Animation Node

This content node creates a 2D plane that plays a PNG sequence or displays an image.

3D Model Node

This content node defines a 3D mesh that provides a shape to your character or object.

Option	Description
Name	To create a custom name, type it here.
Texture	To apply an image to the surface of a 3D model, drag a JPG or PNG image file into the texture area. To edit the image attributes, mouse over the field, click the Edit icon , and use the Sprite Editor.
Texture Scale	To adjust the size of the texture, enter different X and Y axis values.
Texture Offset	To move and offset the texture in a specified direction, enter different X and Y axis values.
Color	To apply a color to the mesh, click the color bar. In the Colors window, select a new color and click OK. If a texture has been applied to the model, the color will be applied on top of the texture based on the Opacity value in the Colors window.
Mesh	To apply a different mesh to the 3D model, mouse over the field and click the Edit icon . In the Mesh Manager, select a new mesh from the list and click Save.
Material	Choose material for the mesh: Default— allows light to reflect off the surface and contains the Specular Intensity and Specular Hardness attributes, described below. Shadeless—does not interact with light and does not contain any specular attributes.
Blending	This option appears when you add a PNG image that has an alpha channel or transparency. Disabled—removes the transparency and fills the empty area with a solid black color. Alpha Premultiplied—makes the alpha affect the entire image and brighten it. Alpha Non Premultiplied—makes the alpha affect only the transparency. Additive—applies a slight transparency to the entire image.
Cast Shadow	Click this checkbox to allow the 3D model to cast a shadow on the surface of other 3D models.
Receive Shadow	Click this checkbox to allow other 3D models to cast shadows on the surface of this 3D model.
2-Sided	Select this checkbox to make each side of the 3D model have 2 sides, making the inside of the model hollow. For example, by default, a plane has only one visible side, while the other side is completely transparent. This option makes both sides completely visible.
Incandescence	Enter a numeric value to specify the brightness of the mesh surface.
Specular Intensity	Enter a numeric value to specify how much light is reflected from the surface of the mesh. The higher the value, the more light will be reflected from the mesh surface.
Specular Hardness	Enter a numeric value to specify the transparency of the light reflection edges from the mesh.
Position	To move and offset the 3D model so that it’s not placed at the center of the asset, enter the appropriate X, Y, or Z axis values.
Rotation	To rotate of the 3D model without rotating the entire asset, enter the appropriate X, Y, or Z axis values.
Scale	To change the size of the 3D model, enter the appropriate X, Y, or Z axis values.

Advanced Nodes

These nodes add advanced functionality and logic to an asset.

For details on how to add an advanced node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description
Texture Scroller		Applies continuous movement to the textures on the surface of all 3D Models attached to the asset.
State Machine		This node will keep only one input active at a time. Each input and output row represents a single state. When the input of one state is active, the other inputs of other states will immediately become inactive.
Remove		Removes the asset from the World during gameplay.
Script		Allows you to create a custom node in JavaScript.
Delay		Delays the activation of the next node by the number of seconds specified.
Global Counter		Keeps count of how many times this node has been activated, and once it has been activated by the amount of times specified by the Target amount, the Trigger output will activate any connected nodes.
Logger		Creates a log entry that could be found in the Script Logs Panel inside the Preview Window.
Stick to Edge		Maintains an asset’s position and size in relation to the screen size.

Monetization Nodes

These nodes specify when ad videos or banners are displayed, and allow the user to make purchases with the game.

For details on how to add a monetization node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description
Rewarded Video Ad		Plays a video ad that will activate any nodes once the video is finished playing.
Purchase		Processes a purchase using a bundle ID. Once the purchase is successful, any nodes connected to the “End” output will be activated.

Rewarded Video

A rewarded video is an optional full-screen, skippable video that players can watch in exchange for a non-liquid, in-app reward after viewing the entire ad. Examples of rewards are: access to new levels, an extra life, continued play, points, coins, or something else without monetary value, depending on the asset nodes you connect to the Reward output.

By default, this node will utilize Buildbox’s easy ad monetization solution to play a rewarded video ad. For details on adding ads to your game, see Ad Monetization.

For example, when the player runs out of health, they can watch a rewarded video to gain more health and continue playing.

