Added placeholder Menu graphics & layout to differentiate NeoLemmix "CE" from regular NeoLemmix - Please note: the current updated graphics are placeholders so that CE 1.0 is immediately visually different from NL 12.14. A topic will be made for updating the main menu in due course, where we can discuss gfx, layout, etc in more depth, to be applied in a future update.

Fade transition between menu screens is now on/off optional. When on, it's the same as it is in the RC. When off, transitions are more or less instant.

Menu screens now Fade In (as well as Fade Out) to make between-screen transitions smoother

Added option to deactivate helper overlays - reducing UI clutter should always be possible, helps to onboard newbies.

Added option to set the number of skill queue frames - 0 is essentially "off", 15 is the default (status quo), up to a maximum of 20.

Added more auto-naming options for Replay files and widened the dropdowns for easier reading

Re-worded 'Don't Replay After Backwards Frameskips' as 'Replay After Backwards Frameskips' and checked it by default

Added option to Replay after Restart (or not) -  a frequently requested feature which might become unnecessary again in a future update (if we can improve Replay UI)

Added option to load either the Next Unsolved Level, or the Last Active Level (current behaviour)

Hotkey Config - Added 'Restore' (restores previously saved layout), 'Cancel' (discards changes), 'Save & Close' and 'Clear All Keys' buttons

Hotkey Config - Added text label (rather than a popup) to let users know when 'Find Key' is listening for a keypress

Hotkey Config - (Bugfix) Typing "-" into the Time Skip text input (for minus values) no longer resets the cursor

Fixed intermittent unresponsiveness, added simple loading feedback, and updated the way packs are loaded so as not to process tons of information at once; this should ensure a much quicker and smoother UI in general, but there may still be noticeable loading delays if a pack isn't a compilation of (> 1) sub-packs but has lots of levels (500+). I'll keep working on this, but for now it's far better than it was previously.

Upgraded keyboard compatibility; arrow-key-browsing now load each level preview, and we can load the selected level into the player by pressing [Enter]

Added "Reset Talismans" button, so players can reset their talisman progress on a per-level basis (very handy for level testing, and when re-playing an already-completed pack)

Added "Level Search" capability

Added "Edit Level" button - opens the currently-selected level in the Editor

Increased width of, and text size in, Level Select treeview

Added mouseover hints to Level Info icons.

"Cleanse Levels" now provides feedback during the process.

Sleeper lemming state - this state is entered when time runs out and the lemming reaches the exit. It's a mostly aesthetic state to replace the buggy-looking cluster of exiting lems, but it's also useful for simulating exit behaviour as these lems cannot be assigned to, and are deducted from the lemming count

Updates to Replay Editor:
• Added ability to double-click a replay event to jump to that frame
• Added ability to delete all future assignments for a particular lemming (from the currently-selected event onwards)

Fixed cursor zoom bug (the cursor's position relative to the level is now preserved between zoom levels)

The total number of lemmings under cursor is now always shown, regardless of priority/type (i.e. zombie, neutral)

Added "Assign Fail" sound which plays whenever an attempted assignment fails for any reason

Bugfix - When in Replay Insert mode, attempted assignments that fail because there is already an assignment on the same frame do not advance physics, thus only triggering the Assign Fail sound (and not the regular assignment sound) and giving the player a chance to edit the replay before advancing.

Level title and save requirement info is now displayed in Window Caption (we also display "Mass Replay Check" when in MRC mode)

Bugfix - When falling back to default sprites, the correct sprite and brick colours are now loaded.

"Falling back to default sprites" is now only shown once (on the level preview screen after the player has attempted to load the level). This is to prevent incidental pop-ups whilst browsing levels.

Lemmings shrug and "OK" sound is played when a level is cheated (this is just for fun!)

Upgraded keyboard compatibility of all menus/dialogs; they'll respond to [Esc] by closing, etc.

