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Sound Shapes |OT| A Game For Vita (and PS3)
- Thread starter kassatsu
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Mechanized
Member
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/x8mCJOih
Try it out guys. I wanted to make something challenging but short.
One thing I don't like is that the floating platforms can get their pathing disrupted so they end up moving out of sync. Are there any similar platforms that get unlocked that don't do that?
Try it out guys. I wanted to make something challenging but short.
Truth be told I couldn't figure out how to move the end point at first lol
hosannainexcelsis
Member
You have. It's a great game.
Servers have been down most of last night and I still cant connect. I am on Vita version and am connected to psn
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Don't watch anything anymore. You'll love it!
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I think if you are getting bad slowdown in the editor something may have gone wrong with your save, my level (linkhas tons of decals and a few screens with 6+ active objects and I never noticed any slowdown (on vita).
Have you tried
a. Quiting the game/restarting the vita completely?
b. Starting a new level and see if you still have slowdown?
Regarding trimming extra frames, it shouldn't be necessary, a few mostly empty frames aren't causing your problem. Also, notes that are collected will play for the next three screens, so in the level editor you hear the notes on every screen within three of the current screen. If you're making a level and want to get away from your old notes (like if you want to change the tune completely) I think you need to use one of the transport objects like a pipe or an elevator to teleport several screens away.
Hope that helps
Man I tried everything. I am going to try it on the ps3 and see if it is better. I mean it stutters on the 3rd frame. And there isn't much going on. Other times when I collect a note I causes a skip in the game and the note has to load in.
Wired All Wrong
Member
Decided to make a list of all the levels made by GAFers so far. So here it is. Hopefully I didn't miss any.
Wired All Wrong
Relax for a Minute
Got To Start Somewhere
tearsofash
Tall
skynidas
the ADventure
kassatsu
Palm Reading
mauaus
Pj...Black
lastflowers
Messy Flowers
Suicide flowers
Lissar
Flower Lullaby Night
Madness and Cats
Reach for the Stars
A Winter Evening
dsigns1
Mario 1-1 (FULL)
Donkey Kong
ChuckNyce
My Jam
|ync
Jack and the beatstalk
shagg_187
Eden
Mechanized
Patience is a Virtue
famousmortimer
Four Screen Fastling
6am all day
Wired All Wrong
Relax for a Minute
Got To Start Somewhere
tearsofash
Tall
skynidas
the ADventure
kassatsu
Palm Reading
mauaus
Pj...Black
lastflowers
Messy Flowers
Suicide flowers
Lissar
Flower Lullaby Night
Madness and Cats
Reach for the Stars
A Winter Evening
dsigns1
Mario 1-1 (FULL)
Donkey Kong
ChuckNyce
My Jam
|ync
Jack and the beatstalk
shagg_187
Eden
Mechanized
Patience is a Virtue
famousmortimer
Four Screen Fastling
6am all day
Ken Masters
Banned
Sorry for the stupid question, how do you unlock beat school and death mode?
WoolyNinja
Member
That's a hard choice to make - both games are great. Either way you shouldn't be disappointed.
WoolyNinja
Member
Win all the levels - I think that's when they showed up for me
I have completed the campaign, as well as the death challenges too. No idea how to find Beat School though, I fumbled around in the menu's to no avail.
Am I missing something extremely obvious?
Wired All Wrong
Member
Go to the editor page. Beat School icon is in the top right corner.
Ah, a little annoying that they don't really surface that. I remember being prompted about the Death Mode, but not this.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Welp I think my level is beyond repair, this sucks. Nearly every note causes the game to stutter really bad when it first plays and there are some other goofy things that occur like a spider when touched stays on the squashed running position after you are off it.
That was a lot of wasted hours.
That was a lot of wasted hours.
wait wait wait... what's busted exactly? is it just the current level you're on? we'd love to see the level so we can fix it. is it published? we may be able to check it out if it's published.
-j
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I haven't published it yet because I think its borked lol. I am trying to sync and play it on the ps3 but can't. I got am error message a couple of times but always quit without saving. I will publish it if I can connect oto your servers and post the link here.
CorySchmitz
Junior Member
lastflowers
Banned
Just try removing some things. Maybe it's just too many moving items. I noticed that having a TOOOON of items in frames next to each other causes major slowdown.
