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Hello! I'm developing a mini level set which will be integrated into Cat99's Ortho Universe.
It's called 'Fortress of Katruun' in case anyone cares, but I had some questions:
How do I turn off that *#$&%( water current!?!
How do I make a passage (one of those little hallways) that you can't go in to?
Is there any way to make an inanimate object talk? (i.e. Ferazel walks by a tree and has a one-frame conversation with himself saying like 'Ferazel: This place looks dangerous...')
Is there any way to make something instantly fatal? i.e. The person touches this object/water/etc and dies, but touches this objct/water/etc and lives?
How, exactly, do signs and associated stuff (plaques) work?
Who wants to test Fortress of Katruun?
FoK will feature these levels: (1) A Crumbling Passage (2) River of Acid (3) The Fortress (4) Through the Aqueducts (5) Drainage Delays (6) Brimstone Bridge (7) Erroneous Eruption (8) The Vault
note: level 8 is not a real level; it only contains items and powerups
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Dr Tall swoops to the rescue! (It's been a while since I've gotten to say that :D)
1. I belive current speed is stored in level info (7). I am not totally sure. It's either (6) or (7). Since you're new, I don't think it would hurt to remind you that the first info box is info (0). All info box counting starts from 0 not 1.
2. Make a passage you can't go into?? I'll assume that you mean can go into. You need two passageways of the same type. You can NOT use one normal and one ornate unless you'd like to reboot your machine. See where it says "Sprite X of #" ? The "#" is the total number of sprites in your level. The "X" is that sprite's Sprite ID. Simply cross the sprite ID's into the info (0)s of the passageways. If that's confusing:
Passage #1 Sprite 35 of 124 info (0) = 46
Passage #2 Sprite 46 of 124 info (0) = 35
If you really did mean can't, then make the passage refer to itself. (So just put its Sprite ID as its info (0).)
3. Sigh.....do you really want to do that? OK here goes. The "speakable characters" in Ferazel's Wand have their own range in the sprites file (2951-2999). Any speakable character MUST have their sprites in that range. So you want a tree? First, get your tree design and copy it to the clippboard. You must have its sprite, and its mask (the sprite just w/o color and all the space you want it to cover being black.) ready. Open the Ferazel's Wand Sprites file and the MASCOT editor graphics file using Res Edit. Paste your tree sprite into any number from 2951-2999 in the Sprites file and in the MASCOT editor. There is no restriction to this except that the numbers MUST be the same. Then paste your mask into only the MASCOT editor graphics. Your tree's ID must be whatever its sprite ID was but x10. So if you put it under 2966, its mask is under 29660. If you want to be sane later, be sure to name the sprite file in the MASCOT editor grapihcs (go to resource info) Now, if you did all that right, when you re-open MASCOT, your tree should be in the objects menu. Select it and, bang! A conversational tree.
4. Umm....well you could set all the tiles to pain causing and make the damage enough to kill Ferazel no matter what......I think what you'll find more useful is just using death powerups. I think a poisioned item is what you're after and that is not possible.
5. Signs are not associated with plaques. That is everyone's mistake. (I'm not even sure I have them totally straight :redface: ) My understanding is this: A plaque and a roadmap and everything except for a sign are actually speakable characters. Use their info (0) to indicate a conversation ID. The sign runs off of STR# resources in the World Data File. Open it in Res Edit and find the STR# resouce and open the one called "signs". Scroll to the bottom and click on the stars at the very very bottom of the list. Then go to "resource" and select "insert new field". Type whatever you want your sign to say. Then, in the sign's info (0) insert whatever number STR line that was.
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Moving this to Ferazel Hacking. Where it belongs.
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hey Revenant Chaos! I told you you'd get you're questions answered fairly quickly! Isn't Dr. Tall awesome?
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Posted by Ultimate Bulletin Board Version 5.45: **RevenantChaos member posted 12-18-2001 09:09 PM
Dr Tall member posted 12-18-2001 09:52 PM**
Hmm, my offical response time was 43 minutes.
Posted by cat99: Isn't Dr. Tall awesome?
