CryENGINE 3 Game Development: Discover how to use the CryENGINE 3 free SDK, the next-generation real-time game development tool

Content: CryENGINE 3 Game Development Beginner\'s Guide --
CryENGINE 3 Game Development Beginner\'s Guide --
Credits --
About the Authors --
About the Reviewers --
www.PacktPub.com --
Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more --
Why Subscribe --
Free Access for Packt account holders --
What this book covers --
What you need for this book --
Who this book is for --
Conventions --
Time for action --
heading --
What just happened --
Pop quiz --
heading --
Have a go hero --
heading --
Reader feedback --
Customer support --
Downloading the example code --
Downloading the color images of this book --
Errata --
Piracy --
Questions. 1. Introducing the CryENGINE 3 Free SDKWhat is the CryENGINE --
Applying your vision --
Far Cry by Crytek --
first-person shooter --
Aion by NCsoft --
massively online role-playing game --
Crysis by Crytek --
first-person shooter --
Crysis Warhead by Crytek --
first-person shooter --
Crysis 2 by Crytek --
first-person shooter --
CryENGINE 3 Free SDK --
What\'s in it for me --
Do I need a full team to develop with the CryENGINE --
Learning by example --
Time for action --
installing the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK --
What just happened --
Come in ... stay awhile --
Time for action --
load the sample map in the launcher. What just happened Visual Studio Express and C++ game code --
Acquiring the sample source assets --
Time for action --
installation of the 3ds Max exporter Plugin --
What just happened --
Time for action --
downloading and opening the sample assets --
What just happened --
Time for action --
installing the Adobe Photoshop plugin-CryTif --
What just happened --
CryENGINE 3 Sandbox --
Time for action --
starting Sandbox and WYSIWYP --
What just happened --
Getting around in the Sandbox Editor --
Time for action --
manipulating the perspective camera --
What just happened --
Handling level objects. Time for action --
selecting and browsing objectsWhat just happened --
Time for action --
saving our work --
What just happened --
Have a go hero --
free your mind --
Summary --
2. Breaking Ground with Sandbox --
What makes a game --
Reducing, reusing, recycling --
Developing out of the box --
Time for action --
creating a new level --
What just happened --
Using the right Heightmap Resolution --
Scaling your level with Meters Per Unit --
Calculating the real-world size of the terrain --
Using or not using terrain --
Time for action --
creating your own heightmap --
What just happened. Have a go hero --
using additional brush settingsUsing alternative ways for creating terrain --
Generating procedural terrain --
Have a go hero --
generating procedural terrain --
Importing a pre-made heightmap --
Pop quiz --
level size and scale --
Creating terrain textures --
Time for action --
creating some basic terrain texture layers --
What just happened --
Adding altitude and slope --
Adjusting the tile resolution --
Pop Quiz --
terrain texture layers --
Creating vegetation --
Time for action --
creating some flora for your level --
What just happened. Time for action --
setting up time of day and its basic parameters.