Official "Zone Builder" Thread

So is this what ProSonic has morphed into? I know that it had a level editor that looked very similar to this.

 

I think what they mean is, instead of having to move tiles by 16x16 blocks, would it be possible to move them by 1x1 pixels? And maybe have a grid option set to that 1x1 pixel action?

 

This is actually very exciting, I see the "flow" you were getting at, it looks pretty smooth and easy to use from the video, nice work so far.

Also I'd like to point out off-topically: you have a nice singing voice (Or at least it sounds like you from what I've heard =P)

 

From looking at the video, it looks like the scrolling through the level goes pretty fast. Otherwise it's awesome though. =)

Got a question though: Will this be a static window like SonED2 or can you resize it or make it even full screen (and I mean by that not to stretch it, but to make more of the level visible)?

+ - And I want an high quality MP3 of your song. =P  

 

Is there any chance of having a zoom that doesn't use the mouse scrollwheel? Some of us have laptops...

 

From the video, it looks like it's much easier to use than all this damn hacking information I was sifting through.

Probably a redundant question, but can you start from a blank level or do you need to load one from the ROM? And if you need to load one from the RON, is there something like a 'quick-select' menu for that? Like how each level would be a template you could load?

 

I'm loving everything about this, even your sultry crooning. One thing, though- it seems that some zones have historically been much harder to work with than others, something Mystic bitched about quite extensively. His notes are very obviously not up to spec (the hack predates SonED2, even), but I assume some of this still rings true when I've never seen a level edit of Oil Ocean or Wing Fortress, and only about one or two for Metropolis. Will this program take any strides toward normalizing the difficulty in editing some of the more exotic zones, or is it something we'll just have to deal with?

 

I'm not sure about Wing Fortress, but Oil Ocean is relatively easy to work with - as long as you remember to keep the oil on the bottom. Most of the tiles fit together nicely. The main problem is with making it look good and not too empty.

Does/will your engine allow infinite vertical scrolling? Because that is what will set it apart from any other when it comes to Metropolis.

 

If scrolling is controlled by the mouse, how are you supposed to get out of the window? Maybe if you hold CTRL + ALT let the Windows mouse appear and allow resize?

 

Will you be able to finish faster, if you had help? Don't get me wrong, you are working as hard as you can, and I can see why, but a project this big, should be a team effort. I'm good with QA Testing, but the only thing I don't like doing is reporting bugs and issues, especially when your application may have compatibility issues for a 64-bit Windows OS.

Tell you what, finish up making your alpha. And, if I find any app-crash errors when using it, I'll PM you what I found that can mess up one's work. Fair enough?

 

Boy, do I have some bad news for you...

 

What now?

 

QA testing is 100% about bug reports and issues. So you're pretty much out of luck. :P

 

The only I don't like about it is going into detail about specific areas, okay? I remember Sonic QX crashing on me, while it was reading drum samples. And, I mean an app crash.

 

Wow... this looks pretty promising to me! The only thing I disliked about SonEd2 was the way I had to drag it to the bottom-right of the screen for it to work on Wine, so I'd be looking forward to a Mac OS X Port.
The only request I have is to have PNG import support, since PCX support that preserves the pallet is non-existent except Paint Shop Pro, and once again, it won't run on Wine.

Good luck with this project, though!