Tags

Tags are identifiers attached to objects and player avatars so they can be detected, responded to, and communicated with as part of the logic relationships you create.

Defaults

You can build simple interactive gameplay fast with default properties that are added when you apply behaviours and components, including tags.

Customisation

You can also create a broad variety of custom gameplay mechanics by modifying object tags and the flexible parameters that behaviours and components include.

Identity

Tags can be unique to an object or group of objects, regardless of what assets are used to create them or what behaviour or components are applied.

Same Asset, Different Identities

Place multiple objects using the same asset and give some of them a unique tag if you want them to be identified differently by your game logic.

Example:

You're designing a game where some platforms include a tag so they will be destroyed and others will not so the player can still reach the goal by getting through more difficult jumps.

Different Asset, Same Identity

Place multiple objects using different assets and give them the same tag if you want them to be identified as an object type or as part of a group.

Example:

A quest asks players to collect multiple different items as ingredients for a potion, to repair a machine, etc. Each object must be recognized as part of the same group tag to be counted.

Each object is unique, regardless of its tags. Message Broadcaster, for example, can send a message to a Selected Actor from a list of every object that has been placed in the Experience (edit object names to find them fast in the list).

Props versus Interactive Objects

Every object in your Experience is a collection of voxels used as a prop until you establish a framework for it to be interactive with an identity.

Tags must be set properly so it's easy to detect objects when defining if it is collected or not collected, defeated or not defeated, friend or enemy, etc.

Examples:

The tag on a key you pick up can be detected when you approach a door, making it open.

A tree can be a melee enemy that chases you when your avatar tag is detected.