Multiperson Levels Thread
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I made a graphic for the nerd in his capsule:
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Haha I really like it, thanks a lot!
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I guess I'll take a sublevel thingy. Since school's out I should be able to, like, contribute to this project again.
I really don't care which one. A8 I guess?
I really don't care which one. A8 I guess?
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My god dude, that is amazing. Looks hard as hell but still.worldpeace125 wrote:Boss progress:
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Is that the song you're going to use for the final boss? It doesn't sound bad at all, but I think you could port a song that has much more intense feel, like the RPG maker XP you made for Gnarly (If you have the time; if not I can understand).
P.S. Just a small detail, but you could change the crab graphic to the fly from super mario land (Or whatever it's from) If you choose to have a theme of insects.
P.S. Just a small detail, but you could change the crab graphic to the fly from super mario land (Or whatever it's from) If you choose to have a theme of insects.
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Thanks for compliment and opinion. As for the difficulty, I'm thinking of intermediate line between SMW and MegaMan(especially MegaMari) because there will be about 5~7 hits you can tank, which is more than SMW(typically 3) but less than MegaMari. (Let me briefly explain MegaMari for some people who haven't heard of it. MegaMari is a platformer game similar to MegaMan. Despite being a platformer, bosses in the game shoot so many bullets like "shmup" and most players is likely to take several hits instead of dodging 100% of them.) This boss is kind of close to MegaMari's side as there are many projectiles for a platformer, but my motto is to design patterns 100% dodgeable though you need to understand their trajectories and need to build strategy. e.g. One concept in this "robot phase" is that being under the weakpoint(eye) is more dangerous.
As you could see there are some sound effects which take large space of ARAM. Whichever song is used, it should be limited and very vanilla.
If I'm not exhausted and if there is no deadline, then the capsule should be the second phase. Otherwise this robot is the first and last phase.
The song is tentative. But I don't see any specific problems of this song except it's commonly used by other hacks. I'm also considering porting a song.mellonpizza wrote:Is that the song you're going to use for the final boss? It doesn't sound bad at all, but I think you could port a song that has much more intense feel, like the RPG maker XP you made for Gnarly (If you have the time; if not I can understand).
As you could see there are some sound effects which take large space of ARAM. Whichever song is used, it should be limited and very vanilla.
If I'm not exhausted and if there is no deadline, then the capsule should be the second phase. Otherwise this robot is the first and last phase.
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I think the song fits rather well, but if "overused" is going to be an issue, you might want to make it sampled like what I did for SMW Challenges (except... better, and epic). Either that, or a robot-ish version of Bowser's theme from SMW.worldpeace125 wrote:The song is tentative. But I don't see any specific problems of this song except it's commonly used by other hacks.
If you're willing to take suggestions if you are changing it, you could take something from Portal 2 if it isn't too stressful. Otherwise, maybe the Smithy's 2nd Phase theme from Super Mario RPG or anything that would fit an industrial battle arena.worldpeace125 wrote:I'm also considering porting a song.
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Well since I'm here, I might as well take level BC and use Vanilla gimmicks and graphics.
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To make a sampled song, I should give up samples for some sound effects because of insufficient ARAM space. So there are three options - just using the current song, making(importing) an unsampled song, or tossing away the missile and kknd SFX for the sake of inserting custom samples for music.
About porting a song from Portal 2, it seems to be beyond my ability. I think http://youtu.be/0uAsD6lQV1I would be the best option for the boss battle but I'm curious about if it's technically possible to port it.
Personally I think "overused" doesn't matter at all, I just mentioned that because some might have issues with it. If most people agree with that the current song fits well, I'm not going to make a song. We need BGM for a submap and castle levels, and I will be busy for them.
About porting a song from Portal 2, it seems to be beyond my ability. I think http://youtu.be/0uAsD6lQV1I would be the best option for the boss battle but I'm curious about if it's technically possible to port it.
Personally I think "overused" doesn't matter at all, I just mentioned that because some might have issues with it. If most people agree with that the current song fits well, I'm not going to make a song. We need BGM for a submap and castle levels, and I will be busy for them.
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Ah, I didn't know that would be an issue. Well if that's the case, maybe sticking with SMW's samples.worldpeace125 wrote:To make a sampled song, I should give up samples for some sound effects because of insufficient ARAM space. So there are three options - just using the current song, making(importing) an unsampled song, or tossing away the missile and kknd SFX for the sake of inserting custom samples for music.
