Shortcut to World 4

the key, the bomb, and the orange switch?

This bank has objects a lot of levels need.

Save Spot: Obj 1
The player can save here.

WIN: Obj 2
When touched, plays the ending cutscene and returns the player to the title screen.  (Note: The default Ending cutscene is Ending, but custom ones can be set up on a per-room basis in KSM)


Power-Ups: Obj 3-10
These give Juni abilities. Refer to the Tutorial level to see what they do.

NO CLIMB: Obj 11
Renders wall unclimbable even if the player has the Climb powerup.
Only works when placed ON the wall.

Ghost Music: Obj 12
A red box with an Eye and the word "MUSIC".
If a room has one of these, the assigned Music will only play if the player has the Eye.

STICKY: Obj 13
The player cannot move left and right.
Can be placed on a floor (to make Juni stick to the floor, forcing her to jump) or in the open (preventing Juni from horizontal movement even in mid-air).


Shifts: Obj 14-16
Place Shifts with these objects.  Shifts are an advanced feature in KS that have an immeasurable amount of usefulness.  You can define what they do in KSManager.


Signs: Obj 17-19
When the player is on this tile (or a corresponding Sign Area object), Sign text will appear above or below here.

This Screen Uses Edge Warps: Obj 20
Looks like an orange square with 4 arrows on it.
All this does is enable UDLR warps (Edge Warps) for the screen.  As long as you have at least one of this object anywhere on the screen, the Edge Warps for the screen (which you set up in KSM) will work, allowing the edges of the screen to lead to screens besides those that aren't physically adjacent.
Flag Warps will still work even without this object; it only applies to Edge Warps.


Keys: Obj 21-24
Items that open the Keyhole objects in Bank 15.

NO JUMP: Obj 25
The player cannot jump (or even double jump) when on this tile.
This can be placed on the floor or in the air, and it virtually disables the jump button whenever the player is on it.

DETECT TARGET: Obj 26-28
These make the player glow if they have the Detector.
Red Detect Targets (26) are treated like enemies; the player glows red when within a certain range of it (and glows brighter when really close).  You should place one of these on each kill tile you use to warn the player of danger.
Blue Detect Targets (27, 28) make the player glow blue when in front of them. You should fill the area in which you want the player to glow with these.  The lighter ones make the player glow brighter.
(note: the blue ones also work when placed on the floor or on the wall. Do that if you want to use blue detects to, for instance, indicate to the player that a floor is sticky)


Sign Area: Obj 29-31
If you have a Sign object on the screen, you can use this to fill an additional region where you also want the Sign to be visible.  The difference between Signs and Sign Areas is that while both make the text show up, the Sign object is where the text will actually be located.
If you still don't understand, try making a room with a 5x5 rectangle of Sign A and a 5x5 rectangle of Sign Area B on the right side.  Then replace one of the Sign Area Bs with a regular Sign B.
Play the level and see the difference between the two.

Water generally kills you if you touch the surface, but there are also some nice decorative things in this bank.
The order of them in the bank is complete nonsense, so I've grouped them by shared qualities.

Water Surfaces

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2

5

10

12

14

19

22

Juni dies when she falls into any of this stuff.  The ones with underlined numbers glow.


Lower Water Tiles

7

8

9

11

17

21

24

Blocks of color in the editor. This is what you use under the water surface.
Interestingly enough, these are solid.  They aren't deadly like the water surface is.


Rapids

6

13

16

This flowing water is just inches high and safe to walk through.


Waterfalls

3

4

15

20

23

These look like semitransparent blocks with white specks in the editor.  They're safe and make awesome rain.


Bubble
18
Produces little dots that rise up and fade.

Stationary NPCs

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26

36

41

These NPCs, all female, stand and face the player.

12

13

21

27

39

These NPCs, all male, stand/sit and face a single direction.

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32

These NPCs, both fairies, stand and look around randomly.


Moving NPCs

20	15	28	30	31	40	34	35	1	7
9	10	11	16	17	18	19	36	44

These NPCs, humanoid or animal, wander around left and right aimlessly. Note that number 30 is the only fairy that flies.
Remember that Knytt Stories does not automatically detect for ground when allowing characters to move.  Any and all of these NPCs have the ability to wander off a ledge and walk on air unless you wall them in (or place a slope).

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25

This beaver and this... other thing are drawn to visitors.  They will approch Juni.

37

Baby

Baby. Doesn't move. Floats a bit off the ground. If the tileset you're using has a bed or other surface that is 6 pixels tall, you can make the baby appear to be on it.

42

43

Round Cats

Cute, cuddly, docile, and stationary!

