Kaneva Star Platform User Interface Guide

The Kaneva Star Platform User Interface Guide contains descriptions, explanations, and tips for every feature we could dig up on the Kaneva Star Platform. That includes most every dialog, menu, control, and file in the Kaneva Star Platform.

Use this reference when you need to find specific information about a field, control, dialog box, or options, and where to go for more information.

Kaneva Star Editor

• Starting the Kaneva Star Editor

Project Tree

The Project Tree is where you'll find many of the tools you'll need to build and refine your Star. It's divided into four major categories: Star, Zone, Mission, and Objects.

Some categories may not be available if you haven't loaded a Star or a zone into the Kaneva Star Editor. Choosing an active category displays the corresponding controls and tools in the Settings pane.

Star

Global settings relating to all aspects of the Star.

• Arena Manager
• Client Startup Script
• Controls
• Elements
• General
• Icons
• Menus
• Network Definition
• Star Startup Script
• Skills
• Spawn Point Configurations
• Stats
• Text/Fonts
• World Rules

Zone

Define behaviors, scenery, and environments specific to one section of your Star, called a Zone.

• Environment
• Zone Startup Script
• Zone Objects

Missions

Specify advanced attributes used in any zone, such as Non-Player Characters, AI, Quests, and alternate collisions.

• AI
• AI Triggered Spawn
• NPC Configuration
• AI Startup Script
• Spawn Generators

Objects

Detailed catalogues and definitions of every type of material, object, and sound available in any zone.

• Actors
• Bank Area
• Cam/View
• Commerce Area
• Dynamic Objects
• Explosions
• FX Shaders
• Global Inventory
• Housing Area
• Housing System
• Music
• Particle System
• Portal Area
• Safe Area
• Sounds
• Textures
• Water Area
• Weapon Systems

Menus

Star menu

Commands related to overall Star functions, as well as the ability to exit Kaneva Star Editor.

• New: Create a new Star. Displays the New Star wizard, and then creates a folder and file structure for a new Star.
• Open: Open an existing Star. Displays the Open dialog for the selection of a Star file.
• Save: Save the current Star to storage using its existing name and folder location.
• Save As: Save the current Star to storage using another name. To prevent conflicts, it's recommended that you save multiple Stars in separate folders.
• Recently saved Stars: Provides a list of up to 4 recently loaded Stars for quick opening.
• Exit: Closes the Kaneva Star Editor application. Be certain to save your current Star and zone settings, as exiting Kaneva Star Editor does not save data nor warn you that unsaved data exists.

Zone menu

Commands relating to creating, opening, and saving zone settings.

• New: Create a new zone. Displays the Save As dialog to prompt you for a location to save the zone. Zones that you integrate into the Star must be saved in the Star's GameFiles folder.
• Open: Load an existing zone into Kaneva Star Editor.
• Save: Save the current zone and its settings to the current zone's EXG file.
• Save As: Save the current zone and its settings to a file name and folder of your choosing.

Edit menu

• Undo: Not supported in this version of Kaneva Star Editor.
• Cut: Not supported in this version of Kaneva Star Editor.
• Copy: Not supported in this version of Kaneva Star Editor.
• Paste: Not supported in this version of Kaneva Star Editor.
• Toggle Lock Game Window: Switches the game viewport between the rendering and wireframe views.

View menu

Toggles the display of specific windows and features in the Kaneva Editor main window.

• Toolbar: Displays or hides the tool bar commands.
• Star Tools: Displays or hides the Star tool commands.
• Status Bar: Displays or hides the status bar at the bottom of the Kaneva Star Editor window.
• Project Tree: Displays or hides the Project Tree pane.
• Settings: Displays or hides the Settings pane.
• Status: Displays or hides the Status pane.
• Information: Displays or hides the Information pane.

Help menu

• About Kaneva Star Editor: Displays version information about Kaneva Star Editor.

Toolbar

The toolbar lets you have quick access to frequently used functions in the Kaneva Star Editor.

The general Toolbar gives you the ability to perform generic tasks, such as:

• Create a Star
• Open a Star
• Save a Star
• Save all Star files
• Cut to clipboard
• Copy to clipboard
• Paste to the clipboard
• Restart the Kaneva Star Server?
• Viewing 'About Kaneva Star Editor'.

The Star Tools provide commonly used functions, such as:

• Reinitialize Textures?
• Place First Actor?
• Toggle Lock Game Window: Same as Ctrl-L from keyboard. Prevents the viewport from changing view when screen pointer moves.
• Toggle Wireframe? .

STAR Developer Web Site

• Edit STARs Form Help

StarAdmin?