To accomplish this, connect the UI Button node to the Rewarded Video node and connect its outputs as follows:

1. Connect the Reward output to any nodes that you want to reward the player with once the video is finished playing.
   For example, connect this output to a Heal node to reward the players with more health after they watch the video.
2. Connect the No Reward output to any nodes that will activate when the player decides to skip the video.
   If left unconnected, the game will continue as normal.
   For example, connect this output to the Game Over input of an Event Observer node to bring them to the Game Over screen if they decide to skip the video.
3. Connect the No Ads output to any nodes that will activate when the video stops playing due to technical issues (Wi-Fi stops working, phone shuts off).
   If left unconnected, the game will continue as normal.
   For example, connect this output to another Heal node that rewards less health for not finishing the entire video.

Note: You can add banner and interstitial ads to the UI nodes in the respective Options panels and the game Start node.

Purchase

Processes a purchase using a bundle ID. Once the purchase is successful, any nodes connected to the “End” output will be activated.

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Action Nodes

Action nodes are used to make assets perform specific functionalities

For details on how to add an action node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description	Customizable?
If Collide		Creates a Collision Shape that triggers a reaction when a physics based object makes contact.	No
Switch		Alternates between two different outputs when activated. When output A is activated, output B will be the next output to be activated.	Yes
Event		Creates an Event within a World that can take the player to a different UI or world screen.	No
Spawn		Creates a specified asset in the scene at the current asset’s location.	Yes
Defeat		Removes the asset from the world while activating any attached nodes.	Yes
Set Visibility		Shows or hides all of the asset’s 3D models and images.	Yes
Set Color		Applies a color overlay to any 3D model or image in the asset.	Yes
Set Random Color		Applies a random color as an overlay to an asset that has a 3D Model node or an Animation Node.	Yes
Set Background Color		Changes the color of the world background.	Yes
Camera Shake		Applies a continuous shake to the camera.	Yes
Camera FOV Animation		Changes the camera’s field of view over time.	Yes
Camera Position Animation		Moves the camera in the direction specified by the axis values over time.	Yes
Camera Rotation Animation		Rotates the camera in a direction specified by the axis values over time.	Yes
Camera Zoom Animation		Sets the camera zoom amount over time.	Yes
Position Limiter		Keeps the asset position contained within a boundary specified by the minimum and maximum axis values.	Yes
Position Animation		Changes the asset position over time. Distance and direction specified in the axis fields.	Yes
Rotation Animation		Rotates an asset over time. Amount specified in the axis fields.	Yes
Rotate Towards		Rotates an asset to face the camera or another specified asset.	Yes
Scale Animation		Changes the asset size over time. Amount specified in the axis fields.	Yes
Color Animation		Changes the asset color over time.
Modify Timer		Modifies the amount of time remaining in a Timer node.	Yes
Timer		Enables a number of seconds to be counted down before the Timeout output can activate another node.	Yes
Set Ui Text		Changes the text on a specified UI Label.
Wake Up		Activates any attached nodes when a character comes within the specified distance.	Yes
Add Point		Increases the point score type by a specified amount. For details on how to display your score by score type, see Adding Score.	Yes
Reset		Resets the specified point score back to 0.	Yes
Play Animation		Plays the scene animation of the asset.	Yes
Health		Gives the asset Hit Points, or a health amount that determines when an asset is defeated. Also determines what happens when an asset has been damaged, healed and defeated.	Yes
Damage		Applies damage to this asset or one it collides with by subtracting from a Health amount specified by a Health Node.	Yes
Heal		Heals this asset or one it collides with by adding to a Health amount specified by a Health Node.	Yes
Set Time Warp		Changes the game speed.	Yes
Random		Activates one of its outputs at random based on a 0-1 numeric value.	Yes
Random 5		Activates one of five connected nodes at random.	Yes
Set Physics		Changes the physics settings on an asset. This will override the physics settings on the start node.	Yes
Send		The Send nodes create a special kind of event for the Receive nodes to use and activate any connected nodes on a different asset.	Yes
Receive
Debris Explosion		Spawns multiple specified assets as debris in a burst outward from the center of the attached asset.	Yes
Slingshot		Launches a projectile in a given direction based on how far back the player pulls and aims the asset.	Yes
Set Checkpoint		Stores the current progress of the game or app.	Yes
Load Checkpoint		Loads the progress of the last checkpoint that was set in the game or app.	Yes
Attract		Makes the attached asset move towards another asset specified by an If Collide node.	Yes
Haptic Feedback		Activates a low or high vibration level on a mobile device.	Yes

Movement Nodes

These nodes apply different types movement or motion to an asset that they are attached to. See also Making Characters Jump and Objects Move.

