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NeoLemmix Levels / Random level map generator
« on: October 08, 2018, 11:54:31 AM »
This was an area I was working on about two months ago for personal use initially but I thought I might share this with you. This topic is about creating level maps using the random integer generator. I've created an OpenOffice (I presume it's still free) spreadsheet based on this.

Basically, the idea is to set the coordinates of terrain pieces (The lucky one turned out to be part of addamsgallery. I hope that's still available in the download, but the dimensions of 48x25 for a terrain piece are just right for this) and arrange them randomly using the RNG. The RNG also changes the skillset and dimension (Thanks to the one who lifted the screen size restriction) according to the coordinates, along with a few other parameters.

However, I do run into common problems like airborne exits, instant death starts and overlapping terrain pieces over objects. Looks like I'll need to create a few more parameters and some more terrain pieces to override these issues, but if this idea is popular, I'd be more than happy to come back and work on this, and eventually do all sorts of stuff.

Here I have some downloads below:
* A spreadsheet where on NeoLemmix you can add the coordinates for up to 52 terrain pieces (More can be added if necessary). They also give you instructions listed on the right of the border on how to set the level up correctly. The spreadsheet also contains a Lix exclusive worksheet.
* A .nxlv document of an example level. This document can be edited with notepad. The level itself is doable and not too hard.

Hope I explained everything clearly. Have fun! 8-)

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Lix Main / These "Lix session" threads are taking over this board
« on: September 30, 2018, 08:53:34 PM »
Wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the Site Discussion, but as a lurker, I'm seeing that the majority of recent threads on the Lix Main board are about sessions which are now outdated. I propose an additional "Closed" child board like in some of the other boards so that somebody will eventually be able to clear up this mess. Thank you. :)

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Level Design / Exactly 10 years since I've achieved something.
« on: January 27, 2018, 07:40:42 AM »
Hello, folks! 8-) Long time no see. Long time lurker here about to submit his first post of 2018.

You may be wondering why this exact date feels so special to me and why I remember it so much. It's because I was able to create my first level using the original Lemmix level editor. It might sound a bit stupid but believe me, I didn't have DOSbox at the time so I couldn't get LemEdit to work, and this Lemmix editor was quite buggy, with some features actually stopping to work unless you reboot it. Using the access keys to move terrain pieces and objects was one of them.

I don't have the first level on me at the moment, but it is actually a recreation of "The Twin Bridges", one of Essman's Copycat levels, under the classic pillar graphic set.

Once I made it and tested it on Lemmini I wanted to come up with a save file idea that was short enough so that I could access lots of levels onto a single file. It soon turned out to be 27108, the date I created it. Once I was able to achieve success I got addicted to it and went on to create almost 365 more levels, (Including a leap year) one for each year, and was able to get through it all approximately two months later, with some of my favourites near the end of the year starting on Christmas Day, and some easier versions of my levels (such as "Bash To Victory", the first level chosen for my first level pack) for the start of the year. There were a few clashes, the first one being 31108 that covers both 31st Jan and 3rd Nov, but I just left it in and moved on to the next.

Most of these levels had 100 Lemmings instead of 80, and were intended for Lemmini use. It wasn't until April that I tried optimising them for the Lemmix Level Player. (I nearly said NeoLemmix there!) This was also the time I uploaded these levels for public use. With that, I just picked the ones that I thought were the most suitable. It turns out I did fail with some of these levels, for example "The Squeeze Machine"'s trap not working because the trigger's too high.

But still. That's how all my Lemmings creativity came out. I hope that my levels are still on the archive and that my initial 'level a day' plan has inspired you to create any more projects you have in mind! Have a nice day! :thumbsup:

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Non-Lemmings Gaming / My Sonic the Hedgehog iOS Time Attack records
« on: February 02, 2017, 07:28:55 AM »
Hi everyone! How's it going? Believe it or not, but this is my first post of 2017.

I was aware that Simon broke the Speedrun world record for Jack Jackrabbit; just forgot to send him my congratulations. This is a similar sort of thing: Record setting individual acts instead of doing it all in one go.

There is a feature that allows you to play as Sonic and Tails in Time Attack mode, rather than just Sonic. I found out how to take Sonic up in the air with Tails. That has helped me reached the top spot at Labyrinth Zone Act 1. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to come close to it. As the scores look, it appears that I'm aiming to reach the top 10 of every act. I'm amazed that I've achieved this in two of the three acts in the Green Hill Zone, the most popular zone and first one to access.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Overall, I'm really pleased to effectively prove that I'm a solid platform gamer. I also have records in Sonic 2 and Sonic CD, but for the former my positions aren't too impressive and the latter's leaderboard is broken.

