The ? button
A short illustrated guide built into NutHouse, one click away in the toolbar. And the ๐ก line at the top of every settings dialog, which explains the rule you are about to make.
How to open it
- Press ? in the toolbar. Its tooltip says How NutHouse works.
- Or press โ/, or choose Help โ How NutHouse Works.
- Scroll through. Press ร or Esc to close it.
What is in it
| Levels ๐บ๏ธ ยท Sprites & backgrounds ๐ง ยท Movements ๐ ยท Layers ๐๏ธ | The pieces a game is made from. |
|---|---|
| 3D levels ๐ง ยท Big levels, ladders & music โ๏ธ | The bigger kinds of level. |
| Events: Whenโฆ Doโฆ ๐ ยท Only the coin you touched ๐ฏ ยท Red events happen once ๐ด ยท Event tricks & groups ๐ช | How rules work, and the two ideas people most often get wrong. |
| Gravity โฌ๏ธ ยท Saving, high scores & two players ๐ | Settings for the whole game. |
| Simple, Advanced, Expert ๐๏ธ ยท Saving & sharing ๐ค | Modes, files and web pages. |
The ๐ก lines
Every condition and action in NutHouse has one sentence that says what it does. You see it in three places.
- Hover over a test in the condition picker. The footer shows โ{name}: {sentence}โ, and says โ(red: happens once)โ for the red ones.
- Hover over an action in a cell's menu.
- At the top of every settings dialog, after a ๐ก.
For example, the sentence for Collides with another object is the one shown here:
Collides with another objectThe same sentences are in this help centre, in the How to read these pages pages, so you can read them all in one go.
Other help inside NutHouse
| The green movement banner | Under Movement on the right: โMoves by itself: โฆโ or โNo movement: โฆโ. |
|---|---|
| Toasts | Short messages at the bottom, like โAdded Slimeโ or โCopied it. Press โV to paste.โ They vanish after three seconds. |
| Tooltips | Hover over any toolbar button for its name and shortcut. |
| ๐ Teach me | In the play bar. When two things touch and no rule says what happens, NutHouse stops and asks you. |
