Ex: Simple Platformer

Download Assets

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1arkVoY2tQdWBh5_jys8zmPeY242umBIV/view?usp=drive_link

Layout

• New game with defaults

• Go to Layout 1

  • Size property

  • (1000, 500) value

Setup Character

• Insert New Object -> Sprite -> upload character1.png

• add new frame

• Insert New Object -> Sprite -> upload character2.png

• add new frame

• Insert New Object -> Sprite -> upload character3.png

• Animations panel -> click name of animation e.g. Animation 1 -> check loop

Character Behaviors

• 0 frame sprite

• Behaviors -> Add new behavior type

  • Platform to jump run along platforms

  • Scroll To viewports follows/pans with Character

  • Bound To Layout keep Hero within Layout

Ground

• New object Tile Background -> upload ground.png

  • Note: you may have to resize the Character to proportionate to the Ground or vice

• Extend ground to full length of Layout 1

Platform

• New object Tile Background -> upload platform.png

• Behaviors -> Add new behavior type Solid

Walls

• New object Tile Background -> upload wall.png

• Behaviors -> Add new behavior type Solid

Check: Initial Level Layout

Ensure the level is playable

• Adjust height of platforms and walls

• Experiment with

  • Character sprite -> Jump strength

• Adjust scale of characters, platforms, etc.

Check: Collision Points

Check where objects touch, overlap, etc.

• double click Hero sprite

• click on Edit Collision Points button

• edit if needed

Mirroring Movements

Mirror character movements

• Go to Layout 1

• Add invisible Keyboard object

• Go to Event sheet 1

• New Event

  • Condition: Keyboard object -> On key pressed -> Left

  • Action: Character -> Set mirrored -> State Mirrored

• New Event

  • Condition: Keyboard object -> On key pressed -> Right

  • Action: Character -> Set mirrored -> State Not mirrored

"Hurty Things"

Things that hurt our character

• New object Tile Background -> upload spikes.png

• Go to Event sheet 1

  • Condition: Character -> On Collision with another object -> Spikes

  • Action: System -> Restart Layout

• Take note of Hero starting position

• Add Action for this Event

  • Action: Hero -> Set Position -> your starting x and y values

Reward & Complete Level

• Reward outside of layout

  • select star object

• Add Behaviors

  • Destroy outside of layout to keep out of layout until needed

  • Physics

• Go to Event sheet 1

  • Condition: Character -> Is overlapping another object -> Finish

  • Action: Finish -> Spawn another object

  • Action: Character -> Start ignoring user input -> Start ignoring

Z-Index : Background Image

• New object Tile Background -> upload zIndexTile1.png

• Rename object to zIndexTile1

• New object Tile Background -> upload zIndexTile2.png

• Rename object to zIndexTile2

• Select TileZIndex -> Z Order -> Send to bottom of layer

• Optionally, change Opacity if too dark

Lift or Elevator

• New object Tile Background -> upload greenPlatform.png

• Rename object to Lift

• Add Behaviors

  • Solid to stand on

  • Sine to rise/lower like a sine curve

• Sine section -> Movement property -> Vertical value

• Sine section -> Period property -> 3 value or seconds to go up/down

• Sine section -> Magnitude property -> 100 value or how far it goes up/down

• Adjust values as needed

Collectible

• New object Sprite -> upload collectible1.png

• Rename object to Collectible1

Collectible Effect

• Go to Layout 1

• New object Particles -> upload collectible1.png

• Particles object -> Properties

  • Spray cone : 360 value

  • Type : One-shot

• Go to Event Sheet

• Condition: Charcter -> On collision with another object -> Collectible1

• Action: Collectible1 -> Spawn another object -> Collectible1

• Action: Collectible1 -> Destroy

Next Level Door

• Go to Layout 1

• New object Sprite -> upload door1.png

• Rename object to NextDoor

• Go to Event Sheet

• Condition: Character -> NextDoor

• Action: System -> Go to next layout