Updated welcome screen with pictures, etc (further updates may be made to the Welcome Screen in the future)

Updated File System

In what is perhaps the flagship update, the "root.lzp" zip file has been removed and replaced with a simple "resources" directory into which all of your existing (Super)Lemmini(Too) resources can be placed.

The file system is now completely open, similar to Neo/SuperLemmix and Lix, enabling you to completely customise your copy of RetroLemmini and keep track of files much more easily. It also makes dev-side updates to the graphics, music, sound, levels, etc much easier to implement and test.

The program no longer creates folders and settings files all over your PC / Mac. Instead, all resources are kept in the root directory (where the .jar is) and the settings file is saved into a dedicated "settings" folder, also in the root directory. So, the program is now self-contained and fully portable!

Fixed Timed/Untimed Bomber Replay Bug

SuperLemminiToo's "5 Second Timed Bomber" option was a welcome feature, but it came with a particularly difficult problem: if a user creates a replay with one option enabled, and then that replay is played back with the other option enabled, all of the Bomber assignments are out of sync.

RetroLemmini resolves this so that replays are played back exactly as they were created, regardless of current setting, on an assignment-by-assignment basis.

DMA Lemmings / Oh No! More Lemmings

RetroLemmini features the remastered versions of these packs, complete with:

• Fixed steel areas
• Fully restored decorations & level sizes
• Enhanced graphics for the 4 "special" levels
• See this topic for more details...

Physics

• Steel detection for Bashers and Miners has been greatly improved: both skills now tunnel all the way to the steel block.

• Climbers now bypass the "oh no" phase when assigned a Bomber (so, they explode immediately)
Estimated impact: Significant. Any replays involving Climbers & Bombers will potentially be broken by this update, although the level solutions themselves will remain unaffected

•  Oh-Noers can now exit without exploding.
Estimated impact: This is no doubt a significant exit physics bugfix, but since the use case involves a very specific trick requiring particularly deliberate set-up, it's very unlikely to affect any existing levels/replays directly

•  If an exit's trigger overlaps with another object's trigger, the exit trigger is preferred.
Estimated impact: Low to none. I don't know of any levels which involve an exit's trigger being completely overlapped by an object. The physics update is more to ensure that exits can always be interacted with, wherever possible

Skill Panel

• Updated time counter colour scheme:
• •  Infinite time is displayed in Blue
• •  For timed levels, the count is shown in Green
• • • When 59 seconds remain, the count changes to Yellow
• • • When 10 seconds remain, the count changes to Red

•  Increased speed of release rate re-fire when the button is held (existing replays are unaffected) and widened the range of the pitch-shifted sound to more closely match the Amiga

• The animations have been recoloured slightly to improve the overall appearance (you're more than welcome to drop the SLToo versions into the "resources\gfx\iconbar" folder if you prefer those!).

• The Vertical Lock button is now hidden when not needed.

Floater Sprite

• Recoloured yellow umbrella to red and white

Styles/Mods

• Mods can now be used on a per-level as well as per-pack basis. Where both are present, the per-level mod is preferred.

• OG styles (Crystal, Fire, Bubble, etc) have had the exit graphics (and other split-graphic objects) merged into a single graphic for easier handling in the Editor, speaking of which...

Dedicated Level Editor

• RetroLemmini ships with a dedicated level editor "RLEditor", which is based on the NeoLemmix Editor and includes many of its QOL features whilst providing RetroLemmini-specific controls and properties.

Main Menu Updates

• Brand new RetroLemmini logo

• Scroller updated for readability - the colours for the "Classic" scroller have been switched to yellow-on-blue, and for the default Lemmini scroller the font is yellow and un-stretched

• Mouse click event handlers added to all menu screens
• •  Menu - LMB loads the first level of the first group of the first pack, or opens the level select menu (this will later be updated to load the next unsolved level in the last active level pack, but that's for another day)
• •  Briefing (Preview) - LMB starts the level, RMB exits to menu
• •  Debriefing (Postview) - LMB continues to next level or restarts the current level (depending on pass/fail), RMB exits to menu

• Improved size & visibility of cursor

More updates to the Main Menu are planned, but for now it's good to go!