I've seen quite a few incredible ports recently from games not on the SNES (I think the most impressive goes to Harumi Makoto's Buoy Base), so I would be surprised if it's not possible at all. Although making it for SMW's samples on the other hand...worldpeace125 wrote:About porting a song from Portal 2, it seems to be beyond my ability. I think http://youtu.be/0uAsD6lQV1I would be the best option for the boss battle but I'm curious about if it's technically possible to port it.
I think my minor issue is it doesn't scream "GIANT ROBOT ON THE LOOSE" at the beginning, but rather a "Scary Ghost is showing up". Although when the song picks up, it does fit the battle well.worldpeace125 wrote:Personally I think "overused" doesn't matter at all, I just mentioned that because some might have issues with it. If most people agree with that the current song fits well, I'm not going to make a song. We need BGM for a submap and castle levels, and I will be busy for them.
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Yeah, the current song was originally intended for TOMT's boo hack, right?
I will be open to change the current song. Feel free to suggest any song for the boss theme. After constructing a list of suggestions (including the current song), let's see which one would fit and be feasible.
These songs are what I'm thinking of for the first form. And if the second/third form exists, this would be for the last pattern.
Examples for the last pattern: survive for 60 seconds / overkill state (you can't harm the boss, but you are supposed to dodge and survive)
The song for the last pattern(if exists) will be free from those sfx, so it'll be sampled.
I will be open to change the current song. Feel free to suggest any song for the boss theme. After constructing a list of suggestions (including the current song), let's see which one would fit and be feasible.
These songs are what I'm thinking of for the first form. And if the second/third form exists, this would be for the last pattern.
Examples for the last pattern: survive for 60 seconds / overkill state (you can't harm the boss, but you are supposed to dodge and survive)
The song for the last pattern(if exists) will be free from those sfx, so it'll be sampled.
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If we're allowed to suggest anything, might as well give it a shot.
How about this?
It probably wouldn't sound good without samples though. Not sure if there's a midi version, but it should still be possible to port since the song itself is in impulse tracker format, so you can view the notes in tracker software.
Just throwing it out there!
How about this?
It probably wouldn't sound good without samples though. Not sure if there's a midi version, but it should still be possible to port since the song itself is in impulse tracker format, so you can view the notes in tracker software.
Just throwing it out there!
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Oh.
Actually that's what I'm going to make a port of in the future, possibly for a magma cave level. I even have a midi arrangement of it(attached), but I should refer to the .it file for a better quality. The quality of unsampled ports of Alexander Brandon's tracks can be expected to be similar as this one.
Actually that's what I'm going to make a port of in the future, possibly for a magma cave level. I even have a midi arrangement of it(attached), but I should refer to the .it file for a better quality. The quality of unsampled ports of Alexander Brandon's tracks can be expected to be similar as this one.
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Huh, interesting. The midi definitely sounds like it would fit a lava cave like you intended, while the .it seems to have a more electronic vibe to it to me, which is one reason why I picked it. (the other reason, is that based on your past ports I thought it might be more familiar/easier for you to port)
Still, a pretty funny coincidence! (I don't have any other music ideas at the moment, sorry)
Still, a pretty funny coincidence! (I don't have any other music ideas at the moment, sorry)
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Yeah, I also think the electronic mood would be suitable. Added it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
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Finally boss is completed! It took like two and a half months. Yeah!
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This boss... is quite difficult! After over an hour of play I got the boss to half health only once. I'm also recording my attempts so there will be a video after I (hopefully) beat it. More comments in the spoiler.
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Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad it was quite enjoyable. But I was aware it would be really hard actually.
e: forgot to mention that the boss's HP was increased, not sure if it was a good choice
e: forgot to mention that the boss's HP was increased, not sure if it was a good choice
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You probably could just directly transfer the patters to the capsule, you don't really need to make any attacks that would make sense for a capsule. Also dividing the fight into the two stages would make the health increase you gave it more manageable, since you're only focusing on half its health at a time.worldpeace125 wrote:
Also, I think the boss should be a tiny bit easier (It's a final boss, it should be hard), it made me yell some weird things, but it is very fun.
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Alright. I made it a little easier. Sorry for the inconvenience Isocitration, if you are recording your attempts.
