Creating game items

There are currently 4 types of items in the engine:

• Item : Quest or key items, they can’t be used from the inventory
• Weapon: Regular weapon that can be equipped
• Reloadable Weapon: This is a weapon that requires some type of ammo
• Ammo: Ammo for a specific weapon
• HealthKit: Object that restores player health

You can create new item data by right clicking on the Project view on the folder you want it to be created. All  types described above are available in the menu Create/HorrorEngine/Items

All Items have following properties:

• Image: Icon used when picked up and in the inventory
• Name and description
• Inventory Action: This determines how the item will be used from the Inventory. “None” will make the item non-usable from the inventory.
• Flags: Different flags can be selected to specify the item behaviour in different scenearios
  • Bulkable: Indicated the item will be packed in the inventory and showing an amount number
  • Consume on Use: Used to indicate if the object has to be removed from the Inventory when it’s used.

If you want to create items with any other use, you can create a new class extending the class ItemData and override the method OnUse. Check the class HealthKitData for an example.

Adding items to the player inventory

Items can be added to the initial player inventory by adding them to the GameManager ItinialInventory list (located in the HECommon prefab)

Similarly, you can add ammo to the different weapons by using the InitialAmmo list