Request for CustLemm/Lemmix/Golems board

[Mindless]

I'd like for there to be a board specifically for CustLemm/Lemmix/Golems.  Currently these go into the "Other projects" or "Levels for other engines" boards, which I find kinda sad given that these represent the genesis of fan-created levels on these forums.

I realize as much as anyone that there is not a lot of activity in this space, but it's not nothing, and there would be more activity than some of the existing boards.

I'd be happy to help populate the board with relevant threads from the "other" boards.

[namida]

I think one of two options could be considered here:

a) Sub-boards of Levels For Other Engines for particularly popular engines - I feel the candidates here are CustLemm et al, the Lemmini family, and maybe SuperLemmix - I'm not overly familiar with the level of content it's getting, if that's reasonably high, it's worth giving it a board too.

b) Add an entire "Levels" category. Put the NL and Lix level pack boards into this category too. Create sub-boards for other engines. IMO, CustLemm family should be grouped into a single board, and Lemmini family should be grouped into a single board. Same statement as above applies to SuperLemmix. It might also be justified to have seperate "Other Official Games" and "Other Engines" boards - or perhaps just to have an L2 board, since it's the only other official game with anywhere close to a significant amount of custom content (L3 and L3D have what, one pack each?). Perhaps have a single shared "In Development" board rather than select boards having their own In Development sub-boards. Maybe we don't even need a seperate In Development board anymore - the volume of packs being worked on isn't what it once was (but then, where do the existing topics from it go?).

[Simon]

I think the lack of such a board is historical. Had the 2004 forum distinguished by format, CustLemm LVL/DAT would have been the prime candidate, even before the Cheapo and Lemmini formats.

To understand what exactly you propose:

Is CustLemm/Lemmix/Golems LVL/DAT equivalent to the Lemmings 1 format except for the graphics set numbering? In L1, set 0 is dirt and set 5 doesn't exist. In ONML, set 0 is brick and set 5 doesn't exist either. In CustLemm, set 0 is dirt and 5 is brick. Or are there more differences?

Assuming that there are no other differences: I expect that Golems can't distinguish an ONML level from a CustLemm level, and would load the ONML level using an unwanted L1 set. This will be an extra reason to create the CustLemm board: What gets posted there should adhere to the CustLemm set numbering.


I'll sleep over it. If nobody has counterarguments, then, in 1-2 days:

• I'll make the board.
  
• I'll make Mindless moderator for that new board.
  
• I'll make Mindless moderator for all the relevant existing level boards, so Mindless can move/split the existing topics.

I have no ultimate preference yet for how exactly namida wants to group. But the first hunch is against an entire Levels category. Instead, we should group by ecosystem first (Lix -> Lix Levels, Lemmini -> Lemmini Levels) instead of a top-level group for all levels (Levels -> Lix Levels, Levels -> Lemmini Levels). Reason: Lemmini levels have more to do with Lemmini than with Lix levels.

-- Simon