[4.5.9] Arcade Platformer Concept
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CluckFox
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Sure, thanks again! I'm about to post the source code and demo rom so you can see for yourself.
CluckFox
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I used a VFX monster to show a "crumbling" animation and rewrite the tile/collision. It's spawned in the custom physics script starting around line 500. The tile rewrite is done in the monster's End Animation behavior, in the custom TimerEndScripts.asm starting at line 202. The two scripts work together through an additional Object Variable called Object_tile.
See the attachment CASTLE_JUMPER_V1.zip a few posts back for all the custom scripts used in the demo.
CluckFox
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Here's my personal TODO list before moving this project from Concept to WIP Game
- Hurt and Jump animations
- A substitute concept for horizontal moving platforms
- Change code to not abuse ScreenFlags00
Come up with a better title thanCastleJumper
Edit - might as well stick with what people like
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CluckFox
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OK, Castle Jumper it is. On second thought it fits right in with names like Carrot Punch anyhow
Jonny
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How are you thinking of tackling this? I noticed an NPC monster type already allows player to stand on it like a solid tile. I was thinking if the horizontal speed of player was matched while colliding with the moving platform that might work? Fairly sure it won't be that simple though.
CluckFox
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I'm not tackling it, I'm just using the jump-only tiles as a replacement for what I wanted to be moving platforms. (The tiles literally and figuratively fill the gaps) I tried the NPC monster and several other approaches and couldn't make anything work well or look natural.
CluckFox
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Here's another ROM and code update. I tried to simplify and clarify some things. I also moved most of the hard-coded collision types and tile coordinates into object variables for the tile-swapping objects.
Feedback and criticism is welcome. Questions are encouraged. I realize this lacks a lot of NESMaker-specific context so I'll post answers here as requested.
Enjoy!
Feedback and criticism is welcome. Questions are encouraged. I realize this lacks a lot of NESMaker-specific context so I'll post answers here as requested.
Enjoy!
Jonny
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Just played though all the levels. I like the fall away blocks and that player has a lot of lives which would suit increasing difficulty jump challenges. It would be great if some levels were only beatable if player jumps at the correct moment as the tile underneath crumbles, Indiana Jones style. Obviously, some sound effects would make the levels a lot more safisfying.
Not too sure about the jump thru trampoline. First play trough, I actually thought it was a double jump mechanic but only on that level. I think I just found it confusing because players isn't actually on the rope when second tap springs player off it. Also, one of the levels (last i think?) I dropped into the bottom onto spikes but didn't die. Minor, I just wasn't sure if I was supposed to be able to drop down there or not.
Not too sure about the jump thru trampoline. First play trough, I actually thought it was a double jump mechanic but only on that level. I think I just found it confusing because players isn't actually on the rope when second tap springs player off it. Also, one of the levels (last i think?) I dropped into the bottom onto spikes but didn't die. Minor, I just wasn't sure if I was supposed to be able to drop down there or not.