Overview

This window is the most important one in visual scripting. Here, you can create networks of blocks and links that will define your scripted behaviour. Blocks can be selected by clicking on them and re-positioned via arrow buttons or dragging.

You can move the Toolbar by Drag & Drop.

Icon	Description
	Open Visual Script.
	Save the current script.
	Zoom to Fit will fit all scripts into the viewport.
	Choose a link display style.
	Keep links – this is very useful and important. When you copy a block by holding Shift + drag, all links from the original block are retained in the new block.
	Move tree. Moves the entire block chain that is connected to the block you're dragging.
	Hide links.
	Undo operation.
	Redo operation.
	Add breakpoints to links. A connection with a breakpoint should turn red.
	Remove breakpoints from connections.
	Allows you to show/hide windows.

Status Bar

You can enable/disable the Status Bar by RMB near the Toolbar.

lower left corner – Calculator.
next to the left corner – when you saved the last time.
lower right corner – Blocks Selected.Shows how many blocks you have selected.

RMB Utils

RMB Utils For Empty Places

Add	Add a block.
Group	You can group your blocks into one single group. Additionally, you can set the name of your group in its property. There are two options: Add Group... Keep in mind that you need to leave some empty space between block groups. Add From Selected...
Export	All Export all blocks from the current script. Selected... Export the selected blocks from the current script.
Import...	Import the necessary script to your current script.
Zoom To Fit	Will fit all scripts into the viewport.
Add Selected Entity	Allows you to reference objects in the scene.
Add Selected Entity Name	Allows you to reference objects in the scene by name.
Select Object	Select the current script in the scene.

RMB Utils For Block In\Out

Begin Link	The input that starts the link.
End Link	The output that ends the link.
Select Links	Highlight links attached to the current block.
Connect Selected	Connect links from the selected blocks.

RMB Utils for blocks

Copy/Paste Properties	Copy or paste properties the fields of which match.
Copy/Paste Links	Copy or paste links. If you want to copy all links, you need to click the header of the block: If you want to copy a link, you need to click the necessary link in the block and paste it into another block, clicking the correct place:
Change Type...	You can change the block's type.
Edit Hint...	Edit the hint for the selected block. The hints' storage is located here: *tools/editor/meta/props_metadata.lua*
Log Link To Clipboard	Copy the link on the block to clipboard.

RMB Utils For Refs

Select Entity(-ies) In Scene	Select the highlighted ref in the scene.
Select Entity In Scene and Zoom	Select and zoom the highlighted ref in the scene.
Mark As Primary Target	Put a marker on a ref.
Link to Primary Target	Link to your marked ref.
Assign Selected Entity	Set a ref to the selected scene object.

RMB Utils For Blocks-Subscripts

Promote Exposeds	If you are at the top level of the script, you can take out exposeds of this subscript that belong to a higher level in the object.
Refresh Subscript	Refresh the only highlighted subscript.
Change Template...	Change the template to another type.
Export	All... Export all blocks from the current subscript. Selected... Export selected blocks from the current subscript.

RMB Utils For Blocks-Signals

Show Signal References...

Shows a list of mentions of the signal on the level.

On this page:

General Shortcuts:

Adding VS-blocks
Save current script	Ctrl+S
Zoom to Fit	A
Undo operation	CTRL+Z
Redo operation	CTRL+Y
Next tab	Ctrl+Tab
Previous tab	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Close the tab	Ctrl+W
Subtract	Decrease Zoom
Add	Increase Zoom
Delete	Delete Selection
begin link, end link	Alt+Click
Zoom to fit selected	Home
Allow to choose object in the scene which has script from the current tab	double LMB to tab
Copy the selected block in Slack	Ctrl+Alt+C
Paste the selected block from Slack	Ctrl+Alt+V
triggers/startgame	[
logic/delay	D
locker easy	L+LMB shift+L+LMB
locker heavy	shift+L+LMB ctrl+L+LMB
signal	S
zone/player	Z+LMB

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