10 · Gathering and Crafting
Trees and ore veins that need the right tool and skill and grow back, stations with recipes, skills that level up, and a recipe learned from plans.
Scene Scenes/10_GatheringCrafting. Assets Content/10_GatheringCrafting and Content/Shared.
What it teaches
- A resource node is a unit whose definition has a Resource Node definition. Every hit yields items into the backpack, and the node grows back.
- Nodes check the equipped tool’s item tag and the attacker’s crafting skill.
- Recipes name their inputs, station, skill gate and XP. Stations are units that open when you walk up to them.
- A recipe that is not learned by default is learned by using an item.
Assets
Unit definitions use the demo defaults unless listed: one HP pool without regeneration, Physical damage in Channel Melee, Attack Range 2, Attack Interval 1, Move Speed 5, and the shared BasicAttack.
| Asset | Settings |
|---|---|
| AxeTag, PickaxeTag | Item Tag Definitions: Id itemtag.axe, Display Name Axe; Id itemtag.pickaxe, Display Name Pickaxe. |
| SkillCurve | An XP Curve: Id xp.skill, Max Level 5, XP To Next Level 60, 90, 130, 180. |
| Woodcutting, Mining, Smithing | Crafting Skills: Ids skill.woodcutting, skill.mining, skill.smithing, each with XP Curve SkillCurve and Max Level 5. |
| ForgeStation, WorkbenchStation | Recipe Stations: Id station.forge, Display Name Forge; Id station.workbench, Display Name Workbench. |
| Tools, Metalwork | Recipe Categories: Id recipecat.tools; Id recipecat.metalwork. |
| Item | Settings |
|---|---|
| Hatchet | Id item.hatchet, Slot Main Hand, Tags AxeTag. |
| Crude Pickaxe | Id item.crude_pickaxe, Slot Main Hand, Tags PickaxeTag. |
| Pine Logs, Oak Logs, Copper Ore, Iron Ore | Ids item.pine_logs, item.oak_logs, item.copper_ore, item.iron_ore. Is Stackable on, Max Stack Size 50. |
| Copper Bar, Iron Bar | Ids item.copper_bar, item.iron_bar. Is Stackable on, Max Stack Size 20. |
| Iron Sword | Id item.iron_sword, Slot Main Hand, Modifiers Physical Power +20%. |
| Plans: Iron Sword | Id item.iron_sword_plans, Use Ability Study Plans, Consume On Use on. |
Study Plans, an ability: Id ability.study_iron_sword_plans, Icon Id scroll-text, Targeting Mode Self, Cooldown 0.5, Triggers GCD off. Effect LearnIronSword, a Learn Recipe effect with Recipe IronSwordRecipe.
| Recipe | Settings |
|---|---|
| CrudePickaxeRecipe | Id recipe.crude_pickaxe, Category Tools, no Station, Inputs 5 Pine Logs, Output Crude Pickaxe 1, Craft Seconds 1.5, no skill, XP Grant 0, Learned By Default on. |
| CopperBarRecipe | Id recipe.copper_bar, Category Metalwork, Station ForgeStation, Inputs 2 Copper Ore, Output Copper Bar 1, Craft Seconds 2, Required Skill Smithing level 0, XP Grant 30, Learned By Default on. |
| IronBarRecipe | Id recipe.iron_bar, Category Metalwork, Station ForgeStation, Inputs 2 Iron Ore, Output Iron Bar 1, Craft Seconds 2.5, Required Skill Smithing level 2, XP Grant 40, Learned By Default on. |
| IronSwordRecipe | Id recipe.iron_sword, Category Metalwork, Station WorkbenchStation, Inputs 2 Iron Bar and 1 Oak Logs, Output Iron Sword 1, Craft Seconds 3, Required Skill Smithing level 3, XP Grant 60, Learned By Default off. |
Every Resource Node Definition has Rolls Per Hit 1 and Accepted Damage Types Physical:
| Resource Node | Settings |
|---|---|
| PineNode | Id node.pine. Harvest Entries Pine Logs weight 1, count 1 to 2. Required Item Tag AxeTag. Required Skill Woodcutting level 0, Xp Grant Per Hit 10. Respawn Seconds 15. Alive Visual PineTree, Depleted Visual Stump. |
| OakNode | Id node.oak. Harvest Entries Oak Logs, count 1. Required Item Tag AxeTag. Required Skill Woodcutting level 2, Xp Grant Per Hit 20. Respawn Seconds 20. Alive Visual OakTree, Depleted Visual Stump. |
| CopperNode | Id node.copper. Harvest Entries Copper Ore, count 1. Required Item Tag PickaxeTag. Required Skill Mining level 0, Xp Grant Per Hit 10. Respawn Seconds 15. Alive Visual CopperVein, Depleted Visual Rubble. |
| IronNode | Id node.iron. Harvest Entries Iron Ore, count 1. Required Item Tag PickaxeTag. Required Skill Mining level 2, Xp Grant Per Hit 20. Respawn Seconds 20. Alive Visual IronVein, Depleted Visual Rubble. |
The visuals in Content/10_GatheringCrafting/Visuals are primitives with the Wood, PineLeaves, OakLeaves, Stone, Copper and Iron materials.
