Testing and Level Discussion

[Kristian]

Well, I took up Daarkbuu's challenge sent to me via SMWC PM.
Well... I tryed it with only savestating at the start.

420 deaths later, I WON!

No, seriously, it was actually around 420 deaths, I counted.
In closure, Daarkbuu... Go eat a ham.

[Ruirize]

Ok, I've set the initial BG properly, but I'm still getting random crap in the BG...

Image below.

[yoshicookiezeus]

Hmm... Can you give me some more information? Where on the screen is the entrance, what are the initial FG and BG positions, and what is the Layer 2 scrolling rate?

[Ruirize]

Vertical Level

Main entrance: Screen 0, x=B, y=6, s1 (Right)
Initial position: FG=00, BG=60
Scrolling: Both are variable.

[yoshicookiezeus]

The main problem is probably the vertical scrolling rate. Variable simply doesn't work with a vertical level. Try Slow, or if that doesn't work, None.

And since you start at the very top of the level, the BG initial position should probably be set to 00.

[Ruirize]

BG doesn't go any higher.

Setting to slow worked wonders.
Thanks.

[Machoman]

I'm having a trouble with my water level. It looks like only mario took swimming lessons. If you get what I mean.

Oh and are secret exit's like this allowed?

[Alex-R]

You'll need bouyancy to make enemies and stuff interact with water, if that's what you mean.
Just click on lakitus head and choose one of those boxes.

[Machoman]

oh..... ok..

I tought that was only for the podobo.

[Thingy.]

oh..... ok..

I tought that was only for the podobo.

[yoshicookiezeus]

Oh and are secret exit's like this allowed?

Not without some kind of semi-obvious hint to it. Secret exits should be possible to find for people other than the creator of the level.

Also, I don't know why this wasn't stickied earlier.

[Machoman]

Ok I will try to make it easy to notice but at the same time hard.

[kilon]

That's the hard part: trying to keep it hard but still possible to find it without hitting every wall to see if you can pass through it.

[Chdata]

Just make a small graphic replacement for that one spot, on the log there are zig zag lines, you could turn some of those into small arrows with yychr but it'd take up another map16 space. And make the arrows darker than they would be if you can.

[Chdata]

Oh hey I think I figured out what the oldblocktool one way blocks are.

1WAYL = one way left block

1WAYR = Right

1WAYUD - I think it says up down which makes think you can not enter from below. Or does it mean you can go either up or down but not sides.

[Lupinius]

So I finished my room for Charles Castle (if there is going to be a room of everyone)

http://willhostforfood.com/?Action=down ... leid=82805

Would this be a good room?

[Machoman]

I like how they surrond the door :)

[kilon]

So I finished my room for Charles Castle (if there is going to be a room of everyone)

http://willhostforfood.com/?Action=down ... leid=82805

Would this be a good room?

I think it's good.

But everyone should make clear whether his room starts after a door, dropping down from a pipe, coming up from a pipe or some other way of accessing the room.

[flameofdoubt]

That's a good point, and it would probably make sense to say that everyone has to start and end in the exactly same way, rather than trying to jigsaw everyone's levels together based on how they chose to start and end it.

[Lupinius]

I'd say everything should end with a door. It's a castle after all. Not the bathroom.

[yoshicookiezeus]

I was thinking about simply having everyone use door entrances and exits for their rooms, as that prevents the player from carrying items between rooms.

[Argumentable]

I like how they surrond the door :)

That part made me laugh

[Daarkbuu]

why is this fagmo following me?



He's still following me!!!



Just leave mr. thwomp



AHHHHHH! he came to life! and he's still following me!!! :p :p :p

[kilon]

You can't really judge it from screenshots, but that is freaking amazing!! Again.

[Fireyblaze]

*pictures*

Stop lurking on Japanese hacking websites! That's my thing!

It looks awesome, but its hard to say if can't see the thwomp in motion.