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Lagoth Zanta Junior Member Posts: 24 From:New York, New York, USA Registered: Oct 2001 | posted 12-15-2001 06:55 AM As one of the greatest level designers out there, and in the spirit of the season, I felt it appropriate to share some of my level designing secrets with you kids. Remember, you heard them here first! 1. Slopes: It is possible to make your landscapes have slopes! That's right... just click on a square until you see a red arrow, then raise or lower the square and you've got a slope! Pretty cool, eh? 2. Multiple Rooms: Some of my finest levels consist of more than one room. It's a little known fact, but you can join rooms together through the use of doors. There's a ton of advantages to doing this, such as.... 3. Ledges: Yep, by using multiple rooms, you can make ledges! Just stack one room on top of another, cut out a hole for the floor, and there you have it, a perfectly grabbable ledge for Ms. Croft. 4. Populating your world: If you want to make really advanced levels, try this neat trick-- select a baddie from your object list, place it somewhere in your map, and then create a trigger for that baddie. When Lara steps on the trigger, the baddie will appear! Awesome. 5. Textures: This makes all the difference in the world. If you don't texture your world, Lara will run around in total darkness. Pretty cool for a while, but a bit disconcerting. So what's the secret? Load up a TGA texture file and apply those textures to your world! Using this mindnumbing secret, you can make your worlds look like anything you want (provided you have the appropriate textures at your disposal.) Okay, that ought to be enough to get you kiddies started. If you need anymore spellbinding tips from the master, don't be afraid to ask. IP: Logged
dhama Member Posts: 879 From:Tibet Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 12-15-2001 06:58 AM This is the best laugh i've had in ages .....oh, you weren't being serious were you? ------------------ Lara Buddha by T.L.F. 'We are all the sum of our parts' IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 43 From:USA Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 12-15-2001 07:20 AM You are so great! Just tips two and five completely transformed my levels. And I found an option called "Preview". Now I don't even have to learn how to output WADs - I can just let people download the project files and use the preview option to play the level. I am forever in your debt. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! IP: Logged
moose562 Member Posts: 1662 From:London, England Registered: Dec 2000 | posted 12-15-2001 10:21 AM I don't think people like the tone of your post - kid IP: Logged
Ultimate.Reality Member Posts: 198 From:brahman Registered: Oct 2001 | posted 12-15-2001 10:52 AM hey jimmy, come and sit in unky jliboy's lap and see what this guy is saying about trle editor! it's sooooo fascinating! i think you really need to improve those skilll of yours IP: Logged
Ultimate.Reality Member Posts: 198 From:brahman Registered: Oct 2001 | posted 12-15-2001 10:54 AM as the best custom object maker out there, here's some tips from the master......pfff....give me a break geckokid makes good level....i havent seen any of your levels yet ------------------ <b>NEW LAYOUT UPDATE!!</b>Jliboy's Custom Objects-14 custom wads....45 outfits.....and counting ;) pwhirl's TRA forums-take your orders of custom objects you want here! IP: Logged

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