Overworld
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The looping path is just avalable right away? I don't see the discussion here, I'm not married to that path, so remove it if it seems dumb.
And the only level available from a newly started game is 101, where you start.
How do you put in the password anyway? from the title screen, from a level?
And the only level available from a newly started game is 101, where you start.
How do you put in the password anyway? from the title screen, from a level?
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since you can't have a level tile that has one entrance and four exits, there is no hub level but a stretch of the first few levels with one world branching off every time.
What I would consider "hub level" is the parrot house, since it unlocks the final world, contains the parrot coin shop and the treasure gallery.
I'd say make further over there branch off of that, it would be the most elegant solution probably, the first few levels before that were meant as an "intro" anyway, since they're really easy.
What I would consider "hub level" is the parrot house, since it unlocks the final world, contains the parrot coin shop and the treasure gallery.
I'd say make further over there branch off of that, it would be the most elegant solution probably, the first few levels before that were meant as an "intro" anyway, since they're really easy.
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so just make the player start on an empty level tile right next to 101, and there is nothing one can do but walk directly to the first level, except if you put in the password? That'd work.
And how about using the Konami code BACKWARDS!!!
But seriously, you just reminded me to try using it on MGR, which I just bought, thanks.
And how about using the Konami code BACKWARDS!!!
But seriously, you just reminded me to try using it on MGR, which I just bought, thanks.
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So I was looking at the events today, and there might be a problem.
Since you can only enable a new direction when associated with an event, apparently, there has to be an event for every exit. So I just counted, and it appears we are short by just a handful of events, the overworld editor only goes up to 77, that's 120 events, and we need just about 3 more, for the additional dragon coin and password events.
So is there a way to put in a few more events beyond the OW editor of LM?
Otherwise, I don't know, can you enable directions without actually using up events?
Or activate an event multiple times somehow?
And then there is the thing with enabling two directions from one exit, that was suggested a while ago for some levels. Now, I managed to do that, but you still can only have one level tile appear per event and only trigger one event per exit, so at these junctions it would be better to have both visible from the start, for consistency, but then it would be inconsistent with the rest of the game, it's all not too elegant.
Since you can only enable a new direction when associated with an event, apparently, there has to be an event for every exit. So I just counted, and it appears we are short by just a handful of events, the overworld editor only goes up to 77, that's 120 events, and we need just about 3 more, for the additional dragon coin and password events.
So is there a way to put in a few more events beyond the OW editor of LM?
Otherwise, I don't know, can you enable directions without actually using up events?
Or activate an event multiple times somehow?
And then there is the thing with enabling two directions from one exit, that was suggested a while ago for some levels. Now, I managed to do that, but you still can only have one level tile appear per event and only trigger one event per exit, so at these junctions it would be better to have both visible from the start, for consistency, but then it would be inconsistent with the rest of the game, it's all not too elegant.
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well, the original super mario world had 'normal exit' levels visible, and secret one appear when needed. Would that help?
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I already looked at how the events were handled in the original game, we just have too many levels.
As of now, I could get the overworld functional, but there would be just a few levels not having events to them.
The other thing was, you beat a normal 1-exit level and it unlocks two new levels, but as the 'unlocking' is just one event, it can only reveal one level tile, and they're both equivalent. So it would be weird to have one be visible from the start and one being revealed on the event.
As of now, I could get the overworld functional, but there would be just a few levels not having events to them.
The other thing was, you beat a normal 1-exit level and it unlocks two new levels, but as the 'unlocking' is just one event, it can only reveal one level tile, and they're both equivalent. So it would be weird to have one be visible from the start and one being revealed on the event.
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The overworld looks really nice, by the way!
I... thought the idea with the password-unlocked level was that it branched off from the final level in the final world? Since you receive the password during/after the credits or something?
Actual password thought:
I... thought the idea with the password-unlocked level was that it branched off from the final level in the final world? Since you receive the password during/after the credits or something?
Actual password thought:
anonymousbl00dlust wrote:All the obstacles in my level can be beaten on the players first attempt without any 'future predicting'.
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You could maybe have like a few levels available from the start and have them do the same event or something. I don't actually know if that would work. Or if that is reasonable. Or whatever.
Also I like swirlybomb's idea. It seems like a lot of buttons but whatever.
Also I like swirlybomb's idea. It seems like a lot of buttons but whatever.
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the way the submaps are drawn doesn't have much of a meaning in regard to the overworld structure.