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Tech & Research / Why "Across The Gap" may be harder than "Highland Fling"
« on: December 06, 2016, 08:09:32 PM »
Generally I'm not a theorist, but this is one kind of topic that I thought would make an interesting read for everyone.

What I would like to talk about are two levels from "Oh No! More Lemmings". Crazy 16's "Across the Gap" (ATG) and Havoc 13's "Highland Fling" (HF) Two levels in two separate difficulty ratings that some people would complain being in the wrong difficulty area. (Well, a lot of levels in this game are kind of out of place anyway). These two levels are what I would consider the worst offenders. So why would more solvers be actually telling the truth and complete a level 57 places up the ladder before this Crazy level?

So, firstly, let's have a look at each level and their respective previews.


Crazy 16: Across the Gap
Number of lemmings that drop: 16
100% to be saved
Release rate: 1
Available time: 03:00
Skills: 3 climbers, 16 floaters, 3 bombers, 16 blockers, 3 builders, 16 bashers, 3 miners, 16 diggers.


Havoc 13: HIGHLAND FLING
Number of lemmings that drop: 80
93% to be saved
Release rate: 5
Available time: 04:00
Skills: 2 bombers, 4 blockers, 10 builders, 1 basher, 1 miner

Well, it all boils down to the differences in the data given in the previews and how the solver approaches these levels. In terms of similarities both levels have:

* Similar skillsets - Bombers, Blockers and Builders.
* Similar starting level design: Both starting platforms have a wall to the right and a hazard to the left.
* Similar concepts: To trap the lemmings while letting one of them do the hard work.

Where they differ greatly is the requirements: You need to save 100% in ATG and 93% in HF. How solvers will approach these two levels is what will make this comparison interesting.

Some spoilery comments (click to show/hide)

So, I hope this is an understandable and intresting read. Any questions or comments would be much appreciated. Thanks for viewing! :)

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NeoLemmix Main / [BUG] [PLAYER] Challenge mode is broken
« on: September 27, 2016, 05:51:32 AM »
Basically, when I turn challenge mode on for some NeoLemmix programs, lemmings cannot be assigned at all, and the number of skills doesn't go upwards either.

I first encountered this bug while playing BulletRide's levels.

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NeoLemmix Main / 'Everyone turn left' is impossible
« on: September 10, 2016, 07:26:50 PM »
Stumbling across random Genesis levels here in the Extras pack. Unfortunately, the levels 'Everyone turn left' (Fire version) and its sequel 'Everyone turn left (Part 2)' are now impossible to solve because under the updated NeoLemmix mechanics the lemmings can't mine a one-way arrowed floor in the opposite direction. Only a minor thing, but still worth mentioning.

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Closed / [BUG?] [PLAYER] Loud sound effect for multiple-entrance levels
« on: September 08, 2016, 09:13:55 PM »
In levels like Rainbow Island and Compression Method 1, the entrance-opening sound effect gets louder than the others. This must be the case of multiple sound effects playing at the same time. Is this intentional or is it just a bug that needs fixing?

Preferably I would like it fixed. In case you're wondering I set the volume to 1/3.

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Closed / [BUG] [EXP PLAYER] Checks appearing on dots in level select
« on: September 08, 2016, 03:18:43 PM »
Basically, after completing certain levels, on scrolling down the level select page, halfway down I discovered checks appearing on both the top and bottom set of dots (see attached picture below).

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Site Discussion / Unreliable search feature
« on: August 04, 2016, 10:53:32 AM »
So, like I said in this new topic I wanted to look up "Lemmings 2 graphic sets" in the search box but instead of letting me through it shows up an error message, because the 2, the most important 'word' of my search, appears as one character. >:(

May I request that this should be changed so that at least numbers are unaffected whatsoever by this prevention. I can't believe it won't let me search for Lemmings 2 stuff...

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NeoLemmix Main / Lemmings 2 graphic sets?
« on: August 04, 2016, 10:44:37 AM »
Per this post I wanted to record data on NeoLemmix Community levels via spreadsheet. However there are graphic sets that I can't access on the editor such as the Lemmings 2 sets. Has anyone got them?

This thread brings up a couple of pointers that may warrant separate threads here: One related to this and another one I just recently discovered to my horror.

Firstly, I think it would be a good idea to make another sticky topic on a list of uploaded community graphic sets, just like the Fangame List. This is so that I can easily access all the community levels regardless of graphic sets.

The other pointer is that in the search section every word must be two characters long. I tried looking for "Lemmings 2 graphic sets", but when I type that in the search box, it won't let me through.