Everyone should play Lissar's levels, they're stunningly beautiful.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I will cut down on those and see. However if its the notes playing for the first time causing it to stiffer after that the frame plays perfectly. Even if I die and recollect they play fine.
so even if you try to publish, it'll error out on you before you can finish? what's the error?
can you try maybe moving the spawn point next to the goal to see if the shortened trip will let you publish faster? or even just scrolling to another empty screen, placing the goal and spawn next to each other just so you can publish it?
can you scroll at all?
does placing anything cause errors?
sorry we have a lot of questions! but we want to make sure the editor works well so the more info you can provide the better!
thanks!
-j
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
I'm working on a level concept but I really need to unlock the spaceship tool. Which level do you get it from?
Campaign was alright, short and I feel it didn't really capitalize on a lot of the mechanics it introduced. Death mode is where it's at though, side all the random notes which blows a little.
I was a bit disappointed in more of the music then I thought I;d be. There's some really good stuff there but when the quality drops it drops hard and it feels like someone is smashing some pots or something together.
There were some really good moments in there though.
I was a bit disappointed in more of the music then I thought I;d be. There's some really good stuff there but when the quality drops it drops hard and it feels like someone is smashing some pots or something together.
There were some really good moments in there though.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Check your pm inbox.
Still can't sign-in.
I was able to get in a for a little to upload my level but then its down again for me.
Donkey Kong
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/NSkVeEu4
Ken Masters
Banned
I don't think I ever would have found that
so death mode appears after finishing all the albums?
Dog Problems
Banned
Beat School is like a puzzle game. You hear a small clip and have to figure out where each note goes to replicate what you heard. It' was pretty easy and I got through it quickly, but still a lot of fun.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
Went into this expecting to play this at something like 90% campaign and 10% editor mode but to my surprise its been the opposite. It would be cool if there was a way to remove empty panes as others have said, as well as a "subtract" tool. (Basically use a shape as a cookie cutter on other shapes)
Please... PLEEAASE release more albums guys, or at least more tracks. I would post who id like to see albums from but that would be a long list.
Also: I got all gushy and bashful when my gf finally asked to play my level. So exciting!
Please... PLEEAASE release more albums guys, or at least more tracks. I would post who id like to see albums from but that would be a long list.
Also: I got all gushy and bashful when my gf finally asked to play my level. So exciting!
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Strange, your inbox in the top right of this page doesn't have a message from?
Anyway. My username is the same as it is here. Level is called "The Fall and Rise". It takes forever to load so I have to have something eating up a lot resources. Although I deleted like half my scenes and still had problems.
Edit: direct link. http://soundshapesgame.com:80/level/zQSi7bnn
it seems like a lot of sounds are loaded, so it's not so much the amount of entities you have but the number of different types. if you keep the number of different types of entities down, resave, and then load again it might be better. you should make a copy of the level first though as a backup.
in the future i think we might have another fix that might make this better. we're still working through our giant list of fixes though.
sorry for inconvenience!
-j
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Just the different type of notes right? Specifically notes from different kits?
Also thanks for checking into it. I know you guys are busy.
basically anything that has sounds. the loop notes take up more resources. some entities take up more too. they're all kind of different unfortunately
i think the craig computers have a lot of sounds in them (when you touch them).-j
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
basically anything that has sounds. the loop notes take up more resources. some entities take up more too. they're all kind of different unfortunately
-j
Alright I will go in with my scalpel and cut into some things.
Now I know going forward to keep it very simple and add layers later.
famousmortimer
Banned
Here are my two levels so far:
Four Screen Fastling:
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/U4jKvyms
6AM all day:
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/3cAwivCG
Four Screen Fastling:
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/U4jKvyms
6AM all day:
http://soundshapesgame.com/level/3cAwivCG
HamPster PamPster
Member
I hope there is an Everyday Shooter soundtrack DLC pack because I think I like the music in there more than this game. Its not bad, just not grabbing me as much as I would have wanted
Also, the game makes me wish I had even an ounce of musical talent so I could make a level
Also, the game makes me wish I had even an ounce of musical talent so I could make a level
Dog Problems
Banned
Yeah, I'm not very creative either haha
But I can fully appreciate the creativity of others.
toythatkills
Member
I'm sure this has been covered so if someone can point me to news on whether there's going to be a demo, I'd be grateful. I really want to try this =(
I agree with all this, especially the criticism of the music.
I've enjoyed my time with it, but I can't understand why some people are touting it as a potential GOTY candidate.
hmm looks like the server is borked, it just says game data not available in the site
Because not everybody has the same tastes.
Clearly. Even so, I'm a little puzzled.