Creating a new World

Here's what you have to do in order to create a new world. Let's assume your application name is Checkers.

Project Setup

1. Create a library project called Checkers
2. Set the output path to \Built Worlds\Demo Worlds\Checkers\
3. Add a file called Checkers.v3d to the project and set it to copy to the output folder in the solution so that it can be shown in the world launcher. Note: v3d file name should match the name of the folder it is in
4. Add references to Visual3D.Engine, Visual3D.Framework, Visual3D.ReferenceApplication and Microsoft.Xna.Framework

Config and Startup

1. Set the name for your project in and nodes
2. Set the paths to your content in the section, duplicate them in
3. Create the world class and inherit it from Visual3D.Scenes.WorldApplication
4. Specify the fully qualified world application class name in (e.g. Checkers.App)
5. Create the Main Menu scene class and inherit it from Visual3D.Scene
6. Specify the fully qualified class name in and in section
7. Init and register the controls in App.OnInitialized method. Be sure to call base.OnInitalized()

Main Menu

1. Add class MainMenu, inherit it from Visual3D.UI.Form
2. Register MainMenu in App.OnInitialized using GuiSheets.RegisterGuiTypes
3. Add menu creation code (see Tech Demos example)
4. Create CheckersMainMenu class and add form code (see Tech Demos example)
5. Register the scene in App.OnInitalized using this.Scenes.Add method
6. As we dont have anything in background for the main menu, create CheckersMainMenuRegion and inherit it from RootSceneNode
7. Specify the region in CheckersMainMenu using SetSceneSegment method

Main Gameplay Scene

1. Add class GameplayScene that inherits from Visual3D.Scene. Register the scene in App.OnInitalized
2. Add class GameplaySceneRegion that inherits from Visual3D.SceneObjects.RootSceneNode
3. Perform other steps as you did for the Main Menu.
   

Now you can move on.