I think you're forgetting something there.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
A while back I created a level with a 1-second time limit, to prove that a non-trivial level with such a short time can be done.
I posted the result in the Random Level Sharing topic: https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=3743.msg75982#msg75982 (If the link doesn't work in the future, it's Reply #104.)
On a side note, those direct drop hacks with invisible (/hidden) updrafts should never, ever be used outside of theoretical proof-of-concept levels. Such a setup with a clearly visible updraft is fine, of course, because that's not hiding anything from the player.
2147483647 is the highest number of lemmings that would "make sense" to the game...So - cloners or no, that's the most lemmings you could actually have theoretically.
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In practice, it's much lower due to memory limitations.
Interesting. Why 2,147,483,647? It seems such a specific number! Is there a reason for this particular amount, as in relating to other factors in the game's code?
That's 2^31 - 1, or the highest value that can be expressed with 31 binary digits.
Interesting. Why 2,147,483,647? It seems such a specific number! Is there a reason for this particular amount, as in relating to other factors in the game's code?
This level features multiple hatches, because I wanted a random Lemming to come out from a different hatch (hence the title One in a Million), requiring a glider assignment. There are therefore 17 hatches in this level - would this slow things down?
Just in case, I've also made a level which is simply 1,000,000 Lemmings spawning from a single hatch and falling directly into an exit, simply titled Lemmillionism.
I've noticed that, upon cancelling these levels, the post-screen only displays up to 4 figures for saves/save requirement, so... would the level be "passed" if 9999 saves was reached?
What happens when you put a splat pad into an updraft and then have terrain go through it?
Or does the updraft simply always overwrite any "splat" characteristics
If the splatpad and updraft overlap, I'm not sure which takes priority. A splatpad below an updraft would work as normal.