3

4

6

33

Turtles

All four of these wander around aimlessly, not actively seeking the player.
However, all but the one with the triangle shell will hide and grow small spikes when Juni approaches, becoming a threat.

22

23

24

Walking Rocks

It's tough to distinguish between numbers 22 and 23 unless both are onscreen.  Their legs are similar colors, and both of them actively seek the player.  However, number 22 - the one with the dark brown legs - is dangerous, and grows spikes when the player is near.
The purple one (24) actually acts quite different from the other two. This one moves around aimlessly, and collapses into an ordinary-looking stone whenever it isn't moving.

2

8

Hedgehogs

Strictly walks forward, only turning when it touches a wall.
At random time intervals, will hurl itself in the player's direction, rolling along the ground until it hits a wall.

Silhouettes.  One of them is an enemy.

1   Shadow Juni

Don't stare!  Facing your shadow for too long will make its red eyes open, and it will become dangerous until you turn your back again.

2

3    Shadow Children

Walk left and right aimlessly. The girl (no. 3) fades out of view whenever she stops moving.

These are all deadly.

1 - Guillotine

Rectangular white spiky object that goes up and down between the floor and the ceiling.

2

3

4

Spike Squares

Square spiky objects that change direction when they hit a wall.  The direction change is random; they do not seek you.

5    Underground Muncher

Other names include "Gator", "Chomper", and "that green thing that goes NOM!"
Touch those teeth and you become a snack.

Evil Fire
6
These fires shoot fireballs.  The fireballs are deadly, but the fires themselves are harmless to the touch.
They're the dangerous twin of Bank 8 Object 6.

7

9

Spreadshot Munchlets

These gray-blue and green enemies shoot giant bullets that explode into mini-bullets.

8	Falling Munchlets

This blue enemy falls from the sky.

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11

12

13

Spike Traps

These retractable spikes pop out when the player gets near.

As it turns out, flowers in the Knyttiverse are a lot more aggressive than in real life.  All 5 objects in this bank are enemies!

Spike Rose
1
When the player is in range, fires spiny balls in random directions.

Seed Bulb
2
Periodically opens to rapidly fire seeds in random directions.  Low range.

Energy Bulb
3
Frequently fires energy projectiles that seek the player. The projectiles have poor handling and tend to fly past the player, but they are able to turn around if space allows.

Fire Flower
4
When the player is in range, fires fireballs in random directions.  The Fire Flower has a longer range and fires more projectiles than the Spike Rose, and is generally the deadlier of the two.

Spike Bulb
5
Periodically spews volleys of spiny balls in random directions.

✔ jimj316 helped make this section (see jimj316's original list)
✔ jimj316 contributed to this section

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8

Blue & Green Bouncers

Bounces up & down, getting higher on each bounce. Jump height resets every five jumps for Blue (no. 1), and every four jumps for Green (no. 8).

Random Bouncer
2
Bounces up & down at a random height each time.

Fire Bouncer
3
Bounces in exactly the same manner as the Blue Bouncer*, but shoots fireballs to the left and right that reach farther out as the bouncing gets higher.
*(the timing is consistently off by 1/3 of a second because even though it bounces at the exact same speeds and heights, it starts the room on the second bounce)

4

5

Copy Bouncers

They jump into the air when the player jumps within a certain range.
The small one (obj 5) makes very pathetic, small hops that even a player with no powerups can cross.
The big one (obj 4) is considerably tougher to cross, and its jump height is affected by whether or not the player has the Double Jump powerup.

6

7

Box Bouncers

Randomly wanders to the left and right, stopping occasionally.
Big (obj 6) jumps when the player jumps, matching the height of the Big Copy Bouncers (with Double Jump obtained).
Small (obj 7) jumps randomly, about twice it's own height.

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10

11

12

13

Fluffs

Small, cute, perform no special action.
Blue fluffs (9, 10) jump up and down consistently.
Old Fluff (11) does not jump at all.
Red and Green Fluffs (12) jump at random intervals.  Green is more energetic.

✔ the Jack helped make this section (see the Jack's original list)
All of the Disks wander back and forth at random, neither seeking nor avoiding Our Heroine. Despite their resemblance to Flying Saucers, none of them actually do fly.

