Released Games => Saira => Topic started by: Saml on December 12, 2009, 05:47:33
Title: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: Saml on December 12, 2009, 05:47:33
Weeeeell, for a start, after examining the demo's file structure, it appears that the game is completely expandable! And the endings to the current level are quite weird/creepy.
Post your ideas and attempts here!
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: LightningEagle on December 12, 2009, 13:44:19
Well, I'd say the Skomvær-ending gives a good starting point for a new adventure. :shifty:
I'm really looking forward to see what happens when the editor comes out.
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: Beomene on December 12, 2009, 14:05:11
Yes, go create! :whoa:
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: back seat astronaut on December 12, 2009, 21:34:57
I'm hoping level editing won't be quite as hard as Nifflas has made it out to be if I just want to make environmental levels without puzzles. I would LOVE to make environmental levels for this game. (I haven't even finished what's in the demo yet, but I already love the game.)
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: AA on December 12, 2009, 21:38:52
^ If you take a look at the files in the directory of the main level, you'll have an idea of what to expect already; as Nifflas said, the level editor is quite easy to use (you'll probably use it to make the map structure, place tiles and objects and little else), but there's a lot of work to be done with text files.
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: Exp HP on December 12, 2009, 21:52:17
The one thing I think I'll find most intimidating about level editing in Saira is the 11 independently scrolling layers. I can't imagine how there could possibly be an easy way to manage that, because not only is 11 layers a lot, but they're probably all different sizes, too (otherwise they couldn't scroll at different speeds).
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: Nifflas on December 12, 2009, 22:26:32
Well, the editor is up!
Check it out here (http://nifflas.lpchip.nl/index.php?board=47.0)!
Title: Re: Level Creation Ideas
Post by: back seat astronaut on December 12, 2009, 23:00:15
Thanks for mentioning that here, Nifflas. I don't always check all those other forums up there, and would have completely missed that it was released!