Please use V12.12.0-RC to test the new skills.
Alright - here we go! Over the last eight months we've had discussions about a potential
"final new skill", which after a long time was narrowed down to four candidates - additionally with the "only one will make the cut" restriction dropped. Since then, the decision has been made for two skills - Slider and Laserer - to be added to NeoLemmix, while the other two (Grenader and Spearer) were ultimately rejected.
Finally, it's time to get hands-on! So I've prepared an experimental build which includes the
four two
proposed new skills, and a compatible editor - let's see how this goes.
We've got:
- Slider: A permanent skill. When walking off an edge, the Slider will "dehoist" onto the wall and slide down while facing towards it, rather than falling.
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Spearer: Causes the lemming to throw a spear, which sticks into whatever it hits, creating a platform for other lemmings to use.-
Grenader: Causes the lemming to throw a grenade, which has an effect like a bomber, except circular, wherever it hits.- Laserer: Causes the lemming to fire a laser, which creates a 45 degree tunnel, much faster than other destructive skills and with moderate range.
Earlier experimental builds restricted the user to use of the official styles only, and had a killswitch which would make them stop working after a certain date. As of build V7, these restrictions are no longer in place.
The implementation should not be considered final. Physics may change. Graphics
will change. The laserer will get a skill shadow. Bug fixes will occur.
This should be set up as a fresh installation. You may copy content from an existing installation,
but take care not to overwrite the "default" style!
Download:
https://www.neolemmix.com/download.php?id=500Aside from the new skills, this build has the same features / etc as V12.11.2.
For general discussion of the skills or to share levels:
https://www.lemmingsforums.net/index.php?topic=5215.0For bug reports / suggestions, please make a new topic, making sure to include the [PLAYER] and (as appropriate) [BUG] or [SUG] tags.