| Unit Definition | Settings |
|---|---|
| Pine, Old Oak, Copper Vein, Iron Vein | Ids unit.pine, unit.old_oak, unit.copper_vein, unit.iron_vein. Faction Neutral, HP 30, no Basic Attack, Move Speed 0, Aggro Range 0, Resource Node PineNode, OakNode, CopperNode and IronNode. |
| Forge, Workbench | Ids unit.forge, unit.workbench. Faction Neutral, HP 100, no Basic Attack, Move Speed 0, Aggro Range 0, Use Crafting Station on, Station Type ForgeStation and WorkbenchStation. |
| Forest Spider | Id unit.forest_spider, Faction Enemy, HP 60, Min / Max Damage 3 / 5, Move Speed 4, Use Hostile AI on, Aggro Range 4. |
| Artisan | Id unit.artisan, Faction Player, HP 200 with Regen Mode Out Of Combat Only at 4 per second, Min / Max Damage 10 / 10, Use Crafter, Use Recipe Book and Use Crafting Skills on, Starting Equipment Hatchet. |
Scene
Ground 44 × 44.
| Object | Setup |
|---|---|
| Player | Player prefab at (0, 0, -8). Definition Artisan. VtUnitInventory with Base Capacity 24. VtDemoReviveAfterDeath 4 seconds, Return To Start on. |
| Pines | Three nodes with Pine at (-12, 0, 3), (-14, 0, 7) and (-10, 0, 8), caption “Pine” with “needs an axe”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Old Oak | A node with Old Oak at (-15, 0, 14), caption “Old Oak” with “axe, Woodcutting 2”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Copper Veins | Two nodes with Copper Vein at (12, 0, 3) and (14, 0, 7), caption “Copper Vein” with “needs a pickaxe”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Iron Vein | A node with Iron Vein at (15, 0, 13), caption “Iron Vein” with “pickaxe, Mining 2”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Forge | A station at (5, 0, 9) with the ForgeFire top, caption “Forge” with “smelts bars”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Workbench | A station at (-4, 0, 9) with the Wood top, caption “Workbench” with “makes weapons”, VtNameplateInfo with Hidden on. |
| Plans | A WorldItem with Plans: Iron Sword at (-4, 0, 6). |
| Forest Spider | Unit prefab with Forest Spider at (0, 0, 18). VtDemoReviveAfterDeath 6 seconds, Return To Start on. |
| Demo UI | Lesson card. One VtUnitFrame with Unit set to the player, Source Unit and Region Top Left. VtBuffBar with Unit set to the player and Region Top Left. VtResourceBar with Unit set to the player, Bar Source Cast and Region Top Left. VtInventoryWindow with Unit set to the player, VtCurrencyReadout with Unit set to the player and Region Bottom Right, VtDemoWindowKey with Window the inventory window, Panel Name inventory and Toggle Key F4. VtCraftingWindow with Unit set to the player, Recipes in the order above and Open At Station on, and VtDemoWindowKey with Window the crafting window, Panel Name crafting and Toggle Key F8. VtInteractionPrompt with Player set to the player, Region Bottom Center and Key Text RMB. |
A node is an empty object with a Capsule Collider (Center (0, 1.2, 0), Height 2.4, Radius 0.7), a VtUnit with its definition, and a Label at (0, 3.6, 0) showing health. The visual appears at runtime from the Resource Node definition. A station is an empty object with a Box Collider (Center (0, 0.55, 0), Size (1.9, 1.1, 1.2)), a dark Base cube at (0, 0.45, 0) scaled (1.8, 0.9, 1.1), a Top cube at (0, 0.95, 0) scaled (1.9, 0.12, 1.2), a VtUnit with its definition, and a Label at (0, 2.2, 0) with health hidden.
Build it yourself
- Build the Unit, Player and WorldItem prefabs as in Build the prefabs.
- Create the tags, curve, skills, stations, categories, items, the Study Plans ability and effect, and the four recipes with Create → Vantage → Crafting and the values above.
- Build the six visual prefabs from primitives, then the four Resource Node definitions with Create → Vantage → Resources → Resource Node Definition.
- Create the unit definitions.
- Build the scene as in Build the shared layout with a 44 × 44 Level.
- Place the player with VtUnitInventory, then the nodes, the stations, the plans and the spider as described above.
Try
- Right-click a pine to chop logs with the Hatchet. The Old Oak needs Woodcutting 2.
- Craft a Crude Pickaxe anywhere from five logs, equip it from the backpack and mine copper.
- Stand at the Forge to smelt Copper Bars. Iron needs Mining 2 to mine and Smithing 2 to smelt.
- Pick up the plans by the Workbench and use them to learn the Iron Sword.
- Unequip your tool and hit a tree to see the refusal. Press F8 for the crafting window anywhere: it opens by itself at a station.
In your own game
- See Resource nodes and Crafting. Give nodes their own models through Alive Visual and Depleted Visual.