smwMap.lua (v1.2.1) - The Levels are using Levels!

[deice]

The potential is excellent but It's soooooo tedious to use

is it really? i've only done some light testing with it but i don't see what's so tedious about it. maybe creating paths could be streamlined with an editor plugin, but i'm not very well versed with pge plugins so i'm not sure (and even then the paths are really not that bad as-is)

[tangy]

compared to making a vanilla world map, kinda yeah

[deice]

compared to making a vanilla world map, kinda yeah

welllll if you wanna use the vanilla overworld there's another library i can suggest ahaha
while there definitely is an added degree of complexity (as is to be expected, even making a vanilla world map with this degree of customization gets pretty daunting), i would say that "kinda" is a somewhat more accurate a descriptor than "soooooo tedious" (unless maybe it's an edge case where you're making an overworld for a 100-level episode by yourself? who would be crazy enough for that though lol)

[MrDoubleA]

The potential is excellent but It's soooooo tedious to use

is it really? i've only done some light testing with it but i don't see what's so tedious about it. maybe creating paths could be streamlined with an editor plugin, but i'm not very well versed with pge plugins so i'm not sure (and even then the paths are really not that bad as-is)

Not possible, unfortunately. Editor plugins were never finished at all.

[Blake Izayoi]

compared to making a vanilla world map, kinda yeah

Personally I'd say that while smwMap is a bit more difficult and tedious to use, the payoff you get from it is absolutely worth it. You can create some really creative things with it.

[Suckerman7 GM]

Ok, so while trying to deal with paths in SMWMap, I encountered a problem that is so annoying... (I updated the script to the latest version btw)

So, normally, in this picture, when you enter the gate in the first image, it should lead you to the underground portion of the map in the second image:

https://imgur.com/OgifWnH
https://imgur.com/gk657CX

But for some reason, it leads me to this area in the third picture, which cannot be accessed by any means right now (The map is on a heavy WIP status because of this... bug (?))

https://imgur.com/CWoUiwL

I really don't know how is this happening... I set all the things right, I think. (If you need me to sent the path coords of the path object below the gate in underground, I can.

[MrDoubleA]

Ok, so while trying to deal with paths in SMWMap, I encountered a problem that is so annoying... (I updated the script to the latest version btw)

So, normally, in this picture, when you enter the gate in the first image, it should lead you to the underground portion of the map in the second image:




But for some reason, it leads me to this area in the third picture, which cannot be accessed by any means right now (The map is on a heavy WIP status because of this... bug (?))



I really don't know how is this happening... I set all the things right, I think. (If you need me to sent the path coords of the path object below the gate in underground, I can.

Looks like your images for it aren't working.

[Tsylon1078]

I hope someone makes a tutorial on this cause i really want to use this

[Blake Izayoi]

I hope someone makes a tutorial on this cause i really want to use this

smwMap.lua comes with an example map! You can try looking around it to get a general idea of what you're supposed to do.

[Suckerman7 GM]

Ok, so while trying to deal with paths in SMWMap, I encountered a problem that is so annoying... (I updated the script to the latest version btw)

So, normally, in this picture, when you enter the gate in the first image, it should lead you to the underground portion of the map in the second image:




But for some reason, it leads me to this area in the third picture, which cannot be accessed by any means right now (The map is on a heavy WIP status because of this... bug (?))



I really don't know how is this happening... I set all the things right, I think. (If you need me to sent the path coords of the path object below the gate in underground, I can.

Looks like your images for it aren't working.

Yeah, my apologies. Discord just trolled me with the images, but I edited my post so you can see what's going on.

I really need help on this, because this is the sole thing that's preventing me from continuing on the map rework.

[deice]

Yeah, my apologies. Discord just trolled me with the images, but I edited my post so you can see what's going on.

I really need help on this, because this is the sole thing that's preventing me from continuing on the map rework.

i don't know about OP, but i myself still can't see any of the images. i'd suggest just using imgur or something if postimg is giving you trouble.

[Suckerman7 GM]

Yeah, my apologies. Discord just trolled me with the images, but I edited my post so you can see what's going on.

I really need help on this, because this is the sole thing that's preventing me from continuing on the map rework.

i don't know about OP, but i myself still can't see any of the images. i'd suggest just using imgur or something if postimg is giving you trouble.

Urgh... They are gone too. This is the last time I will use Discord attachments.

[KurttheKing]

Can I make an intro level that loads before the World Map does and how? (BTW, I've seen it done in STTB3 so I know it's possible somehow)
Also, how do you/what do you use to make Mega Tiles? (What Software or Technique to be specific) Is it possible to change what Area of the Map you're in via going into a level? (for example, at the end of the level, your character gets fired out of a cannon into a new location on the Map) And finally, can a Path be made of multiple different Types of Paths? (Normal Path followed by a Bridge Path and another Normal Path) P.S., I'm TERRIBLE at Scripting

[Suckerman7 GM]

Ok, so while trying to deal with paths in SMWMap, I encountered a problem that is so annoying... (I updated the script to the latest version btw)

So, normally, in this picture, when you enter the gate in the first image, it should lead you to the underground portion of the map in the second image:




But for some reason, it leads me to this area in the third picture, which cannot be accessed by any means right now (The map is on a heavy WIP status because of this... bug (?))



I really don't know how is this happening... I set all the things right, I think. (If you need me to sent the path coords of the path object below the gate in underground, I can.

Looks like your images for it aren't working.

Yeah, my apologies. Discord just trolled me with the images, but I edited my post so you can see what's going on.

I really need help on this, because this is the sole thing that's preventing me from continuing on the map rework.

So even with image links to Imgur, they do not show. I guess the image tag is broken somehow. So I changed them to embed url links instead. I hope this can at least be helpful.

[Alexx0612]

Why can't I go back along the paths?

[Torterra18]

Nice script, but a documentation would make stuff easier to figure out

[MarioFan171]

Thanks, I'll Use this in my upcoming science-themed SMBX Episode

But i have 2 Questions:
1. Can i create custom submaps and how could i?
2. Is there any way to make pixel-aligned paths just like replicating the original SMW Experience

[AToMIC]

Apologies for the bump.

This is a great library. It is in my top 5 for all of them and I'm sure many others would agree. I mean, come on, it puts the legacy map editor (severely outdated) to shame. Now for the most part this library is pretty easy to use. Linking levels, warps, and using NPCs/BGOs/Blocks as map assets is a breeze.

And then there's path splines...

As much as I like this library I can say without a doubt that the X,Y spline system for pathing is absolutely infuriating to work with. Now 25% of this may just come from my own stupidity, but in the future if this library ever receives updates could we possibly ever get an option for paths like that of legacy paths? With a few prefab curves and diagonals perhaps?

The spline system in no way makes the library bad but I can see it being a hassle some people are not willing to deal with, which would be a shame because besides the spline system, this library is phenomenal.

[Mystic]

When I tried using it, I got an error message in SMBX2. It said something along the lines of "npc-751: attempt to call field 'setObjSettings' (a nil value). I found out that npc-751 is the player spawnpoint, so I opened up the npc-751.lua file, and played around until I found the issue was in the line "smwMap.setObjSettings(npcID,{". After that, I'm lost. Could I get some help with this? I'm a beginner and would appreciate it a lot

[Ibaka]

p cool, but I still don’t get the splines and points