Disaster Depot (New Level: Precarious Precipice)

[GreenDemon]

Can I use the Giant Piranha Plant sprites from Castle Cramped in my level?

Yes.

If anyone wishes to use any custom graphics from any of my levels, please feel free to do so. It's an honor to see my creations get some extra use. If they happen to be custom graphics for another person's custom NPC, just make sure to still credit that person for their creation.

Ok, thanks!

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These levels are amazing, how do you get your ideas for them? I'm barely creative these days and need advice.

[DisasterMaster]

These levels are amazing, how do you get your ideas for them? I'm barely creative these days and need advice.

Thank you!
I wish I could give you a definitive place in my mind where all these ideas come from, but they just do...whether it be an idea springing from someone's custom NPC or even from something I hear of. My advice is to start with an idea (picture, landscape, another game, NPC, or song [as you will see], ect) and then decide on the backgrounds, BGOs, terrain, music, and NPCs. Think up a gimmick using the NPCs (and even custom scripts), place the setups you want, and build the terrain around each setup. I like to try to find custom NPCs that don't see a lot of use and sometimes combine them with newer NPCs.

And on that...

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas gifts you with the present of very fragile flight.

I heard this song over the holidays and decided to give MegaDood's SML2 Hippo some recognition. Throw in some of Deltom's explosive-happy Gnomings and you have a festively dangerous course.

Hopefully this level doesn't burst your bubble...

[DisasterMaster]

For All Those Beet Lovers Out There farms up this rather explosive vegetable.

With Tempest's Beetroot powerup recently being brought up, I decided to play around with its functionality. In the process, I created a few setups that soon evolved into a whole level. It further evolved into a farm with Mal8rks's multiple bull enemies and deltom's talking flowers to give advice.

A short and sweet level to "beet".

[MegaDood]

For All Those Beet Lovers Out There farms up this rather explosive vegetable.

With Tempest's Beetroot powerup recently being brought up, I decided to play around with its functionality. In the process, I created a few setups that soon evolved into a whole level. It further evolved into a farm with Mal8rks's multiple bull enemies and deltom's talking flowers to give advice.

A short and sweet level to "beet".

I really liked this level, it didn't overstay its welcome and the enemy use felt fitting and great.
Though I noticed that sometimes you can pluck a beetroot powerup out of the ground randomly, not sure if that was intended?
Anyway, great level!

[DisasterMaster]

I really liked this level, it didn't overstay its welcome and the enemy use felt fitting and great.
Though I noticed that sometimes you can pluck a beetroot powerup out of the ground randomly, not sure if that was intended?
Anyway, great level!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Being able to sometimes pluck a power-up from the grass wasn't intended and happened because the Beetroot overwrote a vegetable. Thank you for pointing that out and it has now been fixed.

And now a new level...

Keep Grrrollin' Grrrollin' Grrrollin' is now rollin' rollin' rollin' into the depot.

Grrrols, Minecarts, Snakes, Falling Crystals, Barrels-of-"fun"...you'll have to see what havoc is wrought here.

Don't let this level crush your spirit.

[GreenDemon]

Now that beta 5 is here, it would be cool if you made a level about the new things added in it.

[GreenDemon]

Are you planning on making a level based around Deltom's new Bullet Bill pack?

[DisasterMaster]

Are you planning on making a level based around Deltom's new Bullet Bill pack?

Probably not right away.
I'm still thinking of ideas for the Vanilla contest, as well as making other standalone levels featuring various other packs and beta 5 npcs.

Now that beta 5 is here, it would be cool if you made a level about the new things added in it.

Here's a level with one new Beta 5 enemy.

Rigging Romp sinks into the briny sea.

Originally created for the MFGG contest, I decided to post the level here since it was both an out-of-site contest and there was no mention of an episode being created for it. It utilizes the many Kremling npcs that have been created over the years. With the Boss Bass' basegame release, I figured it would a good obstacle to try to gobble up your unsuspecting shipwrecked survivor.

[DisasterMaster]

Last Shot blasts through the city.

I figured it was time for some target practice, so I put Marioman's bullet-blaster to the test. Throw in some of his treacherous platforms, DRACalgar Law & MegaDood's shocking enemies, and Chilly's potentially extraterrestrial falling debris then you have a tricky course on the rooftops.

May your aim be ever true...

[MegaDood]

Great level as usual, I loved how it felt like something from a smw hack
Honestly I thought it all worked pretty well together, the only bit that felt out of place was the part with the blue koopa kicking the shell up a timed section, felt oddly easy compared to the rest of the level.
Still though, I really enjoyed it, looking forward to what you make next.

[DisasterMaster]

Great level as usual, I loved how it felt like something from a smw hack
Honestly I thought it all worked pretty well together, the only bit that felt out of place was the part with the blue koopa kicking the shell up a timed section, felt oddly easy compared to the rest of the level.
Still though, I really enjoyed it, looking forward to what you make next.

As always, thank you for continuing to play my levels. I appreciate the feedback and am again happy that you liked it.

You are absolutely right that room 5 (the timed-by-shell screen) did feel a bit easy. When I started making that room, every iteration was ridiculously tight to the point of being unfun. I settled on it being a "breather" room that introduced the NPC-only Fling Block to show you how to activate those type of Blocks in a later room. Plus, while it is easy, upon the first time entering the room, you can get distracted watching the shell bounce around and before you know it take that shell right to the face!

It's also funny that you mentioned it felt romhack-ish because I took inspiration from a level in the SMW romhack "Sonic Saves the World."

[DisasterMaster]

Luft Balloons are floating in the summer sky.

My nephew wanted me to make a level featuring Balloons, so I choose a number of different types. Inflate with the P-Balloon, bounce across the Bloons, and even fight a Balloon Dragon!

Made a few edits (thanks MegaDood!):
- Removed the Fuzzies above the second Balloon Glider so that a higher jump doesn't immediately pop it.
- Gave a better indicator toward the 3rd Star Coin.

[MegaDood]

Cool level! I thought everything worked well together, only thing being in the section with the 4th checkpoint, sometimes I'd jump with the single balloon as soon as it was collected and fall to my death because there was a fuzzy above that popped it, it felt unintended imo. Also I felt the last star coin was a bit of a beginners trap, cause it was easy to miss and if you missed it on the final balloon ride there was no way to get it afterwards.
Anyway aside from those, I thought the level was great! I liked the use of my bloons and I thought KateBulka's use of the pearl birds was a clever idea.

[DisasterMaster]

Manage Your Airtime continually resets the power of your jumps.

Ever wish Toad could keep double jumping? Pass through his special block.
Ever wish Peach could float indefinitely? Pass through her special block.
Ever wish Link could just get his max inventory of bombs instantly. You get the point...

Use the blocks. Manage your airtime.

[DisasterMaster]

Precarious Precipice looms above the steep mountain drop-offs.

This level was simply a testing ground at first for Fire Fuzzies, Respawning Unstable Turn Blocks, unique Bill Spawners for KateBulka's custom Bills, and a background I ripped. Once I started throwing in not only the standard Waterfall Log, but a dangerous version as well, the level started to take shape. Add some Jump Orbs and "String Bean" Springs, and now you have a challenging cliffside path to traverse.

Hopefully it doesn't push you over the edge...