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Level Creation Tutorial 

1) Goto " /Content/LevelEdit/_Levels.xml "  
Inside the file, you will see something like this...
   <levels>
         <level name="Medulla" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Medulla.xml" description="Level 1"/>
         <level name="Cortex" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Cortex.xml" description="Level 2"/>
         <level name="Amygdala" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Amygdala.xml" description="Level 3"/>
   </levels>
 
2) Inside the <levels> tag, add/modify a new reference to the new level. Create a new level 
file using the filename from the xmlFile attribute in (1) _Levels.xml.
 
3) The following is the minimalist implementation example of a level.  
Note that Human, Terrain, and various physics properties must be included.
See the GameObject Tutorial for more information on creating 3D objects within the level.
 <level name="Medulla" locationMap="Content/_textures/locationMap_IGFLevel" locationMapSize="128">
 <Music background="ElementalTheme4" /> 
<Physics gravity="-1580" friction="0.15" ambienttemp="0.0"/> 
<Fog density="0.003" startfog="4000" endfog="12000" red="0.8" green="0.8" blue="0.4" alpha="0.003"/> 
<Dimensions scale="64" /> 
<Terrain name="MedullaTerrain" 
	TerrainClippingRate="16" terrainMinScaleY= "-0.015625" terrainMaxScaleY="0.125" 
	heightmap="Content/_terrainMaps/treelevel" 
	textureLow="Content/_textures/Bomb2" 
	textureMid="Content/_textures/SaltFlats" 
	textureHigh="Content/_textures/RockQuartz" 
	textureSlope="Content/_textures/SaltFlats" 
	textureBumpLow="Content/_textures/GrassandDirt_bump" 
	textureBumpMid="Content/_textures/woodTexture1_bump" 
	textureBumpHigh="Content/_textures/RockQuartz_bump" 
	textureBumpSlope="Content/_textures/SaltFlats_bump" 
	textureTerrainMod="Content/_textures/TerrainModArea" 
	x="0" z="0" /> 
<Human name="Player" id="0" x="1270" z="880" grid="coord" typeID="Ele" 
	model="Content/_models/ele" 
	texture="Content/_textures/ele2" bumpTexture="Content/_textures/septasoulTexture_bump" 
	maxScale="50.0" animated ="true"/> 
</level>
 _Levels.xml file for GameObjects 

4) Goto  " /Content/QuestSettings/_Levels.xml "  Inside this file, you will see something like this...
   <levels>
         <level name="Medulla" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Medulla.xml" description="Level 1 - Introduction to compiler and game world"/>
         <level name="Cortex" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Cortex.xml" description="Level 2 - Directing Thoughts and Wishes"/>
         <level name="Amygdala" xmlFile="_xml/LevelEdit/Amygdala.xml" description="Level 3 - Intro to Recursion"/>
   </levels>
 
5) Inside the <levels> tag, add/modify a new reference to the new level.  You can create a new
 level file using the filename from the xmlFile attribute in (1) _Levels.xml.
 
6) The events file has no minimalist implementation.  
The _Levels.xml entry must exist for events to load. 
See the Event Tutorial for more information on creating 3D objects within the level.
 <EventsSettings>
<GameEvent typeID ="TerrainEvent" timer ="500" 
	startX ="19" startY ="0" startZ ="16" endX="16" endY ="0" endZ="37" 
	modamount= "18" node ="1" coins ="-1" sanity ="-1"/> 
<GameEvent typeID ="DialogueEvent" speaker ="Cera" 
	message="Right click your mouse so you can move it around freely. 
	Then, select 'Instructions' from the top left of the screen. 
	Select 'Instructions' from the box which appears. Read these instructions to complete the first challenge!" 
	texturePath ="Content/_textures/dialogueBox" time ="50000" node ="0" coins ="-1" sanity ="-1"/> 
<GameEvent typeID="LevelChangeEvent" node="1" coins = "8" sanity="-1" nextLevel="-1"/> 
</EventsSettings>
 _Levels.xml file for Events