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Editor Usage Guide

Overview

The Nebula Editor is a built-in tool for live game editing, debugging, and prototyping.

Viewport Navigation

Input Action
Middle mouse drag Pan viewport
Scroll wheel Zoom in/out
Right-click drag Orbit camera (3D)
F Focus on selected entity

Entity Editing

Scene Hierarchy

The entity tree shows all entities in the current scene. Drag to re-parent, right-click for context menu.

Inspector Panel

Select an entity to view and edit its components:

  • Add/remove components via the "Add Component" button
  • Edit component properties in real-time
  • Transform gizmos for position, rotation, scale

Creating Entities

// Editor context menu actions are generated automatically
// from registered component types

Project Management

Project Structure

MyProject/
├── assets/       # Textures, audio, fonts
├── scenes/       # .scene files
├── prefabs/      # .prefab files
├── scripts/      # Game scripts
└── project.json  # Project configuration

Project Settings

  • Resolution and aspect ratio
  • Default scene
  • Asset paths
  • Build configuration

Debugging Tools

Console

Open with ~ key. Supports:

  • Lua/script execution
  • Variable inspection
  • Command history

Profiler

Real-time performance metrics:

  • FPS counter
  • Draw call count
  • Memory usage
  • System update times

Debug Draw

Toggle visualizations:

  • Physics colliders
  • Spatial partition boundaries
  • Light influence areas
  • Pathfinding nodes

Log Viewer

Filterable log output with severity levels:

  • Info (white)
  • Warning (yellow)
  • Error (red)

Hot Reloading

The editor supports hot-reloading for:

  • Textures and sprites
  • Audio files
  • Shader programs
  • Script files

Simply modify a file in the assets folder and the editor will detect the change.