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Project: Splotches
Project Started: 14th August, 2008 Last Update: 4th January, 2022
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4th January, 2009

Do you need help creating a level editor for this game? I'm no genius but I've made one with help from a friend before using arrays, which was very useful and helped me to learn how to go about them. The best part about it is that once you have figured out how to save and load your levels, it really is the half-core of the engine (besides the real engine itself) and will make level creation fly by.

Also, just out of curiosity, what is the aim of this game? I can't seem to understand what it is besides that it is a colourful puzzle game.

 
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You have to blow up the rainbow-colored splotch by mixing colors to make brown, which explodes. I have yet to record the voice instructions.

I appreciate the offer, unfortunately I don't think TGF1 supports arrays, which is what I stubbornly decide to use. I'm going to take another whack at it soon, but if I can't figure it out, I'll have to find someone who knows how to make INI level editors. >_O

 

  		

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Oh okay, I didn't know you were using TGF to develop this. I think a similar method can be done even if it used INI rather than arrays.. I might have a look through the coding and see if it's possibles. It also uses Fast Loop, there is a fast loop object for TGF isn't there?

 
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Yes indeedy there be a fast loop.

 

  		

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That sucks for no array file. I found an array extension for TGF. I dont know if its for 1 or 2, but you could give it a try:http://www.clickteam.info/extensions/extview.php?id=116

I also made a level editor using array files. It's in the download section if you want to look at it. Good job overall on this game! seems fun

 
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It looks like an MMF extension... I wouldn't know how to use it anyway.

Thanks!

 

  		

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Now that you have MMF2, you can use the better array way! Horray! It's easy, there's ton of tutorials on TDC about this. Good Luck!

 
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Thanks Sumo148!

  	    

 

  		

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I just started to work on the level editor for you. This may take awhile, since you have so many items to create, but that makes the level editor better I have the early interface planned out already. Note to the right side will be all the buttons for each object... Do you like so far? I can change it if you like. I tried to keep the same graphics, such as the counters and colors

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Hey, I really like that! I'd probably have to redo the texts with that weird splotchy look I did, but it looks great!

I had a realization yesterday... it might be easier if I have just one wall object that changes its animation according to whether there are other wall pieces next to it. I'm going to talk to Hempuli about it.

Thanks!

 

  		

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I;m already thought of that

Yeah, if you decide to use mine, just redraw the fonts.

 
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I'm going to be using the level loading engine in the game to load official puzzles that are downloaded from my website. (People submit their levels to me through the level editor and I edit them if need be and upload them) I'll have to keep an updated list of downloaded puzzles that the engine will reference to load the next unplayed level... This is going to be interesting.

 

  		

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dont worry, the loading/saving files are array files (.arr) and extremely small in size. They're mostly 2 kb.

 
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Oh, I'm not worried about size. It's setting up the system I'm worried about. Out of curiosity, do you know if it's possible to encrypt the arrays without having to decrypt the file before reading it? E.g. read the data then decrypt it, instead of decrypting the file and reading it. I want to keep them secure but also read and write to the hard disk as little as possible...

 

  		

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you dont have to encrypt them. Trust me they're impossible to read.

 
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Haha ok.

  	    

 

  		

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I'm hoping to get this thing done by the end of the week. I don't have much time each day, so I'm not sure about that deadline.

But I do have a week break next week, so I'm sure it'll be done by then

 
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Sweet! You don't know how much of a help this is.

BTW, do you have a logo I can splotchify to put in the level maker or do you want me to make one?

 

  		

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I dont really have a logo, give me a sec, I may actually have one on my computer...

EDIT: No I dont...could you make one for me?

 
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Indeed I can! I love making logos! However, I've got a class tonight so it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

 

  		

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I know you have a class, you told me on the chat My production name is "Sumo Games" so try to incorporate that too.

 
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I'll see what I can do.

 

  		

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Looks like you've got some good people helping. The game looks nice btw OMC, but most puzzle games just aren't my thing. (in case you've wondered why I seem so dis-interested in this) ... about the only puzzle things I've seen in videogames that I cared for were the reaallly old dos game stuff in some adventure games, Dr. Mario for NES, and that little swap puzzle in The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy. I didn't even like Tetris that much, and it was one of the most popular puzzle games ever.

Glad to see it's coming along so nicely though ... when it's completely done I'll take another look at it.


 
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