# Scene Node
## Creation
To create a scene node, find (or create) the *GameName/Resources/GameName/SceneNode* folder in the project tab and right click. Choose *Create > AnyRPG > SceneNodes > SceneNode*.
## Properties
#### Scene File
| Name | Description |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Use Regional File | If true, look for the resource description with the same name as the resource, plus the string 'Scene' and use the *Display Name* field as the file name. |
| Scene File | The name of the scene file, without a path, as it is found in the Unity Build Settings. |
#### Scene Audio
| Name | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Day Ambient Sounds Profile | The name of an [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) that contains a link to an audio clip to play in the background during the day while the scene is active. |
| Day Ambient Sounds Audio | A link to an audio clip to play in the background during the day while the scene is active. This will override any [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) chosen. |
| Night Ambient Sounds Profile | The name of an [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) that contains a link to an audio clip to play in the background during the night while the scene is active. |
| Night Ambient Sounds Audio | A link to an audio clip to play in the background during the night while the scene is active. This will override any [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) chosen. |
| Background Music Profile | The name of an [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) that contains a link to an audio clip to be used as the background music when this scene is loaded. |
#### Movement Audio
| Name | Description |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Movement Loop Profile Name | The name of an [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) that contains a link to an audio clip to be used as the movement loop (footstep loop) when this scene is loaded. |
| Movement Hit Profile Name | The name of The name of an [Audio Profile](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/audio-profile) that contains a link to an audio clip to be used as the footstep hit sounds when this scene is loaded. |
| Foot Step Profiles | A list of audio profiles containing footstep sounds to play in response to `FootStep()` animation events, depending on what terrain layer the character is moving on. The list index is matched to the terrain layers index. Eg: list item one will be played when the character is over terrain layer one. |
#### Scene Options
| Name | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Allow Mount | If true, the character can ride a mount in this scene. |
| Suppress Character Spawn | If true, the player will not be automatically spawned when this scene is loaded. |
| Suppress Main Camera | If true, the main camera will not active when this scene is loaded. This is useful if the scene will be used for a [Cutscene](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/cutscene) and there is already a [Cutscene](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/cutscene) camera in the scene. |
| Auto Play Cutscene Name | The name of a [Cutscene](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/cutscene) to play automatically when this scene is loaded. |
#### Environmental Settings
| Name | Description |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Environment State Names | The names of [Environment State Profiles](https://docs.anyrpg.org/scriptable-objects/environment-state-profile) that can apply to this scene. |
#### Time Of Day Settings
| Name | Description |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sun Rotation Mode | None
Do not rotate the sun.
Sun
Rotate the sun. Best if the skybox already includes a sun.
Parent
Rotate the gameobject that is the parent of the sun. Best if the sun is a physical object in the scene.
|
| Use Default Sun Angle | If true, the default sun angle from the System Configuration Manager will be used instead of the value below. |
| Sun Angle | The number of degrees around the X axis that the sun will be rotated compared to world space. 0 is pointing directly North, 90 is pointing straight down (directly over the player head), 180 is pointing directly South. |
| Rotate Sun Color | If true, the color of light the sun emits will be changed over time. |
| Use Default Sun Gradient | If true, the Sun Gradient from the System Configuration Manager will be used instead of the gradient below. |
| Sun Gradient | A color gradient to use for the sun color. The ends represent midnight, and the center is noon. The alpha value controls sun light intensity and skybox blending. |
| Blended Skybox | If true, the skybox is assumed to be using the BlendedSkybox shader, and will change based on the alpha property of the sunGradient over time. |
| Rotate Skybox | If true, the skybox will be rotated as time passes. |
| Skybox Rotation Offset | The offset rotation required to position the skybox so the sun is in the correct position at midnight. |
| Reverse Skybox Rotation | If true, the skybox will be rotated counter clockwise. This should be used for sun angles between 0 and 90 degrees. |
#### Weather Settings
| Name | Description |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Min Weather Length | The minimum number of in-game seconds a certain weather type should last for. |
| Max Weather Length | The maximum number of in-game seconds a certain weather type should last for. |
| No Weather Weigh | A weighted value that determines the chance that clear weather will be chosen when the weather changes. |
| Weather Weights | A weighted of list of potential weather that can be chosen when the weather changes.
Weather
A Weather Profile that defines the weather settings.
Weight
A weighted value that determines the chance this weather is chosen.
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