Options Menu Updates

• Added option to "Auto-Save Successful Replays" for successfully completed levels
• Added an option to "Show Level Name on Status Bar", unchecked by default and only available when "Enhanced Status Bar" is enabled. Charles actually did previously implement this option but it never appeared in the Options menu, so it's added now.
• Added option to Show/Hide menu bar (it's also possible to toggle this on-the-fly using hotkey Ctrl + M from anywhere)
• Added option to choose Exit sound ("Yippee", "Boing" or "Auto", where Auto is set by the level's style)
• Menu screen now updates when toggling Classic Scroller on/off without having to close and re-open the program
• Re-shuffled the Options menu layout a bit for clarity and readability.
• "Stop Fast-Forward When Pausing" is now checked by default, and "Show Button Labels" is unchecked by default.

More updates are planned for the Options menu - tooltips and layout updates at the very least.

Customisable Hotkeys

• Fully-customisable hotkeys have now been implemented. You can map any key tyou wish to any of RetroLemmini's controls.

Plus, added the following hotkeys (defaults in brackets):
• Show Hotkey config (F6) - from anywhere
• Cancel Replay (C) - from in-game
• Turbo Fast Forward (T) - from in-game
• Load Replay (Ctrl + L) - from anywhere
• Save Replay (Ctrl + S) - from in-game and postview
• Toggle Menu bar on/off (F1) - from anywhere
• Manage Players (F2)  - from anywhere
• Select Level (F3) - from anywhere
• Enter Code (F4) - from anywhere
• Options (F5) - from anywhere
• About RetroLemmini (F7) - from anywhere
• Load default level (Enter/Space) - from main menu
• Start level (Enter/Space) - from preview
• Continue to next level/restart current level depending on pass/fail (Enter/Space) - from postview
• Exit to menu (Esc) - from preview and postview
• Close RetroLemmini (Esc) - from main menu

Debug Mode / Maximum Exit Physics Mode

•  Updated Debug mode access (Level Code is now "0xlemdebug" without quotes, hotkey is Ctrl + Alt + D from in-game). This mode gives access to a number of hidden features such as Draw mode (draw/erase pixels to the game screen), infinite skills, infinite time on/off, spawn lemmings at cursor, etc. A full list, plus key access, can be found in Key Assignments.txt. NOTE: If this mode is active, the level will count as having been "cheated" and records will not be saved

•  Improved Debug Mode panel display

•  In Debug Draw mode (Ctrl + Alt + D, then D again to activate), the number keys (1 - 0) set the size of the "paintbrush". LMB draws terrain, RMB erases

•  Maximum Exit Physics can be enabled either by typing a Level Code (code is "exitrule0k" or "directdr0p" without quotes) or pressing (Ctrl + Alt + E) from in-game. This mode allows lems to exit on contact with the exit trigger, regardless of action (so, for example, Climbers can now exit mid-climb) or state (so, Fallers, Splatters, etc can exit). Like Debug mode, if this mode is active, the level will count as having been "cheated" and records will not be saved

Setup Instructions Included

It seems a small feature, but it's a much-requested and much-needed one! The SetupInstructions.txt file included in the root directory provides full setup instructions, as well as how to create a Windows shortcut, and set your own icons, should you wish to do so

Level Pack Compiler

The 'resources' folder includes a user-friendly tool for compiling levels into packs. Add levels, groups and music to your pack, and generate the .ini (required for your pack to work) automatically.

