User:Allen Kerensky/Myriad Lite Preview 5/Character Creator

= Myriad Lite Character Creator =

The Myriad Lite Character Creator is a 12-prim custom pose stand with clickable buttons and hovertext display prims.

IMPORTANT: Perform the following steps only AFTER all 3 Servers (CSV, Template, and Region Settings) are complete and running.

Setup

 * 1) Make a platform. This will be your root prim.
 * 2) Make a button prim named PREV CATEGORY.
 * 3) Make a display prim named SHOW CATEGORY to show the current category as hovertext.
 * 4) Make a button prim named NEXT CATEGORY
 * 5) Make a button prim named PREV ITEM.
 * 6) Make a display prim named SHOW ITEM to show the current item in the current category as hovertext.
 * 7) Make a button prim named NEXT ITEM.
 * 8) Make a button prim named SELL ITEM.
 * 9) Make a display prim named SHOW POINTPOOL to show the points left in the current point pool.
 * 10) Make a button prim named BUY ITEM.
 * 11) Make a button prim named RESET.
 * 12) Make a button prim named SAVE.
 * 13) Link all the button and display prims in any order to the original pose stand platform prim.
 * 14) Drop in the Myriad Lite Creator Controller script.
 * 15) Drop in the Myriad Lite Creator Random script. (Currently incomplete but still required by the controller.)
 * 16) Drop in the Myriad Lite Creator Template script. (Currently not functioning in SL, but required by the controller.)
 * 17) Drop in the Myriad Lite Creator Points script.
 * 18) Recompile all scripts in Creator as Mono if needed.

Components

 * Creator Controller - the script controller and core interface
 * Creator Random - Randomly roll up a Myriad Lite Character
 * Creator Template - Characters created from Species, Background/History, and Career templates
 * Creator Points - Characters created using point pools to buy and sell points for all aspects of a characer

Usage
To use the character creator:
 * 1) Stand on the pose platform.
 * 2) Use the NEXT and PREV CATEGORY buttons to choose a part of  your character sheet to edit.
 * 3) Use the NEXT and PREV ITEM buttons to choose a specific item in the current category.
 * 4) Use the BUY ITEM button to buy that item and add it to your character sheet, with points from the current point pool.
 * 5) Use the SELL ITEM button to return a purchased item, remove it from your character sheet, and return the points to the current point pool.
 * 6) When your points are spent, press SAVE to get a print out of your character sheet in the chat window.
 * 7) Use the Stand button to get up from the Character Creator.
 * 8) Use CTRL+H to open the chat history window if needed, and use CUT and PASTE to copy your character sheet text to a notecard.
 * 9) Copy the notecard into your Myriad Lite HUD.
 * 10) Use the /5 reset command in local chat to reset your Myriad Lite HUD and reload your character sheet.