Well if you say so
You can also, instead of making new sprites, make the tree be in the front layer (I think you set info (2) to 1) and place a character/scrap of paper behind it. Therefore, people won't have to download any sprite files in addition to level files.
And I'll test if you need testers - but I can't test until about January (I've got other priorities). :frown:
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I agree with PCheese, personally, I find sprite files obnoxious. However, there are exceptions. Dr. Tall Land and OBW are large, large, large. When you download these games the user recognizes that they are are completely new Ferazel's Wand stories. But for a set of 10 levels having to download sprites is annoying. Just my opinion.
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Originally posted by Emperor Ent: **But for a set of 10 levels having to download sprites is annoying. Just my opinion.
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It isn't going to be a mere 10-level level set. I'm merging the eight levels RevenantChaos is creating with Orthographic Universe. There is going to be 5 "realms" or "kingdoms", whatever you want to call themΒΒan Ice one, a desert one, a river/rain/forest one, and FoK . When we're done, (don't ask when There are going to be 45ΒΒ55 levels total. There already is a custom titles file, and if there comes a need for a custom graphics file, it wouldn't be much trouble.
Actually, yes, I did mean "can't" go through. I'll just set it to itself...
Now, I have a few more questions.
A) Can I like quadruple the damage that acid deals you?
Is there any way to decrease a user's max HP after you give them HP?
C) Who wants to test FoK?!?!?!? PS: I have at least three totally new concepts that I KNOW nobody has ever done before; they are confidential (ahem, that means you, cat99) but you can find out about a month early if you sign up to be a FoK tester!
Oh yeah, Dr. Tall -
a) I know about zero inits. I know what spritemasks are; I've made my own platform game before (sighs).
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Originally posted by RevenantChaos: **Oh yeah, Dr. Tall -
I know what spritemasks are; I've made my own platform game before (sighs).
Why the sigh?
Answers to your questions: A) I believe not. No. C) I don't think you're ready yet!
Yes, I am not talking. Those concepts are soooo cool, though!
A) Noooo! Noooo! C) Mark, it's gonna take me so long to find someone I'll be ready by then
Originally posted by RevenantChaos: **A) Noooo! Noooo
Don't you wish you had programmed Mascot?
Originally posted by RevenantChaos: C) Mark, it's gonna take me so long to find someone I'll be ready by then (/B)
I don't think so. There are more people lurking around here than you think. ANd Paul said he'd beta test. (You know, the guy I bought a copy of FW for?)
Nooo!!! It's against the programmer's code of honor to actually make decent support utilities (bangs his head against the wall several times).
Cool! I want <b>5</b> testers, so that's ONE.
Originally posted by RevenantChaos: ** Cool! I want 5 testers, so that's ONE.
I'll gladly beta test for you.
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Me too.I'll test.But I can't possibly do much until after Christmas. Maybe even New Year's. Just so you know.
Originally posted by PCheese: **And I'll test if you need testers - but I can't test until about January (I've got other priorities).:frown: **
Remember this?
I know nothing about Ferezal's Wand, but I'll test anyway (As soon as I finish downloading it. ;))
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Mirror, if you believe you will play a full set of FW levels with the FW demo, you are completely whacked. Since I still can't find my FW CD, I did a bit of hax0ring to get FW demo to play full version stuff. If you want to know how, e-mail me. ferazel_09@mac.com
Sorry, but I cant beta test. Like I stated earlier, that's all I can do, and without a copy of the full FW sprites, I can't see wraiths / the Fire Guardians / other stuff. Wait, I can beta test. Sign me up!
(edit) Oh, and Mirror, I'm ferazel from #hottub and #ev3. Suprising an op has less Karma and posts then a person who is on more then him, and is not an op. Andyvn, promotion? (/edit)
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(This message has been edited by ferazel_09 (edited 12-21-2001).)
I'd be happy to test. on getting lots of damage, if you add spikes to your acid it will hurt when you tuch them but I don't think there is a way to make acid deal more than one dammage at time, (death powerups behind other spirits might do the trick, just a thought.
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