(actual spoiler spoiler)
I've already been toying with the idea of having the first little area on the yellow plateau be freely accessible and you could skip that entirely if you wish. In the same way as some games have an intro or tutorial you can skip. That would probably solve the problem, but some people might not like it that way.
e: okay, so I just carefully counted all exits on the map again and it only went to 6C or something, this time I was a lot more conservative with what events are triggered by 2-exit levels with a no-progress exit (we do have a few of those) and also, while counting the first time, I possibly skipped from 69 to 70, so that's a thing.
We could still make the first three levels optional, though, opinions?
The starting point is supposed to be level 101, by the way, it's the perfect link from asmt to a2mt and a neat intro level.
(actual spoiler spoiler)
e: okay, so I just carefully counted all exits on the map again and it only went to 6C or something, this time I was a lot more conservative with what events are triggered by 2-exit levels with a no-progress exit (we do have a few of those) and also, while counting the first time, I possibly skipped from 69 to 70, so that's a thing.
We could still make the first three levels optional, though, opinions?
The starting point is supposed to be level 101, by the way, it's the perfect link from asmt to a2mt and a neat intro level.
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Thanks for the answer.
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Hmm I think the game should at least have a final boss. The sibling halls are a great idea, but at least there should be a custom boss at the end. Question though is: Is someone here actually able to code a custom boss. I heard someone worked on him and was almost done (if I am not mistaken).
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it should be black plague in a screen that is litteraly impossible to loose in.
But then it's like OH NO REVEAL THIS IS NOT THE REAL BOSS AT ALL!!
the real end boss is vanilla bowser.
But then it's like OH NO REVEAL THIS IS NOT THE REAL BOSS AT ALL!!
the real end boss is vanilla bowser.
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Actually, the black plague would be anachronistic because this hack is supposed to be taking place in the 1800s. Unless you're implying that Demo lives on an uncharted island in the Americas not yet exposed to European diseases.
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no, slit, that's not it.
to reach a switch, you have to get to the end of the respective path, each path contains two sibling level, that you have to beat.
How about this, when you beat the final level, you enter a huge custom boss door, sprinkled with ornaments representing the various stations of your former journey, you enter and a fanfare of incomprehensible grandiosity starts, evoking emotions of fear, yet resolve. As the door opens you are engulfed in a stream of pure light and as Demo's eye gets used to the supernatural brightness, a set of glyphs emerges in the distance, reading:
to be continued.
It's fool-proof.
to reach a switch, you have to get to the end of the respective path, each path contains two sibling level, that you have to beat.
How about this, when you beat the final level, you enter a huge custom boss door, sprinkled with ornaments representing the various stations of your former journey, you enter and a fanfare of incomprehensible grandiosity starts, evoking emotions of fear, yet resolve. As the door opens you are engulfed in a stream of pure light and as Demo's eye gets used to the supernatural brightness, a set of glyphs emerges in the distance, reading:
to be continued.
It's fool-proof.
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The text should be:
to be continued in a3mt
coming January 2014
to be continued in a3mt
coming January 2014
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How about coming April 1st 2012
it's a joke or something?????
Although really how about we just say "coming whenever the time will be" or something, we're not gonna be able to stick to a date I can tell it already unless you guys were joking which in that case I am dumb
it's a joke or something?????
Although really how about we just say "coming whenever the time will be" or something, we're not gonna be able to stick to a date I can tell it already unless you guys were joking which in that case I am dumb
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Thought so
I guess I'm not helping much anymore, I will leave until I actually have something helpful to say
I guess I'm not helping much anymore, I will leave until I actually have something helpful to say
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Er, you start at A Menagerie In Glass, which is kind of a normal level?Slit08 wrote:So basically you start in the middle of the hub world and start with the level where you cannot jump, spin dash and run?
I think that's actually kind of a neat idea. Though if you do actually have enough events for everything, I'd figure you may as well set them up normally instead (requiring them to be beaten normally).Paralars wrote:[blahblahstuff]
We could still make the first three levels optional, though, opinions?
we already did this joke >>>>>:/alex2 wrote:That's it I quit.raocow wrote:the real end boss is vanilla bowser.
ok mralex2 wrote:I'd rather it just be a combination of BAXYLRS.
anonymousbl00dlust wrote:All the obstacles in my level can be beaten on the players first attempt without any 'future predicting'.
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I did a quick dict search for words with only those letters. Here's some ones I liked:
abyss, always, awry, balls, brassy, brawls, labs, raw, salsa, sax, wallaby, waxy.
Combine a few of those, and I think you'll have a great password!
abyss, always, awry, balls, brassy, brawls, labs, raw, salsa, sax, wallaby, waxy.
Combine a few of those, and I think you'll have a great password!
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I like abyss and salsa. (If "w" worked, wallaby would be awesome.)