Airship Among The Valley [Compatible in B4]
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DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Realm of Nihility)
DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Realm of Nihility)This is a thread where I post my levels here.
Airship Among The Valley [Compatible in B4]
Last edited by DRACalgar Law on Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:41 pm, edited 12 times in total.
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Re: Airship Among The ValleyI think you forgot to put the download link in the main post
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Re: Airship Among The ValleyAll good! This is what I thought of the level: Firstly, I really liked the visual style, the SMB1 style with the rain and thunder set a really fitting mood for the level as being a dark armada of airships to traverse. It was a pretty straightforward romp, but I like the variety in obstacles present in different parts of the levels to help things feel more interesting. I would have liked for there to be more checkpoints as dying pretty far in the first section sent me back to the start. Also I thought the boom boom puzzle was a bit unnecessary as I feel like the reward could have been given right there and then and it wouldn't have made much difference. The end boss was very cool though. Overall, I liked it! |
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Re: Airship Among The ValleyOverall a decent level for improving the original one. Of course, I don't know what the original one looks like so I can't really judge the design. Despite that, a lot of new content is added, such as the burner, the cannon balls, the parallax backgrounds, the star coins, and the airship scroll. They help make the level more modern and viable. Well, there are way more than you needed, since there are quite a number of unused assets still inside the level (the colored variants of the cannon balls, bullet bills, mecha Koopas, and music tracks, for instance). It makes larger filesize (30MB) for such a short level, as well as complicating things when making the level.
While trying to preserve the original design, I feel like there are still ways to improve the level layout. The bullet bills/burners/variant cannons don't stand out as much despite being the main airship obstacle. Some of them are only used once. These can easily be expanded without distorting the original design. Aside from that, having a checkpoint makes the level less frustrating. I think putting it on or right before the door is most suitable, with the power-up right before the pipe (to the next segment) moved earlier specifically for the Boom Boom fight. Just a nitpick, but I think the airship scroll is too much. It is just way too high/low, and sometimes I am unable to see the floor on higher platforms. As Megahood said, the bonus room puzzle isn't as rewarding. What I think is that the Boom Boom boss should serve as an extra challenge (with signs indicating so before the door since it confuses players whether they should go in or go left) and immediately reward the player with the "3rd Star Coin" upon defeat. The bonus room should be its own thing, encouraging the player to be observant of the surrounding instead of a disguised pipe. Rehauling the bonus room also helps, you are improving the level, not leaving old coin spam unchanged. It is more appealing for an actual room (like inside the airship) without being filled with coins. I think the best part has to be the boss fight. It is custom-coded, and it is the last thing I expect for an improvement of a pre-existing level. Quite amazed by the idea, as well as the varied attacks it has. Although they are simple projectiles, it still feels very unique with how the boss is shaped (with its cannons). I would've hoped for a bit more HP and more theme to the main level (recall all the assets you used before the boss, such as rapid cannon, burners, 360-degree aimed cannons, etc). Still a great addition to the level compared to using a different Boom Boom AI from MrDoubleA (if the level originally have an SMB3 Boom Boom fight). |
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NEW LEVEL: Boss Monastery (Boss Rush Level)A new level has been added to this thread: the Boss Monastery level consists of 20 bosses made solely with LunaLua coding. If you can scroll to the 1st post, there you will find the collection of levels that I'd made.
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NEW LEVELS: Koopaling Monasters and Malicious Glance2 new levels have been added to this thread: Koopaling Monastery, where you can fight 4 of the koopalings I had made so far, and Malicious Glance, where you must use the power of gravity to persevere.
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Re: DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Malicious Glance and Koopa Bossanova)I got this error with Koopaling Monastery:
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Re: DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Malicious Glance and Koopa Bossanova)It's all fixed. I was trying at first adding a code regarding SaveData in Lua but I still need to learn more. See if this works now; can also find it in the level section at the first top of the level thread here. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gw0pze15 ... xl9h6&dl=0 |
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Re: DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Malicious Glance and Koopa Bossanova)it wasn't fixed (mb u inserted old link or didn't update this archive)
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Re: DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Malicious Glance and Koopa Bossanova)My bad... tested it for myself and it's now working https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7fe9qkyx ... j0lne&dl=0 |
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DRAcalgar Law's Level Thread (New Level: Realm of Nihility)The new level, Realm of Nihility, has been released. This level was used in the first MFGG Level Design Contest in which earned me a Special Comp Top 5 Medal.
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Realm of Nihility LPThis premiers in about 15 minutes...
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Realm of Nihility ReviewIf you would like me to LP/review a level or episode you made, feel free to ask! My queue accepts all takers, so long as it is your own project.
 Level Playlist Realm of Nihility is a stage where you explore a bizarre alien planet. It has several new features from beta 5 and puts them to interesting use, along with a custom boss fight at the end. The aesthetic is fittingly otherworldly with pink grass, weird plants, and freaky enemies. The NPCs come from a few different places, but notably Kid Icarus: Uprising. They’re all sufficiently strange enough to feel like they belong here. The music is from Fire Emblem Heroes, though it fits the setting well despite the source. I think the stage comes together beautifully, but it was a bit difficult for me to read. Some of the NPCs and hazards blend into the scenery too well and I kept getting hurt on certain things until I learned to watch out for them. Your main opposition comes from Skuttlers, which are weapon-wielding octopus people. There’s one with a bone club that has its own AI for attacks and movement, and two different versions with a hand cannon. The green gun fires bombs that fly a short distance before exploding while the blue gun fires a ball of energy. Both go straight toward you and ignore obstacles, so you need to be careful when you approach. A quick pounce is enough to deal with any of them when they’re vulnerable. There’s decent variety in the challenges presented, both from enemies and platforming. The first section introduces things well enough in time for later parts to ramp up. I’d say the stage is fair, but punishing in the latter half. The area after the midpoint has you navigate a blast barrel section for coins that open the way forward, but immediately afterward, you need to ride a platform across a long gap to reach the boss. There’s a checkpoint before the battle, but if you don’t survive the ride, you have to repeat the whole barrel section, and that can get really tedious. The ride itself faces many of the same problems that auto-scroll sections tend to have. The boss is pretty well-balanced. It has several attacks that can be dodged consistently with enough time to react, so learning the fight means you’ll get through just fine eventually. This was a much better experience than I’ve had with some of DRACalgar’s other bosses, so it was a relief to see this working effectively. Overall, I think it’s a relatively solid stage. It could afford to be a little easier, but this is compensated for with the volume of mushrooms available. While that’s no excuse for a stage to be imbalanced, it does help at least, and I don’t think it’s pushing too hard. Definitely worth a look. |
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Re: Realm of Nihility ReviewThank you for playing my level! It would've also been better for me to also add more coins due to the lack of it and a checkpoint at the platform section. |
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