Level Setup

Instructions for creating a new map in your game development project and setting up various gameplay elements to enhance the player experience. Follow these steps to create a new map and configure essential elements within it.

Creating a New Map

To create a new map, follow these steps:

Click on "File" in the menu.
Select "New Level."
You'll be presented with various options; choose the one that suits your project's needs. For a large world, select "Open World," and for a small scene, choose the "Basic Level" option.

Set Default Server Map

In your project settings, navigate to the Maps and Modes section.

Update the Server Default Map setting with the map you've just created. This ensures that your new map is set as the default server map for your project.

Adding Player Start

Open your newly created map.

To add a player start point, follow these steps:

Choose the "Place Actors" panel.
Select "Player Start" from the available options.
Drag and drop it in your scene. This determines where players will spawn in your map.

You may set the position of the player start based on your imported environment

Adding Crosshair

Open the Level Blueprint for your map.

Add the following script to ensure that players see a crosshair while playing.

Crosshair is mandatory if you wish to utilize the default interaction system present in our SDK.

Or you can copy and paste this code directly within the event graph of the level blueprint.

Begin Object Class=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_CallFunction Name="K2Node_CallFunction_0" ExportPath=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_CallFunction'"/Game/IVTest.IVTest:PersistentLevel.IVTest.EventGraph.K2Node_CallFunction_0"'
   bIsPureFunc=True
   FunctionReference=(MemberParent=/Script/Engine.BlueprintGeneratedClass'"/InfinityVoid/Utils/BP_IVUtils.BP_IVUtils_C"',MemberName="GetIVHUD",MemberGuid=06F449A648217D11423CB2A251219447)
   NodePosX=192
   NodePosY=784
   NodeGuid=BCDCEA264EAE32D15DB4AF9E272DA8C5
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   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=456DA25A4651957BD956A789D1B91774,PinName="__WorldContext",PinType.PinCategory="object",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=/Script/CoreUObject.Class'"/Script/CoreUObject.Object"',PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=True,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
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End Object
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   FunctionReference=(MemberParent=/Script/CoreUObject.Class'"/Script/InfinityVoid.IVHUD"',MemberName="AddCrosshairMainScreen")
   NodePosX=352
   NodePosY=592
   NodeGuid=204F39D44C925911E922148D2E6F6E24
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=6CD31E024A38CA63F183EE938F0ABB8E,PinName="execute",PinType.PinCategory="exec",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=None,PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=1844328A47DB1B962B1F9580FF984290,PinName="then",Direction="EGPD_Output",PinType.PinCategory="exec",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=None,PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,LinkedTo=(K2Node_CallFunction_2 7EA428204DA711AA1789F5B2B86A72DB,),PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=8543D4BF4572265A96EF4988A970A8D6,PinName="self",PinFriendlyName=NSLOCTEXT("K2Node", "Target", "Target"),PinType.PinCategory="object",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=/Script/CoreUObject.Class'"/Script/InfinityVoid.IVHUD"',PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,LinkedTo=(K2Node_CallFunction_0 A4277DED48ECD9B99C29EB9639EA565F,),PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
End Object
Begin Object Class=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_CallFunction Name="K2Node_CallFunction_2" ExportPath=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_CallFunction'"/Game/IVTest.IVTest:PersistentLevel.IVTest.EventGraph.K2Node_CallFunction_2"'
   FunctionReference=(MemberParent=/Script/CoreUObject.Class'"/Script/InfinityVoid.IVHUD"',MemberName="SetCrosshairVisibility")
   NodePosX=736
   NodePosY=592
   NodeGuid=2E0B01B14096A17A5D8ED1B286C8D1A2
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=7EA428204DA711AA1789F5B2B86A72DB,PinName="execute",PinType.PinCategory="exec",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=None,PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,LinkedTo=(K2Node_CallFunction_1 1844328A47DB1B962B1F9580FF984290,),PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=5CD0FFCF490D9E9BDB6776B5B0B8B47E,PinName="then",Direction="EGPD_Output",PinType.PinCategory="exec",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=None,PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
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   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=6D676E0D4141CD4B21F3BF81A9BC17CD,PinName="bVisible",PinType.PinCategory="bool",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=None,PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,DefaultValue="true",AutogeneratedDefaultValue="false",PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=False,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
End Object
Begin Object Class=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_Knot Name="K2Node_Knot_0" ExportPath=/Script/BlueprintGraph.K2Node_Knot'"/Game/IVTest.IVTest:PersistentLevel.IVTest.EventGraph.K2Node_Knot_0"'
   NodePosX=672
   NodePosY=816
   NodeGuid=F11F060D4264A193A47798AE01574CEA
   CustomProperties Pin (PinId=32E72135417A7EFAE8486CBDA127D040,PinName="InputPin",PinType.PinCategory="object",PinType.PinSubCategory="",PinType.PinSubCategoryObject=/Script/Engine.BlueprintGeneratedClass'"/InfinityVoid/Core/BP_IVHUD.BP_IVHUD_C"',PinType.PinSubCategoryMemberReference=(),PinType.PinValueType=(),PinType.ContainerType=None,PinType.bIsReference=False,PinType.bIsConst=False,PinType.bIsWeakPointer=False,PinType.bIsUObjectWrapper=False,PinType.bSerializeAsSinglePrecisionFloat=False,LinkedTo=(K2Node_CallFunction_0 A4277DED48ECD9B99C29EB9639EA565F,),PersistentGuid=00000000000000000000000000000000,bHidden=False,bNotConnectable=False,bDefaultValueIsReadOnly=False,bDefaultValueIsIgnored=True,bAdvancedView=False,bOrphanedPin=False,)
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End Object

Adding a Close UI Actor

From the Content Browser navigate to Plugins > Infinity Void Content > Utils, select the BP_CloseUI actor.
Drag and drop it in your scene. The purpose of this actor is to communicate with the frontend to close the loading screen.
You can adjust the delay by changing the delay value in the actor's details.

If you wish to close the loading screen based on some event you may use the same logic present in the BP_CloseUI actor.

Adding an Exit Volume (Optional)

For a more immersive experience, you can add a volume actor called BP_Exit by navigating to Plugins > Infinity Void Content > Utils. Placing this actor and configuring the volume inside it will allow players to return to the city if they enter this designated area.

Linking to the Lobby Map

Navigate to the Lobby map, located in Plugins > Infinity Void Content > Map.

In the Outliner select BP_InfinityVoidSDK and go to Details.

In the Gameplay Level field, choose the map you've just created. This links your new map to the lobby map.

Lobby map is the application's default map. This map is not visible to players. It only servers the purpose of opening the main level which you create.

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