Quickstart checklist

This is your cheat-sheet. If you've read the other Getting Started pages, this is the five-second recap of everything that matters. Tick the boxes, and you're officially ready to build. Each item links to the deeper page if you want more.

You are ready when…

• You can get into Hideout (free, no download), from Discord or a link in any browser.
• You've created a world: picked a template, named it, and you're standing inside it. → Create your first world
• You know how to move and chat: W A S D to walk (or the on-screen joystick on mobile), type to chat. → The interface
• You can find Build Mode, the Edit button on the HUD. → Building Worlds
• You can find the Scripts editor: World settings → Advanced → Scripting. → The interface
• You know "draft vs. live": scripts auto-save as drafts, and players only see changes after you Publish.

That's the whole foundation. Everything else builds on top of it.

The 60-second cheat-sheet

Keep this handy. It's every "how do I…?" a new creator asks, in one table:

I want to…	Do this
Make a new world	World Browser → Create tab
Rename my world	World settings → General (up to 30 characters)
Decide who can enter	World settings → Access (Private / Friends only / Public)
Decorate / place objects	Tap Edit on the HUD
Rotate an object	Select it, press R
Delete an object	Select it, press Delete
Change the lighting	World settings → Appearance → Time of day
Make my world react to players	World settings → Advanced → Scripting
Let players copy my world	World settings → Access → Allow remixing

Good to know (don't get caught out)

A few facts that trip up brand-new creators:

Common mix-ups

• "Unlisted" is not "private." Hiding your world from Explore only stops it being listed. People with the link can still walk in. To actually keep people out, set the Access policy.
• You get 3 worlds. A regular account owns up to 3 created worlds at once. (Your apartment doesn't count.)
• Scripts need a trigger. A behavior with no "when this happens" block never runs. Every script starts with a trigger like .
• Drafts aren't live. If your changes don't show up for friends, you probably haven't pressed Publish yet.
• Floors and walls count as objects. Tiling a giant floor eats into your 8,000-object budget surprisingly fast.

Your first three missions

Want a tiny to-do list to actually do something? Try these, in order. Each one teaches a core skill and takes only a few minutes.

1. Decorate one corner

   Enter Build Mode and furnish a single corner of your world: a rug, a couple of chairs, a rug. Don't do the whole place, just one nice corner. You'll learn placing, moving, and rotating. → Building Worlds

2. Make it say hello

   Open the Scripts editor and build the classic first script: greet every player the moment they arrive. → Hello, World

3. Set the mood

   Pop into World settings → Appearance and drag the Time of day slider. Watch your world go from bright midday to spooky midnight. → Building Worlds

Done all three? You've created, built, and scripted. That's the whole loop. From here, it's bigger and better versions of the same three moves.

Where to go next

Build your world

The complete guide to Build Mode: every object type, signs, teleporters, and the rules of the grid.

Learn scripting

Make your world react and play. Start from zero, no coding needed, ever.

Scripting concepts

The core ideas behind blocks: triggers, variables, scopes, and more.

Start here

Step-by-step first scripts: say hello, open a door, keep score.