Hello everyone,

I haven't been active here for quite a while. Some of you may remember my levels such as Pestilence, etc. I haven't been knytting at all in these past few years, but last autumn I've started working on a new level. I've always wanted to build something as large as Gaia, only with more fleshed-out and realistic (as in, no chocolate cities) environments. That's what I'm doing now, but just as something to help me relax every now and again, because knytting has that effect on me these days.

I'm sorry to say that the level isn't very, um, new or modern? All tilesets are from a long time ago and most were used in at least a few levels, because I suck at pixel art, but want nice-looking graphics. There are no tricky shifts, challenges, or any handiwork of that sort - like I said, the level is very much like Gaia in concept, only hopefully a bit more pleasing to the eyes. And as much as I appreciate egomassive's work, my level doesn't use any KS+ capabilities.

It's really something of a private affair, just something for me to do, like a model ship or something. I never thought of releasing this to the public, but my website logs tell me that even in 2016 some people are looking for my levels - so strange to see KS is still alive today! - and so I've reuploaded those, and I'm putting this topic up in case anyone is interested in another level from me. Only if you liked Pestilence etc.,, this one is not experimental at all. Here are a few screenshots to give you some idea of the thing. They're all from the first continent. I hope to finish at least one continent eventually, and three if everything goes according to plan. I've no idea how many screens there are already, sorry.

(I like doing tiny changes to the tilesets I'm using, but those take a lot of time, because like I said, I suck at drawing in general and pixel art in particular. I also suck at doing interiors, so you can't go inside any of those houses. Oops! Sure wish this wasn't the case...)

A very small level in which Juni explores a castle. Made in a hurry in two days, for Healy's competition. Inspired by Fegon's castle levels, and Dennis Lockwood's brilliant series of woodcuts of castles and ruins. No goal, no endings, just warp yourself here and there, enjoy the scenery, etc. There's some custom music I made.

http://www.jashiin.com/miscellany/Yohji%20-%20Mirror%20World.knytt.bin

I couldn't fix the tilesets, so some of the tiles have invisible solid parts (surprise!). It's very irritating when you find those, but this probably won't be happening too frequently. Like I said, the level was made in a hurry, so please excuse any voids and/or SGEs.

I had to reinstall Windows (was using XP SP1, now using XP SP3) and now I can't really play KS because of numerous problems with sound. Music and ambient FX tracks sometimes just stop, and turning sound off doesn't quite work - when Juni's running, there's an annoying clicking sound all the time, like amplified bits of the actual running sound. I have no problems with any other software. Does anybody have any ideas on what may be the problem? The soundcard I'm using is E-MU 1820m, if that's of any help.

The Concealment is a link between worlds. It is a voyage through the darkness, to reach the eternal Garden. Beware of demons that haunt both worlds. Seek refuge in ghost lights.

http://knyttlevels.com/levels/Yohji%20-%20Concealment1.0.knytt.bin

This level is a greatly expanded version of my small level Moonlight. The preview thread is here: http://nifflas.lpchip.nl/index.php?topic=4287.0 - it has more screenshots and stuff. I was, and still am, planning to expand this further and add at least one more area, but real life is currently far too busy. I have no idea when and if I am able to work on it, so here's the latest playable version. It has three normal areas, two secret areas, and two endings - a normal one and a secret one.

Hello,

I was wondering if anybody could make a CO of a semi-transparent, grey, ghost version of Juni for me, similar to the ghosts found in Bank 12. Not moving, just standing at the centre of the tile, two versions (facing left and right) or just one (facing right). I would've done it myself but I have a lot of problems with GIMP transparency for some reason, and simple transparency doesn't work quite as well. I can supply a .gif/.png version of Juni on a white background (beware of using Juni from one of the standard tilesets, since she doesn't match the character exactly). I'd appreciate it greatly.

Here's a tiny little playground/concept level (there are no challenges, just an environment) for the current KS level competition:

http://jashiin.com/miscellany/Yohji%20-%20Control%20Circuit.knytt.bin

It was meant to have some music to make things more fun, but my synth setup kind of broke today and I couldn't record anything. So there's just wind and stuff, sorry about that!

Also, I have like four levels in the works, two of which may be released fairly soon. Stay tuned!

I've decided I really want to continue working on an unfinished level I made for egomassive's competition:
http://nifflas.lpchip.nl/index.php?topic=3483.0
The story takes place on a garbage dump, and now I really need another tileset, one with actual garbage and trash. Take a look at the level (or at the screenshot posted in that thread) and you'll see those garbage heaps in the background, dark grey shapes. That's the kind of terrain I want to build, but out of actual, well, trash. It doesn't have to contain actual identifiable objects (although that would be nice); what I need most is just a texture, recognizable as trash, basic colors white-ish to light grey or beige (look at the container on the screenshot, at the right, to get a vague idea of what the trash should harmonize with), with a few spots of bright colors here and there (like magazine covers, discarded food packaging, etc.). Maybe a metal rod or two sticking out in places, etc.

Basically, what I'm asking for is way too complex for me to do. And without such tileset, I won't be able to continue the level I realize it's probably a difficult task for anyone, so if someone feels like drawing one for me, I'd really appreciate it. All I can offer in return (apart from you being in the credits, obviously) is music for your level, should you need any. I can do anything, from chiptunes (http://jashiin.com/tracked/nes-loops.mp3) to relaxed electronic soundtracks (http://jashiin.com/tracked/birdcall-track-2.mp3) to avant-garde music like the stuff I used in Pestilence (http://nifflas.lpchip.nl/index.php?topic=1942.0, http://jashiin.com/improvisations/pestilence-free-cat.mp3).