Logic Editor

The Logic Editor provides the main method of setting up and editing the game logic for the various actors (i.e. objects) that make up the game. The logic for the objects which are currently selected in the associated 3D View are displayed as logic bricks, which are shown as a table with three columns, showing sensors, controllers, and actuators, respectively. The links joining the logic bricks conduct the pulses between sensor-controller and controller-actuator.

To give you a better understanding of the Logic Editor, the image below shows a typical editor content in which the major components have been labeled. We will look at each one individually.

The different parts of the Logic Editor.

1) Property Region, 2) Object Name, 3a) Links, 3b) Link socket, 4) Sensor column, 5) Controller Column, 6) Actuator Column.

Main view

Object Name

This box shows the name of the object which owns the logic bricks below.

Links

Links (3A) indicate the direction of logical flow between objects. Link lines are drawn by LMB dragging from one Link socket (3B) to another. Links can only be drawn from Sensors to Controllers, or from Controllers to Actuators. You cannot directly link Sensors to Actuators; likewise, Actuators cannot be linked back to Sensors (however, special actuator and sensor types are available to provide these connections).

Sending nodes (the black circles found on the right-hand side of Sensors and Controllers) can send to multiple Reception nodes (the white circles found on the left-hand side of Controllers and Actuators). Reception nodes can likewise receive multiple links.

Links can be created between logic bricks belonging to different objects. To delete a link between two nodes, LMB drag between the two nodes.

Sensor Column

This column contains a list of all sensors owned by the active object (and any other selected objects). New sensors for the active object are created using the “Add Sensor” button. For a more in-depth look at the content, layout and available operations in this area, see Sensors.

Controller Column

This column contains a list of all controllers owned by the active object (and any other selected objects). New controllers for the active object are created using the “Add Controller” button, together with the creation of states for the active object. For a more in-depth look at the content, layout, and available operations in this area, see Controllers.

Actuator Column

This column contains a list of all actuators owned by the active object (and any other selected objects). New actuators for the active object are created using the “Add Actuator” button. For a more in-depth look at the content, layout, and available operations in this area, see Actuators.

Property Region

Game properties are like variables in other programming languages. They are used to save and access data associated with an object. Several types of properties are available. Properties are declared by clicking the Add Game Property button in this region. For a more in-depth look at the content, layout and available operations in this region, see Properties.