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Iamrealife: Created page with "This page explains words and terms which have a meaning unique to the engine. ==General== {| class="wikitable" |'''Static object''' |An in-game object which is used only for p..."

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Created page with "This page explains words and terms which have a meaning unique to the engine. ==General== {| class="wikitable" |'''Static object''' |An in-game object which is used only for p..."

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This page explains words and terms which have a meaning unique to the engine.
==General==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Static object'''
|An in-game object which is used only for physics collissions. They can't be influenced by scripts nor be interacted with.
|-
|'''Entity'''
|An in-game object with configurable parameters and custom physics bodies.
|-
|'''Item'''
|A type of entity which can be collected and added to the player's inventory.
|-
|'''Area'''
|Invisible in-game cuboid which marks 3D space. Used for a variety of things based on the type.
|-
|'''Script'''
|Written code which determines what happens in a map. This includes events, puzzles, music, and more.
|}

==File extensiosn==
{| class="wikitable"
|'''*.hps'''
|Howard Phillip Script, this is where you make the magic happen with the help of AngelScript.
|-
|'''*.ent'''
|Entity, objects that can be interacted with, these files can only be created manually.
|-
|'''*.hud'''
|Heads-Up Display, defines items that the player can wield and holster, these files can only be created manually.
|-
|'''*.ps'''
|Particle System, displays cool little effects like fog and electrical sparking etc.
|-
|'''*.bb'''
|Billboard, gives your map a little more life with some lightrays and whatnot, these files can only be created manually.
|-
|'''*.snt'''
|Sound Entity, stores information on what audio file to play, how many audio files to play and whether or not they loop and so forth.
|-
|'''*.lang'''
|Language, contains in-game messages, item descriptions, etc.
|-
|'''*.beam'''
|Beam, defines things such as laser beams, these files can only be created manually.
|-
|'''*.cfg'''
|Configuration, used to define various settings.
|-
|'''*.mat'''
|Material, contains information on texture as well as the type used for it including transparency information.
|}

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 |'''*.lnt'''
 |[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_3#3.3.4_Light_Entity_file|Light Entity]], an XML file that displys an image file to be casted by a spotlight in the game world, these files can only be created manually.
 |}

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 |-
 |'''*.lnt'''
-|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_3#3.3.4_Light_Entity_file|Light Entity]], an XML file that displys an image file to be casted by a spotlight in the game world.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_3#3.3.4_Light_Entity_file|Light Entity]], an XML file that displys an image file to be casted by a spotlight in the game world, these files can only be created manually.
 |}

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 |Written code which determines what happens in a map. This includes events, puzzles, music, and more.
 |-
-|'''Sticky'''
+|'''Stick'''
 |Areas that act as glue towards entities in the game world. The entities will stay in place until interacted with again.
 |-

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 ==General==
 {| class="wikitable"
-|'''Static object'''
+|'''Static'''
 |An in-game object which is used only for physics collissions. They can't be influenced by scripts nor be interacted with.
 |-
 |'''Entity'''
 |An in-game object with configurable parameters and custom physics bodies.
 |-
 |'''Item'''
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 |'''Script'''
 |Written code which determines what happens in a map. This includes events, puzzles, music, and more.
 |}

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-This page explains words and terms which have a meaning unique to the engine.
+This page explains words and terms which have a unique meaning to the engine.
 ==General==
 {| class="wikitable"

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 {| class="wikitable"
 |'''*.hps'''
-|Howard Phillip Script, this is where you make the magic happen with the help of AngelScript.
+|[[HPL1/Script_Reference|Howard Phillip Script]], this is where you make the magic happen with the help of AngelScript.
 |-
 |'''*.ent'''
-|Entity, objects that can be interacted with, these files can only be created manually.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_6|Entity]], objects that can be interacted with, these files can only be created manually.
 |-
 |'''*.hud'''
-|Heads-Up Display, defines items that the player can wield and holster, these files can only be created manually.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_9|Heads-Up Display]], defines items that the player can wield and holster, these files can only be created manually.
 |-
 |'''*.ps'''
-|Particle System, displays cool little effects like fog and electrical sparking etc.
+|[[HPL1/Editors/Particle_Editor|Particle System]], displays cool little effects like fog and electrical sparking etc.
 |-
-|'''*.bb'''
+|'''*.bnt'''
-|Billboard, gives your map a little more life with some lightrays and whatnot, these files can only be created manually.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_3#3.12_Billboards|Billboard Entity]], gives your map a little more life with some lightrays and whatnot, these files can only be created manually.
 |-
 |'''*.snt'''
-|Sound Entity, stores information on what audio file to play, how many audio files to play and whether or not they loop and so forth.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_5#5.7_Sound|Sound Entity]], stores information on what audio file to play, how many audio files to play and whether or not they loop and so forth.
 |-
 |'''*.lang'''
-|Language, contains in-game messages, item descriptions, etc.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_5#5.8_Translation|Language]], contains in-game messages, item descriptions, etc.
 |-
 |'''*.beam'''
-|Beam, defines things such as laser beams, these files can only be created manually.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_3#3.13_Beams|Beam]], defines things such as laser beams, these files can only be created manually.
 |-
 |'''*.cfg'''
-|Configuration, used to define various settings.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_7|Configuration]], used to define various settings.
 |-
 |'''*.mat'''
-|Material, contains information on texture as well as the type used for it including transparency information.
+|[[HPL1/Content_Creation_Chapter_4|Material]], contains information on texture as well as the type used for it including transparency information.
 |}

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 |}
-==File extensiosn==
+==File extensions==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |'''*.hps'''