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| <b>Game</b>: This is where you can setup the main game properties: mouse, key input, languages, provide information & version build number etc || width="30px" | [[File:game25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Loading Screen</b>: You can create an incrementally loading splash screen here; to display on game start || [[File:loading25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Scenes & Menus</b>: This is where you can create, build & design your scenes, menus, objects & actions to be performed etc || [[File:scene25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Characters</b>: This is where you can create your characters, outfits & animations etc || [[File:character25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Interfaces</b>: This is where you can create your main game control interface & on screen interfaces; such as inventory etc || [[File:interface25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Items</b>: This is where you create items that can be picked up, stored in your inventory, given to other characters or combined with other objects || [[File:item25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Cursors</b>: This is where you create & animate mouse cursors you will be using throughout your game || [[File:cursor25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Fonts</b>: This is where you include the various fonts that will be used throughout your game in dialogs, displayed text & displaying object/character labels on mouse over || [[File:font25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Texts</b>: This is where you will find all texts for the game: labels, names, scripts, dialog etc & you can edit them via this section; if you like || [[File:text25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Particle System</b>: This is where you can create particles; like snow, rain, fog, fire etc (advanced users) || [[File:particle25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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| <b>Scripts</b>: This is the LUA Script editor in which you can write or include (load) external library files such as lua or c languages (advanced users) || [[File:script25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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*<b>Generate action part names</b>: n/a <br/>
 
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=== Main Editor Tabs ===
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{| width="100%"
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Game</b>: This is where you can setup the main game properties: mouse, key input, languages, provide information & version build number etc || width="30px" | [[File:game25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Loading Screen</b>: You can create an incrementally loading splash screen here; to display on game start || [[File:loading25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Scenes & Menus</b>: This is where you can create, build & design your scenes, menus, objects & actions to be performed etc || [[File:scene25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 +
|- valign="top"
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| <b>Characters</b>: This is where you can create your characters, outfits & animations etc || [[File:character25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Interfaces</b>: This is where you can create your main game control interface & on screen interfaces; such as inventory etc || [[File:interface25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Items</b>: This is where you create items that can be picked up, stored in your inventory, given to other characters or combined with other objects || [[File:item25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Cursors</b>: This is where you create & animate mouse cursors you will be using throughout your game || [[File:cursor25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Fonts</b>: This is where you include the various fonts that will be used throughout your game in dialogs, displayed text & displaying object/character labels on mouse over || [[File:font25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Texts</b>: This is where you will find all texts for the game: labels, names, scripts, dialog etc & you can edit them via this section; if you like || [[File:text25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Particle System</b>: This is where you can create particles; like snow, rain, fog, fire etc (advanced users) || [[File:particle25.png|right|25px|link=]]
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|- valign="top"
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| <b>Scripts</b>: This is the LUA Script editor in which you can write or include (load) external library files such as lua or c languages (advanced users) || [[File:script25.png|right|25px|link=]]
 
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Revision as of 17:40, 19 February 2013

An introduction to Visionaire Studio™

With Visionaire Studio: you can quite easily design & create your own point & click adventure game without any previous programming knowledge due to a short learning curve & the predefined actions, conditions & values already available via the "Select action part" pop-up box & tabs.

All it takes, is a bit of logical thinking to program the game; everything else is down to artwork, music & sound design.

For anyone who is familiar with LUA Script - or is willing to learn - will be able to create advanced functions & features for their games by using the internal LUA Script editor.

There are plenty of tutorials, project templates & lua script examples available via the forum & wiki for people to learn from; besides this manual.

Currently Visionaire Studio™ Adventure Game Engine editor is available to use on both Windows & Mac Operating Systems & finished games can be exported for both Windows & Mac OS; in the future we hope to add iOS & android platform build support to the export options!

Meet the team

Founder

Marvel.png

 Real name: Thomas Dibke
 Community name: Marvel
 Credits: Founder, planning, graphic design & Visionaire Studio™'s very own Steve Jobs!
 Links: citrodesign.de

Programmers

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 Real name: Alex Hartmann
 Community name: Alex
 Credits: Lead Programmer
 Links: n/a

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 Real name: David Stoffel
 Community name: BigStans
 Credits: Programmer
 Links: n/a

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 Real name: Timo Pokorra
 Community name: [visionaire]timo
 Credits: Programmer, data structure
 Links: pokorra.de

Web Design

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 Real name: Jeroen Alfes
 Community name: Calli
 Credits: Web Development
 Links: alfes.it

Support

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 Real name: Lee Clarke
 Community name: AFRLme
 Credits: Support, research, English communications & correspondence
 Links: Alternating Frequencies™ (indie record label | audio & visual media)

Visionaire Startup

Create new game: creates a new game with no presets; for advanced users only!

Create new game with minimal configuration: creates a new game with all the necessary needed settings to run game!

Load existing game: manually search for & load an existing .ved project file into the editor!

Load recently opened game: select a project to load from the list of recently opened/saved project files!

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Quick Summary of the Visionaire Studio™ Editor

Main Menu

File:

  • New: Creates a new project file
  • Load: Browse for an already existing project file to load (ctrl+o)
  • Save: Overwrite currently opened project file (ctrl+s)
  • Save as: Save project file under a new name & or location
  • Save & run: Overwrite currently opened project & then run the game (ctrl+f9)
  • Save as 'project_name_number.ved': Allows you to save project file with a new build/revision number attached to it
  • Most recent: Lists 3 most recently opened or saved project files in memory; for quick loading
  • Export team file: Save as team project file so multiple people can work on it
  • Import team file: Import (load) an already existing team project file
  • Quit: Closes the Visionaire Studio™ Editor; may prompt you to save - before allowing you to exit the program
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Edit:

  • Undo: Undo previous action (ctrl+z)
  • Redo: Redo previous removed action (ctrl+y)
  • Command list: Display a pop-up box which contains a list of all actions made during current session
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Tools:

  • Explorer: Allows you to manually edit object properties; for advanced users only (ctrl+e)
  • Build game: Compile & export your game for various platforms (ctrl+b)
  • Generate action names: n/a
  • Generate action part names: n/a
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Main Editor Tabs

Game: This is where you can setup the main game properties: mouse, key input, languages, provide information & version build number etc
25px
Loading Screen: You can create an incrementally loading splash screen here; to display on game start
Loading25.png
Scenes & Menus: This is where you can create, build & design your scenes, menus, objects & actions to be performed etc
Scene25.png
Characters: This is where you can create your characters, outfits & animations etc
Character25.png
Interfaces: This is where you can create your main game control interface & on screen interfaces; such as inventory etc
Interface25.png
Items: This is where you create items that can be picked up, stored in your inventory, given to other characters or combined with other objects
Item25.png
Cursors: This is where you create & animate mouse cursors you will be using throughout your game
Cursor25.png
Fonts: This is where you include the various fonts that will be used throughout your game in dialogs, displayed text & displaying object/character labels on mouse over
Font25.png
Texts: This is where you will find all texts for the game: labels, names, scripts, dialog etc & you can edit them via this section; if you like
Text25.png
Particle System: This is where you can create particles; like snow, rain, fog, fire etc (advanced users)
Particle25.png
Scripts: This is the LUA Script editor in which you can write or include (load) external library files such as lua or c languages (advanced users)
Script25.png

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