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API ReferenceGE Extensionseditor

Editor Preferences

Main preferences window - manages all editor preference categories with search, import/export, and reset.

Main preferences window - manages all editor preference categories with search, import/export, and reset.

Overview

Renders the Preferences window with a left-side category list, search/filter, per-category import/export/reset, and value editing via valueInspector. Also registers core preference categories: general, camera, and ui.

Public Functions

FunctionSignatureDescription
M.onEditorGui()Renders the full preferences window with page list, filter, and value editors
M.onExtensionLoaded()No-op placeholder
M.onEditorInitialized()Registers the window, sets up valueInspector, creates page sorting
M.onSerialize(state)Saves current category name
M.onDeserialized(state)Restores current category name
M.onEditorRegisterPreferences(prefsRegistry)Registers general, camera, ui categories with all their preferences
M.onEditorPreferenceValueChanged(path, value)Applies UI scale, camera speed, and smoothness changes in real-time
M.onEditorDeactivated()Resets UI scale to 1, optionally switches to game camera
M.onEditorActivated()Applies the editor UI scale

Core Preference Categories

general.internal (hidden)

PreferenceTypeDefaultDescription
cleanExitbooltrueTracks if game exited properly
lastLevelstring""Last edited level

ui.general

PreferenceTypeDefaultDescription
scalefloat0.92Global UI scale (0.4–3)
dpiAwareboolfalseMultiply scale by system DPI
iconButtonSizefloat28Toolbar icon button size
enableVehicleControlsbooltrueAllow driving while editor is active
useSlidersInInspectorboolfalseUse sliders instead of +/- buttons

camera.general

PreferenceTypeDefaultDescription
freeCameraMoveSpeedfloat30Camera move speed (1–100)
smoothCameraMovebooltrueNewtonian camera movement damping
freeCameraMoveSmoothnessfloat0.3Move smoothness (0–1)

Features

  • Search/Filter: Real-time text filter across all preference items
  • Import/Export: Per-category JSON file import/export
  • Reset: Per-category and global reset-to-defaults with confirmation
  • "All" page: Shows every category on one page
  • Copy Preference Path: Right-click context menu copies the pref path to clipboard

Notes

  • editor.showPreferences(categoryName) opens preferences to a specific category.
  • editor.updatePreferencePages() refreshes the page list after new categories are registered.
  • UI scale changes are applied via imguiUtils.changeUIScale().

See Also

  • Editor AI Tests - Related reference
  • Editor AI Visualization - Related reference
  • Editor – Assembly Spline Tool - Related reference
  • World Editor Guide - Guide

Prefab Instance Editor

Inspector header extension for PrefabInstance objects - shows template match status and apply/override controls.

Race / Path Editor

Main editor tool for creating and editing race paths - manages pathnodes, segments, start positions, track layout, time trial metadata, and testing.

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OverviewPublic FunctionsCore Preference Categoriesgeneral.internal (hidden)ui.generalcamera.generalFeaturesNotesSee Also