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Tilt Cannons - v1.1
May I introduce to you my very first custom block pack , which just got the biggest 1.1 update imaginable, Tilt Cannons!
Enter the pipe, tilt the cannon in the direction you want it and get blasted out!
They kind of work like the ones of Super Mario 64 or the New Super Mario Bros Wii Mushroom Houses

Works with every vanilla character except Peach because Redigit hates fun.

It features Tiltcannons in 4 directions! Mortars that send you drilling to earth's core! And Automatic cannons for all of you helicopter level designers!

What's new in Update 1.1? ALMOST EVERYTHING!
- New Cannon sprites (made by Squishy Rex)!
- Overhauled shooting, being actually faithful now! (Yes it was not really right before, yikes)
- An optional arrow indicator that shows where you are shooting to!
- Upside Down Cannons!
- Left and Right facing cannons!
- Automatic Cannons, that automatically shoot you in a preselected angle!
- You can now fly from cannon to cannon!
- CustomCamera.lua support, making them render properly when zooming out!
- Fully functioning moving cannons (via Moving Layers or lua)!
- Visual effects when getting shot!
- Better visuals for drilling down via a Mortar!

The very complex controls:
Rotate by holding left or right - or up and down if it's a sideways cannon
Press the UP Key to get shot - or the down, left or right, depending on the cannon's rotation
If you hold run while choosing the angle, the cannon rotates faster!

Utility options (Settings and Flight Canceller):

Some gifs to get a better idea of it: How to use:
You just have to copy the files of the Tilt Cannons into your episode's or level's folder, reload the editor and you have it listed in the Custom Tilesets.
Place it down, set the values you want and have fun getting blasted away! (Don't cover the cannon in blocks please)
If you (for whatever reason) don't want built-in customCamera.lua support, just rename tiltcannons2.lua into tiltcannons.lua and do whatever you would do to the original tiltcannons.lua file.

You want to use them?
Then here you go (Version 1.1):
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r57pdyfs ... rghce6p74f

You want (for whatever reason) the first version? Oke then, here's the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vkhf4ztqydxy ... uAlfa?dl=0
Please credit me if used, or else you will make a turtle very sad ):

You know how it goes, feel free to use it but do not feel free to sell it as your own. Just credit.
Speaking of Credits:
Script by me, "Master" of Disaster
Sprites by Squishy Rex,
CustomCamera.lua by Mr.DoubleA
Also, thanks to KBM-Quine, Marioman2007 and Mr.DoubleA for helping me out massively!

If you encounter any bugs, notify me and I can see if I can fix it!

This is awesome! I can finally make that Bob-Omb Battlefield recreation I've always wanted to make!

Amazing script!

an optional visualization of the shoot arc would be awesome

Enjl wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:10 pm

an optional visualization of the shoot arc would be awesome

Indeed, this would be really cool. I have kind of an idea how it could work but it would require parity between players (or else it'd be useless), which I could only somewhat simulate (or find out how to change the physics of the player when flying).
I'll try my best to do this though!

Ayy, it was fun watching you progress with it on the SMBX Discord. Now, with AutumnMood's cards I can make a cool toad house minigame!


(Please add the max strength gif)

Registered sand eater wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:28 am

Ayy, it was fun watching you progress with it on the SMBX Discord. Now, with AutumnMood's cards I can make a cool toad house minigame!


(Please add the max strength gif)

Thanks ^^
Also, wish granted

I reused an old gfx of the SM64 cannons I had made, for a SMB3 Styled alternative:

for anyone interested:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/898re5hong8v6 ... t.zip?dl=0

Also, nice cannons you have there, good work, indeed.

AirShip wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:36 pm

I reused an old gfx of the SM64 cannons I had made, for a SMB3 Styled alternative:

Spoiler: show

for anyone interested:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/898re5hong8v6 ... t.zip?dl=0

Also, nice cannons you have there, good work, indeed.

Exactly what I thought when I saw the tilt cannons on discord.

Now if only you could enter them via a clear pipe. That would be neat.

Wiimeiser wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:43 am

Now if only you could enter them via a clear pipe. That would be neat.

Hmm I could look into that for a 1.2 update. It most probably won't be as huge as the first update though lol

How do i fix the arrow indicators being slow?

The arrow indicator and smoke particles are slow and delayed.

I've actually worked on an update for the Tiltcannons but stopped working at some point because I got fed up with how Peach's X speed is handled, when I return to work on it I'll probably rewrite quite a bit of code, including the arrow indicator to not have people waiting for it to orientate itself. With that it's a lot more helpful since you won't have to wait for eternities to see whether your shot lines up or not.