2

6

9

Star-Topped Shooters

All blue (or grey) Saucers are enemies.  They all have stars affixed atop their heads, and each shoots deadly sparks.  The Saucers themselves are safe to touch, but the sparks are not.
The names correspond to the colors of the stars.
The Blue-Star-Top (#2) fires circular a perfect, expanding circle of persistent, hover-type white sparks at regular (?) intervals, with a blast radius of about 4-5 tiles.
The Gold-Star-Top (#6) fires a random pattern of large white sparks at slightly more frequent (?) intervals than Blue-Star-Top, and while some of the sparks fall well short of Blue's range, others will travel the lengths and/or height of the screen.
The Red-Star-Top (#9) fires pale green sparks, smaller than the white sparks its blue cousins shoot, which form a circular blast pattern but, unlike Blue-Star-Top's, its sparks are affected by gravity and quickly fall away, making it potentially easier to jump past -- its attack typically reaches no further than two tiles above it and four to each side, lest it's near a cliff.

7

8

10

Walking Saucers

These unique disks can pass for a variety of things, ranging from UFOs to crabs.

1		Innocence		3
5		& Accidents		4

#1 and #3 are friendly.
The Spiky Saucers (#4 and #5) are deadly to the touch. As you can see, both spiky Saucers are identical in shape to the other Saucer of the same colour.  The only difference is the addition of pale-tipped spikes.  The spikes are always out, so there won't be any sudden spike surprises from the Saucer species.


Gold'n Gone
11
Friend or foe, we'll never know, because despite appearing in the editor, this gold saucer doesn't actually exist in the game!  That is to say, if you place one in the editor, it will not show up in the game.

All objects in this bank only work when you have the Eye.

Stationary NPCs: Objects 4, 7
These ghost males are stationary and face the player.  They're the ones best suited for talking to the player.

Moving NPCs: Objects 1, 2, 3, 11, 16
These female ghosts, a pet, a bird, and a Pac-Man type ghost move around.

Pickaxe Guy: Object 8
This guy swings his pickaxe.

Ghost Blocks: Object 5
Walls and platforms that can only be used when the player has the Eye.

Ghost Passage (a.k.a X WALL) (Object 17)
Place this on a solid tile (something on layer 3).  Then, once the player has the Eye, the tile will no longer be solid; the player will be able to pass through.
Note that the tile will be solid if the player does not have the eye.

Ghost Passage Indicator (Objects 18-21)
Place one of these in front an X WALL passage to let the player know the wall is fake.  They are supposed to be placed right outside the passage, with the white tips touching the fake wall.

Drippy Ghost Slime (Object 6)
This slime travels across the ceiling and drops deadly rain along the way.  It alternates between heavy and light rain.

Floor Ghost Slime (Object 9)
This Slime travels across the floor.

Ghost Muncher (Object 10)
The deceased brother of that thing that goes NOM!

Ghost Rain (Object 12)
Glowing white drops of death.  Ick.

Ghost Sentry (Object 13)
Looks like a squid.  It travels towards you whenever you are horizontally level with it.
Only moves left and right.

Ghost Popup Trap (Object 14)
This spiny rectangle comes out when you get too close.

Ghost Pufferfish (Object 15)
Floats left and right, swooping down at you whenever you're in position for a kill.

No friends in this bank.  Just automated killers.

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2

14

Spray Cannons

These cannons (which strictly fire to the left) periodically spray large quantities of bullets. They control the trajectory of their bullets by changing the velocity they're fired at.
The red cannon (number 1) sprays a large curtain of bullets.
The green cannon (2) and the black cannon (14) both spray fewer bullets and aim specifically for the player, but the black one sprays 6 times as often.

Laser Pods 3

Moves left with laser off, moves right with laser on, moves left with laser off, etc.

Bomb Launcher
5
Lobs large energy bombs in random directions.

Ball Generator
6
Launches balls that roll to the right.

H	7	8	9
				Lasers
V	10	11	12

Spinner Droid
13
Travels the room on a fixed path. Goes through walls.

This has some pretty special stuff in it, much like System, although the objects in it tend to be more specialized.
It has switches, fake walls, doors, and that umbrella-boosting updraft.

Blocks (Objects 1-4)
These blocks are solid.
Trick Blocks (Objects 9-11)
Adorned with the label "DIS", these disappearing fake counterparts to the above four are not solid.  Navigating a maze of Blocks and Trick Blocks can actually be quite tough, since the Trick Blocks only disappear when you are immediately adjacent to them.

Updraft (Object 5)
Looks like a bunch of black and white dots in the editor.  This is an upwards flow of air that carries the player high into the air if the Umbrella is equipped.

Fading Blue Blocks (Objects 6 and 7)
Blue rounded rectangles.  They gradually fade in or out as the player comes near.
Object 6, the one with the solid blue line, is a real block.  It is invisible at a distance, and fades into view as the player approaches.
Object 7, the one with the dotted blue line, is a fake block.  It is visible from afar, but disappears as the player approaches.

