Answer 1

Players don't gain control until after hitting the ground at spawn... the editor lets you take control sooner, I think, are you intended to be unable to boost off that spawn drop?

Not bad, very sparse though

Answer 2

thanks for that, i didn't realize the editor played differently from the actual game (i guess it's nicer for testing segments of the level) - i thought i was just bad on my actual runs.  you're definitely supposed to be able to boost the first drop and it slows the level down since you can't.

Answer 3

When testing a level, if you restart using the restart button (not pressing tab), you'll see the "1,2,3, Let's Dust!"  This'll help, especially if your character starts out in the air!

Man, you're a level creating BEAST!  I've noticed that you haven't done anything with the camera, yet.  Try it out; it's not as hard as you might think and it can really help make levels flow more naturally and direct player movement! :D

Answer 4

i experimented with camera a LITTLE bit in adventure prototype but i haven't really figured it out yet.  i'll try to figure it out tonight.  

the restart thing explains why i thought i was bad - i could get a boost off in testing sometimes but couldn't in actually playing it and just thought i was bad and inconsistent - i guess it just wasn't possible ^^ sorry i'll keep that in mind

the recent levels i made were kind of tests but i think i'll try to culminate them into one actual level soonish.  i'm not sure about length though - i don't know what a 'good sized' level is.  

thanks for the tip for testing - i think i'll probably just start most levels on a small platform from now on though to give the player a bit more control in their first movements

Answer 5

Another useful tip:
You can copy levels from C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\dustforce\user\levels to C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\dustforce\user\level_src and open them up in the editor.  Then you can see stuff other people have done first hand.  You can also look at the levels from the main game and even save the fog filters for your own use!

Answer 6

^
It's how I figured out a lot of the way that the editor works and how various things you can do work.  You can also copy the Dev made levels from C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\dustforce\content\levels2 to the same folder as SubparFiddle instructed for user made maps.

The "levels" folder also in the "content" folder isn't the one that the game looks to for the playable levels (it doesn't have any of the latest difficult levels), though if you copy that folder first then "levels2" you'll be able to find a lot of interesting level concepts that the devs either scrapped altogether or changed significantly.

Answer 7

These comments helped immensely, not only in that i can now look at in game levels and figure out camera effects/others, but because the data i lost was stored in /content/user/level_src and i got a few incomplete maps back (including the base version of this one, which i was a bit fond of)

time to go poking around some dev maps!  thanks!

Answer 8

Feel free to ask about anything you're unfamiliar with; There should be at least someone who knows what the heck they're doing around here...

Answer 9

What's good about opening the stock and other people's maps is that you can also save the fog settings, giving you a base to go from if you want a particular vibe for your map.

Answer 10

Tunnel Snakes Rule!

Answer 11

I can show you a REAL tunnel snake
http://imgur.com/qEiSN

Answer 12

The map would be fine if it wasn't for 2 quasi random factors. At the beginning of the map when mashing dash you sometimes go faster sometimes slower. The ending part is a bit weird due to the snake path, at times when I would try to dash forward my characters would go the other way :S.

Answer 13

That's us... and we RULE!

Answer 14

Thanks for creating levels that inspire me.