Supported nodes

This page covers all supported nodes / what each object type in OS does

If there is some type of node / a property of a node which is not currently supported, but you want it, voice your wishes either on GitHub, or in the #world-editing channel on the modding discord

Entity

• All Entity type nodes support Entity Instance Data editing (Changing any component's value)

• Related guides: Devices

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In Engine)
Entity Template	Spawns an entity from a given .ent file. Appearance is configurable.	---	worldEntityNode
Entity Record	Spawns an entity from a given TweakDB record. Must be used for vehicles.	Movement update is slow, does not spawn if player is not standing on the ground.	worldPopulationSpawnerNode
Device	Same as Entity Template, but allows defining device connections to other entities. Used extensively to handle anything where two or more entities need to be able to communicate.	Connections are not previewed in the editor, only work once converted to native world edit.	worldDeviceNode

Mesh

• Mesh nodes are used for most visible things, as they support scaling, and entities are overkill if nothing else but a visible mesh is needed

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In Engine)
Static Mesh	Places a static mesh, from a given .mesh file. Does not have any collision, but has an option to generate a fitting collider shape.	---	worldMeshNode
Rotating Mesh	Same as Static Mesh, but allows defining an axis and speed around which it will rotate.	---	worldRotatingMeshNode
Cloth Mesh	Same as Static Mesh, but has simulated cloth physics (E.g. Curtains)	Does not have simulated physics until converted to native world edit.	worldClothMeshNode
Dynamic Mesh	Places a mesh with simulated rigid-body physics. Not destructible.	---	worldDynamicMeshNode

Deco

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In Engine)
Decals	Places a decal on the nearest surface, from a given .mi file, scalable and options for alpha and flipping.	---	worldStaticDecalNode
Particles	Plays a particle system, from a given .particle file.	---	worldStaticParticleNode
Effects	Plays an effect, from a given .effect file.	---	worldEffectNode
Static Audio Emitter	Plays a sound from a single point.	---	worldStaticSoundEmitterNode
Water Patch	Places a water patch, with physics / swimmability.	Does not have physics / reactivity until converted to native world edit.	worldWaterPatchNode
Fog Volume	Places a fog volume of variable size.	Sometimes not visible until converted to native world edit, due to light channels.	worldStaticFogVolumeNode

Collision

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In Engine)
Collision Shape	A scalable collision shape, can be a box, capsule or sphere. Options to choose the material, affecting impact effect.	---	worldCollisionNode

Lights

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In Engine)
Static Light	Places a static light of type point, spot or area. Lots of controls, such as color, intensity, angles, EV, flicker settings, radius, shadow / fog settings and more.	---	worldStaticLightNode

AI

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In-Engine)
AI Spot	Defines a spot at which NPCs use a workspot. Must be used together with a community node.	---	worldAISpotNode
Community	A collection of NPCs, with their phases, time periods and assigned spots.	Build must be converted to native world edit before community takes effect	worldCompiledCommunityAreaNode_Streamable

Area

• All area type nodes work the same, requiring an outline to be defined using a group of outline markers

• None of the area nodes functionality (E.g. Restrictions) are previewed, for them to take effect the build needs to be converted to native world edit

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In-Engine)
Outline Marker	Places a marker for an outline. Automatically connects with other outline markers in the same group, to form an outline. The parent group can be used to reference the contained outline.	---	Is not a real node
Trigger Area	General purpose node for an area with an associated trigger. Triggers supported: Interior, Location, Quest Notifier, Prevention, Vehicle Forbidden, Content Block	---	worldTriggerAreaNode
Ambient Area	Trigger used for modifying the soundstage. E.g. Muffling outdoor sounds while in an interior, or playing spatial ambient sounds.	---	worldAmbientAreaNode
Kill Area	Instantly kills the player when inside the area.	---	gameKillTriggerNode
Prevention Free Area	Prevents police from entering the area. Does not clear wanted level.	---	worldPreventionFreeAreaNode
Water Null Area	Removes the underwater effect, and swimmability from the area. Does not remove the water mesh.	---	worldWaterNullAreaNode
Dummy Area	Spawns a dummy area, which can be used for getting an outline for a gameStaticAreaShapeComponent.	---	Is not a real node

Meta

Variant Name	Purpose	Notes	Node Name (In-Engine)
Occluder	Places an occluder of variable size and shape, which will cause anything completely behind it to not be rendered.	---	worldStaticOccluderMeshNode
Reflection Probe	Places a reflection probe of variable size. Can be used to make indoors have appropriate base lighting.	---	worldReflectionProbeNode
Static Marker	Places a static marker node. Useful if you need a NodeRef as a reference point. Usually best placed in an AlwaysLoaded Sector.	---	worldStaticMarkerNode
Spline Point	Places a point of a spline. Automatically connects with other spline points in the same group, to form a path. The parent group can be used to refernce the contained spline.	Works the same way as area outlines.	Is not a real node
Spline	Basic spline with auto-tangents, which can be referenced using its NodeRef.	---	worldSplineNode