Since you asked so nicely, I decided to post the in-progress version of Droidlings here: http://www.lemmingsforums.com/index.php?topic=760.msg16271#msg16271

Please leave feedback and create some levels!

Unfortunately, Droidlings is still missing a lot of polish (menus, more robust level pack support, progress tracking), but since the gameplay itself is fully implemented and I probably won't have time in the foreseeable future to keep working on it, I figure I might as well release what I have... Who knows, if I get enough feedback it might even motivate me to make some time!

So, here's an APK with the current state (very, very alpha) of Droidlings. It includes the 5 levels I have made so far, and also has support for loading the original DOS Lemmings levels (currently just Lemmings and Oh No More Lemmings). To load the original levels, you will need to copy the original dos lemmings files to "/sdcard/Droidlings/Lemmings" and "/sdcard/Droidlings/OhNo". The DAT files must be located directly within those directories (e.g., "/sdcard/Droidlings/Lemmings/MAIN.DAT). Sorry that these paths are currently hard-coded, this is part of the "more robust level pack support" that I mentioned above.

What you can do to help?
1) Give me feedback!
2) Create levels using the graphic sets from this post: http://www.lemmingsforums.com/index.php?topic=609.msg13318#msg13318
3) Create additional graphic sets and accompanying levels (in order to avoid legal issues with Sony, NO assets from the original game may be used).

Originally I was planning to make Droidlings a paid (99c) App on the Play Store to cover my investment in hiring an artist to draw the graphics, but if at least half of the levels (that's 63 levels deemed worthy by me to make it into the game) are contributed by the community, I'll make Droidlings free (if and when I complete it) and possibly even OpenSource it.

Another level for you to find backroutes to. The snake pit.

Have fun!

Since Droidlings needs to be able to load the original data files (for when the user provides the assets from the original game), I decided to store the new graphics sets in the same format to make loading uniform. Honestly I never really considered a different format, but now I've got the tools to quickly generate .dat graphic sets, so it's not much of a hassle.

Oh, and yes, of course, 3 new backroutes for three levels No idea how to fix the city one, but I've hopefully taken care of the other two

Thanks!

Nice, thanks!

And you found the intended solution at least for one level (Afraid of heights)...
I hope I fixed the backroutes on the other two levels, let's see what other backroutes remain

It has taken a lot longer than planned, but I've finally reached the point where I can start to share some contents from "Droidlings", my in-progress Android remake of Lemmings. First up: 3 of 5 new graphic sets!

For those of you who don't remember this thread from half a year ago, "Droidlings" will feature small, not overly intelligent androids with the same set of skills and problems as our beloved Lemmings. Provided with the appropriate data files, the game will also be capable of loading Lemmings levels.

Since I needed to hire an artist to help draw the graphic sets, the game will be available on the market as a both a paid app and a free "lite" version with a limited selection of levels. However, I am releasing the graphic sets to the public in order to get feedback, and, hopefully, to get some help in designing levels.

Please note that by using these graphic sets, you agree to let me use any levels created with these graphic sets for "Droidlings", or for any other purpose as I see fit.

In order to use the graphic sets with Lemmix, you will need to append the contents of "LemmixStyles.ini" to the LemmixStyles.ini file located in the Lemmix directory. You might also need to adjust the common path directory of the pack, depending on where you extract the Droidlings subdirectory. By default, CommonPath=C:\Lemmix\GameData\Droidlings\.

If you use some other editor/player, you will have to figure out how to use the graphic sets on your own

The Examples subdirectory contains a few sample levels, one for each graphic set. Hopefully the levels are not too simple, even for the lemmingsforums crowd...

Looking forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions, and hopefully to seeing a few new levels!
Cheers,
Johannes

I'm working on a couple new tile sets for my Android clone of Lemmings, and am having some problems writing a valid ground file (one that works with lemmix). The terrain pieces weren't very difficult, but I'm having some problems with the object information.

Specifically, whenever I load an object in Lemmix (except for the exit for some reason), I get the error "Source rectangle is invalid." Objects display fine in the object selection menu of the inspector window, and also display in-game (F2), but are not animated correctly (the entrance starts slightly open, then opens and jumps back to closed for the last frame, the exit and all other objects don't animate at all).

Trying to start the original game (vgalemmi.exe) shows the level preview correctly, but crashes when I try to start playing.

Are there some hard-coded assumptions the game (and lemmix) make about the animation of the objects? Or about the size of the object? Is there some data I'm forgetting in the ground file?

I've attached an excerpt of one of the tilesets for anyone who has any idea about what I'm talking about 
Thanks!
Johannes

p.s. Yes, I will release the complete tilesets to all you fine folk soon. In fact, I will be holding a level design competition for anyone interested in contributing some levels for the clone. Stay tuned!