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Making levels is not that difficult at all, all you need is an image manipulation program like GIMP, Photoshop or whatever you like best, and a text editor. For the final step you'll need the gnuz_levelmaker prog i wrote. It's a simple commandline program for creating the .lev files gnuZ needs. If you want to use it on your desktop PC, you'll have to compile it yourself (grab the sourcode here) or use the Zaurus version.
Basically, a level consists of 3 files: a level picture, the level mask, and a level configuration file
Step 1: creating the level picture
If you want to create a level for the Sharp Zaurus 5x00 with a resolution of 240x320, the level height should be 200px. I'd suggest you convert the image to 8bit color depth, then the file will be a lot smaller.
Filetype: PNG
Step 2: creating the level mask
A LevelMask just consists of the following colors:
| White | #FFFFFF | No Barrier |
| Black | #000000 | Normal barrier |
| Red | #FF0000 | Indestructible barrier (e.g. Stones) |
| Blue | #0000FF | Water (Killzone, gnus will drown here) |
| Green | #00FF00 | Exit |
| Magenta | #FF00FF | Only dig from right to left |
| Cyan | #00FFFF | Only dig from left to right |
| Yellow | #FFFF00 | Stairs (just like the ones builders make) |
Perhaps it's easier if you draw the levelmask before you actually paint the level....
Filetype: PNG
Step 3: creating the level config file
Create a text file containing the following data:
LevelName=Training - Builders LevelAuthor=WarCow LevelPicFilename=training_builders.png LevelMaskFilename=training_builders_mask.png LevelDifficulty=1 LevelParTime=75 GnuCount=20 GnuMinSave=16 GnuOrientation=1 GnuXSpawnPoint=-30 GnuYSpawnPoint=134 GnuBlockers=2 GnuDiggers=0 GnuBashers=0 GnuBuilders=20 GnuFloaters=0 GnuClimbers=0 GnuBombers=2 |
LevelDifficulty may vary between 1-4
LevelParTime in seconds needed for level stats
GnuOrientation=1 means that the gnus will walk from left to right; 0: from right to left
GnuXSpawnPoint=-1 will let the gnus walk in from the left side of the level. Values that are bigger than the LevelWidth will let them walk in from the right side. If 0<=GnuXSpawn<LevelWidth and GnuYSpawn<0 the gnus will fall in from the top of the level, but when GnuYSpawn>=0 the gnus will spawn inside the level (like in Desert - Sandpit)
I'd suggest you take a look at the config files of the levels I made.
Step 4: creating the .lev file
Now it's time to use the levelmaker prog.
Usage: levelmaker <outputfile> <level.conf>
# gnuz_levelmaker training_builders.lev edit/training_builders.conf PROCESSING CONFIG FILE edit/training_builders.conf... READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelName - Training - Builders READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelAuthor - WarCow READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelPicFilename - training_builders.png READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelMaskFilename - training_builders_mask.png READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelDifficulty - 1 READ CONFIG PARAMS: LevelParTime - 75 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuCount - 20 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuMinSave - 16 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuOrientation - 1 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuXSpawnPoint - -1 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuYSpawnPoint - 134 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuBlockers - 2 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuDiggers - 0 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuBashers - 0 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuBuilders - 20 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuFloaters - 0 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuClimbers - 0 READ CONFIG PARAMS: GnuBombers - 2 READING LEVELPIC /home/eraser/dev/gnuz/data/levels/edit/training_builders.png ... READING LEVELMASK /home/eraser/dev/gnuz/data/levels/edit/training_builders_mask.png... CREATING OUTPUT FILE training_builders.lev... ADDED LEVELCONFIG... ADDED LEVELPIC... ADDED LEVELMASK... FILE CLOSED! |
That's all :-)
Download the Levels and take a look at how I made them. There you'll find 4 files per level: LevelConfig, LevelPic, LevelMask and a .xjt or .xcf file
This software may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.