Spawn "Pit Spot" Positions -BLUE BALLS-:

- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
Then you can set the height to your liking, IE; so you can start on a higher placed box/table or non terrain surface. Once you set the object to the spot you want it will add 3" inches to the height to make sure it doesnt start inside of the ground or any object below it. This is the Starting spawn spot 1 per player, were the car is first created in the game after loading.
Be careful making a spot for the quad copter starts. It should be flat as they dont have wheels to sit on. The false start trigger may also sound if they are sliding around at the start.







- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
For the Flying timing system, Place it ACROSS the race line and adjust the scale so it reaches fully across the raceline at ONE POINT on the track, DOnt let the collider hang out into another race lane and get hit by other lanes of traffic as it will not work properly.
If you want a rally style Point-to-Point race just put in two finish lines (One at start and one at end). It will still check for 5 checkpoints but you will not have to finish at the starting point.

Setting the position and scale of the checkpoints and start/finish line colliders can be tricky. You need to set them up so the copters will have to "go through them". So you may have to put them between 2 trees or under and banner or something like that. The easist way is to use the air racing gates provided in the tracks objects menu and adjusting the colliders checkpoints to fit inside of them.
The point is, you need them to cross it one way or another. Try to make it as hard as possible to "miss it". See the example pic for an idea. (Ex: Make them go between 2 trees and under the branches.... or through and air gate.)







- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
These will make sure no one is cutting the track and cheating, Place these around the track 90 degrees ACROSS the race line. each driver must "drive through" each of these before crossing the finish line. It doesnt matter in which order that you cross them (ie they work in both directions of racing a track, backwards or forwards) but they all must be hit once in order for the lap to "count" and be counted.

Again..... Setting the position and scale of the checkpoints and start/finish line colliders can be tricky. You need to set them up so the copters will have to "go through them". So you may have to put them between 2 trees or under and banner or something like that. The point is, you need them to cross it one way or another. Try to make it as hard as possible to "miss it". See the example pic for an idea. (Between the fence and under the banner....or through an air gate.)

Creating a SEA RACING Track:
You can create MANY different scenarios with the Track Creator.... but in this section we will cover the Sea Racing Basics and the things that are required for the different modes to work properly.

Quick notes:
- RC Sim supports closed loop circuit or a point to point racing.
- The Timing and checkpoint system is only a temporary solution for offline racing and will be replaced by a WHOLE NEW system that we have in the works..... More on that throughout the Early access stages.

This is a list of the MINIMUM Level Objects that are REQUIRED:







- Initial Snap To Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
- Then adjust the height to your drivers stand or piloting area.
- Accessed ingame by hitting the F2 key and then the numbers or each camera spot (1-10)
--NOTES--
10 spots spread evenly along the driver viewing dock area is the most common. Make sure you set the Yellow ball at the height that you want the head of the "driverspot" to be at. The "Larry FPV Cam is positioned automatically to Camera Spot 1, So make sure to set the camera height of Camera Spot 1 higher than he is to avoid him obstructing your view of the track or field. The Yellow helpers will not be visible in Play Mode. If you have land and sea (boat starting spots) you should divide the camera spots between the two spots if they are far apart. You dont want the player to have to look all the way across the map to see his spawn position.







- Fixed Snap To Terrain.
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
--NOTES--
10 Spots around the body of water for Larry to watch over, Make sure to not put him in the view of the raceline from a viewing area, We dont want anybody yelling at him as he works for free. Currently Track Marshals cannot "go around" things to fetch a car. So make sure to not set him behind anything with more of a 45 degree angle or about knee high as he will just get stuck. He will get the vehicle automatically if it takes more than 10 seconds to reach a boat.

For now Larry will just walk on water.... but in the future he will swim out to get your overturned boat. Dont forget you can just reset the vehicle if your just practicing.







- Initial Snap to Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the vehicles Starting Direction
--NOTES--
This is were the vehicle will be re positioned before a race starts. This is basically the starting position for the race. The best practice is to set the height of the Red Ball about 6-8" ( inches above the race surface or water level.)

They can be staggered or a "heads up" Side-by-side start. What ever you want. If you have a qualifying round its usually best to give the Top spot the inside line and the closest spot to the first corner or obstacle. Then you can spread the rest of the players along the straight away evenly. Make sure to put any checkpoints or the finish line in the starting grid area. Either in front of or behind, but never in the middle of the starting "grid/pack". If you want a reverse version of your track it is best to save another copy and rearrange the starting positions so the vehicles are pointing the correct direction.

