====== HPL3 Documentation ======

===== Engine =====

[[:hpl3:engine:rendering|Rendering]] \\
Overview of the different rendering techniques that happens.

[[:hpl3:engine:materials|Materials]] \\
Detailed information on the different material that can be used.

[[:hpl3:engine:static_objects|Static Objects]] \\
Some information specific to static objects that are used to build the base geometry of the levels.

[[:hpl3:engine:entities|Entities]] \\
Information regarding entities, which is used for all the interactive and dynamic objects in the world.

[[:hpl3:engine:terrain|Terrain]] \\
Terrain is quite different from other parts and require some special explanations.

[[:hpl3:engine:script|Script]] \\
Scripting is a big part of the engine and meant to implement most of the game related things.

[[:hpl3:engine:optimizations|Optimizations]] \\
This part discusses various important optimizations.

[[:hpl3:engine:model_export|Model Export]] \\
How to properly export models from various programs.

[[:hpl3:engine:sound|Sound]] \\
How the sound system functions and on the needs of assets.

===== Tools =====

[[:hpl3:tools:maineditors|Main Editors]] \\
The main editor tools are the LevelEditor and the ModelEditor. Here is indepth information on these.

[[:hpl3:tools:particleeditor|Particle Editor]] \\
Used to create particle systems.

[[:hpl3:tools:materialeditor|Material Editor]] \\
Create the material files for models with this tool.

[[:hpl3:tools:modelviewer|Model Viewer]] \\
The model viewer is used to generate material files and view created models.

[[:hpl3:tools:mapviewer|Map Viewer]] \\
A tool for easy viewing of map files. Also good for optimization.

===== Game =====

[[:hpl3:game:setup|Setup]] \\
Before doing anything, you need to know how to set things up!

[[:hpl3:game:dev_features|Dev Features]] \\
Goes through some of the development specific stuff that can be done in-game.

[[:hpl3:game:commandline|Commandline]] \\
What different commands can be used in the command line.

[[:hpl3:game:entity_types|Entity types]] \\
The different basic entity types that are in the game.

[[:hpl3:game:scripting|Scripting]] \\
Game specific information on the scripting.

[[:hpl3:game:gui|Gui]] \\
The way the gui works and how it integrates into the game.

[[:hpl3:game:eventdb|Event Database]] \\
How the game handles the event database.

[[:hpl3:game:voicehandler|Voice Handler]] \\
The voice handler system used to handle, you guess it, voices.

[[:hpl3:game:dialoghandler|Dialog Handler]] \\
A higher level system that creates dialogs using functionality from the Voice Handler.

[[:hpl3:game:soundscapearea|Soundscape Area]] \\
This is a special type of area that needs some explanation.

[[:hpl3:game:guides|Guides]] \\
A couple of guides with important information on some subjects.

[[:hpl3:game:faq|FAQ]] \\
Frequently asked question about anything to do with the game and engine.

===== Tutorials =====

[[:hpl3:tutorials:texture_dds_export|DDS Texture Export]] \\
A tutorial on how to export a texture using the Nvidia textureTools

[[:hpl3:tutorials:material_translucent|Translucent Material]] \\
Here is explained how to create a translucent material.

[[:hpl3:tutorials:basic_modeling|Basic Modeling]] \\
The basics on modelling.

===== 3rd Party Tools =====

[[:hpl3:3rdparty:codelite|CodeLite Script Editor]] \\
Basic info on using CodeLite as a script editor for Angel Script.