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Creatures 2 Development Articles

This section is specifically for Creatures 2 development resources.

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Tutorials


Creatures 2 Room Editor Tutorial - World Building Basics
What is the world? What is a room? Why are they needed and what do they do?

Creating Agent Art
Although created for Creatures 2, this tutorial could easily be adapted to Creatures 3 agent creation.


PC Tools


Creatures 2 COB Compiler
Make your own COBs with this complier - 319K download.

Creatures 2 Room Editor
The Creatures 2 Room Editor is a powerful tool that allows you to construct your own maps for Creatures 2.

Creatures 2 CAOS Tool
The C2 CAOS tool is a professional quality product - all of the Creatures 2 agents were built by CLabs' Agent Engineers using it!

Creatures 2 Genetics Kit
The Creatures 2 Genetics Kit is the most advanced application available for Creatures 2 today.

Creatures 2 Sprite Workshop
A tool for creating S16 sprite files - essential for making new objects for distribution as COBs.

Creatures 2 Attachment Editor
The Attachment Editor allows graphical viewing and editing of Creatures attachment data.


Linux Tools


Sorry, there are no Linux tools available for this title.

Genetics and Biochemistry


Pose gene information
How the 15 character string for the Pose Genes are derived. Applicable to all versions of Creatures.

Creatures 2 COB Compiler
Make your own COBs with this complier - 319K download.

Creatures 2 Allocated Chemicals
There are a limited number of chemical slots. These are currently registered with us, both Creature Labs' and CDN member chemicals.

Creatures 2 Creature Variant Allocation
There are a limited number of variant slots for all 4 potential genus of creature. This lists the ones that have been registered with us.

Creatures 2 Brain Lobe Numbers
Just what the title suggests...

Creatures 2 Biochemistry Decay Rates
The full list of C2 Decay Rates, displayed by "Half Life" decay number.

Miscellaneous Creatures 2 Genetics Information
Image Planes, Sprites and Attachments, Sprite FIle Arrangements, Pose Genes, and the Seven Stages of Norn.

Creatures 2 Genetics Kit
The Creatures 2 Genetics Kit is the most advanced application available for Creatures 2 today.

Creatures 2 Species List
A complete list of all the plants and animals in Creatures 2, their chemical make-up and Latin name.


Agent Engineering


The TARG object
The concept of TARG is an important part of the CAOS language, read up about it here. This article applies equally to all Creatures titles

Creatures 2 In-Game miscellany
Here you will find interesting bits and pieces about the game as shipped.

Creatures 2 Menu Option command values
SYS: CMND allows you to trigger menu option, the meaning of which are explained here.

Creatures 2 CAOS Language Guide
This document describes the commands available in the CAOS language, the language with which you can change, influence and create the inhabitants of Albia.

Creatures 2 Species List
A complete list of all the plants and animals in Creatures 2, their chemical make-up and Latin name.


General System Info


Pose gene information
How the 15 character string for the Pose Genes are derived. Applicable to all versions of Creatures.

Creatures 2 World Engineering Information
Here you will find information about the physical world of Albia; it's rooms, environment and attributes.

Creatures 2 In-Game miscellany
Here you will find interesting bits and pieces about the game as shipped.

The Creatures 2 OLE interface(s)
Bits and pieces that will help you create tools for Creatures 2.

Creatures 2 File Formats
The low-down on the files that are used in Creatures 2.

Altering the Registry
Various registry hacks for Creatures 2.

Creatures 2 Menu Option command values
SYS: CMND allows you to trigger menu option, the meaning of which are explained here.




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