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Instead, I think the nerd or his capsule can be used for a midboss or the first form (and the robot goes to the second form). The spray thing can be firstly introduced there, and it could be naturally intensified by moving to the next robot battle.
Maybe having many attacks would be okay, considering there are arcade games like Dodonpachi series(daioujou, daifukkatsu, etc). Some doujin shmup games like touhou could be good examples. Right now I can think of Hellsinker having tons of various attacks for each boss.
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- Added one more powerup. Now you are given 5 powerups at the beginning.
Thank you for your opinion, but I still don't know. There are three kinds of patterns which are supposed to have their own roles for the robot battle - one is infight in which you can damage the boss only, the other is involved with the robot's rising effect, and the last one is kinda a range attack with an earthquake caused by the robot's motion. I can't find out how to divide them into two halves, and I prefer to keep them rather than sacrifice these roles I planned.mellonpizza wrote:You probably could just directly transfer the patters to the capsule, you don't really need to make any attacks that would make sense for a capsule. Also dividing the fight into the two stages would make the health increase you gave it more manageable, since you're only focusing on half its health at a time.
Instead, I think the nerd or his capsule can be used for a midboss or the first form (and the robot goes to the second form). The spray thing can be firstly introduced there, and it could be naturally intensified by moving to the next robot battle.
Maybe having many attacks would be okay, considering there are arcade games like Dodonpachi series(daioujou, daifukkatsu, etc). Some doujin shmup games like touhou could be good examples. Right now I can think of Hellsinker having tons of various attacks for each boss.
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While I do think your view on many attacks is fine, The main issue with that is every time the player reaches a new phase, it is extremely unlikely they will survive it the first time since it requires specific strategy. Therefore, it requires lots of trial-and-error. This isn't necessarily bad, but with how long it takes to restart each death feels awful the further you get. This is what I experienced going through the boss. I died probably 30-40 times and only got to "4-3" without tools (I only used tools to see every attack) and that was one of my better attempts. I don't think the boss was even at half health. To be fair, I'm not too experienced with bullet hell.
If you stick with many patterns there should be something that reduces re-spawn time, like having the robot immediately attack every time after the first attempt and possibly re-spawning quickly and not having to go to the overworld.
If you're going to implement the capsule it should definitely be a midboss to get people used to the bug spray. The boss fight is already somewhat long for how hard it is and a phase in front of that could be unbearable for many players. I understand a final boss shouldn't be something you necessarily beat on your first try, but this is quite an intense fight.
Also, Boss should have a bit less health (15%-20% less). I think it can be manageable with that much without being too short. Basically, you have an amazing boss but just like many others, you failed to be conscious of difficulty illusion (A level feels much easier to the creator than it actually is)
If you stick with many patterns there should be something that reduces re-spawn time, like having the robot immediately attack every time after the first attempt and possibly re-spawning quickly and not having to go to the overworld.
If you're going to implement the capsule it should definitely be a midboss to get people used to the bug spray. The boss fight is already somewhat long for how hard it is and a phase in front of that could be unbearable for many players. I understand a final boss shouldn't be something you necessarily beat on your first try, but this is quite an intense fight.
Also, Boss should have a bit less health (15%-20% less). I think it can be manageable with that much without being too short. Basically, you have an amazing boss but just like many others, you failed to be conscious of difficulty illusion (A level feels much easier to the creator than it actually is)
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I think it might be perfect as it is now if you had a small hitbox the whole time with (roughly) the same number of hits. This is on the basis of 1) the freeze when you get hit being a little annoying to me and 2) it being much easier to dodge in many situations as small mario. At the moment, I feel like I have to do a lot of ducking, which is a bit awkward. I appreciate this might be a too fundamental change.
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That sounds like a fantastic idea, but I have no idea how hard it would be to do that... Could be very easy or to complex to even fathom.
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Thank you for even more inputs. I have to say I'm so grateful for your spending time to test this. But if you manage to die over 10 times, then there's something wrong with the boss that I have to fix. So please don't bother to try even more until the next version, unless you are having fun.
Here's a version I quickly made. Mario's now small, and the boss are no more invincible when you're temporarily invulnerable due to being hurted.
It's also possible to make each attack easier in the future. Also considering having a kind of checkpoint somehow. I will take care of them after sleep.
Here's a version I quickly made. Mario's now small, and the boss are no more invincible when you're temporarily invulnerable due to being hurted.