Active Area

An Active Area is used to limit the area a Player, NPC, Formation or Camera can move in, for example to prevent a player ship from moving outside a set playing area or to keep enemies within a fixed zone.

To set up an Active Area, first place a Trigger and set the size and position so that it encloses the required area:

Name	Name of the Trigger
Position	Position of the trigger
Shape	Shape of the Trigger (sphere or box)
Size	Size of the trigger (radius for sphere, side lengths for box)

Next place the entity inside the Trigger and set its Active Area in the Properties window General tab:

Active Area	The Trigger you set up above (click name to select from list) or None if no active area
Area Movement	Fixed - area does not move
	Camera Relative - area moves with the camera (eg to keep the playing area in front of a moving camera)
	Player Relative (only for NPCs) - area moves with the player entity
Area Action	No Action - do nothing, boundary is ignored
	Destroy Self
	Wrap - teleport to opposite side of Active Area, continue moving
	Bounce - bounce back from the boundary
	Turn 180 - turn 180 degrees
	Turn 90 (NPC only) - turn 90 degrees
	Stop - stop moving

The entity will be able to move freely within the Active Area but will act as set in Area Action when it reaches an edge.