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Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - Battlealvin2009 - 15th February 2021
Instead of moving random directions, could it be set such that it moves in a fixed direction in perpetuity? This hopefully wouldn't be a game physics code, right? As it only changes the randomized direction check. (Of course the option to remain move in random directions be still there)
And by the way, is it possible to also change the time in which the Move blocks move? So instead of every 5 seconds approx., we could set every 1 second or every 20 seconds.
This can add more variety to levels, such as making a one-way door (two move blocks on top of a brick block, and when the brick block is broken, the two move blocks will move downwards to block the path), or a moving snake-platform, or maybe a time challenge where move blocks all chase you from the left.
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - Battlealvin2009 - 18th April 2021
With the new custom item blocks update, would these ideas be possible now?
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - tadtad - 18th April 2021
This is a really helpful mechanic in PR3, would be cool to have in PR2
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - ThePizzaEater1000 - 18th April 2021
Yeah, this sort of stuff is really neat in PR3. Could also let the player set the pattern (like in PR3), like "right, down, right, down, wait 2, random 5, wait, return"
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - ThePizzaEater1000 - 18th April 2021
To make this easier to use and easier on the servers and bandwidth, you could do this:
Move block IDs, local to the level. You select a move block ID to place, and that ID corresponds to move speed and pattern. This prevents having to select 600 move blocks to set a pattern, and also the server doesn't have to store the same pattern 600 times.
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - Battlealvin2009 - 20th April 2021
(18th April 2021, 9:32 AM)tadtad Wrote: This is a really helpful mechanic in PR3, would be cool to have in PR2
Wait, was this actually a feature from PR3? I didn't realise that.
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - tadtad - 20th April 2021
(20th April 2021, 5:26 AM)Battlealvin2009 Wrote: Wait, was this actually a feature from PR3? I didn't realise that.Yeah there's a lot you can do with in in PR3. You can make them move set directions, for example up, up, left, down, right, right, ect.
You can also set the time in between movements, so it can once every few seconds, or very quickly.
You can also apply it to any block type, so people have made stuff like a giant flood of blocks that moves right, chasing players and hurting them if it catches up. You can make stuff like exploding fire blocks that fall from the sky, or hurt blocks that move in a repeating pattern to require precise timing to pass through.
You can even make a block move downwards every couple seconds, which makes the bottom of the map grow, so the longer you play a level, the bigger the drop gets if you fall off.
There's a ton you can do.
Programmable move blocks - bebok - 24th March 2022
Move blocks are probably the most useless blocks in PR2, but being able to set the pattern of moves of each block and the time between moves like in PR3 would make them much more useful.
RE: Programmable move blocks - Cortisol - 24th March 2022
Yes, bring the treadmill levels from PR3 into PR2! Bonus points if we can get an option where move blocks can push other blocks (although this would probably be laggy).
RE: Programmable move blocks - ThePizzaEater1000 - 24th March 2022
(24th March 2022, 9:15 AM)Cortisol Wrote: Yes, bring the treadmill levels from PR3 into PR2! Bonus points if we can get an option where move blocks can push other blocks (although this would probably be laggy).Move blocks can push push blocks in PR3 and it runs fine (assuming a reasonable number of blocks involved)
RE: Programmable move blocks - Cortisol - 24th March 2022
(24th March 2022, 2:27 PM)ThePizzaEater1000 Wrote: Move blocks can push push blocks in PR3 and it runs fine (assuming a reasonable number of blocks involved)Huh, never noticed that. Was that always a feature or was it added in Reborn?
RE: Programmable move blocks - bebok - 25th March 2022
(24th March 2022, 9:53 PM)Cortisol Wrote: Huh, never noticed that. Was that always a feature or was it added in Reborn?I think it was always a feature, I remember that it worked before pr3 was reborn
RE: Programmable move blocks - Camer the Dragon - 25th March 2022
This'd make them so useful
you could even make timers and such which could open up a lot more level design things
e.g. if you get to a point fast enough you get a secret area or if you survive long enough in a DM you get access to more weapons/hearts
RE: Programmable move blocks - ProClifo - 1st April 2022
(24th March 2022, 9:53 PM)Cortisol Wrote: Huh, never noticed that. Was that always a feature or was it added in Reborn?
Yeah that has always been a feature, ever since PR3 first came out
RE: Programmable move blocks - bls1999 - 1st April 2022
I would have to explore how to do this in the client's code, as everything is pretty globalized when it comes to timed events. I like this idea a lot, though.
RE: Fixed direction Move blocks? and other suggestions - Battlealvin2009 - 1st April 2022
Bump (Due to seeing a similar suggestion made recently)