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| They're also treated specially by the engine and have very high performance. | They're also treated specially by the engine and have very high performance. | ||
| The creation of terrains is detailed at [[mapping:cawe:editingtools#newterrain]]. | The creation of terrains is detailed at [[mapping:cawe:editingtools#newterrain]]. | ||
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| ===== Entities ===== | ===== Entities ===== | ||
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| * **Brush-based entities** are related to at least one brush or bezier patch and thus have a volume. Examples for brush based entities include doors and platforms, bodies of water, area triggers, etc. | * **Brush-based entities** are related to at least one brush or bezier patch and thus have a volume. Examples for brush based entities include doors and platforms, bodies of water, area triggers, etc. | ||
| - | The creation of entities is detailed at [[mapping:cawe:editingtools#newentity]]. | + | The creation of entities is detailed at [[mapping:cawe:editingtools#newentity]]. You can see a list of Ca3DE's entities at the [[mapping:cawe:reference:entityguide|Entity Guide]]. |
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| By combining these simple components, you can create stunningly virtual worlds whose number of variants is virtually unlimited. | By combining these simple components, you can create stunningly virtual worlds whose number of variants is virtually unlimited. | ||
| Starting with a rough outline of brushes and possibly terrains, you can fill in architectural detail with other brushes, patches and entities. | Starting with a rough outline of brushes and possibly terrains, you can fill in architectural detail with other brushes, patches and entities. | ||
| - | Eventually you will populate your world with more entities that bring your creating to life. | + | Eventually you will populate your world with more entities that bring your creation to life. |
| The final step in making a world is compiling it so that it can be run with the Ca3D-Engine. | The final step in making a world is compiling it so that it can be run with the Ca3D-Engine. | ||
| This is a quite complex process that precomputes visibility, lighting and many other details. | This is a quite complex process that precomputes visibility, lighting and many other details. | ||
| - | Future versions of CaWE will come with a great tool to make compiling much easier, | + | However, CaWE has a great built-in facility to make the compilation process as easy as possible for you. |
| - | but until then a little typing at the command-line must be done to run the compilers. | + | The article [[mapping:compiling_new]] has more information about how CaWE assists in compiling maps. |
| - | It's still easy to manage, and discussed in detail in the article [[mapping:compiling_new]]. | + | |
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