Let’s create a little cinematic introduction to the field scene.

In our Game Event, we’ll do some camera changes and display Auto Close dialogues.

Camera Objects

Open the field scene (2 Field, found in Assets/Tutorial Resources/Scenes/). We’ll use game objects in the scene to position the camera – while we could also do this using Camera Positions, it’s easier to use exactly placed objects in the scene for this one-time event. Camera positions are more useful when they’re needed multiple times, e.g. in battle events or for reused cinematic shots.

We’ll add 7 empty game objects (using the Untiy® menu GameObject > Create Empty) to the scene and name/place them like this.

CamPoint0

  • Position
    Set to X=325, Y=43, Z=483.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=30, Y=180, Z=0.

CamPoint1

  • Position
    Set to X=308, Y=36, Z=413.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=0, Y=200, Z=0.

CamPoint2

  • Position
    Set to X=272, Y=24, Z=428.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=15, Y=270, Z=0.

CamPoint3

  • Position
    Set to X=246, Y=13, Z=418.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=340, Y=210, Z=0.

CamPoint4

  • Position
    Set to X=235, Y=42, Z=392.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=0, Y=210, Z=0.

CamPoint5

  • Position
    Set to X=207, Y=60, Z=365.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=20, Y=210, Z=0.

CamPoint6

  • Position
    Set to X=48, Y=73, Z=218.
  • Rotation
    Set to X=10, Y=70, Z=0.

That’s it for the camera position objects – save the scene.

The event

Add another empty game object to the scene and name it Introduction Event. Use the ORK Scene Wizard to add an Event InteractionAdd Comonent > Event Interaction

Click on Create New Event in the object’s inspector to open the ORK Framework editor and create a new event.

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Event Settings

  • Blocking Event
    Enable this setting.
  • Block Player Control
    Enable this setting.
  • Block Camera Control
    Enable this setting.

We’ll need two actors – the camera and the player. Click on Add Actor to add the first one.

  • Type
    Select Camera.

Click on Add Actor again.

  • Type
    Select Player.

Now, we’ll add the camera position objects we created as Waypoints – add 7 waypoints to the event and change the following settings for all of them.

  • Find Object
    Enable this setting.
  • Object Name
    Set to CamPointX.
    Where X is the number of the current waypoint – so, CamPoint0CamPoint1CamPoint2, …, CamPoint6.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

First, we’ll set the camera to the position and rotation of the our first waypoint.

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 0.
  • Fade Position
    Disable this setting.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

Now, we’ll fade to the position and rotation of the next waypoint.

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Field of View
    Enable this setting.
  • Field of View
    Set to 60.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 1.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 10.
  • Wait
    Disable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Out Quad.

Wait

Add > Base > Wait

  • Time (s)
    Set to 4.

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

While the camera is fading, we’ll display the first dialogue.

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Auto Close.
  • GUI Box
    Select Area Notification.
  • Message
    Set to:
    #text.boldWelcome to the field!#<styleYou’ll fight different kinds of battles here … on this road, #text.bold#text.color3#Turn Based#<color#<style battles await you.
    You won’t see your enemies coming!
  • Block Accept Button
    Enable this setting.
    The player can’t close the dialogue.
  • Close After (s)
    Set to 10.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.

Rotate To

Add > Movement > Rotation > Rotate To

Now, we rotate the camera to the next waypoint.

  • Object
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select Camera.
  • Ignore X/Y/Z
    Disable these settings.
  • To Object
    Enable this setting.
  • Object
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 2.
  • Fade Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 2.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Out Quad.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

And move it to the next waypoint.

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Field of View
    Enable this setting.
  • Field of View
    Set to 40.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 2.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 5.
  • Wait
    Disable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Out Quad.

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Auto Close.
  • GUI Box
    Select Area Notification.
  • Message
    Set to:
    Here, you’ll run into enemies that you can see – and fight them in #text.bold#text.color3#Active Time#<color#<style battles!
  • Block Accept Button
    Enable this setting.
  • Close After (s)
    Set to 8.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 3.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 4.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Quad.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Field of View
    Enable this setting.
  • Field of View
    Set to 60.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 4.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 5.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Linear.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Field of View
    Enable this setting.
  • Field of View
    Set to 40.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 5.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 5.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease Out Quad.