Security Walls (Objects 12, 23, 24)
Button-operated walls.  This orange square and these white barriers disappear when you use buttons.

Buttons
Successful operation of any of these types of buttons will remove all Security Walls on the screen.
Passcode Buttons (Objects 13-21)
These buttons with cryptic symbols form a sequence; each time the player hits the switch, the symbol changes to the next one.
When every Passcode Button has the correct symbol (the correct symbol is the one used in the editor), all Security Walls disappear.
One-Touch Button (Object 22)
This luxurious orange button with an arrow pointing to it is by far the easiest to operate. It removes all Security Walls in a single press.
Hold Button (Object 26)
To use this green button, you must stand on it and... wait.  When 6 dots appear underneath it, all Security Walls are removed.

Flashing White Squares (Object 25)
It doesn't look like much of anything in the editor, but this is actually a nice decoration: A randomly flashing white square.  These are usually used in groups.

Keyhole Doors (Objects 27-30)
To no surprise, these walls yield to any player with the right color key.

Obj 1: Spring
The player bounces on these.

Obj 2-12: Invisible Kill Tiles
These look like red boxes in the editor.
These kill Juni on contact.  Very useful when creating your own traps and bosses.

Obj 13-16: Invisible Solid Tiles
These look like white boxes in the editor. (Most have stripes)
They are solid in the game.  Useful for when you want stuff on layers 0,1,2 to appear to be solid, or when you're using a tileset that has irregular shapes that result in terrible hit detection (like the hand-drawn ones).
Object 13, the one without the stripes, is only solid to the player.  Enemies and projectiles pass right through it. The others are solid to enemies and the player alike.

The policy on getting permission for editing/making COs from tilesets(by Exp HP)
The moderators declare their policy on asking tileset authors for permission when creating derived work (also, it is brought up that permission to edit default tilesets by Nifflas is automatic).

How to Draw Simple Tilesets - So You Don't Have An Excuse Anymore(by minmay)
minmay makes it easy to create your own tilesets with this guide on how to draw them (and put them in your level).

Public Tilesets and Gradients(by Gaeel)
Gaeel shares a great many of the public use tilesets and gradiants that were posted on the old forum.

Common Bugs(by LimeLemon)
This illustrated guide warns you of the many things that can go wrong with your level (like wallswims and the void screens) and tells you how to avoid them.

PDF Manual for KS Level Editor by SiamJai(by Miss Paula)
A guide to the Knytt Stories Level Editor. In addition to fully documenting the editor's capabilities, it provides an in-depth look at KSManager and guides you through the process of making a few screens.

About Using Stuff You Didn't Make Yourself(by Miss Paula)
Posts recovered from the old forum that summarize where the forum stands on the use of copyrighted material (such as music) in your levels.

Making advanced edits to KS levels without KSManager(by Exp HP)
A guide to World.ini. Also, the process of creating media and cutscene folders is described, and posts on the subject are recovered from the old forum.

FAQ - read it.(by Miss Paula)
An FAQ with some odds and ends about KS level editing.

KS Level Composer (by xoft)
xoft shares his level editing tool that helps target bugs and extends on room-copying capabilities.

Custom Objects manual by SiamJai(by Miss Paula)
A link to a guide with everything you need to know when it comes to adding animated Custom Objects to your level.

Advanced features Demo Level(by Miss Paula)
Attached is a level by Nifflas and X-Sheep that exemplifies use of signs, shifts, warps, and all those bank 0/12/15/16 objects that beginners don't like to use.

Cutscenes-Seminar by Earthbound(by Miss Paula)
Recovered from the old forum.  Earthbound015 explains how to properly initiate a cutscene during a Shift and use flags/warps to "turn off" the cutscene after the first time it plays.

Tutorial Videos by Bass(by Miss Paula)
Recovered from the old forum. Bass provides links to videos that teach you how to work with layers, signs, flags, music, cutscenes, warps, and shifts.

KS Level Manager by X_Sheep(by Miss Paula)
X_Sheep's tool for managing World.ini and custom content without even having to crack open your level folder, which is now distributed together with Knytt Stories.

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When you make a post:
1. First, you grant the wish of the poster above you.  All you have to do is say "Granted."
2. Then you corrupt it.  What does it mean to "corrupt" a wish, you ask? Here's examples of what you can do:

• Make the wish backfire.
• Make something happen that will ruin the wish.
• Exploit a loophole caused by the phrasing of the wish.
• etc., etc.

   Simply put, you add a twist.
3. Then, you make a wish of your own.  Be fair, and don't be inappropriate.