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Added • **XInput gamepad support** in Walk Mode — plug in any Xbox-compatible controller; no external dependencies (uses Windows ctypes) • Left stick controls movement (camera-relative), RT or RB to run, B button to stop Walk Mode • Keyboard and gamepad work simultaneously — no need to choose one or the other • Gamepad status shown in the Walk Mode panel: "Gamepad connected" or "No gamepad detected (keyboard only)" • **Tile Events system** — place RPG Maker events directly in Blender using Empties; each event has structured fields per type (Transition, NPC, Item, etc.) • Events live in a dedicated `Events` collection; viewport overlay draws event tiles over the 3D scene • Cursor tile readout shows which tile the mouse is hovering over in real time • Snap to grid operator — snaps selected Empties to the nearest tile center automatically • Event data exports to a sidecar JSON alongside the map file • **Multi-Map System** — each Blender scene is one RPG Maker map; switch maps by switching scenes • Maps section added to the top of the Scene tab: picker, New, Archive/Restore, Delete • Map picker reads `MapInfos.json` and shows which maps already have a Blender scene and which don't • Switching to a map that has no scene auto-creates one with settings copied from the current scene • Archive/Restore — soft-hides a map from the list without deleting anything (reversible) • Delete map — confirm dialog with optional checkbox to also remove `MapXXX.json`, its `MapInfos.json` entry, and associated model files • Walking into a Transition event tile during Walk Mode automatically switches to the target scene and teleports the character to the arrival tile • Object names are now map-qualified (`R3ST_Pivot_Town`, `R3ST_Camera_Town`, etc.); existing `.blend` files with legacy bare names (`R3ST_Pivot` etc.) continue to work Changed • **Tab order** now matches the actual workflow: Setup → Room → Tilesets → Tag Geometry → Export → Preview • **Tab strip** shows numbered tooltips on hover: "1 · Setup" through "6 · Preview" • **Labels rewritten** throughout to plain English — key renames: `Tile px` → `Pixels per Tile`, `Persp Collection` → `Characters Collection`, `Speed` → `Walk Speed`, `Active Tiles` → `Active Tile Slots`, `Plugin FOV` → `RPG Maker FOV`, `Decimals` → `Export Precision`, `Render Group` → `Render Layer` • **Render Layer items** now use plain-English names: Background (ortho), Default (ortho), Characters (persp), Foreground (ortho) • **Geometry tag readout** cleaned up: `Sheet B · tile 0,0 · Default (ortho) · .glb` • Status and error messages rewritten for clarity throughout — Camera rig, Characters collection, Walk Mode hints • **Room Size / Room Generation** renamed to **Map Size / Map Generation** throughout Removed • **Preview Pipeline Info box** (Pass 1 / Pass 2 developer notes) — was noise, not useful day-to-day

Added • **Geometry tagging overhaul** — new instant-tag buttons in basic mode: **BG**, **Default**, **FG**, **Collision** — one click tags and renames selected objects with no dialog • **Auto-prefix naming** — tagged objects are automatically renamed with a layer prefix: `BG_`, `Default_`, `FG_`, `CHR_`, `Collision_` — prefix is visible in the outliner and drives export bundling • **Auto-bundle from prefix** — objects with the same prefix export together (e.g. all `FG_*` objects → `FG.glb`); no manual export group field needed • **Numbered render group variants** — prefix `FG1_`, `FG2_` etc. creates separate bundles (`FG1.glb`, `FG2.glb`) within the same render layer [3] • **A5 consolidation** — all render layer anchor tiles moved to Sheet A5: Room `.obj` → A5 col 0 r0, Collision → A5 col 1 r0, BG → A5 col 2 r0, Default → A5 col 3 r0, FG → A5 col 4 r0 • **Collision auto-collection** — tagging objects as Collision automatically moves them to a `Collision` collection; AABB walk-test reads from there • **Tile grid picker** — clickable grid popup in Advanced mode for selecting col/row; live readout shows currently selected cell • **Scene Bundles readout** — bottom of Geometry tab shows all current bundles, object counts, and export format at a glance • **Combined Render + Walk button** — single button starts Continuous Render and Walk Mode together; ESC stops both simultaneously • **Render group numbers in Advanced mode** — enum items now show `[0]`–`[3]` alongside layer names for quick reference • **Reference popup expanded** — full A5 slot map (col 0–4), bundle naming rules, render group docs, and sheet guide added to the `?` info popup Changed • **Export group field removed** from Geometry tab — bundling is now fully automatic based on object name prefix • **Instant-tag button labels** include tile hint: `BG · A5 c2 r0`, `Default · A5 c3 r0`, etc. • **Coordinate notation** standardized to `col X, row Y` throughout all readouts and popups • **Camera status** in Preview tab now only shows an error box when the rig or Characters collection is missing; no status box when everything is ready • **Tile opacity slider** moved into Advanced section of Scene tab, placed under the Generate Tile Images button • **Default tileset generation** simplified — generates A5 only in basic mode (all sheets only in Advanced) • **Legend removed** from basic-mode geometry buttons — moved into the `?` reference popup instead

Added • **Walk Mode** — new mode in the Preview panel; press **Start Walk Mode** to control a `_character` object directly in Blender's 3D viewport • WASD moves the character relative to the camera angle — W always pushes into the screen regardless of yaw • Q / E move up and down on world Z for testing ramps and stairs • Hold **Shift** to run (snaps to max speed); Speed slider controls walk speed • Press **ESC** to exit — character stays where you left it • Camera pivot tracks the character live so the rendered view pans with you • AABB collision: add a `Collision` collection with wall/floor meshes and the character slides along surfaces; collision is optional • Character identified by naming any object `_character` (case-insensitive) — no collection setup needed • Continuous Render and Walk Mode now work together — ortho background re-renders live as you move (~20fps) Fixed • Continuous Render previews were coming out very dark in Blender 5.0 due to the AgX default color profile — renders now display at correct brightness regardless of active view transform

## [0.1.0] - 2026-04-11 ### Added - Initial release - Blender addon for pre-rendered background export - RPG Maker MZ plugin for background management

Part 3 - The Hub, More Tech Ported the scene into Blender and switch over to hyperfy.io

Part 2 - The Hub, The Tech Lots of experimentation trying to see if I could splice together a 3D website with networking capabilities.

Another side hobby of trying to explore the possibilities of a website (browser game) with networking, social and different control scheme capabilities. In this vid I go over what inspired this project.

What you find behind the door №3.