{"author_name":"hellojed","cat":"LD #22","comments":[],"epoch":1324188420,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"61071","p_author":"hellojed","p_authorkey":"3400","p_urlkey":"96836","p_title":"The long night","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1324188420","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"3400","us_name":"hellojed","us_username":"hellojed","event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"text":"

“One more level” I told myself<\/p>\n

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Getting hard now. Making a level is a multistep process. I’m using DAME and it goes like this:<\/p>\n

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  1. make a new level file in DAME<\/li>\n
  2. import all the sprites and tiles<\/li>\n
  3. draw the tiles in<\/li>\n
  4. rename the groups it creates<\/li>\n
  5. export<\/li>\n
  6. fix the .as3 files that it generates (there’s 3 lines, and I know where they are, it’s trivial but annoying)<\/li>\n
  7. make a playstate to fit the level in<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    So yeah. I originally wanted like 7 levels, but I still need to build a HUD, fix the movement system, and do balancing if I want sound. The pragmatic thing to do would be to cut the last 3 levels and the other enemy I had planned to make.<\/p>\n

    Tomorrow I’ll do what I think this needs in order to be a game, which is a HUD, fixed movement, and other things, and if I have time I’ll make the last few levels and enemy.<\/p>\n

    I keep neglecting sound, so easy to overlook yet so important. Will I have time? probably not.<\/p>\n

    I guess worse case, I could try to wrap this up as a game and ship as is.<\/p>\n

    next time I need to uncomplicate the level design process.<\/p>","time":"December 18th, 2011 1:07 am","title":"The long night"}