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

  • Use Target Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Set Rotation
    Enable this setting.
  • Object (Target Object)
    Select Waypoint.
  • Waypoint
    Select Waypoint 6.
  • Fade Position
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 20.
  • Wait
    Disable this setting.
  • Interpolation
    Select Ease In Out Quad.

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Auto Close.
  • GUI Box
    Select Area Notification.
  • Message
    Set to:
    Finally, this area is swarming with enemies you’ll have to fight in #text.bold#text.color3#Real Time#<color#<style battles!
  • Block Accept Button
    Enable this setting.
  • Close After (s)
    Set to 10.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Auto Close.
  • GUI Box
    Select Area Notification.
  • Message
    Set to:
    In real time battles, you can use #text.bold#text.color2#Space#<color#<style to attack, and #text.bold#text.color2#Left-CTRL#<color#<style to open the battle menu.
  • Block Accept Button
    Enable this setting.
  • Close After (s)
    Set to 10.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.

Wait

Add > Base > Wait

  • Time (s)
    Set to 1.

Fade Screen

Add > UI > Fade Screen

  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 2.
  • Interpolation
    Select Linear.
  • Fade Alpha/Red/Green/Blue
    Enable these settings.
  • Start Color
    Select a black color without alpha (R=0, G=0, B=0, A=0).
  • End Color
    Select a black color with full alpha (R=0, G=0, B=0, A=1).

Change Camera Position

Add > Game Object > Camera > Change Camera Position

And we’ll return to the player.

  • Use Target Position
    Disable this setting.
  • Camera Position
    Select Front View.
  • Object
    Select Actor.
  • Actor
    Select Player.

Fade Screen

Add > UI > Fade Screen

  • Wait
    Enable this setting.
  • Time (s)
    Set to 1.
  • Interpolation
    Select Linear.
  • Fade Alpha/Red/Green/Blue
    Enable these settings.
  • Start Color
    Select a black color with full alpha (R=0, G=0, B=0, A=1).
  • End Color
    Select a black color without alpha (R=0, G=0, B=0, A=0).

Show Dialogue

Add > UI > Dialogue > Show Dialogue

A final warning for the player.

  • Dialogue Type
    Select Auto Close.
  • GUI Box
    Select Area Notification.
  • Message
    Set to:
    Watch out, the first battle is right ahead!
  • Block Accept Button
    Enable this setting.
  • Close After (s)
    Set to 4.
  • Wait
    Enable this setting.

And that’s it for the event – click on Save Event and save it as fieldIntroduction.asset in Assets/Events/Field/. Close the ORK Framework editor.

Autostart event

Back in the field scene, we’ll set up our event to automatically start when the scene is loaded the first time. We’ll let the Event Interaction handle setting and checking the game variables.

With the event object selected, change the following settings in the Event Interaction inspector.

  • Event Asset
    Select fieldIntroduction.

Click on Ok.

  • Start Type
    Select Autostart.
  • Deactivate After Event
    Enable this setting.
  • Turn Player to Event
    Disable this setting.

Variable Condition

Now, we’ll set up variable conditions so that our event will only start the first time we’re entering the scene.

  • Auto Destroy
    Enable this setting.

Click on Add Game Variable to add a variable condition.

  • Value Type (Variable Key)
    Select Value.
  • Value
    Set to FieldIntroduction.
  • Is Valid
    Disable this setting.
  • Type
    Select Bool.

Now, the event will only start if FieldIntroduction is not true.

Set After Event

Finally, we’ll let the event interaction set a variable after the event has finished. Click on Add Game Variable.

  • Value Type (Variable Key)
    Select Value.
  • Value
    Set to FieldIntroduction.
  • Type
    Select Bool.
  • Value
    Enable this setting.

And that’s it – save the scene.

Testing

Open the main menu scene (0 Main Menu) and hit play.

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After entering the scene, the new event will automatically start and take us on a tour around the field.

And that’s it for now – the next lesson will cover creating the crafting system.