All 10 Vehicle Spawn "Pit Spot" Positions -BLUE BALLS-:

- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
After positioning you can set the height to your liking, IE; so you can start on a higher placed box/table or non terrain surface. Once you set the object to the spot you want it will add 3" inches to the height to make sure it doesnt start inside of the ground or under water. This is the Starting spawn spot 1 per player, were the boat is first created in the game after loading. This is also were you will go when you click the reset vehicle button.







- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
For the boat timing system, Place it ACROSS the racing line and adjust the scale so it reaches fully across the raceline at ONE POINT on the track, Dont let the collider hang out into another race lane and get hit by other lanes of traffic as it will not work properly. Also make sure it reaches under the water line a bit too. Someone might submerge there boat at the line and possibly go under the collider.
If you want a Point-to-Point race just put in two finish lines (One at start and one at end). It will still check for 5 checkpoints but you will not have to finish at the starting point.

Setting the position and scale of the checkpoints and start/finish line colliders can be tricky. You need to set them up so the boats will have to "go through them". So you may have to put them between 2 bouys or around a dock or something like that. The point is, you need them to cross it one way or another. Try to make it as hard as possible to "miss it". See the example pic for an idea. (Ex: Make them go between 2 trees and under the branches.)

The bouys in the editor are marked Floater and work great for marking out a water course. They may act a bit funny in the editor but will float on the water level once in the player mode. These may change in the future.







- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
These will make sure no one is cutting the track and cheating, Place these around the track 90 degrees ACROSS the race line. each driver must "drive through" each of these before crossing the finish line. It doesnt matter in which order that you cross them (ie they work in both directions of racing a track, backwards or forwards) but they all must be hit once in order for the lap to "count" and be counted. Also make sure it reaches under the water line a bit too. Someone might submerge there boat at the line and possibly go under the collider.

RUBICON COURSE:

A Rubicon is point to point check point journey. Made up of checkpoints across a variety of natural and man made obstacles strung into a long course. These are meant to stress the vehicles capabilities and force the driver of the vehicle to push them to their max. Crazy bridge crossings, Water crossings, Mountains, Rocks, Wood piles..... you name it. The possibilities are endless.

There is no time limit but the clock is ticking to see if you are getting better each time.

This is a new feature to me and I am still learning about this fun new discipline. Im sure it will change a bunch in the future as I learn even more and possibly attend a real life RC Rubicon. ;)




Creating a RUBICON Track:
You can create MANY different scenarios with the Track Creator.... but in this section we will cover the RUBICON Basics and the things that are required for the different modes to work properly.

Quick notes:
- RC Sim supports closed loop circuit or a point to point racing.
- The Timing and checkpoint system is only a temporary solution for offline racing and will be replaced by a WHOLE NEW system that we have in the works..... More on that throughout the Early access stages.

This is a list of the MINIMUM Level Objects that are REQUIRED:



- Initial Snap To Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
- Then adjust the height to your drivers stand or piloting area.
- Accessed ingame by hitting the F2 key and then the numbers or each camera spot (1-10)
--NOTES--
10 spots spread around the entire course is best. Users can use these predetermined (1-10 on the Keyboard under F2 Static Cam) spots or they can walk around (F7 Explore Larry Cam) while they go through the course.

Make sure you set the Yellow ball at the height that you want the head of the "driverspot" to be at. The "Larry FPV Cam is positioned automatically to Camera Spot 1, So make sure to set the camera height of Camera Spot 1 higher than he is to avoid him obstructing your view of the track or field. The Yellow helpers will not be visable in Play Mode.

This is still changing and the Rubicon Mode is just a test to see How the best way to set these up is going to work. I Have never done a rubicon myself and am only going from the stuff I have studied and read online. So feel Free to chime in on a discussion and let us know how these things are done. lol. Thanks. :) They just looked so fun I had to try them and the RUBICON area was born.

If you have land and sea (boat starting spots) you should divide the camera spots between the two spots if they are far apart. You dont want the player to have to look all the way across the map to see his spawn position.





- Fixed Snap To Terrain.
- Then rotate arrow toward the "action"
--NOTES--

YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO USE MARSHALS IN A RUBICON. As you are supposed to "right" your vehicle on your own..... But if you want to add them, you can.

