QBEH-1 level editor arrives (at last!)
I very much enjoyed playing QBEH-1, which we reviewed on it’s release last year. A relaxing 3D puzzle game – with some moments of vertigo and related tension – it involved progressing though several worlds, sometimes jumping from point to point but more often using various collected blocks in imaginative ways.
At the time a level editor had been mentioned, and at times since then; an update today has finally added it, allowing players to create – and more importantly, share – their own designs.
Specifically, the features of the editor are described thus:
- Create levels using similar (world) styles found in the game
- Mix and match styles from multiple themes in one level
- Add doors, switch activated doors, moving platforms, fans and more
- Add special cubes (basic, energy, gravity and force)
- Add geometry blocks such as walls and floors with different styles
- Move, resize and rotate objects (only geometry blocks are resizable)
- Change lighting and add light cubes as light sources
- Change skybox
- Select your background music from tracks available in the game
- Test levels right in the editor
- Share levels through Steam Workshop
- Play levels made by others
Part of me does wonder whether the game’s community will still be as focused as it might have been nearer to its release; but there is hope for seeing great creativity appearing, adding extra life to one of the most pleasant games I’ve encountered in recent years.
QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube is available for PC and Mac via Steam