Level Creation Question

MidnightCoffee

Okay, so I know there have been multiple forum posts about similar things, but I haven't found an answer.
How would I make levels for a platformer?
I know there's a script for TiledAsWorldEditor or something, but I couldn't really wrap my head around how to use it (a tutorial would be great to have somewhere... )
Or, in Love2D there's a way to use a table to create levels with tilesets in text, using certain characters to represent different tiles, etc.

Thanks so much!

oleg

I did it this way

comics[8]={   {a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a}, {4,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,4}, {a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a}, {4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,a,a,9,4,4,4,a,4,4,a,a,9,4,4,4,a,4,4,a,a,4,4,9,4,a,a,4}, {a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a}, {4,a,a,4,4,4,9,a,a,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,a,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,a,a,4,4,4,4}, {a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a,a}, {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}}

or so

MidnightCoffee

Ah, okay, I didn't see the V1 video, only V2 (V2 video wasn't as in-depth as V1), but I assume they both work the same way.

But, now, how would I make sure my player (controlled by WASD) and enemies collide right with the level correctly/at all?

Thanks so much!

oleg

http://docs.giderosmobile.com/reference/physics/b2Contact#b2.Contact

totebo

If you can get away with non-rotated rectangles I'd recommend using Bump instead of Box2D for collisions, because it's much easier to use and a lot faster.

MidnightCoffee

Okay, so to be perfectly honest, I'm already lost...
I apologize, I'm not the greatest at this sorta thing, new to Gideros. If there's a tutorial somewhere someone could point me to that would be great!

totebo

Bump is pretty easy to use, the docs are here:

https://github.com/kikito/bump.lua/blob/master/README.md

Not sure if there is a good tutorial to use Bump with a TileMap though?

oleg

http://docs.giderosmobile.com/

https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/gideros-mobile-game-development

oleg

for completely newbies

http://wiki.compilgames.net/doku.php/gdevelop/tutorials/howtomakeeaplatformergame
http://compilgames.net/

*sorry for linking to another engine

MidnightCoffee

By tilemap (i'm sorry if this wasn't the right term) I meant using Tiled to create levels and then having a character move around that level, colliding with walls/platforms, etc.

@oleg Okay, not that new... I've used Gideros for a while, just messing about and know Lua pretty well. I just meant like new to using physics, etc.

oleg

Have you seen this example?
https://github.com/1dot44mb/gideros/tree/master/tools/TiledAsWorldEditor/example

MidnightCoffee

That's perfect, thank you! I looked pretty hard but for some reason couldn't find anything other than just the script itself. Thanks!