Level Creation Guide/Materials

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Using Materials

Materials are a fundamental part of your level. Without materials, your level would just be a bunch of things lying on the ground. Materials aren't limited to making just landscapes however, they can also be used to make your own objects, traps, creatures, and vehicles. If you want to have say, a scenic platformer use a good combination.

The Materials

There are some basic materials in LittleBigPlanet you have to understand, each one with different properties. The other materials you find have the same properties as their matching basic material (for example, the 'Wooden Struts' material has the same properties as the 'Wood' material); most of these other materials are found in prize bubbles on your journey through LittleBigPlanet.

Think of Sackboy as a normal weighted material that can be grabbed, exploded and crushed.

Basic Materials

Material	Icon	Weight	Able to grab	Able to explode	Able to be crushed	Extra notes
Cardboard		Very light	No	Yes	Yes	Used as standard for placing Sticker Switches and crushing dangers.
Glass		Medium	No	No	No	Slippery, almost transparent - Glass objects placed behind other glass objects are completely invisible regardless of the color of the glass. Excellent for slippery surfaces but very frustrating to run on if not used properly.
Metal		Very Heavy	No	No	No	Easy to crush things. Good, sturdy building material.
Polystyrene		Very light	Yes	Yes	Yes	Due to properties, easy to carry things on.
Rubber		Normal	No	No	No	High traction, good for wheels.
Sponge		Light	Yes	Yes	Yes	Easily crushed, rounded borders. Normally used for Grab Switches and swings.
Stone		Very Heavy	No	No	No	Basic for building landscape and solid structures.
Wood		Normal	No	No	Yes	Basic building material, doesn't reflect much light in darkness.
Dissolve		Light	Yes	Yes	Yes	Like Polystyrene. Dissolves when triggered by a switch.
Dark Matter		Stationary	No	No	No	Unmovable; defies the laws of gravity (stays in air and cannot be pushed) - Rounded edges. Very useful for those who desire their platforms floating in mid-air, without having to worry about the building falling or tipping onto the ground. Great for placing objects that you want to float, such as clouds. Objects can be tethered to Dark Matter with a string from the Popit Tools menu under the "Connectors" section. String can be tweaked to be made invisible, giving the illusion that the item is floating in mid-air.
Pink Floaty		Light as air	Yes	Yes	Yes	Has the same density as air, so it floats in place. However, it can be pulled down and moved.
Peach Floaty		Lighter than air	Yes	Yes	Yes	Like Pink Floaty. When left alone, it floats away, so it must be tethered.