[Editor Dev Log ] Work in progress

Dav72

I just saw a major bug when we created a new project. Since no object was created, a promise was not resolved and so the loading of the editor ran in a loop.

So I just released a version 2.4.1 that fixes this.
See the announcement for more information on this version :
https://www.realm-crafting.com/forum/d/28-release-realm-crafting-v241/2

I continue to try to stabilize the whole thing since version 2.0 which has had many changes. And it was difficult for me to detect all the problems. I am also counting on you to point out to me what you think is a problem so that I can quickly correct what I might miss.

Dav72

🚀 Realm-Crafting 2.5 – Character Editor Improvements

For version 2.5, I made a major improvement to the Character Editor! Until now, you could create characters from an existing mannequin and customize them with textures. Then you could apply the animations you needed. But this limited us to characters having the same size and morphology… 😅

🎉 New feature: import your own characters !
Whether it’s a monster, robot, zombie, warrior, elf, or anything you want, you can now import it directly into the editor.

✨ To make it work perfectly, I integrated an animation retargeting system for your imported characters. You can still choose animations from the existing list and apply them to your character regardless of its size: the animations will remain accurate and faithful.
This is a huge step forward that gives you much more creative freedom for your characters.

⚡ I also improved the mesh selection system in the editor: now faster, more optimized.

💡 Coming soon / planned features:

A clustered lighting system to optimize scenes with many lights.
Adding background music for your scenes! The effects system is already in place, so the only missing part for 2.5 is the music.

🛠️ I’m also gradually progressing on a small SCI-FI demo, which won’t be complete but will let you see what the editor can do.

⏳ I don’t know yet when version 2.5 will be released, as I have other commitments outside Realm-Crafting development, but I’m moving forward step by step.

See you soon! 👋

Dav72

Hello,

Version 2.5 Released — Work on 2.6 Has Begun

Now that version 2.5 is out, I’ve started working on version 2.6.

For this new version, I’m focusing on everything related to networking, with the goal of enabling multiplayer games. I’m aiming for something around 300 to 350 simultaneous players, which would already be a great result. Of course, this will also depend on the power of the hosting server.

The server side is already in place:

Node.js + clustering
Redis
MySQL

It’s functional and performs well so far.
I’ve also added the ability to configure a MySQL database connection directly from the editor.

Next, I’ll be working on the client side. I’m still exploring the best approach, but it will likely involve behavior scripts along with some properties in object and character settings.

This won’t be fully operational in version 2.6 yet, but the core architecture will be in place, and I’ll continue improving it in future updates.

A quick note:
Version 2.6 might take a bit longer to release. I’ve started some work at home — I’m rebuilding my entire desk in solid oak. At some point, I’ll need to clear everything to repaint the walls, which means I’ll be without my PC for about 1–2 weeks. Development will resume right after that.

Thanks for your patience 👍

Dav72

I added for 2.6 a heightmap editor to create your terrains.
Just select in the palette from black to white in gradient. The whiter it is, the higher the elevations. This editor shows the result in real time.

Here is the result in pictures:

Dav72

I improved the Heightmap editor with:

Load heightmaps from the existing and the one you would create to edit them.

I also added the possibility to draw with a square brush.

To generate the texture, I added the ability to enter a name as you see fit rather than generating a name in increments as I had done before.

And finally, I added a reset button to reset and thus recreate a new heigtmap if needed.

I already have ideas for future improvement to create a texture mixer in the 3d preview taking into account the different elevations. Maybe also add an undo/redo. And be able to generate a heigtmap from the 3d terrain after sculpting it with the sculpting tools. But that will be for a future version.

I hope this tool will be useful to you to create your future terrain.

You can try it here. I made an online version to download the result:
https://realm-crafting.com/babylonjs/HeightmapEditor/

See you soon.

Dav72

Hi everyone,

After working on this system for a while, I finally managed to achieve what I wanted, and it makes the editor much more powerful for creating complex gameplay logic.

First, I added an Action system where multiple Actions can be attached to an object and automatically combined. You can add as many Actions as you need.

For example, adding several Actions:

But that’s not even the most interesting part.

I also added a new special Behavior script called MultiBehavior, which allows multiple Behavior scripts to be attached to the same object.

Before this, an object could only have one Behavior script, which was becoming a limitation for the type of systems I wanted to create.

Now it looks like this:

This Behavior is simply a container. It provides a button that allows you to add as many Behavior slots as needed, and each slot can contain another Behavior script.

For example:

On the game side, when this Behavior is triggered by an object connected to it, MultiBehavior simply executes all attached Behaviors.

All the different systems can therefore allow several interesting things.

Action ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction... (chain reactions)

Or:

             ↗ Reaction ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ... (chain reaction)
Action ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ... (chain reaction)
              ↘ Reaction ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ... (chain reaction)

Or:

Action ➜ (Reaction & Reaction & Reaction) ➜ (Reaction & Reaction) ➜ Reaction...

Or even more complex combinations:

          ↗ Reaction ➜ (Reaction & Reaction & Reaction) ➜ Reaction ...
Action ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ➜ (Reaction & Reaction) ...
             ↘ (Reaction & Reaction & Reaction) ➜ Reaction ➜ Reaction ...

Combined with the existing object connection system, this gives a lot of flexibility for creating interactive environments.

I plan to release version 3.1.0 in the next 1 or 2 days.

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