Abilities Part Four: Use Cases & Implementation Guide Air Dance
This four-part series guides you through the new Abilities granted by unique items, shows you how to incorporate them into your Experience, and offers tips for creating engaging gameplay with them.
As part of The Sandbox’s Game Maker and Game Client 0.11 update, we’ve introduced three new Abilities Players can equip in-game: Flight, Air Dance, and Double Jump. To help our Creator community understand and implement these exciting features, we’ve launched a four-part series guiding you through each step.
- Abilities Part One: Use Cases & Implementation Guide
- Abilities Part Two: How to Use & Implement Flight
- Abilities Part Three: How to Use & Implement Double Jump
- Abilities Part Four: How to Use & Implement Air Dance
Keep reading to learn all about Air Dance and how you can implement it into your next Experience.
Air Dance Across Surfaces
Air Dance lets you glide effortlessly through the air for a short distance, helping you cross gaps and cover ground with style! By pressing CTRL as you walk, your Avatar will begin to dance across the air as if they were grooving across the dance floor.
Use Cases for Air Dancing Across Surfaces
- Exploration of Large Spaces: Cover vast distances quickly, enabling Pplayers to explore expansive environments, reach distant areas, or access high vantage points.
- Bypassing Difficult Jump Sections: Helps Pplayers navigate challenging jumping puzzles, offering an alternative for those less skilled at complex platforming.
Air Dance Over Gaps
Air Dance also lets players hover over gaps, enabling movement across longer distances than those offered by jump or Double Jump.
Use Cases for Air Dancing Over Gaps
- Hidden Areas: Design secret locations accessible only through Air Dance, encouraging exploration and better opportunities to hide items off the main path.
- Avoiding Difficult Jumps: Provide an alternative to challenging jump sections, making the game more accessible for Pplayers who struggle with platforming.
- Narrative Integration: Incorporate Air Dance into the story, emphasizing its role in traversing the skies. Players can leap from any ledge and hover at any height, opening up possibilities for storytelling and thematic design.
Air Dance Over Environmental Hazards
Air Dance allows Pplayers to hover over lava and environmental hazards, enabling more gameplay options and alternative paths through levels when the ability is active.
Use Cases for Air Dancing Over Environmental Hazards
- Easier Navigation: Bypass traps or hover across large gaps, providing smoother traversal and more strategic movement.
- Hidden Areas: Access previously inaccessible locations where hidden items or secrets await discovery.
- Puzzle Mechanics: Incorporate challenges where players must hover over the correct path or avoid touching specific areas, adding depth to puzzle design.
Unleash Your Creativity with Abilities
By utilizing the new Abilities, you can introduce new ways for players to interact with your 3D environment, adding layers of interactivity and immersion to your experiences. Whether enhancing movement with Flight and Double Jump or adding festive elements with Air Dance, these features elevate your worlds and deepen player engagement.
Get started today and explore the transformative potential of Abilities in shaping your creations in The Sandbox.
