I've decided to implement the Amiga "cursor flicker" trick. This will come in very handy when trying to get a lem facing a certain direction in Classic Mode; since this mode aims to closely reproduce the OG experience, this is pretty much a necessary part of it.

Clear physics shows it best - note that the directional arrow only faces left when the cursor is flickering to the right of a group of lemmings:



Commit b432a5bbe implements this feature

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And whilst we're on the subject, here's a new trick for you - since lem recolouring for athletes is kept active in Classic Mode, assign a Floater or some other permaskill to one of the lemmings in a group, and this lemming will now visually stand out from the crowd! From there, it's very easy to see which direction that lemming is facing in, and whereabouts they are!

1) I think it would make more sense in Level Select for the "Xmas Lemmings" subgroup to be renamed to "Holiday Lemmings" and for the "New Year Lemmings..." collection to be moved inside this subgroup in addition to the "Holiday Lemmings 1993 & 1994" and "Xmas Lemmings 91 & 92" collections.

Yes, good idea. I'll make this change in the next major update (2.8).

2) In the "Covox Lemmings" collection there are only two levels per difficulty, whereas in the SupperLemminiToo "Save the Lemmings" collection there are six levels per difficulty.  Would it be possible please to add these levels into SuperLemmix in a future release?

The levels you're referring to are part of the Prima Publishing pack, which is included in the DMA Lemmings compilation. In SLToo, these levels were combined with the Covox ones to make "Save The Lemmings".

I'd be happy to update the compilation to gather the more incidental bonus levels such as these together in one place. So, for example, we could combine Prima, Covox and the Bonus ranks from Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings all together into one mini-pack within the DMA compilation.

Do people think this is a good idea? Or, would people prefer for these levels to remain separately grouped?

it would be nice to be able to optionally display skill labels underneath the skill icons for clarification for new players (e.g. my teenaged daughters, or even myself when it comes to the new skills).

Apologies, but skill panel labels isn't something I'd like to add to SLX. I'm currently trying to reduce graphics loading wherever possible, and so will only add more graphics if it's absolutely necessary. A label for each skill would require an additional 52 images (26 in each resolution) as well as probably needing to resize the buttons; it's likely that low-res would currently simply be too small to write "Platformer" legibly, for example.

However, we may be able to use Windows popup hints instead (the small diaog that briefly shows when mousing-over an item), I'll take a look later today and see if this is possible with the skill panel. In theory, it should be, because these are currently used in the Level Select menu for displaying usernames when mousing-over a record.

If it is possible, then this is something I'll look at adding in the next major update (2.8). And, if implemented, these will most likely be on/off optional (and, off by default).

Tomb Raider Nostalgia Website

Thought I'd share this. It's a web app that allows you to zoom in and out of the Tomb Raider level maps and view them basically any way you like. If you're a fan of the games and enjoy stuff like this, it's a fantastic resource. Enjoy!

2.7.2 Hotfix Update

A number of bugfixes and updates this time around, well worth getting this as it's way more stable than the previous 2.7 iterations.

Changelog

Infinite Skills hotkey is now Numpad 8 by default (it was previously Insert, which was a bad idea due to the existing Windows functionality of this key)

Restored "level attempted" treeview icon in level select, so a different icon will be shown when a level has been attempted but not completed - this is experimental for now, if people don't like it we can always go back to not using it

Improved visibility of treeview icons - e.g. when a check mark overlays a talisman icon, it's now much more visible than previously

Timebombers, Radiators and Slowfreezers now have dedicated panel text when hovered over

Bugfix - Restarting now always resets "game was paused" status, so restarting a level will never fail a "Play Without Pressing Pause" talisman (I thought I'd already done this, but it needed a different approach to the one I used previously)

Bugfix - meanwhile, pressing Rewind now counts as a fail when attempting a "Play Without Pressing Pause" talisman

Bugfix - Jumpers now have a "bounce allowance" of 3 bounces when Jumping against a wall or other terrain; once they have bounced and turned 3 times, they will fall when they next hit terrain

Bugfix - fixed various water object bugs related to position checks; all water objects are now handled separately, and Swimmer>Jumpers do an additional terrain check to prevent "clip-Jumping" through water-overlapped terrain

Bugfix - Talisman icons are now displayed correctly when set by style rather than level pack or default menu gfx

Bugfix - "No Auto Replay" is now "Auto Replay" internally as well as in the config menu - the internal logic has been reversed where necessary, and this has been thoroughly tested

Bugfix - fixed cursor file path; only the hi-res postview cursor was working, they should both work now

Bugfix - restored original digit alignment; turns out these are handled per-object, which makes way more sense

Other updates:

Styles - updated digit alignment for orig and ohno exits, and default pickup

Editor - added "Cleanse Levels" menu item - this automatically re-saves all levels in a specified pack to ensure compatibility and tidy up the text file; this has been added mainly for use alongside the QuickMod tool, but it may also come in handy for pack creators, particularly when updating an older pack

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To get this update, please download SuperLemmix as normal from here - please note that, due to updates to styles and menu gfx, the update must be downloaded in full.

A reminder of what's new in SuperLemmix 2.7

It's now possible to update all water objects in an entire pack using the SLX QuickMod Tool - choose "Update Water Objects" and all water objects will be automatically converted to their SuperLemmix counterparts.

Note: this only works for orig and ohno styles; levels using custom styles will need to be updated manually using the instructions here.

Additionally, it's now also possible to use the SLX QuickMod tool to mass convert:

All Stoners to Freezers
All Bombers to Timebombers (and vice versa)

My point wasnt about how close to L2 it is, rather the fact that the skill could and likely would be used for a secondary purpose thats completely not terrain removal. It seems a bit inconsistent to me but those are just my two cents.

This is one of those "depends on the layout of the level" arguments. Any skill can be used for its non-primary purpose, and in fact many skills are used that way in order to create difficulty and more interesting interactions (e.g. using a Builder to turn a lemming, using a Basher to cancel a Builder) - the point being that it depends on the level designer, not the skill itself.

With that said, I agree that skills should have a single basic action and not do multiple things, ideally. We all seem to agree, though, that the Propeller should arrive at the top of the tunnel. So, unless we arbitrarily nerf it by having it always fall, it will have the secondary benefit of height gain. Is this acceptable?

Yes, the Propelling lem will always arrive at the top of a successfully created tunnel.

The question now seems to be: what about when the tunnel isn't finished due to the lem hitting a steel block, or the top of the level (i.e. the situations in this image that result in transition to "faller")? Should the lem fall (potentially fatal), or propel safely back down?

I'm currently about 50/50 on it, either would be fine code-side.