I've made this thread before, but then I wasn't far enough and blablabla and stuph..
Anyway, I'm at a stage further than I've ever thought I'd be with this game, so I thought I'd just make a new thread about it.
Block Runner 2 is a highly customisable sidescroller. It's so customisable that there's not even a single goal, but in most maps you just have to reach the exit. However, other maps could have objectives like "defend this" or whatever. Also, the main menu is a map, too, so you can edit it.
Maps are currently stored as JSON-formatted .bdf files. An in-game level editor exists, but it's not entirely finished yet. When it is, the format is gonna be changed to something binary.
Tiles are stored in the same way, though this might change in the future.
Maps can have Lua files bound to them, so called "logic" files. They add dynamics to the level. They also spawn the entities like exit atm.
All these files, including images, are put in seperate folders for each DLC. New DLCs can be downloaded in the near future.
What you can currently do, without changing any files, is play the tutorial, play using a joystick (Xbox 360 controller recommended) and edit the existing levels. (Use the gesture menu on right click to start editing levels, hold middle mouse while in edit mode to fly.)
You can also take a look in AppData/Roaming/LOVE/BR2/ to see how everything is structured. Try editing one of the files in data/logic/maps.
Most graphics are currently programmer art. Also, if you have made a level, please post it here because I need some levels and I'm not really a good level designer. If you want to help me with making the levels, please add me on Steam. (Profile link under me avatar)
Download page: [url]http://www.novaember.com/projects/br2/[/url]
Some screens because everybody loves 'em:
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[t]http://new.tinygrab.com/7cfbd51783c6ba658b9341c6488338e52c0d1cccb8.png[/t][t]http://new.tinygrab.com/7cfbd517836812a05fb3e44f0d3aa38eeb17caf3cc.png[/t]
Again, I need help with making the levels. So if you're interested, add me on Steam if you want to help or just post a picture or a Pastebin to the data file or something if you've made just one map.
Hmm. Why does the direct download make me download an HTML file?
EDIT: Meh, if you rename it to EXE it works fine.
Immediate suggestion: Make the collision box thinner and shorter than the sprite itself. It'll make the platforming feel a little better.
EDIT2: You misspelled practice in the tutorial, too. (Hey, this is what open betas are for, right?)
Also, in the context wheel, make it so that the clickable area of the segments extends out infinitely. That way I can just really quickly move my mouse in the direction I want and then click; I don't have to aim right at the context wheel.
EDIT3: I got stuck in the tutorial. How do I jump down?
[editline]21st March 2012[/editline]
Okay, so I restarted the game after getting stuck on the tutorial, and got this error:
[url]http://i40.tinypic.com/2vd0b2a.png[/url]
[QUOTE=Smashmaster;35234861]Hmm. Why does the direct download make me download an HTML file?
EDIT OVERFLOW[/QUOTE]
Have you played the game before? If yes, remove the BR2 folder in Appdata/Roaming/LOVE and launch again. Not sure, but I think it's because of an old version of the DLC.
Also, jump down on a platform using [S]. (Which didn't work in an older version of the DLC)
Yeah, that was definitely the first time I've ever played this. I just deleted the folder and tried again. It took forever to download the DLC and then crashed the moment it was done:
data.lua:9: Could not open file dlc/default/data/styles.bdf. Does not exist.
I can't jump down using S.
Why do people need to add people on Steam to do anything around here ?
Hm, try.manually downloading it: [url]http://www.novaember.com/br/getDefaultDLC.php[/url]
[editline]21st March 2012[/editline]
Extract so you get BR2/dlc/default/info.txt
[QUOTE=Phreebird;35235633]I can't jump down using S.[/QUOTE]
Most issues have been fixed with the newest release, please redownload it and remove the BR2 folder inside AppData/Roaming/LOVE/ before launching
[img]http://puu.sh/nz0N[/img]
and then it crashed
[QUOTE=Hentie;35397809]
and then it crashed[/QUOTE]
Try downloading the [url=http://www.novaember.com/files/get/8/BR2_25-3-12.exe]latest[/url] (direct download from the OP was outdated) version and don't forget to delete the folder in AppData
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;35397902]don't forget to delete the folder in AppData[/QUOTE]
should probably make it so you don't have to do that
add that task to your todo list.
Im handling the DLC-related stuff later.
I can see a few dark pixels at the edge of the characters bounding box. I also think you should shrink the bounding box on the character as it is a bit too big. The size is also too big for my screen, so if you could add some resolution settings or allow resizing of the window, it would be nice.
[img]http://puu.sh/om2g[/img]
I can go in floors.
[QUOTE=_NewBee;35467478][img]http://puu.sh/om2g[/img]
I can go in floors.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I still need to make a perfect collision system. Suggestions are more than welcome
[QUOTE=Darkwater124;35467608]Yes, I still need to make a perfect collision system. Suggestions are more than welcome[/QUOTE]
Maybe try Maurice's custom one. He posted it on his forums.
[QUOTE=jack5500;35468476]Maybe try Maurice's custom one. He posted it on his forums.[/QUOTE]
I've tried to use his, he even explained a bit about how it works, but I didn't really understand it. Maybe I'll take a look at it again later
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