Community Project Dev Thread [DONE]
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Nov 5, 2011 at 11:21 PM
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As far as general review goes, I think you need to remember that the player is your friend, not your enemy. You want to entertain them, not frustrate them. That is, having the spikes directly under your entrance, having spiritdudes which hit you with spikes, having a save that kills you (really?) etc. are what I would call bad level design. Along those same lines, you have a lot of trial and error portions, which are similarly weak.
As far as good stuff goes, you have a lot of neat ideas. For one thing, I would like to see more done with the 'sleeping can change stuff' idea. I also really liked the spikesarechasingyouuuu section because it was fun.
So nice job so far, but keep working on it.
As far as general review goes, I think you need to remember that the player is your friend, not your enemy. You want to entertain them, not frustrate them. That is, having the spikes directly under your entrance, having spiritdudes which hit you with spikes, having a save that kills you (really?) etc. are what I would call bad level design. Along those same lines, you have a lot of trial and error portions, which are similarly weak.
As far as good stuff goes, you have a lot of neat ideas. For one thing, I would like to see more done with the 'sleeping can change stuff' idea. I also really liked the spikesarechasingyouuuu section because it was fun.
So nice job so far, but keep working on it.
Nov 5, 2011 at 11:36 PM
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I agree with this 100%. I hate it when there is so much trial and error.
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I agree with this 100%. I hate it when there is so much trial and error.
Nov 6, 2011 at 1:29 AM
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That's why I made certain tiles TURN INTO spikes, instead of having them start like that. (That and DT told me to.)
That's why I made certain tiles TURN INTO spikes, instead of having them start like that. (That and DT told me to.)
Nov 6, 2011 at 4:20 AM
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Sorry, I had more important stuff to do.
What 404 said is intentional - you're supposed to jump on top of the pillars, not run through them.
A little note, the signpost was hinting that the bed reset the jumping puzzle.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll fix my mod when I have time. Do you guys have any suggestions regarding the trial and error parts? I'm not sure how to fix those without ripping them out.
Sorry, I had more important stuff to do.
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I fail to see the relationship between these posts. I don't think you guys are talking about the same part.Lace said:
What 404 said is intentional - you're supposed to jump on top of the pillars, not run through them.
Uweh? When did I not do that? I don't recall any spikes starting off as spikes except for the beginning ones, and the ones in the third room at the small maze.Dunc2403 said:
A little note, the signpost was hinting that the bed reset the jumping puzzle.
Thanks for the feedback, I'll fix my mod when I have time. Do you guys have any suggestions regarding the trial and error parts? I'm not sure how to fix those without ripping them out.
Nov 6, 2011 at 4:51 AM
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I was referring to if you fall out of the maze while it is still disapparating, you don't get hurt until it all disappears.
Oh yup yup I din't really read his post thoroughly.LunarSoul said:
I was referring to if you fall out of the maze while it is still disapparating, you don't get hurt until it all disappears.
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My post was directed at CommanderJersey's post, which said he didn't like too much trial and error.
My post was directed at CommanderJersey's post, which said he didn't like too much trial and error.
Nov 7, 2011 at 3:22 AM
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Agreed. It will still maintain a good challenge with the invisible blocks anyway, and you don't want to screw the player over too much.
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Agreed. It will still maintain a good challenge with the invisible blocks anyway, and you don't want to screw the player over too much.
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I think I've already done enough at making it possible to know where the spikes are. The whole point of the map was not being able to see anything, so making the spikes visible would defeat the point.
EDIT: I would also have to redo my whole map, because there are no spikes in the Store tileset, and I can't change tilesets.
I think I've already done enough at making it possible to know where the spikes are. The whole point of the map was not being able to see anything, so making the spikes visible would defeat the point.
EDIT: I would also have to redo my whole map, because there are no spikes in the Store tileset, and I can't change tilesets.
Nov 7, 2011 at 4:04 AM
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Or you could just change another tile to act like a spike and put a message at the beggining that says "Beware Of _____".
Or you could just change another tile to act like a spike and put a message at the beggining that says "Beware Of _____".
Nov 7, 2011 at 5:17 AM
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Well this seems as good a place as any
This may or may not be a part of Take 8 depending on circumstance, but I need feedback for it anyway so
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42853625/Temp/Pyramid_0000.zip
It's somewhere between half and 3/4 finished. The misery fight is the last thing you can do.
This may or may not be a part of Take 8 depending on circumstance, but I need feedback for it anyway so
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42853625/Temp/Pyramid_0000.zip
It's somewhere between half and 3/4 finished. The misery fight is the last thing you can do.
Nov 7, 2011 at 7:44 AM
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I didn't really get the right/left thing, and Sue can get 'stuck' pretty easily in the Misery fight, but otherwise it's all good so far
I didn't really get the right/left thing, and Sue can get 'stuck' pretty easily in the Misery fight, but otherwise it's all good so far
Nov 7, 2011 at 1:26 PM
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Oh oops
I originally meant for the thing to have split paths with one focused on combat and one focused on platforming but I realized that wouldn't really work all that well based on how the pyramid is shaped so I scrapped it in favour of the first leg being combat and the second (unfinished) leg being platforming.
but I forgot to take the sign out
I originally meant for the thing to have split paths with one focused on combat and one focused on platforming but I realized that wouldn't really work all that well based on how the pyramid is shaped so I scrapped it in favour of the first leg being combat and the second (unfinished) leg being platforming.
but I forgot to take the sign out
Nov 7, 2011 at 7:46 PM
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Offscreen fun
Offscreen fun
Nov 8, 2011 at 2:42 AM
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My first demo.
http://www.mediafire.com/?c7iyzaut63eovrb
Constructve Constructive critisizm criticism is welcome.
My first demo.
http://www.mediafire.com/?c7iyzaut63eovrb