Simple, Advanced and Expert

Three modes change how much NutHouse shows you. Nothing you make is ever hidden, so you can switch whenever you like.

Chocobreak โ€” NutHouse
Chocobreak open in Simple mode: a short properties panel with only the main settings
Simple mode shows the main pieces and nothing else.

What the modes mean

SimpleJust the main pieces. Great for starting out. The tutorial works in Simple mode.
AdvancedMore events, movements and objects. Racing cars, 3D levels, paths, spawners that wander, and more rules in the picker.
ExpertEverything: formulas, values, switches and groups. Any number can be a formula like Score + 10.
Chocobreak โ€” NutHouse
The Events tab of Chocobreak in Expert mode, with every column and option showing
The same game in Expert mode. The rules are the same; there is more to pick from.

How to change mode

  1. Click Simple, Advanced or Expert in the toolbar. (It is also in the View menu, and on the Welcome screen.)
  2. That is it. Your game is exactly the same. Only the menus and panels changed.

What Simple hides

In Simple mode you will not see: + 3D level; the Counter, Health bar and Text box kinds; the Racing car, First-person, Follows a path and Follows the mouse movements; 3D walls; the ฦ’x formula helper; Speeding up and Slowing down; Waits for โ€œStart movingโ€; the Groups field; extra lines in a Text object; Looks like on a Button; Works in every level; the picture makers; and Faster when moving faster.

Only Expert shows: On when the level starts, the sprite editor's Hot spot and Action point, 32 directions, values and switches, and turning groups on and off.

Groups, comments, layers and search are in every mode.

Still stuck?

Try the Chocobreak tutorial, open a sample game and read its rules, or look at the questions people ask.