Making a Home Base

The moon is ready to be inhabited. The atmosphere is not breathable by humans so there will need to be containment and suitable living quarters for visitors.

Overview

This lesson will focus on adding objects from Core Content to quickly build. Tilesets will be introduced to show how to easily piece together a building.

Building a Glass Dome

The lunar community will need a way to breathe so it will be vital to build a glass dome promptly. An Inverted Sphere is a useful object in Core Content to encapsulate players inside a sphere and have transparency from the outside.

Add Inverted Sphere

Open the Core Content window. Search for inverted sphere and drag the Sphere – Inverted mesh into the scene window. Then move it to be in the center of the crater.

Scale the Sphere

Selected the Sphere – Inverted object in the Hierarchy and then open the Properties window. Set the Scale property to X 300 Y 300 Z 300.

Add Bubble Material

With the sphere’s Properties window still open, set the Base Material property to Bubble material.

Adjust the Glass Dome

Resize and move the inverted sphere until it looks just right.

Building a Scifi Building

With the community now safe to travel inside the glass dome, it’s time to start making some buildings. In Core Content, there are tilesets that allow creators to construct finished looking products but with easy-to-use snapping.

Find the Sci-fi Tilesets

Open the Core Content window and expand the 3D Objects section. Then expand the Tilesets subsection and select the Sci-fi category.

There are many objects that can be used to build sci-fi buildings. There are templates of objects grouped together such as a working door.

Add the Scifi Building Template

From Core Content, drag and drop the Sci-fi Base 01 Template into the scene. This is an example of how creators can use tilesets to construct a building.

Constructing a Room

Now that there’s a main building, it’s time to make a room for yourself!

Find an Opening

There are a couple exterior doors that are suitable for expansion. Choose an opening for your room to branch out from.

Create a Group

In the Hierarchy, right click the Sci-fi Base 01 Template and select Deinstance Template. Right click Sci-fi Base 01 Template again and select New Group. Name the group Room 01.

Build a Room

Using the Sci-fi Tileset objects in the Core Content window, build a room. Make sure to add the objects to the new group Room 01 to keep the Hierarchy organized.

Summary

The moon base is looking a lot more liveable!

Core Content has a plethora of objects to make any environment feel like home. If you want, add some more objects like chairs, tables, or foliage to fill in the building.