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Quickstart Guide

Get up and running with PyToNingans in minutes!

The Control Panel

When PyToNingans launches, the central Control Panel appears. It provides intuitive modular controls divided into two main panels:

+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Control Panel                                     [X] |
+---------------------------+---------------------------+
| Spawning & Placement      | Live Stats & Controls     |
| - Entity Selector         | - Active Entities: 3      |
| - Spawn Area Filter       | - FPS / System Performance|
| - [Spawn Selected] Button | - Kill All / Pause All    |
|                           +---------------------------+
|                           | Management & Settings     |
|                           | - [Mod Browser]           |
|                           | - [Manage Mods]           |
|                           | - [Settings]              |
|                           | - [Theme]  [Shutdown]     |
+---------------------------+---------------------------+

1. Spawning Your First Entity

  1. Look at the left pane (Spawning and Placement).
  2. Select any installed mod entity or pre-packaged companion from the list.
  3. Choose your desired spawn boundary:
    • Full Primary Screen: Spawns anywhere across your monitor.
    • Active Desktop Bounds: Prefers empty space away from foreground taskbars.
  4. Click Spawn Entity. Your character will drop directly onto your desktop!

2. Interacting With Characters

  • Left Click & Drag: Pick up any entity and throw or reposition them anywhere across your monitors.
  • Right Click: Opens the Entity Context Menu to inspect current stats, view assigned animations, trigger special actions, or despawn the character.
  • Desktop Windows: Drag a desktop window (like Notepad or a browser) underneath a falling character; watch them land and walk across the top title bar of your application!

3. Managing Mods and Settings

  • Mod Browser: Click Mod Browser to discover, download, and rate community creations.
  • Manage Mods: Open the local Mod Manager Hub to toggle, edit, or create new sprite sheets.
  • Settings: Open the Settings menu to customize health bars, damage popups, window physics, and enable Developer Mode.