For details on how to add a movement node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description	Customizable?
Move		Allows the asset to travel in the direction specified in the axis values.	Yes
Jump		Launches a Dynamic asset into a direction that is defined in the axis values.	Yes
Set Scene Speed		Changes the scene’s path speed.	Yes
Motor		Propels a hinge linker object forward.	Yes
Path Move		Allows the asset to move forward on a continuous path in the direction of the End Point.	Yes
Float		Allows the player to keep an asset afloat before and prevent it from falling to ground level.	Yes
Rotate		Allows the asset to rotate along the specified axes.	Yes
Bounce		Applies a continuous bouncing motion to an asset.	Yes
Wave		Applies a continuous wave motion pattern that shifts an asset into the specified direction then returns it to the point of origin at a consistent speed.	Yes
Move In Direction		Moves an asset in the direction specified by a UI Joystick asset in a UI screen.	Yes
Glue		Allows a dynamic asset to stick to another asset when they collide, and can only connect to the If Collide node.	Yes
Gravitate		Allows a dynamic asset to move and gravitate toward character assets.	Yes
Velocity Drag		Applies physics resistance to a dynamic asset’s movement and rotation.	Yes
Speedometer		Changes the text on a specified UI Label.	Yes

Control Nodes

These nodes allow you to attach a variety of controls to your asset, such as touch, swipe, keyboard buttons, and mouse controls.

For details on how to add a control node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description	Customizable?
Touch		Enables any connected nodes when the entire screen is activated by either the touch or release of a finger, or the click or release of the mouse.	No
Touch Move		Allows the player to change the position of the asset by dragging it across the screen with either a finger or mouse.	Yes
Touch Rotate		Allows the player to change the rotation of the asset by dragging it across the screen with either a finger or mouse.	Yes
Is Touched		Activates any connected nodes immediately when the player clicks or taps the screen.	Yes
Touch Path		Puts the asset on a continuous path moving forward, and allows the asset to be moved from side to side by dragging left or right across the screen using a finger or mouse.	Yes
4-Way Swipe		Allows the player to drag the screen in 4 directions, up, down, left, and right.	Yes
UI Button		Allows the player to click or tap a specified area on the screen to activate any connected nodes.	No
Keyboard Button		Assigns a button on the keyboard to activate any connected nodes.	No
Keyboard Move		Allows the WASD and Arrow keyboard buttons to enable any connected nodes.	No
Mouse Button		Assigns a Mouse Button that will activate any connected nodes.	No
Mouse Move		Allows the movement of the mouse to enable any connected nodes.	No
Mouse Scroll		Allows the scroll wheel of the mouse to enable any connected nodes.	No

Content Nodes

These nodes allow you to define the shape of the selected object or character and add special effects, such as animation, sounds, text, and so on.

For details on how to add a content node to a character or object in a game, see Adding, Editing, and Deleting Nodes.

Node	Icon	Description	Customizable?
3D Model		Defines a 3D mesh that provides a shape to a character or object.	No
Animation		Creates a 2D plane that plays a PNG sequence or displays an image.	No
8 Side Animation		Changes an asset’s 2D animation based on the asset’s direction of movement or the direction it faces in a 3D World.	Yes
Sound		Plays an MP3 file.	No
Label		Allows you to display text inside an asset.	No
Trail		Creates a trail that traces along the asset’s movement path in a scene.	No
Trail 3D		Spawns multiple specified assets that follow behind the controlling asset in a trail.	Yes
Billboard Icon		Shows an image that will always face the camera.	No
Sub Scene		Contains a 3D mesh with a skeleton that can be animated by a Keyframe Animation node.	No
Keyframe Animation		Plays a 3D animation for a connected Sub Scene node.	No

Steam Store Settings

The settings below are part of the General Project Settings that you need to define when exporting your game.

Google Play Store Settings

The settings below are part of the General Project Settings that you need to define when exporting your game.