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Lemmings Main / Intro for Oh No More Lemmings?
« on: August 03, 2016, 07:55:26 PM »
I know there an Intro theme for some versions of Lemmings (Like Amiga and Genesis) but is there an intro for the Oh No version? (Or even Holiday Lemmings?) I can't seem to find a clip of it anywhere. So far all I know that there aren't any intros in DOS Lemmings.

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Lix Main / 1.5x skill icons: need redesign
« on: August 02, 2016, 07:32:20 AM »
Decided to try out D Lix for the first time, hoping to create a level for the design contest.

So far, I do like the editing interface, but the play level interface I'm not a fan of, particularly the skill icons. When I use fullscreen mode with my laptop's resolution, (It's 1366x768, therefore the buttons are zoomed 1.5x), I still get tiny skill icons that I can't read. May I suggest that each skill should be labelled while playing, whether you hover over it (ideal) or click on it.

Also, I think a black outline around each lix skill would look nice, just like in DOS Lemmings. That might also help making those icons display more clearly.

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Levels for v10 or older / NeoLemmix: Can you solve all levels with a unified graphic set?
« on: July 28, 2016, 03:28:29 PM »
Hello everyone.

I know one game in the Lemmings series that contains all the levels in a single graphic set, and that is the Amiga version of Holiday Lemmings '94. All the levels are known to be possible (Well, why would you release a game if one of the levels are impossible?).

The big question is, can we make this situation possible on other games, such as Original and OhNo?

We have quite a few users on the forum that can design graphic sets (Gronkling, GigaLem, namida and now me too) so I thought why not create a challenge involving this concept?

This is a very unusual type of challenge. Not many challenges so far have been related to terrain. The only one I can remember was "Undamaged levels" back in 2012. This challenge not only tests your level and skills knowledge but how well your solutions are able to adapt with a change of graphics. Naturally, all levels are probably going to look messy, the rules can be a little bit complicated and this challenge may take a very long time to complete because of having to solve each level over again for every terrain change, but if this idea proves popular with other members, and if this theoretical graphic set idea works then the end result could be very rewarding.

Here are some rules to keep in mind when designing graphics:
* You can add or erase any part of the terrain you like.
* Object 0 must be an exit only, and the trigger area size must be 4x4. It can be in any position you like.
* Object 1 must be an entrance only and must be the same size.
* Because the objects of 2-15 vary, we can leave those out as blank "no effect" objects.
* Each terrain piece has an index number in a graphic set. Each index number in the unified set shows the width and height of the longest and tallest pieces. You are not allowed to exceed the size of any of the indices.

The rules to solve levels are just as normal: Save the required number of lemmings within the time limit using the given skillset.

I'm going to start off with Original Lemmings. Of course, at some point I will be encountering special graphic levels such as menacing. To avoid complications I'm going to leave those out, making a total of 116 levels. I may also leave out the earlier copied levels as most of them have tend to have more skills than the harder versions.

If anyone's interested in participating I won't hesitate to upload two attachments: One with the graphic set (Terrain pieces done, objects still to do) and the 116 levels (Work-in progress). Any queries I'm happy to answer.

Thanks!

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NeoLemmix Levels / [NeoLemmix] Minim's PS3 Lemmings level pack
« on: July 25, 2016, 08:01:25 AM »
EDIT: This pack has been converted to work on the latest stable NeoLemmix player (12.0.01).

Hi everybody!

You may have noticed that some of my most recent posts have been referring to the PS3 version of Lemmings. If you are wondering when I'm ever going to release that pack, then look no further.

In this bundle is a level pack containing all 45 levels from the Playstation 3 version of Lemmings, some of them backroute-prone, split into five ranks, and two different graphic sets: Factory and Dark, the latter of which I rather lazily mixed up a few terrain pieces and objects from the Fire set with some new interesting ones, including the coolest entrance known to Lemmingkind, and the wizard of ax, a lonely lemming in a blue wizard suit with an intention to kill unwanted territories with a large axe!

On both sets, there are notable differences to some existing NeoLemmix objects in comparison to the other sets, such as the teleporter and pickup skills, all of which are designed to make the game feel as familiar as possible. I will release an editor friendly version of these graphic sets later today.

You will use the eight default skills, but on some levels, because there isn't a cloning machine in NeoLemmix, I have decided to use a cloner pickup skill instead, making it 9 in total. Some levels do provide a different solution altogether!

So there you have it! Enjoy these levels, and my wonderful screenshots below. Any queries or problems I'm happy to help.



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