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LittleBigPlanet 2 |OT| A Platform For Games
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donkey show
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Woot! Actual sick day today! Maybe I can get in some good work for this level I'm working on.
ThirstyFly
Member
So how do you level builders actually go about designing the layout your levels?
Do you draw them out on paper first, or just kind of freehand it in the editor and see what works?
I really want to do a level this time. I started building things for a level in LBP1 but never finished and it looks like I have to rebuild most of the stuff using the additions to LBP2 anyway.
Do you draw them out on paper first, or just kind of freehand it in the editor and see what works?
I really want to do a level this time. I started building things for a level in LBP1 but never finished and it looks like I have to rebuild most of the stuff using the additions to LBP2 anyway.
donkey show
Member
I draw it out initially and go from there.ThirstyFly said:
Switch the level to Versus mode and only use game cameras.
I draw some general shapes and basic ideas and puzzles / action areas and how I want them to work. At the same time I pick up a theme (ie, pirates, snow, jungle, etc..), look for the stickers and decoration available and think of how to use them.ThirstyFly said:
For small details I just think about it while building the level and seeing how it actually feels.
jump_button
Banned
start working on a 8-bit pixel im not sure what to do for game play i dont just want to do a mario type one 
BarrenMind
Member
jump_button said:start working on a 8-bit pixel im not sure what to do for game play i dont just want to do a mario type one
Not sure if this is up your alley, but I'm waiting on someone to design a level with minimal gameplay but fiendishly clever puzzles you have to solve to proceed, something on the level of Machinarium. It seems that even having an inventory of items is somehow possible, given that Zelda 1-1 level.
ThirstyFly
Member
donkey show said:
Mik2121 said:
Thanks for the answers guys. Drawing the main layout out then doing the details in the editor sounds like the best way to go. I'll give that a shot.
jump_button
Banned
rhino4evr said:
adventures of LOLO? idk I want to try and come up with somthing new
BobTheFork
Member
The Ninja has been kidnapped by Presidents?jump_button said:
donkey show
Member
BobTheFork
Member
Welcome...to the White House! loldonkey show said:
Hot Coldman
Banned
ATTENTION: randomers suck and will blame you for their shitty levels breaking
that is all. oh, and i'm planning to do a Steel Battalion-style mech start up thing. hopefully i can get it to work.
that is all. oh, and i'm planning to do a Steel Battalion-style mech start up thing. hopefully i can get it to work.
brandonh83
Banned
How do you delete/cut away things? I'm talking like, bits of huge structures that would delete most of the level. I'm almost finished with this but the last area isn't big enough for the scoreboard.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
World 3 was amazing. I <3 those Sackbots.
My girlfriend and I So glad Amazon got me that Clank costume.
My girlfriend and I
So glad Amazon got me that Clank costume.Opus Angelorum
Member
Rented this tonight. Absolutely beautiful looking.
rubbishmonkey
Member
Am I the only one waiting for a version of the Psygnosis game: Walker... i dont think i have the ability to make it myself
brandonh83
Banned
ijed said:
I just get an "object is too complicated" alert and it won't let me do anything with it
brandonh83
Banned
corn_fest said:
Doesn't seem to be good enough, tried that already. Oh well, I'll mess around with it and figure something out.
TurboLibre
Member
I'm trying out co-op again to get some of those team prizes and everyone is auto-rejecting now. I don't think I'll ever get a stable co-op match going at this rate.
Edit: Finally played my first co-op level. The grappling hooks are hilarious, right before we hit the end of the level I grappled one of the guys and held him back so he couldn't reach the goal. The second guy had to kill himself to spawn up top with us, and he grappled me to pull us all down. It was really fun. If only it didn't take twenty tries...
Edit: Finally played my first co-op level. The grappling hooks are hilarious, right before we hit the end of the level I grappled one of the guys and held him back so he couldn't reach the goal. The second guy had to kill himself to spawn up top with us, and he grappled me to pull us all down. It was really fun. If only it didn't take twenty tries...
Finished world 5 and some thoughts:
-The bonus stage where you control 2 characters at once and solve puzzles was really good. That's the cool thing about LBP2, it's MM trying their hand at so many different gameplay types, you find ones that they're really good at. They should try doing more puzzle levels.
-On the last form of the boss of the world my white cell FLEW OUT OF THE LEVEL WTFFFFFF Also made me realize that while cutscenes are a great addition, they also bring with them the flaw of not being able to skip them :X
-The bonus stage where you control 2 characters at once and solve puzzles was really good. That's the cool thing about LBP2, it's MM trying their hand at so many different gameplay types, you find ones that they're really good at. They should try doing more puzzle levels.
