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cbk1994 10-25-2008 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by atomuskus (Post 1435726)
G-Construct recognizes GS2, but you can't play the levels in it yet.

It doesn't recognize GS2. It uses GS2 syntax highlighting. I could put some PHP or even Java in there and it wouldn't know anything was wrong.

DustyPorViva 10-25-2008 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Loriel (Post 1435865)
Personally I was kind of hoping that someone else would jump on the project. You can pretty much edit levels at this point, so I am not very motivated to tack on random features. :)

I found it was lacking in some areas to the point I couldn't use it. Also the fact that it didn't have layer support meant it didn't offer enough for me to move over from the current editor.

Mainly it had problems saving options/tile definitions. I don't quite remember though.

Fry 10-25-2008 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva (Post 1435983)
I found it was lacking in some areas to the point I couldn't use it. Also the fact that it didn't have layer support meant it didn't offer enough for me to move over from the current editor.

Mainly it had problems saving options/tile definitions. I don't quite remember though.

The version in the source repository does saving and creating of tile definitions, could probably test that a bit and then update the executable.

Also if you could name some of the areas where it is lacking, they can maybe be fixed if they are reasonable, I just haven't had much time in the last few months, so not much has happened. The problem with most tile editing related changes is that they are personal preferences, in the future there should probably be a special options dialog for selection/tile behavior.

And the problem with layers is that there are some implementation obscurities in how Stefan intend(ed) to implement them in the Graal client, since, considering they are not even "officially" supported right now, there's not much information about it. That, and the actual usefulness of them (maybe someone could link a level where they are used?).

xXziroXx 10-25-2008 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fry (Post 1436026)
That, and the actual usefulness of them?

As stated by others in this thread (and other threads), the biggest plus with using layers is to be able to use a foreground and then have tiles with transparency drawn on top of them so you won't have to make another of the same tile with a different foreground for each foreground type.

napo_p2p 10-25-2008 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fry (Post 1436026)
Also if you could name some of the areas where it is lacking, they can maybe be fixed if they are reasonable, I just haven't had much time in the last few months, so not much has happened. The problem with most tile editing related changes is that they are personal preferences, in the future there should probably be a special options dialog for selection/tile behavior.

If you could get the flood fill finished, that would help a lot. Another thing I could think of is support for loading gmaps.

DrakilorP2P 10-25-2008 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by napo_p2p (Post 1436157)
If you could get the flood fill finished, that would help a lot.

A semi-recent source repository version supports flood fill already.

xXziroXx 12-03-2008 08:21 PM

Little bump, but, stuff like this is the main usefulness of layers - and yes, we DO need an editor that supports them.

http://forums.graalonline.com/forums...6&d=1139919168

Credits to Angelus for the level.

Loriel 12-03-2008 08:38 PM

Any chance you could post the level?

xXziroXx 12-03-2008 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Loriel (Post 1446484)
Any chance you could post the level?

If I'm not entirely wrong, the actual level is only on one layer. I think Angelus replicated it by using several images to make it look like it was layers, I remember him always saying how much layers would make it less complicated.

Basically, it would be divided in:
  • Layer 1 (lowest) - Some landscaping.
  • Layer 2 - The actual walkable part of the level, the part of the screenshot that's on the top.

The cloud images would also be placed on Layer 1, to make it look like layer 2 is above them.

Layers are 100% about making eye candy.

Fry 12-03-2008 09:39 PM

Is it actually possible to assign NPCs to layers? As far as I remember the tile-layer is a property exclusive to tiles.

xXziroXx 12-03-2008 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fry (Post 1446506)
Is it actually possible to assign NPCs to layers? As far as I remember the tile-layer is a property exclusive to tiles.

Not as far as I know, no. But I remember Zero (zokemon) displaying an image below a layer, although I can't remember how he did it.

XdNemesisXd 12-03-2008 10:57 PM

Looks nice it could b e like Heven lol

zokemon 12-04-2008 12:09 AM

Tilelayers are all bunched together in one actual visiblity layer (right under layer 0 for TShowimgs and such). Because of this, you can't place anything inbetween any tilelayers; only above and below all of them. Placing something above is obvious but to place something behind it, you have to actually make a GUI object and move it behind GraalControl. So no, npcs can't be behind tilelayers.

Sorry!

And yeah, I haven't been up with Graal and all but did Stefan ever fix those external windows? If so I could have my built-in level editor done...


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