Tools

• Full self-documentation: exhaustive explanation of the pipeline and tool usage in the "Info" tab, mouse hover description of all tools, additional detailed information under "i" button.

• Identical to in-game rendering inside Blender.

• Simple setup: run the script, specify the required paths.

• Visualization options to handle all practical artistic needs.

• Full control over time of day.

• Asset visibility filter.

• Normals copy/merge tool allows quick visual merging of separate surfaces and objects.

• Index based colouring system with selection by index and index usage detection. 

• Vertex color editor tailored to creating buildings and handle shader data channels in the most efficient way to speed up production.

• Marker systems for cars, pedestrians, windows and custom marker types.

• Export and import of game files.
  Export checklist contains 11 categories with detailed explanation for artists to check before exporting.

• Option to force final in-game view during building color editing.

• Background asset management:

  • • HASH-based asset evaluation system ensures absence of duplicates and speeds up export by exporting only changed assets

    • Automatic asset setup based on object settings

    • Error monitoring system informs the user of occurring issues

• Setup consists of installing the tool and providing the game repository path

• Shaders nearly identical to in-game 

• Scene budget info with 10 key parameters

• Default in-game camera for accurate look evaluation

• Complete object setup for visual and gameplay parameters

• Configurable area setup visualization with error warnings

• Area setup-specific asset selection and visibility tools

• Generic asset selection and replacement tool

• Material and view management tool

• Lighting options

• Character interaction spot calculator automatically finds optimal spots based on space availability and camera visibility for all or selected objects requiring interaction spots

• Manual clean-up and error finding tool for cases when the scene was handled without error check and may contain issues

• Exporter handles exporting changed assets and complete scene configuration  to Unity where it's processed into a ready to use prefab

• Custom asset export configuration presets

• Asset library visualisation shows all unique assets in separate groups based on material

• Custom vertex color editor with material and channel specific tools

• Various convenience tools that help with scene visualization and quickly handling frequently required or laborious operations