xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

I'm now using triple digit values for each tile in the tile maps because I've added more tiles to the tileset and it gotten to the point that each tile needs a double digit value along with the single digit value that gives the behavior of each tile. Naturally this breaks compatibility with the levels of the older format and I have to convert them manually, and have the reconfigure the level editor as well, but that's the price you pay.

I didn't do it earlier because I didn't expect to use that many tiles. I then decided to include background tiles, so naturally that increases the amount of tiles in the tileset.

You may notice that these tiles are from Mario Bros and CaveStory. I do these as place holders, and I eventually create my own.

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Added background tiles.

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Levels can now have a blue background. Now you can have levels either in a cave or in the sky, I guess.

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Added a turret that shoots when in line of sight of the player. I will probably adjust the firing rate though.

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Actually creating levels in the editor now. I'm not the best level designer. I kind of create the level as I go and my editors aren't very robust, but make makeshift editors are much better than creating levels from a text-editor.

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Editor can now increase the height of the level by pressing the + key.

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Added an extra life.

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And here is the level in the editor.

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Created the first level in the editor and tested it in game.

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Editor can now change the direction the enemies are facing.

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Editor can now change the position of the player and exit.

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Editor can now delete objects.

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Editor now supports all current object. You may notice a bug in this recording after saving with the fourth enemy being in a lower y coordinate after reloading the file. That's due to the fact that this particular enemy is larger than the game's tile size. I'm working on this issue right now.

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Editor now saves objects (still only hearts).

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Game objects (only hearts) can now be placed in the editor. The editor now supports saving, but only the tiles.

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Level editor can now load levels, though it can only load the tiles and you still can't save.

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Added a UI bar at the bottom which displays the current tile. I also added a yellow outlined rectangle which represents the area that is actually seen in game. Since the player can walk to one side and appear at the other, I have to include tiles that appear offscreen, so naturally the editor window is larger than the actual game window. This outline shows what will actually be visible.

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It's been a while, but I finally decided to take the gamble and use my dying laptop to add the ability to change which tile to place in the editor.

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You can now place brick tiles in the level editor, but that's basically it for now.

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Level editor is now running, but it's nothing, but an all brick background. Bare with me!

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