AnonymousTipster
August 13th, 2006, 11:36
Ok, I was going to release this to Atlantis once I've got multiplayer working, but I need some more levels designed for the download option, so i'm releasing the first version now.
Improvements over the first version are:
Round wheels
Level Editor
Save/View Replays (press Square at Mission Complete screen to save)
15 new levels
Downloadable levels
De-activated auto-reset (use Tri if you've failed)
A few notes about the alpha:
There's still some debug info flying around, just ignore it.
It may well crash or freeze for no apparent reason, I think it's an overflow issue, but if you can reproduce it, that would be useful.
The beginnings of multiplayer can be accessed by Start+LTrig at the main menu, you can view servers, add servers but not actually play anyone else yet.
I might have missed something crucial in this build, so there might be regular updates, check back here often.
A few notes about the editor:
I'd recommend not rotating the blocks in more than one axis, as I think my GU->ODE matrix conversion is slightly flawed and may produce odd results.
Down the bottom left is an image depicting which 'mode' you are in, a camera dictates camera movement, straight arrows dictate translation, curved arrows dictate rotation, two straight arrows dictate scaling and three objects dictate object selection.
Camera: Up/Down is zoom in/out
Left/Right is rotate left/right about current object
Tri/Cross is up/down
Movement:
Up/Down/Left/Right is X/Z translation
Tri/Cross is Y translation
Rotation:
Controls different depending on where you view from, similar to Movement.
Scaling:
Same as Movement.
Selection:
Left/Right scrolls through objects
When on movement, you can tap select to duplicate the current object. Note that you do not need to tap select again to 'set' it in place, or you will end up with two objects in the same place.
Start brings up the menu, where you can change between blocks, spawn, goal/gate and power ups. Clicking Add Object will add a new object near the origin, Delete Object will remove the currently selected object. Test Level runs that level, and can be exited via start then triangle.
Level Options:
Level Name: The title that comes up whenever the level is reset
Creator: Who you are
Game Type: Click X to toggle goal or gate mode
Save Level as .trx: saves level to SavedLevels folder
Filename: the filename to save
Load Level: Lists levels in SavedLevels to load
Clear Level: Deletes all data on current level
Power Ups:
Gravity: Changes gravitational pull. Default is -64 in the Y field
Boost: Gives the car an impulse in that direction
Jet Pac: Gives the player some fuel for the jet pac
Jet Pac Controls:
This will require some skill to get used to. When you have some fuel, hold L/RTrigger to boost you up in the air. Left/Right turns you in the air and Up/Down controls the nose of the car, a lower nose means you travel forward faster (same principle as a helicopter). Note that these controls are only available when powering the jet pac.
Screenshot:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/anonymoustipster/ThrottleX-1.jpg
Download Link: www.anonymoustipster.com/AThrottleX031.zip
Password: howimineforfish
Enjoy, and I look forward to seeing your levels and getting your feedback.
Improvements over the first version are:
Round wheels
Level Editor
Save/View Replays (press Square at Mission Complete screen to save)
15 new levels
Downloadable levels
De-activated auto-reset (use Tri if you've failed)
A few notes about the alpha:
There's still some debug info flying around, just ignore it.
It may well crash or freeze for no apparent reason, I think it's an overflow issue, but if you can reproduce it, that would be useful.
The beginnings of multiplayer can be accessed by Start+LTrig at the main menu, you can view servers, add servers but not actually play anyone else yet.
I might have missed something crucial in this build, so there might be regular updates, check back here often.
A few notes about the editor:
I'd recommend not rotating the blocks in more than one axis, as I think my GU->ODE matrix conversion is slightly flawed and may produce odd results.
Down the bottom left is an image depicting which 'mode' you are in, a camera dictates camera movement, straight arrows dictate translation, curved arrows dictate rotation, two straight arrows dictate scaling and three objects dictate object selection.
Camera: Up/Down is zoom in/out
Left/Right is rotate left/right about current object
Tri/Cross is up/down
Movement:
Up/Down/Left/Right is X/Z translation
Tri/Cross is Y translation
Rotation:
Controls different depending on where you view from, similar to Movement.
Scaling:
Same as Movement.
Selection:
Left/Right scrolls through objects
When on movement, you can tap select to duplicate the current object. Note that you do not need to tap select again to 'set' it in place, or you will end up with two objects in the same place.
Start brings up the menu, where you can change between blocks, spawn, goal/gate and power ups. Clicking Add Object will add a new object near the origin, Delete Object will remove the currently selected object. Test Level runs that level, and can be exited via start then triangle.
Level Options:
Level Name: The title that comes up whenever the level is reset
Creator: Who you are
Game Type: Click X to toggle goal or gate mode
Save Level as .trx: saves level to SavedLevels folder
Filename: the filename to save
Load Level: Lists levels in SavedLevels to load
Clear Level: Deletes all data on current level
Power Ups:
Gravity: Changes gravitational pull. Default is -64 in the Y field
Boost: Gives the car an impulse in that direction
Jet Pac: Gives the player some fuel for the jet pac
Jet Pac Controls:
This will require some skill to get used to. When you have some fuel, hold L/RTrigger to boost you up in the air. Left/Right turns you in the air and Up/Down controls the nose of the car, a lower nose means you travel forward faster (same principle as a helicopter). Note that these controls are only available when powering the jet pac.
Screenshot:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a4/anonymoustipster/ThrottleX-1.jpg
Download Link: www.anonymoustipster.com/AThrottleX031.zip
Password: howimineforfish
Enjoy, and I look forward to seeing your levels and getting your feedback.