-On the last form of the boss of the world my white cell FLEW OUT OF THE LEVEL WTFFFFFF
Also made me realize that while cutscenes are a great addition, they also bring with them the flaw of not being able to skip them :Xbrandonh83
Banned
Please play my shitty first level
Kind of an experimental thing, just messing around with stuff and seeing what kind of atmosphere I could get on my first try.
edit: oops, forgot about the community thread!
Kind of an experimental thing, just messing around with stuff and seeing what kind of atmosphere I could get on my first try.
edit: oops, forgot about the community thread!
greendublin
Member
I just spent a little time figuring this out, so I thought I'd let you creators know how this can be done -- maybe it is elementary but I racked my brain on it for a bit -- there is a level in the story mode (world 2) in which you are blasting marshmallows, and it yields points for blowing them up, without seeing any score bubbles.
To recreate this effect, set a projectile sensor on the object, and a score giver as well. When you blast the object it will give you the points.
To recreate this effect, set a projectile sensor on the object, and a score giver as well. When you blast the object it will give you the points.
Im trying to make an control a avatar type game. So i made my creature and im controlling it using the remote control method. But i cant get the camera to always be focused on my creature, it always stays on my sackboy, who i have hidden away in a corner of my level.
what can i do so that the camera can follow my creature and not be stuck on my sackboy?
what can i do so that the camera can follow my creature and not be stuck on my sackboy?
TurboLibre
Member
Finally found the X-Ray and Pixel materials! They were not easy to get, but I can see some pretty cool uses out of them.
Vaux said:
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?44239-Sackbot-A.I-and-Logic-Tutorials
see 'Sackbot Follow Cam'
also just been going through rtm's logic blog - read it - it's awesome!
http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/blog.php?4150-Logic-Blog
2 really simple neat tricks using microchips:
Turn a battery on
Make a relay
also explains the way AND and OR gates handle analog signals (AND works like min(), OR works like max()) and good uses for splitters and combiners to do number crunching.
Ok I have a question. I'm alright with design / art stuff, but logic stuff for LBP is not one of my strong points..
Right now I have a door and a switch and I wanna make it so that when you activate the switch (2-ways switch) the door opens, a camera turns on and a sound plays. And I want all this to only happen once.
The way I've done it, I placed a microchip and have the sound, the camera and a NOT (was it the name?) logic attached to it. Then the switch connects to all of them and when you turn on the switch everything happens as I expected, but when I turn it off and on again, it all happens again.. which I don't want.
I know that in LBP1 (and in 2, obviously) you could do stuff like creating a dissolve material with a key and so when the key disappears all this stuff turns on, etc.. but I'd like to keep all this stuff inside microchips if possible, as it seems like it would be more thermometer-friendly.
Any ideas on what to use? It's probably a pretty simple issue. It's just logic ain't my friend
Right now I have a door and a switch and I wanna make it so that when you activate the switch (2-ways switch) the door opens, a camera turns on and a sound plays. And I want all this to only happen once.
The way I've done it, I placed a microchip and have the sound, the camera and a NOT (was it the name?) logic attached to it. Then the switch connects to all of them and when you turn on the switch everything happens as I expected, but when I turn it off and on again, it all happens again.. which I don't want.
I know that in LBP1 (and in 2, obviously) you could do stuff like creating a dissolve material with a key and so when the key disappears all this stuff turns on, etc.. but I'd like to keep all this stuff inside microchips if possible, as it seems like it would be more thermometer-friendly.
Any ideas on what to use? It's probably a pretty simple issue. It's just logic ain't my friend
ThirstyFly
Member
Mik2121 said:
The visual design of your level looks fantastic Mik. Can't wait to try it.
Alright, so I have decided to play LittleBigPlanet 2 for the weekend, but how do I best get into a game like this? Let's say I'm the definition of "beginner", where to start?
Would it be wise of me just going through the 40 Story Mode levels, then look into the online community, finally rounding it off by studying the Creation mode?
Would it be wise of me just going through the 40 Story Mode levels, then look into the online community, finally rounding it off by studying the Creation mode?
ThirstyFly
Member
Anastacio said:
That sounds about right. I wouldn't suggest playing the community levels without first playing though the story mode and you're definitely going to want to save creation for last since you unlock creation items in the story mode.
Dr.Palutena
Member
Anastacio said:
def play through story mode first
I've been enjoying lbp2 much more than the first one. The variety of gameplay styles is amazing and something that they did with the graphics engine is much improved. The game has a more 'cartoonish' and saturated look, which immerses me much more than the more realistic look of the first.
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