Box Kid Adventures: How to Use Constructor

To start making your own levels, in Main Menu select Constructor:

After a brief loading of all needed assets, you will be greeted by the context menu – the main part of the Constructor:
Context Menu allows you to easily select objects to place in the level (you can also access the pause menu by clicking on the button in the top left corner). To show the menu again press left mouse button or A button on an Xbox controller. You can leave the context menu by pressing the right mouse button, Escape key or B button.

Pause menu allows you to take various action:

lets you return to editing the level

lets you try the level (you need to place Box Kid object in the level to access this action)

lets you change the settings of a level (more details in the next section)

lets you save the level

lets you save the level under a different name

lets you load previously created level

lets you finalize the level – makes it accessible to play from the Custom menu in Main Menu and allows you to send it to the Steam Workshop (you need to place Box Kid and Exit objects to access this action)

lets you change the main options

lets you leave the Constructor and sends you to the Main Menu

This screen allows you to change the level’s main parameters:

changes the width of the level

changes the height of the level

sets the maximum number of saves player can make to get a Yellow Card after finishing a level

sets the maximum number of steps player can make to get a Blue Card after finishing a level

sets the maximum number of saves and steps player can make to get a Seal after finishing a level (saves value can’t be higher than the one required for the Yellow Card, steps value has to be smaller than the one required for the Blue Card)

clears the level – removes all objects, resets all settings to the default values and sets a random background

Context Menu is made of multiple icons that hide all objects that can be found in Box Kid Adventures. Choosing an icon will open the next menu with selectable objects. Let’s overview the icons:

contains key objects (Box Kid, keycards, marbles and Level’s Exit)

contains wall and pushable objects (crates, bomb and bowling ball)

contains flying enemies (flies, wasps, choppers and pterodactylus)

contains dinosaurs (triceratops, stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus)

contains tanks, wheeler, CRT robot and the Nemesis

contains fans and turrets (lasers, cannons and flamethrowers)

contains teleports, doors (and door buttons) and conveyor belts

To select one of the icons click it with the left mouse button or when using a gamepad, highlight it with the left analog stick and press A button. Repeat this action in the next menu to pick an object you want to place in a level.

In addition to selecting objects, Context Menu allows you to change the look of a level. To gain access to visual options select those icons:

opens menu where you can select from different backgrounds

opens menu where you can select from different walls

After you choose which object you want to add to the level, the menu will close.

Let’s talk about all the actions that you can take in the Constructor:

Some objects when placed (or hovered over empty space) display “shadows” – a visual representation of how that object will move:

When you can’t place an object, it’s colour will change to red:

This will finalize your level and send it to a local folder and will be accessible from the custom level selection (CUSTOM can be found in Main Menu, under the CONSTRUCTOR button). Folder with finalized levels can be found in %localappdata%/Box_Kid directory (on Windows 7 it will be /Users/<User Name>/AppData/Local/Box_Kid) in folder finals.

Next, you will be asked if you want to send your level to Steam Workshop:

Before you continue, you need to accept Steam Workshop terms of service (otherwise your levels won’t be visible to others).

After a brief moment of creating a Steam Workshop item (make sure that you are connected to the internet) you will be able to enter your level’s title (by default it’s the name that you’ve used when saving the level), description and tags (maximum of 8).

When you are ready to send your level to Steam Workshop, press OK button. Now you will have to wait a little bit since uploading can take some time. After your level gets successfully uploaded, Steam’s Overlay will activate (make sure to enable it in Steam’s Settings). You will be able to review your item. You don’t need to subscribe to it, it is already available for you to play.

By default all levels send from Constructor to Steam Workshop are publicly visible. If you wish to make them hidden or friends only you need to change it on an items page in Steam Workshop.

After successful creating of a Steam Workshop item, you can easily update it. Simply load your level from the Pause Menu, make some changes and send it to Steam Workshop again. You will be able to update the description if needed.

This guide was meant to show you how Constructor works. If you still have some questions, something is not clear yet, ask in the comments and I’ll try to help you.