One thing I find annoying is adding in the same interactions and scripts to a new room over and over again, but things don't need to be that painful with room templates. So here's a quick tutorial on how to do it:
First, create a new room to build your template in, or if you have a room you'd already like to use as one, just go to it and skip the next few steps. Bear in mind, however, that everything about the room will be used as a template including any backgrounds, objects, etc. you've got set up.
Choose the empty room template and create the room.
Expand the new room in the project tree pane and select Edit Room.
Then, I want to set up the basic, common, interactions for this template as I use them in most rooms. If I don't need them, I can just leave the script functions empty. So, go to the events pane...
And click on the ellipsis icon at the end of each row you want an interaction for.
This creates a blank function in the room script. Then click back to the room and the interaction pane and do the next one...
Until all the script functions you might want are created
And all the interactions you might want are set up in the room editing screen
Then, right-click the room in the project tree, and select "Create Template from this Room".
The template wizard pops up, hit Next.
Enter the template name you want it to have (there seems to be a character limit on this name) and hit Finish.
A confirmation dialogue pops up.
Then you can create a new room and select your new template (or use the standard empty room still for some rooms if you wish, or create more different templates) and you'll find your new rooms have all these steps already done for you!
So, give this template creation thing a try and save yourself some time and frustration!
An article that I find great, has appeared in HardyDev. Derrick Freehand an ags forum member, being on the working of his game Collision, has written an article about how one should create his game world. It mostly scratches the surface, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have valid information. I feel its really worth checking out. Here's the topic of Collision and here's a link for the article.
First, create a new room to build your template in, or if you have a room you'd already like to use as one, just go to it and skip the next few steps. Bear in mind, however, that everything about the room will be used as a template including any backgrounds, objects, etc. you've got set up.
Choose the empty room template and create the room.
Expand the new room in the project tree pane and select Edit Room.
Then, I want to set up the basic, common, interactions for this template as I use them in most rooms. If I don't need them, I can just leave the script functions empty. So, go to the events pane...
And click on the ellipsis icon at the end of each row you want an interaction for.
Until all the script functions you might want are created
And all the interactions you might want are set up in the room editing screen
Then, right-click the room in the project tree, and select "Create Template from this Room".
The template wizard pops up, hit Next.
Enter the template name you want it to have (there seems to be a character limit on this name) and hit Finish.
A confirmation dialogue pops up.
Then you can create a new room and select your new template (or use the standard empty room still for some rooms if you wish, or create more different templates) and you'll find your new rooms have all these steps already done for you!
