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HELIX's Tooling Ecosystem#

Iterative Feature

The Launcher and Studio workflow is relatively new, and more features are being added consitently. Expect more changes and improvements here soon!

  • HELIX Studio (Studio) is a UE5 plug-in for more advanced developers to import custom assets and develop highly sophisticated experiences. Unleash the full power of UE5 and create assets and worlds with the highest fidelity of graphics and gameplay.

  • In combination with the HELIX Launcher (Launcher), you will have all the tools you need to create fantastic roleplaying worlds and experiences.

Studio#

HELIX adds functions for the most common use cases, allowing you to make an RP game far quicker and easier (e.g. asset cooking, code linking, hot reload, etc.).

Full Studio Feature List

World#

Studio World

  • Start VS Code: Initiates Visual Studio Code within the Package folder.
  • Regenerate Placeholder: Refreshes the placeholder file located in the package.
  • Server Hot Reload: When enabled, the plugin checks for changes in the package file and automatically performs a hot reload within the editor.
  • Publish
    • All: Cooks and publishes both the world asset and package.
    • Package: Only publishes the package.

Asset#

Studio Assets

  • Open Creator Exchange: Display the creator exchange where assets created by other users can be imported into the project.
  • Import Asset: Allows users to import asset packs that have been downloaded.
  • New Package: Initiates the creation of a new server package.
  • New Asset Pack: Initiates the creation of a new asset pack.
  • New Item: Initiates the creation of a new item.
  • Publish Asset: Cooks and uploads to the HUB a specified asset pack.

Launcher#

The Launcher also includes some key functionality, notably:

  • Access to the Add-on Vault(1)
  • Easily launch new/old projects, start standalone severs, and more
  1. The Add-on Vault is a central repository of shared assets that contains everything you need to build your worlds and RP servers. Discover thousands of add-ons and mods from maps, characters, vehicles, weapons, Lua scripts to entire game modes!

Iterative Feature

The Launcher especially is quite new - so definitely expect more changes and improvements here soon! Other existing features should be self-explanatory.

Next Steps#