VERSION 1.8
1. Activator Type (The Activators)
This is used to select the type of Input Events to use. Click the NEW ACTIVATOR button after making a selection. The default types available are Keyboard, Mouse, Button (Unity Input Manager), Touch Gestures, Synchro and Sequence Inputs. Third Party Assets are supported too, these include:
InControl
More Third Party Assets Coming Soon
2. Debug Mode
This is used to get information feedback from the GAC System. It provides 2 types of information:
Animation Info: logs when an animation has been linked in a combo.
Hit Info: logs when a hit is detected from an animation.
Hit Range Info: logs when object is within hit range of the closest attack
Target Info: logs when the object is added as a target to the Target Tracker when within range
Input Info: logs what inputs are used
Context Info: logs when a context variable value is updated
3. Resolution Mode (For Touch Activators)
This provides a popup menu of the current list of Resolutions available to set for the Platform (PC/Mac, Web, iOS and Android) being developed on in Unity. This is only available when Touch Activators are being used. The buttons from right to left are:
Reset: Resets the settings for the selected Resolution
Save: Save the settings for the selected Resolution
4. Resolution Orientation (For Touch Activators)
This provides the orientation to show the resolution in to save TAGs on. These option is only available for iOS and Android Platforms in Unity.
5. Touch Areas GUI (TAG) Options
This area provides info and setting buttons for TAG use. There is a status box that shows when the Build mode is enabled/disabled and TAG Window is ready/not ready. And the following 2 buttons are:
Enable TAG in Play Mode/Build: Shows the TAG in build mode or on the device for debugging purposes only; remove it for final build.
Start TAG Resolution Simulation: This opens the TAG Window that shows an adjusted version of the Resolution selected in the Popup menu. See Touch Areas GUI page for more info.
The following will discuss the shared options between all Activator types:
Input Types
Each Activator input type is distinguished by it's Name Initial and Color Code:
K - Keyboard (Red)
M - Mouse (Blue)
B - Button (Yellow)
TI - Touch Input (Lime Green)
SI - Synchro-Input (Green)
Seq - Sequence Input (Magenta)
Shared Options
All Activators share these options (starting from the left):
Add Context Options: Clicking on the Input Type Name Initial that has the 2 opposing arrows will provide a popup menu with options that include Add Context - For adding new Context Spots, Hide/Show Context - to hide or show the Context Spot
Starter Name: The 2nd popup menu in an Activator Slot used to select the Starter Name to call
Activator Number: The 3rd popup menu used to select the Activator Number to call
The following other options are (starting from right to left):
SET/EDIT buttons: These allow to finalize or edit the setup of the Activator Slot
MOVE button: This allows to reorganize the Activator Slot by moving above or below other Activator Slots
The following will discuss the initial differences of each Activator Input type:
6. Key Activator
From left to right, after the Activator Number popup:
Input Event State: This provides a popup of the state for the input; these are Hold, Press and Release. These events pertain to Unity Input Scripting so for e.g. Hold = GetKey(), Press = GetKeyDown() and Release = GetKeyUp()
Key Selection: This provides the list of Keyboard keys that can be used for this input type
7. Context Variable Spot
This allows the selection of the Context Variable to add to the Context Spot for use in the Activator Slot. Activator Slots can contain Up to 5 Context Spots to use for Context Variables Conditions.
8. Mouse Activator
There is only one distinguished option for the Activator Type:
Mouse Buttons: This provides a popup to select from the 3 Mouse buttons that are Left, Right and Middle. It is the 5th popup menu from the left.
9. Button Activator
This Activator Type is multi-faceted so it's options depend Button Type selected from the popup menu:
Button Type: The 5th popup menu from the left provides the options of using Sticks or Buttons:
Sticks Option
Input Direction: The 4th popup menu from the left provides the directions the controller stick must be placed in for the Activator Slot; 8 directions available to select from.
Button Option: This option provides the default Input Event State
Text Field(s):
These Text Field(s) are used for the name of the button that needs to be accessed from Unity’s Input Manager. Sticks Option provide 2 Text Fields to use for controller sticks setup in the Unity Input Manager. They correspond to the X and Y axis of controller sticks and this is defaulted as Horizontal and Vertical (In Unity Input Manager) which you can place in the text fields to use. Buttons Option just provides one Text Field that can be used for a specific button setup in the Unity Input Manager.
10. Touch Activator
This Activator comes with a few specific features that are listed below:
Touch Activator Name: Shows the name and finalized settings used to create this Touch Activator; this is the box shown above the Activator Slot
ON/OFF button: This turns the Touch Input box on/off from the TAG Window and Game View
Gesture Direction: The 4th popup from the left allows the selection of the gesture direction
Finger Amount: The 5th popup from the left allows the selection of number of fingers to recognize.
For more info see Touch Areas GUI page.
11. Synchro and Sequence Activator
The Synchro Activator Type allows the selection of Input Type(s) (Keyboard, Mouse, Unity Input Manager Buttons) to input simlutaneously for an event. The Sequence Activator Type allows the selection of Input Type(s) (Keyboard, Mouse, Unity Input Manager Buttons) to input in sequence for an event. For more info see Synchro And Sequence Activators page. The specific options for these Activator Types are:
Synchro/Sequence Activator Name: Shows the name and input events combined; the '+' signifies combination and the '>' signifies the sequence
Show/Hide Input Syncs/Sequences button: Shows or hides the Synchro/Sequence Activator name
The Synchro Activator Type allows the selection of Input Type(s) (Keyboard, Mouse, Unity Input Manager Buttons) to input simlutaneously for an event. The Sequence Activator Type allows the selection of Input Type(s) (Keyboard, Mouse, Unity Input Manager Buttons) to input in sequence for an event. For more info see Synchro And Sequence Activators page. The specific options for these Activator Types are:
Synchro/Sequence Activator Name: Shows the name and input events combined; the '+' signifies combination and the '>' signifies the sequence
Show/Hide Input Syncs/Sequences button: Shows or hides the Synchro/Sequence Activator name