WK Map Loader

Make your own White Knuckle maps in Blender and play them in the game.

• CUSTOM tab in the play menu, one card per map
• Climbing like the real game: top edges are grabbable, handholds anywhere
• Buttons, pads and zones that give items, set checkpoints, teleport, time runs and more. No code
• No rising mass, thin fog, falling sends you back to your checkpoint

Playing: install a map pack, then Play → CUSTOM.

Make a map

1. Model it in Blender (1 unit = 1 m).
2. Tag objects (below). No tag = solid block with grabbable top edges.
3. Add an empty named spawn.
4. File → Export → glTF 2.0, format .glb, into BepInEx/plugins/WKMapLoader/maps/.
5. Play it from CUSTOM. F8 reloads after each export.

maps/example.glb has one of every tag, in labelled rows (surfaces, places, triggers, items, movement, effects, text) plus a short timed course. Play it from CUSTOM and look at any object to see its tags, or import it into Blender to see how it's built.

Tags

Tags go in Blender and are part of the map. Console commands are typed in game and are only for you while testing.

Put tags in the object's name, separated by ;:

button; clear; give rebar 3; msg Ready!

Or keep the name free: parent empties to the object and name the empties after the tags. Empties on their own are places (spawn, lights, points).

<value> = required, [value] = optional. Text can go in quotes: msg 'Floor 1/2; go'.

Surfaces

Tag	Does	Example
(none)	Solid, top edges grabbable	Floor
smooth	Solid, nothing grabbable	smooth
handhold	Grabbable all over	handhold
pass	With handhold: grab it, walk through it	handhold; pass
deco	Visible, no collision	deco
invisible	Solid, not drawn	invisible
enemywall	Invisible glass: stops you and denizens, shots fly through	enemywall

Places & settings

Tag	Does	Example
spawn	Start point, facing Blender's +Y	spawn
exit	End point (optional)	exit
point <name>	Target for teleport	point top
light [range] [hex]	Invisible light here (default 12 m)	light 20 ffcc88
lamp [range] [hex]	Light shining from a visible mesh	lamp 8
note <name>	Floor note, text from <map>_<name>.txt	note intro
godmode	Can't die in this map	godmode
fog <0-1>	Fog strength (default 0.25)	fog 0
ambient <amount>	Base light everywhere, no lamps needed	ambient 0.3

Triggers

Tag	Runs its actions when you...	Example
button	Press the mesh	button; give flare 2
pad	Stand on top of it	pad; checkpoint
zone	Walk into it (invisible; add deco to show it)	zone; timer start
start	Start the map or fall back to spawn	button; clear; give rebar 3; start

Actions

Tag	Does	Example
give <item> [n]	Item or trinket, part of the name is enough	give rebar 3
bind <item> [n]	Give it and keep it through clear	bind buddy
unbind <item>	Stop keeping it, take it away	unbind buddy
clear	Empty the inventory (runs first)	clear
checkpoint	Respawn here after a fall	pad; checkpoint
teleport [point]	To a point, spawn, or last checkpoint	teleport top
launch <m>	Spring: throws you m metres up	pad; launch 10
msg <text>	Big text on screen	msg Time {timer}
perk <name> [s]	Perk, no time = until you leave	perk velocity 10
effect <name> [s]	Effect, no time = until you leave	effect sticky_hands 10
timer start/stop/reset	Speedrun timer, stop saves best	zone; timer stop
set <var> <value>	Set a value	set floor 2
add <var> [n]	Add to a counter	add presses
map <name>	Load another map	pad; map level_2
win	Fireworks, then the win screen	button; win

Effect	Does
refill	Full stamina
infi_stamina [s]	Stamina stays full
sticky_hands [s]	Grab any surface
temp_jump <n>	n extra air jumps
jump_boost [s]	Higher jumps
game buff id	That game buff

In msg text: {timer} {best} {falls} {map}, or any counter: button; add presses; msg Pressed {presses} times.

Labels

Tag	Does	Example
name <text>	Bold name above it when you look at it	name Rebar Station
description <text>	Small line under the name (add several for more lines)	description Gives 3 rebars
sign <text>	Text written on a flat mesh	sign Shooting Range

Presets

Save a tag combo under a short name, then name objects after it. In the console use / between tags (the console uses ; itself):

setpreset rebarbtn button / clear / give rebar 3 / start

An object named rebarbtn now gets all four tags. Saved in BepInEx/config/WKMapLoader.presets.txt. When sharing a map, put its presets in <map>_presets.txt next to it.

Console commands

Command	Does
maps	List map files
loadmap <name>	Load a map now
F8	Reload the current map
F9 / mapspawn	Back to spawn
mapinfo	What loaded, and unknown tags (typos)
mapfog <0-1>	Fog, for testing
mapambient <amount>	Ambient light, for testing
dumptextures	Save game textures, to pick wk_ materials
presets	List presets
setpreset <name> <tag / tag>	Make or change a preset
removepreset <name>	Delete a preset

Materials & sharing

• A material's Base Color tints the blockout texture. Name it wk_<game material> to use a game texture.
• Share a map as a Thunderstore package: a maps folder with your .glb, plus optional <map>.png (card image), <map>.txt (first line title: My Map) and <map>_presets.txt. Add Lakisa-WKMapLoader-1.3.0 as a dependency.
• Map packs can add their own tags with a small plugin through WKMapLoader.MapApi, like Laki's Play Room.

Notes

• Old .obj maps still load.
• Achievements and leaderboards are off in custom maps.
• Built for White Knuckle 0.61. Report issues and I'll update it.