Beginner

[fluffy]

We are new to this game. Is there a basic introduction? Do we need a special computer? On our screen we can't move around the room - we just get a static view of the room. How do we move around the room? Sorry this is a basic question - we have searched for guides and intro videos but can't find any. How do you get started with this game - thanks.

[vectorinteractive]

Heya! We had contact through mail, I'll copy the reply here for others to see as well:

There's no tutorial / introduction yet as the game is still under heavy construction. The reason is that with updates the spended time to create a tutorial would become invalid whenever things change. But expect one whenever Marble World will go into full release.

As for the current state of the game, you don't need a special computer for it, as long as you have the minimum specs (available on the steam page) you should be alright!
You should be able to move around the room with the WASD keys and look around using the right mouse button. As for getting marbles, you can click on the Marble Spawner button in roughly the bottom left corner of your screen, click on one of the 2 icons and then move your mouse into the room. Whenever you click you'll place down a spawner. Now by pressing F (or press one of the buttons on the spawner) marbles should be spawning in the world!

[Tricky Nicky]

Can I recommend a splash screen on start-up showing basic controls? I understand not wanting to create a complex tutorial at this point, but I'm found navigation to be particularly difficult the first time I launched the game.

[vectorinteractive]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll see if i can add a small overview

[Jehtblack23]

yeah, looking for basic controls as well. so far i can make track and move around the room, but don't know how to delete track or even activate the marble spawn flap so the marbles can go. something that could identify controls would be fantastic.

[CapeFury]

How do I activate the gate? for the starter gate

[TheQuackinator4]

Originally posted by CapeFury:

How do I activate the gate? for the starter gate

If you mean the start track that spawns marbles that can raise/lower to release them, there are 3 coloured buttons on the side of the piece, one spawns the marbles, one raises the gate and the other lowers it. Atm I don't have the game open but you should be able to find the button.

There are also hotkeys that can raise/lower all gates at once, though since I use a foreign keyboard, I'm not sure what the button symbol will have for your keyboard. You can find the hotkeys in the settings menu.

[water_consumer82]

i am a beginner to. how can u deselect?

[R3DSH1RTS]

Originally posted by jwalker187:

i am a beginner to. how can u deselect?

esc

[Rumpsteak]

Beginners here too. 8yo loves your Youtube videos, but we're having trouble just getting a basic track made. We have auto-snap selected, but the tracks just don't seem to fit together and we can't move the screen to look and see if they are joined until the marbles disappear through the join.

[vectorinteractive]

Originally posted by Rumpsteak:

Beginners here too. 8yo loves your Youtube videos, but we're having trouble just getting a basic track made. We have auto-snap selected, but the tracks just don't seem to fit together and we can't move the screen to look and see if they are joined until the marbles disappear through the join.

You can hold down the right mouse button to look around, and using the W/A/S/D keys to move around. A tutorial is planned for next month to help you get around Marble World and learning about it :)

(p.s. there is a help page button in the top right corner which covers some basic info for now)

[annv123]

I can't do checkboxes! How do I do them!?

[annv123]

And how can I rotate!? Rotate tool dosen't work!!

[vectorinteractive]

Originally posted by annv123:

And how can I rotate!? Rotate tool dosen't work!!

Does this happen during the tutorial? As far as I know there's no one else with this issue so I'm not sure if it's the game.

[annv123]

Originally posted by vectorinteractive:

Originally posted by annv123:

And how can I rotate!? Rotate tool dosen't work!!

Does this happen during the tutorial? As far as I know there's no one else with this issue so I'm not sure if it's the game.

Is it the game??