  UI Features

• More level records are shown on the debriefing (postview) screen (i.e. max saved, time elapsed, skills used)

• Window caption now also displays pack title, rating name and level number (as well as level title and save requirement)

• Saving the level as an image now auto-saves the image with the same name as the level (if such an image already exists, (n) is appended to the filename)

•  Additional app information and web links added to "About" window

• New and improved Visual SFX graphics

Please also read this post with features from the 2.2 update, which significantly overhauled much of the Lemmini UI

Quality of Life/Interface Features

Support for custom logos (to be displayed in the Level Select screen)

Make the Builder skill panel icon more obviously a Builder

Make auto-replay on restarting a level optional (on by default)

Add mouse button customisation to hotkey config

Parental settings which remove blood effects/other graphic imagery from trap animations (this could perhaps be achieved via the mods system), and display break time reminders

Physics

Fix left-facing lem collision detection


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Lemming States

Sleeper lemming state - this state is entered when time runs out and the lemming reaches the exit. It's a mostly aesthetic state to replace the buggy-looking cluster of exiting lems, but it's also useful for simulating exit behaviour as these lems cannot be assigned to, and are deducted from the lemming count

Options Menu

Added option to deactivate helper overlays - reducing UI clutter should always be possible, helps to onboard newbies.

Added option to set the number of skill queue frames - 0 is essentially "off", 15 is the default (status quo), up to a maximum of 20.

Added more auto-naming options for Replay files and widened the dropdowns for easier reading

Re-worded 'Don't Replay After Backwards Frameskips' as 'Replay After Backwards Frameskips' and checked it by default

Added option to Replay after Restart (or not) - a frequently requested feature which might become unnecessary again in a future update (if we can improve Replay UI)

Added option to load either the Next Unsolved Level, or the Last Active Level (current behaviour)

Hotkey Config - Added 'Restore' (restores previously saved layout), 'Cancel' (discards changes), 'Save & Close' and 'Clear All Keys' buttons

Hotkey Config - Added text label (rather than a popup) to let users know when 'Find Key' is listening for a keypress

Hotkey Config - (Bugfix) Allow typing "-" into the Time Skip text input without resetting the cursor

Replay Features

Updates to Replay Editor:
* Added ability to double-click a replay event to jump to that frame
* Added ability to delete all future assignments for a particular lemming (from the currently-selected event onwards)
* Form now responds to keys (arrows, space, enter, delete, esc)

Level Select Menu

Upgraded keyboard compatibility; browsing with arrow keys loads each level preview, and it's now possible to load the selected level into the player by pressing [Enter]

Added "Reset Talismans" button, so players can reset their talisman progress on a per-level basis (very handy for level testing, and when re-playing an already-completed pack)

Added "Level Search" capability

Added "Edit Level" button - opens the currently-selected level in the Editor

Increased width of, and text size in, Level Select treeview

Other Updates & Bugfixes

Fixed cursor zoom bug

(Bugfix) Always show total number of lemmings under cursor regardless of priority/type (i.e. zombie, neutral)

Level title and save requirement info is now displayed in Window Caption (we also display "Mass Replay Check" when in MRC mode)

Fade In Menu screens (in addition to Fade Out) to make between-screen transitions smoother

Upgraded keyboard compatibility of all menus/dialogs; they'll respond to [Esc] by closing, etc.

Lemmings shrug and "OK" sound is played when a level is cheated (this is just for fun!)

Added placeholder Menu graphics & layout to differentiate NeoLemmix "CE" from regular NeoLemmix - Please note: the current updated graphics are placeholders so that CE 1.0 is immediately visually different from NL 12.14. A topic will be made for updating the main menu in due course, where we can discuss gfx, layout, etc in more depth, to be applied in a future update.

Updated welcome screen with pictures, etc (further updates may be made to the Welcome Screen in the future)

Editor Updates

The SLX Editor (a more advanced version of the NL Editor) is included with CE. It has an option to set the controls to "NeoLemmix Mode" so that it can be used seamlessly with NeoLemmix, and offers new features such as Piece Search, Custom Hotkeys, Grid Lines for Snap-to-Grid mode, and more.