# Level Creation

Some core elements are generally required when creating a new level. These include:

## Level Population
* A new level is created without any assets.

* Be sure to add some meshes so that something is rendered in the level.

## Level Lighting
* Levels are physics based, thus a light source is required to view anything in the level.

* Adding a **Directional Light** from the *Lights* section of the *Modes* panel will render your level.

* Set the **Location** of the directional light to **0, 0, 100** to have the light hover above the level origin.

## Quick Tiling
* When tiling your level with meshes, the process can be sped up for drafting sake.

* Increase the snap size to something relative to the ground tile.

* Duplicate and place new tiles using **Alt + Left Click** and drag to the required location.

* Select a number of tiles to duplicate multiple tiles at a time.

## Player Start Location
* Starting the game will result in the character spawning in the corner of the map and possibly infinitely falling if no tiles are present at that location.

* Add a **Player Start** from the *Modes* panel.

* Change the **Location** of the player start to **[0, 0, 100]** to have the spawn point at the level origin.

## Sky Lighting
* Meshes are currently being rendered, but the sky is still filled with darkness.

* Add an **Atmospheric Fog** from the *Modes* panel to illuminate the sky.

* Set the **Location** of the atmospheric fog to **[0, 0, 300]** to have the fog source hover above the level origin.

## Sun Lighting
* Currently, the sun is seen to be lying on the horizon in the distance.

* The sun can be controlled by attached it to the directional light in the level.

* Select the **Directional Light** from the *World Outliner*.

* Search for **Fog** in the *Details Panel Search* bar.

* Check the box for **Atmosphere / Fog Sun Light**.

* The fog colour show now change to the sky light colour.

* The sun spot can now be rotated to cast shadows in the level.

## Reflection Capture
* A realistic reflection profile needs to be present within the level.

* Add a **Sphere Reflection Capture** from the *Modes* panel.

* Set the **Location** to **[0, 0, 500]** to hover the reflection capture above the level origin.

* Select the **Build** dropdown then select **Build Reflection Captures**.

## Mesh Addition
* The level is now ready for meshes to be added and the level design to be realised.

* Be sure to make use of *Filters* in the content browser to easily identify all available meshes within the project.