3d Map Editor

[timid bear]

how would you do this without colliders?

i mean, aren't they necessary for this?

[dry spindle]

Again, it's a design question that depends entirely on how you want it to work.

[timid bear]

i am not a great game designer, i thought this was the easiest way for the user, but now i am changing my mind

3d Map Editor

[dry spindle]

I would probably go with a combination. If there is nothing placed on the way, place at the furthest block. Otherwise the first intersecting cell with a block.

[timid bear]

i see

[dry spindle]

Maybe allowing the user to switch to a mode where they can select the plane distance.

[timid bear]

so if i want to set a block on 4x4x4 the user should build the blocks below, and then remove them right?

[timid bear]

i planned to have an Inspector so that the user can set xyz, but i am now working on the mouse input part and wanted to be that the primary way

[dry spindle]

In the initial mode, yes.

[rigid kraken]

how minecart (or worldedit) solve this (place block in air) is to allow you place a glass block at feet position

[dry spindle]

If it's a first person view game, placing a block in front is a valid design option too.

*in front of the player.

[timid bear]

does that place this glass block as invisible without the user knows?

[rigid kraken]

glass block is visible, or you can place other block in air

[timid bear]

okay but in this case the user should be exactly in fron of the block he want to create i think, is that right?

not distance with other 'glass block' in between

i am currently taking a look at worldedit and i see they are basing everything on the ground, not on flying blocks such my case, so i think what i am asking is really impossible

[rigid kraken]

It is just a way to place a block in air (since usually you cant do this in minecraft)

[timid bear]

i mean, if there is an anchor point on the air you can select the near slot, otherwise no solution

[dry spindle]

It's not impossible, you just need to decide on what exactly you want.

You try to think of implementation of a feature you didn't even decide on how it should work yet.

First comes the design document that describes how something should work from the player perspective. Then the implementation.

[timid bear]

the 2 main points are:

• The user can be in distance, he does not need to be in front of the block that he want to create
• The user should have the fastest way to draw the map, so avoid using wheel or numbers to select the layer after clicking a slot

[dry spindle]

Then you're down to several options: place the block at the farthest possible slot, at the closest slot or anywhere in between.

[timid bear]

I started this thinking ScreenPointToWorldPosition rould gave me the Vector3 slot position, so i thought Oh okay i just need to find the slot at theat pos and i'm done, but how you guys told me it is a 2d vector

[timid bear]

Currently have implemented the first you mentioned, are there any improvements that can be made based on other games map editors?

[dry spindle]

Not a map editor, but blender allows you to set a focus point that would serve as sort of an anchor for the depth when placing stuff.

[rigid kraken]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28125428/screentoworldpoint-with-perspective-cameras