System Menu

From The Official Visionaire Studio: Adventure Game Engine Wiki

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 (ctrl+h)

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The "Command list" explained

The command list shows all the edits made during current session; in which you can manually select which edits to undo or redo.

  • Blue: edit has not been touched
  • Grey: edit has been undone (undo)
  • Black: edit has been redone (redo)
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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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The Explorer Tool Explained
With the Explorer Tool: you can manually edit, pretty much anything from main game settings to objects, characters etc you have added!

  • Edit various options & settings not available in the editor
  • Create custom game default resolutions
  • Add more animation directions (in degrees º) for your characters
  • & much more!
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Build Game Explained

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Extras

♠ Export texts: n/a
♠ Import texts: n/a
♠ Import speech files: n/a


♠ Options: Configure the editor
♠ Show fullscreen: Run editor in fullscreen mode (f11)


♠ Run game: Run the game; game must be saved before running (f9)

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Help

♠ Help: Opens up wiki manual in your default internet browser
♠ Visionaire website: Opens Visionaire Studio™ website in your default internet browser
♠ Visionaire Forum: Opens Visionaire Stuido™ community forum in your default internet browser
♠ Log window: Open a floating log window (displays any printed messages or errors which are added to messages.txt)


♠ About: Pop-up a splash screen containing an image, team & program credits

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