Want to create a scene where the player just watches events unfold? You are probably thinking of an animation. Instructions will completely depend on what you would like to animate.
We suggest getting started with some of our tutorials, namely the Add Character Animations and Add Animations to Objects tutorials.
Your Hype will automatically be an animation unless you add a player or anything that requires a player action, like a button.
https://wiki.hypehype.com/how_to/animation-1.mp4
Follow the steps below and you'll learn to create a gloomy scene with animated clouds:
https://wiki.hypehype.com/how_to/animation-2.mp4
- Open Environment on the ToolBar, and select the Grim Art Style.
- Select Ground and change the Ground Type to Heightmap.
- Open the Asset library, and add the following:
- A street lamp
- A character
- Snowy trees
- A cloud
- Arrange the objects however you like.
- Now open the Asset library and add the following from the Effects sections:
- Snow
- Firefly Light
- Place the Snow effect somewhere in the middle of the screen.
- Place the Firefly Light on the street lamp so it makes it look like the light is coming from it.
- Select the Cloud and make it a Reusable by tapping the Make Reusable button on the ToolBar. Give it an appropriate name, like "Cloud."
- Select the Cloud Reusable and add a Mover node.
- Make the Target of the Mover the cloud in the reusable.
- Make the Mover Execute - On Start.
- Change Vector X to -50 and Duration to 18.
- Add the following nodes:
- Spawner
- Random
- Interval
- Select the Spawner and set the Object to Spawn to the Cloud reusable.
- Toggle off Use Spawn Point Rotation.
- Select the Random node and change minimum and maximum to match your animation. These values will be used to set a random height for the cloud to spawn.
- Drag a link from Random - On Random Value to Spawner - Offset Y.
- Finally, select the Interval and make it Loop.
- Drag a link from Interval - On Time to both Spawner - Execute and Random - Execute.
- Playtest to see how it looks. You might need to tweak a bit with the settings and the position of the Spawner to make it work.
- Make sure you add sounds and music to make the animation feel more lively.
- Make your animation unique by gluing objects together to create your characters.
Pro Creator Tip: Inspiration for an animation can come from anywhere! Play around with the editor and look at models to find something you want to create.