10 Spots around the Course for Larry to watch over, Make sure to not put him in the view of the raceline from a viewing area, We dont want anybody yelling at him as he works for free. Currently Track Marshals cannot "go around" things to fetch a car. So make sure to not set him behind anything with more of a 45 degree angle or about knee high as he will just get stuck. He will get the vehicle automatically if it takes more than 10 seconds to reach a car.





- Initial Snap to Terrain
- Then rotate arrow toward the vehicles Starting Direction
--NOTES--
This is were the vehicle will be re positioned before a Rubicon starts. This is basically the starting position for the race. The best practice is to set the height of the Red Ball about 6-8" ( inches above the race surface or water level.)
Make sure to use the track graphic arrows to show the users were the next "Checkpoint" is.

All 10 Vehicle Spawn "Pit Spot" Positions -BLUE BALLS-:

- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
Then you can set the height to your liking, IE; so you can start on a higher placed box/table or non terrain surface. Once you set the object to the spot you want it will add 3" inches to the height to make sure it doesnt start inside of the ground or any object below it. This is the Starting spawn spot 1 per player, were the car is first created in the game after loading.

This is also were your vehicle will go when you click the Reset Vehicle Button.





- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
These are the Rubicon checkpoint colliders. Place one between two of the Rubicon flags so the users have to drive between them. (Rubicon flags are covered in next section)

You can place up to 100 collider/checkpoints on the course. The game will automatically count them and tell you how many you have left to finish. You should rely on the graphic track arrows to tell the user how to get to the next gate. For now the game has no way of knowing a certain order of the gates... So thats is all up the the layout of the course and the arrows. Make use of cones and other track objects to direct them into the proper gate as well. It all up to you to get as crazy as you want.





- Initial Snap To Terrain
--NOTES--
These are the small track/gate markers. THE YELLOW GATE WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE DRIVERS LEFT. That will let the user know what direction the gate is supposed to be approached. There should be one green on the right and the Yellow on the left. The Rubicon Collider (Covered above) should be scaled and positioned so that it only covers the area between these two small flags. That way the user will be force to go between them.






- Initial Snap to Terrain
--NOTES--
These are the arrows that you will use to show the user were the next gate is.

Other Notes on other Race Track and Level items that are NOT REQUIRED:


- Track surface Graphics -GREEN BALLS- (Snaps To Terrain) Place them anywhere you want and Rep RCSIM and its supporting sponsors. (Big Thanks for that)







- Most trees in the game editor have a level of detail setting and will look different up close than they do far away.







- Most smaller objects have "collidable Physics" and can be interacted with. You can also choose for them to be "live" on the first frame of the game or to be "asleep on start" and wait to be interacted with before "doing anything. Making an item "asleep on start" is good for stacking items that may sometimes cause a strain on the loading of the level and cause them to fall over or go bonkers.) It basically tells the object to be "asleep" for at least the first frame after loading.

Moving objects in the editor can be tricky.... I have not finalized the placement tool for them and they will have live physics when ever you are moving them or adjusting them. This is still in beta as well and will be changing in the future.






- Camera Man "Bob"
Camera man "Bob" is a guy that will film the action nonstop. Place them around the map and make sure to point them toward the action with the rotate game object tool. If you turn on the extra Tv Cams in the Camera Gui Menu it will show up on the LCD monitors automatically ( Must have a LCD montir in the scene somewhere).







- LCD monitor
This LCD Monitor will always show whatever is on the closet "Bob camera" to the action in the Game. You must have at least one Camera man in the scene or the scene will just have the default "LiveTime" logo on the screen. Make sure the Extra TV Cams Check Box is turned ON in the Camera GUI Menu in game aswell. It is off by default for now for optimizing.

The extra tools menu is in the upper right hand corner of the editor screen.

It is a place to find out a little more info on the object that you are about to place into a scene and also you can turn shadows on and off along with turning the "Day Light" off to test your night time lighting. (Shadows will be automatically turned on in the editor when you capture a screen shot.)

Work in Progress: These are things I am working on and want to add the track editor.

- The ability to Cntrl-Z to be able to back up one step.
- The ability to rotate the brushes on the Y axis.
- The ability to add users own brushes.
- The ability to multi select and adjust multiple objects at once.
- The ability to copy a track to a new name. (Make a copy)