Components by Function

This page lists particularly common functionalities, and describes the best tool for the job with a focus on commonly used terms in other popular virtual worlds.

Animate Anything

• Use Mecanim, you can animate anything - objects, materials/textures, texture scrolling, skinned animation (including mocap imports). Can be used on any object (Clothing, Gestures, Regions, Vehicles, etc.) See [1]
• Cutscenes: Use either Gestures (built-in), or USequencer (supported paid addon)

Doors

• Use Mecanim (see above) and one of:
• Components/ProximityActivator
• Components/ClickableActivator
• World Space UI Canvas (Unity Feature) -- use to make buttons.

Seat / Poseball

• Components/SeatImproved

Tip Jars

• Not directly supported (yet). Sell Merch instead.

NPC

See:

• Components/Statue - base NPC component
• Components/WanderingNPC
• Components/QuestNPC
• Components/QuestDesigner

Audio

Music, see:

• Components/StreamingBackgroundMusic - for linked MP3/OGG files.
• Components/SceneBackgroundMusic - for Shoutcast/streaming music.
• Components/RegionMusicHint - for embedded area-specific music (also needs Components/RegionMusicHintManager in scene.)
• Components/JukeboxVolumeHint - for user controllable jukeboxes.

SFX and Environmental Audio:

• See Unity Manual, all parts work (including Reverb Zones and other audio filters and effects like low/high-pass, distortion, echo, etc.) [2]

Particles

• Use Shuriken, the Unity3d Particle system [3]

Vendor / Merchant

See:

• Components/Inventory Vendor
• Components/CatalogueVendor

Teleports

See:

• Components/TeleportPad - intraregion teleports with UI
• Components/TeleportLocal - intraregion teleports
• Components/TeleportWorld - interregion teleports

Vehicles

See:

• Vehicles

Clothing Customisation

• This is built-in. See Clothing Customisation

HUDs

• Use a UI Canvas (Unity, see [4]). Screen Space or World Space, can be embedded in regions.
• You probably don't need these.

Gatcha

See:

• Components/LockedChest
• Recipes