Character Creator Overview

The Character Creator is a modular, prefab based framework for building Character Creation Menus.

A Character Creation Menu allows players to create and customize characters for use in your game. For example, it can be used to create a player character or customize the appearance of an NPC.

The Character Creator is designed to be flexible. Each part of the menu is provided as a separate module, allowing you to combine, configure, and customize the modules to create the menu you want.

Note

The Character Creator is designed to work for Layered Characters only. Its customization features work by modifying the individual layers that make up a Layered Character.

Character Creator Modules

The Character Creator is modular, it's split into a bunch of smaller pieces we call modules, each provides a specific piece of functionality. When these modules are put together they form a complete and functioning Character Creation Menu.

Module	Description
Layer Selectors	Allow the player to change the visual elements for each character layer.
Character Preview	Displays an animated or static preview of the character that updates when changes are made.
Menu Controls	Essential controls for the menu such as Save, Back and Reset.
Character History	Records changes and allows players to revert to previous versions of the character.
Randomization Controls	Provides options for randomizing the entire character or individual layers.
Loading Screens	Hides the menu while it's being initialized and can display loading progress.
Character Display Name	Allows the player to enter a display name for their character.

Layer Selector Module

A Layer Selector is a UI element that allows the playerto change a specific layer of a Layered Character.

The following selector types are included.

Selector Type	Description
Dropdown Selector	Displays the available options in a dropdown list.
Carousel Selector	Displays the current option and allows the player to cycle through other options using left and right controls.
Grid Selector	Displays layer options as a grid of preview thumbnails.
List Selector	Displays layer options in a vertical or horizontal list, optionally with preview images.
Tab Selector	Works alongside another selector and allows the player to switch which layer that selector controls.

Character Preview Module

The Character Preview displays the character currently being customized.

Character previews can be configured with several options:

Static Sprite Preview – Displays the preview sprite defined by the Character Type.
Animated Preview – Uses an Animator Controller to play character animations.
Animation Swapping – Allows additional animations defined by the Character Type to be selected from the menu.
Rotate Character – Adds controls that allow the player to view the character from different directions.

Character History Module

The Character History System records changes made while customizing a character.

The CCM History Tracker component stores a snapshot of the character whenever a change is made. These snapshots can then be used to undo changes or return to an earlier version of the character.

History Tracker

The History Tracker provides the following settings:

Snapshot Limit: Determines how many snapshots can be stored. The limit can be set between 1 and 100, with a default of 30.
Preserve First Snapshot: Prevents the first snapshot from being overwritten when the snapshot limit is reached.

Undo & Redo

The Undo & Redo functionality allows players to move backward and forward through their character's history.

Use the CCM Timeline Button Handler component on a button to connect it to a History Tracker.

History Panels

A History Panel displays the snapshots recorded by the History Tracker. Players can select an entry to revert the character to that version.

The Character Creator supports several presentation styles:

Panel Type	Description
Text Based	Displays text describing what changed in each snapshot.
Sprite Based	Displays a preview image of the character for each snapshot.
Hybrid	Displays both a description and preview image for each snapshot.

Randomization Controls Module

Character randomization functionality can be added in multiple differents ways

Randomize Button - Randomizes all layers of the character.
Controlled Randomization - Allows the player to choose which layers should be randomized.
Layer-Specific Randomization - Allows individual layers to be randomized directly from Layer Selectors.

Loading Screen Module

Loading screens hide the Character Creation Menu while it's being setup.

Loading Screens are modular, allowing additional elements such as loading bars and progress text to be added or removed as needed.

Character Display Name Module

The Character Display Name module allows the player to give their character a display name.

The display name can later be displayed anywhere in your game, such as above the character's head.

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