The Market is a convenient hub for downloading and uploading content for use within the Zilch Editor. It contains content made by the #zilch_engine_developers and users alike.
How to open the market in editor
The Market can be opened from within the Zilch Editor by clicking on located in the upper right hand corner. You can also visit the Market from any web browser by going to market.zilchengine.com.
How to track down downloads in editor
Active or completed downloads may be viewed within the Zilch Editor by clicking on located next to the Market icon. A drop down list of complete and in progress items will be displayed. Selecting completed items will open the file at its current location.
How to navigate the website
Button | Purpose |
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If the user already has an account they may log in. | |
If the user does not have an account they may create an account. Having an account will let the user rate content located on the Market or even upload their own content to share with other users. | |
Lets users with accounts upload their own content to the Market. | |
Takes the user to the products page with no filters selected or active search terms. | |
Takes the user to a page for contacting the Zilch team with various issues. | |
Takes the user to a page containing a brief overview of the Zilch Engine project. | |
The Zilch logo will redirect back to the landing page from anyplace on the website. | |
Using the search bar will direct the user to products page with their search submitted. |
How to filter packages
On the products page for the Market packages can be filtered by the author of the package or by tags. These filters are located on the left hand side of the page. At the top of the page there is a search bar that can be used to search packages by tags, author, or package name.
How to sort packages
Immediately above the package display is the the method by which displayed packages are sorted. You can sort them by user rating, upload date, title, price, or author. Each of these has an ascending or descending option that can be toggled by simply clicking arrow displayed next to the currently selected sort option.
How to download packages in editor
When you click on a zeropack file to download while in the Zilch Editor upon completion of the download an import window will be presented. Clicking on the checkbox's toggles whether any one item will be included in the project or not. If an item is already in the project importing another copy will replace the current item. The default tag for imported items is the name of the zeropack downloaded. On import this tag can be changed or removed all together in addition to having the option of adding more tags.
Any other file type downloaded through the editor will be saved into the users temporary files and can be opened through the drop down menu.
How to download packages through a web browser
Any files downloaded through a web browser will prompt the user for a location to save the file to. Downloaded zeropack files can be dragged and dropped directly onto any open projects within the Zilch Editor to prompt the user with the import window.